The #1 country song on October 26, 1978

Let's Take the Long Way Around the World By Ronnie Milsap

Other #1 songs on October 26, 1978

#1 Hit Song

Hot Child in the City
Nick Gilder

UK #1 Song

Summer Nights
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

#1 R&B Song

One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1)
Funkadelic

#1 Dance Track

MacArthur Park
Donna Summer

Notable October 26 birthdays in the 1970s

Jon Heder

Born October 26, 1977

Seth MacFarlane

Born October 26, 1973

Jim Butcher

Born October 26, 1971

Dian Bachar

Born October 26, 1970