Other #1 songs on October 18, 1947
Across genres and charts

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) by Tex Williams

#1 country song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Tex Williams

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable October 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Cynthia Weil

Songwriter

Born October 18, 1940

Martha Burk

Feminist

Born October 18, 1941

Huell Howser

Television Personality

Born October 18, 1945

James Robert Baker

Author

Born October 18, 1946

Ntozake Shange

Playwright and Poet

Born October 18, 1948

George Hendrick

Baseball Player and Coach

Born October 18, 1949

Chris Shays

Politician

Born October 18, 1945

Frank Beamer

Football Player and Coach

Born October 18, 1946

Howard Shore

Film Score Composer

Born October 18, 1946