Other #1 songs on August 18, 1996
Across genres and charts

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

Carried Away by George Strait

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

You're Makin' Me High by Toni Braxton

#1 dance track

You're Makin' Me High

Toni Braxton

Wannabe by Spice Girls

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los del RĂ­o

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del RĂ­o

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 18, 1996

Independence Day

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Richard Harmon

Actor

Born August 18, 1991

Elizabeth Beisel

Competition Swimmer

Born August 18, 1992

Madelaine Petsch

Actress and Youtuber

Born August 18, 1994

Parker McKenna Posey

Actress

Born August 18, 1995

Clairo

Singer-Songwriter

Born August 18, 1998

Cassius Stanley

Basketball Player

Born August 18, 1999

Frances Bean Cobain

Visual Artist

Born August 18, 1992

Nick Fuentes

Far-Right Political Activist

Born August 18, 1998