Other #1 songs on October 5, 1968
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Harper Valley PTA

Jeannie C. Riley

#1 R&B song

Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part 1)

James Brown

#1 song in the UK

Those Were the Days

Mary Hopkin

Notable October 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Daniel Baldwin

Actor

Born October 5, 1960

Michael Andretti

Racing Driver

Born October 5, 1962

Mario Lemieux

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 5, 1965

Dennis Byrd

Football Player

Born October 5, 1966

Rex Chapman

Basketball Player

Born October 5, 1967

Patrick Roy

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 5, 1965

Sean M. Carroll

Theoretical Physicist

Born October 5, 1966