The #1 song on September 18, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on September 18, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable September 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Peter Shilton
Soccer Player
Born September 18, 1949
Fefita La Grande
World Music Singer
Born September 18, 1943
Lynn Abbey
Novelist
Born September 18, 1948
Billy Drago
Movie Actor
Born September 18, 1946
Darryl Sittler
Hockey Player
Born September 18, 1950
Michael Franks
Jazz Singer
Born September 18, 1944
Gerry Bamman
TV Actor
Born September 18, 1941
Ernestine Jackson
Stage Actress
Born September 18, 1942
John McAfee
Computer Programmer
Born September 18, 1945