The #1 R&B song on October 18, 1946

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Rumors Are Flying
Frankie Carle

#1 Country Song

Wine Women and Song
Al Dexter

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

George Hendrick

Born October 18, 1949
Ntozake Shange

Born October 18, 1948
John Johnson

Born October 18, 1947
Huell Howser

Born October 18, 1945
Christine Charbonneau

Born October 18, 1943
Martha Burk

Born October 18, 1941
Cynthia Weil

Born October 18, 1940