The #1 song on April 18, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on April 18, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable April 18 birthdays in the 1940s

James Woods

Born April 18, 1947

Bernard Arcand

Born April 18, 1945

Kathy Acker

Born April 18, 1944

Robert Christgau

Born April 18, 1942

Joseph L. Goldstein

Born April 18, 1940