Other #1 songs on October 18, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Don't Be Cruel

Elvis Presley

#1 R&B song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)

Bill Doggett

#1 song in the UK

Lay Down Your Arms

Anne Shelton

Notable October 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Wendy Wasserstein

Playwright

Born October 18, 1950

Mike Antonovich

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 18, 1951

Chuck Lorre

Television Writer and Producer

Born October 18, 1952

Arliss Howard

Actor, Screenwriter, and Film Director

Born October 18, 1954

Vanessa Briscoe Hay

Singer and Songwriter

Born October 18, 1955

Craig Bartlett

Animator

Born October 18, 1956

Jon Lindstrom

Actor

Born October 18, 1957

Thomas Hearns

Boxer

Born October 18, 1958

Kirby Chambliss

Air Race Pilot

Born October 18, 1959