The #1 song on July 18, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 18, 1958

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 18 birthdays in the 1950s

Ricky Skaggs

Born July 18, 1954
Margo Martindale

Born July 18, 1951
Jack Dongarra

Born July 18, 1950