Other #1 songs on October 19, 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 19 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Chris Kattan

Actor and Comedian

Born October 19, 1970

Keith Foulke

Baseball Player

Born October 19, 1972

Joaquin Gage

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 19, 1973

Omar Gooding

Actor

Born October 19, 1976

Louis-José Houde

Actor and Comedian

Born October 19, 1977

Brian Robertson

Ska Punk Band

Born October 19, 1979

Pras

Rapper

Born October 19, 1972

Desmond Harrington

Actor

Born October 19, 1976

Michael Young

Baseball Player

Born October 19, 1976