This Day In Music History For Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Birthdays Broadway Shows & Plays Composer Antonio Salieri (1750) Composer Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (1849) The Play "The Real Inspector Hound / The Fifteen Minute Hamlet" opened at the Roundabout Theatre. (1992) Charts Today the song "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley topped the charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. (1956) Today the song "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)" by Domenico Modugno topped the charts and stayed there for 5 weeks. (1958) Today the song "Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross topped the charts and stayed there for a week. (1973) Today the song "Good Times" by Chic topped the charts and stayed there for a week. (1979)

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