The #1 song in the UK on October 27, 1978

Summer Nights By John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Other #1 songs on October 27, 1978

#1 Hit Song

Hot Child in the City
Nick Gilder

#1 R&B Song

One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1)
Funkadelic

#1 Country Song

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

#1 Dance Track

MacArthur Park
Donna Summer

Notable October 27 birthdays in the 1970s

Sheeri Rappaport

Born October 27, 1977

Bobby Fish

Born October 27, 1976

Aron Ralston

Born October 27, 1975

Jason Johnson

Born October 27, 1973

Evan Coyne Maloney

Born October 27, 1972