The #1 country song on October 27, 1988

Gonna Take a Lot of River By The Oak Ridge Boys

Other #1 songs on October 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1980s

Mark Barron

Born October 27, 1989
Andrew Bynum

Born October 27, 1987
Chris Butler

Born October 27, 1986
Brady Quinn

Born October 27, 1984
Brent Clevlen

Born October 27, 1983
Patrick Fugit

Born October 27, 1982
Kristi Richards

Born October 27, 1981