The #1 song in the UK on October 17, 1978

Summer Nights By John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1978

#1 Hit Song

Kiss You All Over
Exile

#1 R&B Song

One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1)
Funkadelic

#1 Country Song

Tear Time
Dave & Sugar

#1 Dance Track

MacArthur Park
Donna Summer

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1970s

Mohammad Hafeez
Cricket Player
Born October 17, 1980
Rob Ida
Entrepreneur
Born October 17, 1973
Ariel Levy
Journalist
Born October 17, 1974
Bryan Bertino
Screenwriter
Born October 17, 1977
Patrick Ness
Young Adult Author
Born October 17, 1971
Fabri Fibra
Rapper
Born October 17, 1976