Other #1 songs on October 17, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

All the Gold in California

Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

#1 R&B song

(Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1)

Funkadelic

#1 song in the UK

Video Killed the Radio Star

The Buggles

#1 song

Rise

Herb Alpert

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

John Mabry

Baseball Player & Coach

Born October 17, 1970

Chris Kirkpatrick

Musician

Born October 17, 1971

Eminem

Rapper

Born October 17, 1972

Ariel Levy

Writer

Born October 17, 1974

Francis Bouillon

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 17, 1975

Seth Etherton

Baseball Player

Born October 17, 1976

Alimi Ballard

Actor

Born October 17, 1977

Erin Karpluk

Actress

Born October 17, 1978

J. C. MacKenzie

Actor

Born October 17, 1970