On this day

October 26, 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 25, 1978, covering October 26, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  2. 2
    Album cover for Who Are You by The Who

    Who Are You

    The Who

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Living In The U.S.A. by Linda Ronstadt

    Living In The U.S.A.

    Linda Ronstadt

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

    Don't Look Back

    Boston

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Live And More by Donna Summer

    Live And More

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

1978Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (died 2013)[†]

Sanni Sari Abacha was a Nigerian footballer who played as a sweeper. He died in 2013.

1978Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer and actor[†]

James Emmanuel Aggrey is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Hammersmith, London.

Eva Kaili

1978Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician[†]

Eva Kaili is a Greek politician who was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2024. She served as one of fourteen vice presidents of the European Parliament from January 2022 until she was arrested in December 2022 and charged with corruption as part of the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

Antonio Pierce

1978Antonio Pierce, American football player and coach[†]

Antonio Durran Pierce is an American professional football coach and former linebacker. He served as the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) in 2023 and 2024.

CM Punk

1978CM Punk, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor[†]

Phillip Jack Brooks, better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is known for his outspoken and confrontational straight edge persona, which is based on his real-life experiences. His 434-day reign with the WWE Championship is the tenth-longest world title reign in the company's history.

Dave Zastudil

1978Dave Zastudil, American football player[†]

David Michael Zastudil is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats, and was selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.

Notable Deaths

1978Alexander Gerschenkron, Ukrainian-American historian, critic, and academic (born 1904)[†]

Alexander Gerschenkron was an American economic historian and professor at Harvard University, trained in the German Historical School of economics.

Historical Context for October 26, 1978

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