The #1 song on December 18, 1948

Buttons and Bows By Dinah Shore

Other #1 songs on December 18, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Long About Midnight
Roy Brown

#1 Country Song

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Jimmy Wakely

Notable December 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Steven Spielberg
Director
Born December 18, 1946

Leonard Maltin
TV Show Host
Born December 18, 1950

David A Johnston
Geologist
Born December 18, 1949

Wadada Leo Smith
Composer
Born December 18, 1941

Keith Richards
Guitarist
Born December 18, 1943

Fuse Akira
World Music Singer
Born December 18, 1947

Jean Pronovost
Hockey Player
Born December 18, 1945