The #1 song on January 16, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Anne F. Beiler

Born January 16, 1949
Laura Schlessinger

Born January 16, 1947
Jim Stafford

Born January 16, 1944
Ronnie Milsap

Born January 16, 1943
René Angélil

Born January 16, 1942