Other #1 songs on April 8, 1979
Across genres and charts

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right by Barbara Mandrell

#1 country song

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right

Barbara Mandrell

Dancer by Gino Soccio

#1 dance track

Dancer

Gino Soccio

Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel

#1 song in the UK

Bright Eyes

Art Garfunkel

What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers

#1 song

What a Fool Believes

The Doobie Brothers

Notable April 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Darren Jessee

Musician

Born April 8, 1971

Paul Gray

Bassist

Born April 8, 1972

Emma Caulfield

Actress

Born April 8, 1973

Chris Kyle

Sniper

Born April 8, 1974

Mark Spencer

Computer Engineer

Born April 8, 1977

Rachel Roberts

Actress and Model

Born April 8, 1978

Nnedi Okorafor

Writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Born April 8, 1974

Jocelyn Robichaud

Tennis Player

Born April 8, 1978