The #1 country song on September 18, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Other #1 songs on September 18, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable September 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Fefita La Grande
World Music Singer
Born September 18, 1943
Billy Drago
Movie Actor
Born September 18, 1946
John McAfee
Computer Programmer
Born September 18, 1945
Gerry Bamman
TV Actor
Born September 18, 1941
Peter Shilton
Soccer Player
Born September 18, 1949
Ernestine Jackson
Stage Actress
Born September 18, 1942
Lynn Abbey
Novelist
Born September 18, 1948
Anna Deavere Smith
Stage Actress
Born September 18, 1950