The #1 song on July 18, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 18, 1958

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 18 birthdays in the 1950s

Anne-Marie Johnson
TV Actress
Born July 18, 1960
Enrique Graf
Pianist
Born July 18, 1953
Ricky Skaggs
Country Singer
Born July 18, 1954
Kostas Eleftherakis
Soccer Player
Born July 18, 1950
Margo Martindale
TV Actress
Born July 18, 1951
Nick Faldo
Golfer
Born July 18, 1957
Bernd Fasching
Sculptor
Born July 18, 1955
Audrey Landers
TV Actress
Born July 18, 1956