On this day

November 5, 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 November 1, 1978, covering November 5, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Living In The U.S.A. by Linda Ronstadt

    Living In The U.S.A.

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  3. 3
    Album cover for Live And More by Donna Summer

    Live And More

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Who Are You by The Who

    Who Are You

    The Who

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    18

Notable Births

Xavier Tondo

1978Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (died 2011)[†]

Xavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races.

Bubba Watson

1978Bubba Watson, American golfer[†]

Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has two major championships, with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014, and a total of 12 PGA Tour wins. In February 2015, Watson reached a career-high second place in the Official World Golf Ranking. Watson has played in the LIV Golf League since 2022.

Historical Context for November 5, 1978

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