Other #1 songs on December 18, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 R&B song

Hands Off

Priscilla Bowman with Jay McShann and his Orchestra

#1 song in the UK

Christmas Alphabet

Dickie Valentine

Notable December 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Randy Castillo

Drummer

Bobby Jones

Basketball Player

John Leventhal

Musician, Producer and Songwriter

Elliot Easton

Guitarist

Ray Liotta

Actor

T. K. Carter

Actor

Julia Wolfe

Composer

Leonard Maltin

Film Critic and Film Historian

Ron White

Comedian