The #1 R&B song on January 18, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 18, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 Country Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Notable January 18 birthdays in the 1950s

Angela Winbush
R&B Singer
Born January 18, 1955
Dylan Jones
Journalist
Born January 18, 1960
Grace Nichols
Poet
Born January 18, 1950
Tom Bailey
Pop Singer
Born January 18, 1954
Brett Hudson
Pop Singer
Born January 18, 1953