On this day

October 24, 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 24, 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

Carlos Edwards

1978Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer[†]

Akenhaton Carlos Edwards CM is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Hadleigh United.

James Hopes

1978James Hopes, Australian cricketer[†]

James Redfern Hopes is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. Hopes played domestic cricket for Queensland, and had represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket from 2005 to 2010. Hopes was consistently one of the best bowlers in Australian domestic cricket through his career, and when he retired in 2016 he was the top wicket-taker of the last decade despite never being selected to play in a Test match for Australia.

Historical Context for October 24, 1978

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