On this day

October 19, 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 October 18, 1978, covering October 19, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  2. 2
    Album cover for Who Are You by The Who

    Who Are You

    The Who

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Don't Look Back by Boston

    Don't Look Back

    Boston

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Living In The U.S.A. by Linda Ronstadt

    Living In The U.S.A.

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

Enrique Bernoldi

1978Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver[†]

Enrique AntÎnio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi is a Brazilian professional racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team in 2001 and 2002, and was the test driver for British American Racing between 2004 and 2006. He entered IndyCar racing in 2008, and competed in the FIA GT World Championship between 2009 and 2011, in addition to entering multiple other competitions.

Zakhar Dubensky

1978Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer[†]

Zakhar Vladimirovich Dubensky is a retired Russian football midfielder. He last played for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan.

1978Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player[†]

Henri Antti Viljami "Trollhorn" Sorvali, is a Finnish musician, known as a guitarist and keyboardist of pagan metal band Moonsorrow, and keyboardist of black metal band Finntroll.

Notable Deaths

Gig Young

1978Gig Young, American actor (born 1913)[†]

Gig Young was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Historical Context for October 19, 1978

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