The #1 R&B song on January 18, 1959

Lonely Teardrops By Jackie Wilson

Other #1 songs on January 18, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters

UK #1 Song

The Day the Rains Came
Jane Morgan

#1 Country Song

Billy Bayou
Jim Reeves

Notable January 18 birthdays in the 1950s

Pat Sullivan
Football Coach
Born January 18, 1950

Mark Rylance
Stage Actor
Born January 18, 1960

Angela Winbush
R&B Singer
Born January 18, 1955

Brett Hudson
Pop Singer
Born January 18, 1953

Ted DiBiase
Wrestler
Born January 18, 1954

Mark Collie
Country Singer
Born January 18, 1956