The #1 country song on April 18, 1948

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

Other #1 songs on April 18, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable April 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Geoff Bodine
Race Car Driver
Born April 18, 1949
Dorothy Lyman
TV Actress
Born April 18, 1947
Tommy Shannon
Bassist
Born April 18, 1946
Philip Akin
Movie Actor
Born April 18, 1950
Charlie Tuna
TV Show Host
Born April 18, 1944
Steve Blass
Baseball Player
Born April 18, 1942