The #1 song on April 18, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on April 18, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable April 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Robert Christgau
Journalist
Born April 18, 1942
Tom Sullivan
Basketball Coach
Born April 18, 1950
Cindy Pickett
Movie Actress
Born April 18, 1947
Penelope Thwaites
Pianist
Born April 18, 1944
Tommy Shannon
Bassist
Born April 18, 1946
Geoff Bodine
Race Car Driver
Born April 18, 1949