Other #1 songs on October 9, 1979
Across genres and charts

Last Cheater's Waltz by T.G. Sheppard

#1 country song

Last Cheater's Waltz

T.G. Sheppard

(Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1) by Funkadelic

#1 R&B song

(Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1)

Funkadelic

Message in a Bottle by The Police

#1 song in the UK

Message in a Bottle

The Police

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson

#1 song

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Michael Jackson

Notable October 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Kenny Anderson

Basketball Player

Born October 9, 1970

Steve Burns

Actor

Born October 9, 1973

Keith Booth

Basketball Player and Coach

Born October 9, 1974

William Alexander

Writer and Academic

Born October 9, 1976

Brian Roberts

Baseball Player

Born October 9, 1977

Juan Dixon

Basketball Player and Coach

Born October 9, 1978

Steve Jablonsky

Composer

Born October 9, 1970

Shmuel Herzfeld

Modern Orthodox Rabbi

Born October 9, 1974

Stephen Neal

Football Player

Born October 9, 1976

Nick Swardson

Comedian and Actor

Born October 9, 1976