The #1 song in the UK on October 1, 1978

Summer Nights By John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Other #1 songs on October 1, 1978

#1 Hit Song

Kiss You All Over
Exile

#1 R&B Song

One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1)
Funkadelic

#1 Country Song

Heartbreaker
Dolly Parton

#1 Dance Track

Keep on Jumpin'/ In the Bush
Musique

Notable October 1 birthdays in the 1970s

Curtis Axel

Born October 01, 1979
Denis Gauthier

Born October 01, 1976
Sherri Saum

Born October 01, 1974
Christian Borle

Born October 01, 1973