The #1 country song on October 8, 1978

Heartbreaker By Dolly Parton

Other #1 songs on October 8, 1978

#1 Hit Song

Kiss You All Over
Exile

UK #1 Song

Summer Nights
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

#1 R&B Song

One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1)
Funkadelic

#1 Dance Track

Instant Replay (all cuts)
Dan Hartman

Notable October 8 birthdays in the 1970s

Tricia Vessey
Movie Actress
Born October 08, 1972

Spencer Maybee
Director
Born October 08, 1977

Julio Andrade
TV Actor
Born October 08, 1976

Koji Murofushi
Hammer Thrower
Born October 08, 1974

Mike Mizanin
Wrestler
Born October 08, 1980

Noelle Scaggs
Pop Singer
Born October 08, 1979

Marc Ellis
Rugby Player
Born October 08, 1971

Jason Strange
Rugby Player
Born October 08, 1973