The #1 song on October 18, 1946

Rumors Are Flying By Frankie Carle

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1946

#1 R&B Song

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Wine Women and Song
Al Dexter

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Nelson Freire
Pianist
Born October 18, 1944
Billy Cox
Bassist
Born October 18, 1941
Ntozake Shange
Poet
Born October 18, 1948
Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
Born October 18, 1940
Willie Horton
Baseball Player
Born October 18, 1942
Joe Morton
Movie Actor
Born October 18, 1947
Bob Timberlake
Football Player
Born October 18, 1943