The #1 song on May 18, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on May 18, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

#1 Country Song

Anytime
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Rick Wakeman
Pianist
Born May 18, 1949
Candice Azzara
TV Actress
Born May 18, 1945
Mark Mothersbaugh
Pop Singer
Born May 18, 1950
Jules B. Kroll
Entrepreneur
Born May 18, 1941
Reggie Jackson
Baseball Player
Born May 18, 1946
Nobby Stiles
Soccer Player
Born May 18, 1942