The #1 R&B song on October 5, 1976

Just to Be Close to You By The Commodores

Other #1 songs on October 5, 1976

#1 Hit Song

A Fifth of Beethoven
Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

UK #1 Song

Dancing Queen
ABBA

#1 Country Song

The Games That Daddies Play
Conway Twitty

#1 Dance Track

My Sweet Summer Suite/ Brazilian Love Song
The Love Unlimited Orchestra

Notable October 5 birthdays in the 1970s

Curtis Sanford

Born October 05, 1979
Jesse Palmer

Born October 05, 1978
Vinnie Paz

Born October 05, 1977
Carson Ellis

Born October 05, 1975
Rich Franklin

Born October 05, 1974
Aaron Guiel

Born October 05, 1972