Other #1 songs on August 18, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Coca-Cola Cowboy

Mel Tillis

#1 dance track

Here Comes That Sound Again

Love De-Luxe

#1 song in the UK

I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

#1 song

Good Times

Chic

Notable August 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Jason Furman

Economist and Political Adviser

Nicole Krauss

Novelist

Kaitlin Olson

Actress and Comedian

Andy Samberg

Actor, Comedian, and Musician

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Actor