The #1 country song on October 23, 1988

Gonna Take a Lot of River By The Oak Ridge Boys

Other #1 songs on October 23, 1988

#1 Hit Song

A Groovy Kind of Love
Phil Collins

UK #1 Song

Orinoco Flow
Enya

#1 R&B Song

The Way You Love Me
Karyn White

#1 Alternative Hit

Desire
U2

#1 Dance Track

Spy in the House of Love
Was (Not Was)

Notable October 23 birthdays in the 1980s

Zach Brown

Born October 23, 1989

Carmella

Born October 23, 1987

Briana Evigan

Born October 23, 1986

Masiela Lusha

Born October 23, 1985

Meghan McCain

Born October 23, 1984

Rickey Paulding

Born October 23, 1982

Ben Francisco

Born October 23, 1981