The #1 song on January 9, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 9, 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 9 birthdays in the 1940s

John Doman

Born January 09, 1945

Elmer MacFadyen

Born January 09, 1943

Joan Baez

Born January 09, 1941