On this day

October 22, 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 22, 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

1978Dion Glover, American basketball player and coach[†]

Micaiah Diondae "Dion" Glover is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of the BIG3 basketball league's inaugural championship team, "Trilogy".

1978Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (died 2007)[†]

Chaswe Ronald Nsofwa was a Zambian international footballer who played as a striker. He died during a training match in Be'er Sheva, Israel.

1978Owais Shah, Pakistani-English cricketer[†]

Owais Alam Shah is a former England cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex from 1995 to 2010 and Essex from 2011 to 2013 before announcing his retirement from first-class cricket. He played Twenty20 cricket for Hampshire in 2014 and 2015. He also represented England in all forms of the game.

Historical Context for October 22, 1978

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