The #1 R&B song on August 18, 1953

Crying in the Chapel By The Orioles

Other #1 songs on August 18, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

It's Been So Long
Webb Pierce

Notable August 18 birthdays in the 1950s

Umberto Guidoni
Astronaut
Born August 18, 1954
Moni Moshonov
TV Actor
Born August 18, 1951
Carole Bouquet
Movie Actress
Born August 18, 1957
Fat Lever
Basketball Player
Born August 18, 1960
Elayne Boosler
Comedian
Born August 18, 1952
Alexandre Rockwell
TV Actor
Born August 18, 1956
Dennis Elliott
Drummer
Born August 18, 1950
Sergei Treshchov
Astronaut
Born August 18, 1958
Tom Flynn
Journalist
Born August 18, 1955