The #1 song on May 18, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 18, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Old Maid Boogie
Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra

#1 Country Song

What Is Life Without Love
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Walter Hawkins

Born May 18, 1949

Joe Bonsall

Born May 18, 1948

Reggie Jackson

Born May 18, 1946

Gino Brito

Born May 18, 1941