The #1 song on October 18, 1946

Rumors Are Flying

By Frankie Carle and His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1946
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Wine Women and Song

Al Dexter

#1 R&B song

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable October 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Cynthia Weil

Songwriter

Martha Burk

Feminist

Huell Howser

Television Personality

John Johnson

Basketball Player

Ntozake Shange

Playwright and Poet

George Hendrick

Baseball Player and Coach

Chris Shays

Politician

Joe Morton

Actor

Laura Nyro

Singer and Songwriter