The #1 song on December 18, 1979

Escape (The Piña Colada Song) By Rupert Holmes

Other #1 songs on December 18, 1979

UK #1 Song

Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
Pink Floyd

#1 R&B Song

Do You Love What You Feel
Rufus and Chaka

#1 Country Song

Happy Birthday Darlin'
Conway Twitty

#1 Dance Track

Deputy of Love
Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band

Notable December 18 birthdays in the 1970s

Lance Carter
Baseball Player
Born December 18, 1974
Carl Washington
Screenwriter
Born December 18, 1978
Sia
Pop Singer
Born December 18, 1975
Labinot Tahiri
World Music Singer
Born December 18, 1980
DMX
Rapper
Born December 18, 1970
Jack Lawrence
Bassist
Born December 18, 1976