Other #1 songs on October 15, 1979
Across genres and charts

All the Gold in California by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

#1 country song

All the Gold in California

Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

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

#1 R&B song

(Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1)

Funkadelic

Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

#1 song in the UK

Video Killed the Radio Star

The Buggles

Rise by Herb Alpert

#1 song

Rise

Herb Alpert

Notable October 15 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Ginuwine

Singer

Born October 15, 1970

Fred Hoiberg

Basketball Player and Coach

Born October 15, 1972