The #1 country song on October 24, 1988

Gonna Take a Lot of River By The Oak Ridge Boys

Other #1 songs on October 24, 1988

#1 Hit Song

A Groovy Kind of Love
Phil Collins

UK #1 Song

Orinoco Flow
Enya

#1 R&B Song

The Way You Love Me
Karyn White

#1 Alternative Hit

Desire
U2

#1 Dance Track

Spy in the House of Love
Was (Not Was)

Notable October 24 birthdays in the 1980s

Terea Brown
Runner
Born October 24, 1989

Katrine Marçal
Journalist
Born October 24, 1983

Kaz Rodriguez
Drummer
Born October 24, 1987

Trudi Castle
Illustrator
Born October 24, 1982

Mark Rubin
Football Player
Born October 24, 1985

Wriddhiman Saha
Cricket Player
Born October 24, 1984

Jennifer Bartels
Comedian
Born October 24, 1981