The #1 song on August 18, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 18, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Sarah Dash

Born August 18, 1945
Paula Danziger

Born August 18, 1944
Martin Mull

Born August 18, 1943
Henry G. Sanders

Born August 18, 1942
Adam Makowicz

Born August 18, 1940