Other #1 songs on August 5, 1978
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Love or Something Like It

Kenny Rogers

#1 R&B song

Boogie Oogie Oogie

A Taste Of Honey

#1 song in the UK

You're the One That I Want

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

#1 song

Miss You

The Rolling Stones

Notable August 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Jeff Friesen

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 5, 1976

Eric Hinske

Baseball Player

Born August 5, 1977

Mark Mulder

Baseball Player

Born August 5, 1977