On this day

September 20, 1978

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 20, 1978, covering September 20, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  2. 2
    Album cover for Don't Look Back by Boston

    Don't Look Back

    Boston

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Some Girls by The Rolling Stones

    Some Girls

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by Soundtrack

    Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Jason Bay

1978Jason Bay, Canadian-American baseball player[†]

Jason Raymond Bay is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Initially drafted by the Montreal Expos, he played for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.

Patrizio Buanne

1978Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Patrizio Franco Buanne is an Italian-Austrian baritone singer, songwriter, and producer.

1978Héctor Camacho Jr., Puerto Rican-American boxer[†]

Héctor "Machito" Camacho Herrera is an American-born Puerto Rican and Mexican professional boxer and published writer residing in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. He started boxing professionally at the age of 18. He is the son of the late three-time world champion Héctor "Macho" Camacho and the nephew of Felix "Showtime" Camacho. In 2007, 2010, 2014, and 2016, he won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) Light Middleweight title. His mother was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Dante Hall

1978Dante Hall, American football player[†]

Damieon Dante Hall is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is nicknamed "the Human Joystick" and "the X-Factor". He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL draft. Hall played for the Chiefs for seven years before being traded to the St. Louis Rams in 2007. Hall was ranked the 10th greatest return specialist in NFL history on NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces.

Sarit Hadad

1978Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer[†]

Sarit Hadad is an Israeli singer. She was named by Channel 24 as the "best female singer of the 2000s" in October 2009. She represented Israel with the song "Light a Candle" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Scott Minto (rugby league)

1978Scott Minto, Australian rugby league player[†]

Scott Minto is a former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing in 14 games for the North Queensland Cowboys and 39 games for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He is widely considered as one of the best players to have played the game.

1978Charlie Weber, American actor[†]

Charles Alan Weber Jr. is an American actor and former model. In 2014, Weber began starring as Frank Delfino in the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder.

Historical Context for September 20, 1978

In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]