The #1 dance song on July 18, 1979

Born to Be Alive By Patrick Hernandez

Other #1 songs on July 18, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Bad Girls
Donna Summer

UK #1 Song

Are 'Friends' Electric?
Tubeway Army

#1 R&B Song

Bad Girls
Donna Summer

#1 Country Song

Shadows in the Moonlight
Anne Murray

Notable July 18 birthdays in the 1970s

Ben Sheets

Born July 18, 1978

Torii Hunter

Born July 18, 1975

Penny Hardaway

Born July 18, 1971