The #1 song on January 3, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1948

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable January 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Zulema

Born January 03, 1947

Stephen Stills

Born January 03, 1945

Van Dyke Parks

Born January 03, 1943