Other #1 songs on October 20, 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 20 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Michelle Malkin

Political Commentator

Born October 20, 1970

Kenneth Choi

Actor

Born October 20, 1971

Brian Schatz

Politician

Born October 20, 1972

Ed Hale

Singer-Songwriter

Born October 20, 1974

Dan Fogler

Actor, Comedian and Writer

Born October 20, 1976

Sam Witwer

Actor

Born October 20, 1977

John Krasinski

Actor and Filmmaker

Born October 20, 1979

Taj McWilliams-Franklin

Basketball Player

Born October 20, 1970

Snoop Dogg

Rapper

Born October 20, 1971