Other #1 songs on October 18, 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 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Doug Mirabelli

Baseball Player

Born October 18, 1970

Alex Tagliani

Racing Driver

Born October 18, 1972

James Foley

Journalist

Born October 18, 1973

Josh Sawyer

Video Game Designer

Born October 18, 1975

Flavia Colgan

Political Strategist

Born October 18, 1977

Ne-Yo

Singer

Born October 18, 1979

Rachel Nichols

Sports Journalist

Born October 18, 1973