Other #1 songs on April 18, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Kaw-Liga

Hank Williams

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song in the UK

(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?

Lita Roza

Notable April 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rick Moranis

Entertainer

Born April 18, 1953

Robert Greenberg

Composer

Born April 18, 1954

Eric Roberts

Actor

Born April 18, 1956

Susan Faludi

Feminist Author and Journalist

Born April 18, 1959