The #1 song on January 17, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 17, 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 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Anita Borg

Born January 17, 1949
Jane Elliot

Born January 17, 1947
Chris Montez

Born January 17, 1943
Muhammad Ali

Born January 17, 1942