The #1 song in the UK on October 1, 1979

Message in a Bottle By The Police

Other #1 songs on October 1, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Sad Eyes
Robert John

#1 R&B Song

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson

#1 Country Song

Last Cheater's Waltz
T.G. Sheppard

#1 Dance Track

Come to Me/ Don't Stop Dancing/ Playboy
France Joli

Notable October 1 birthdays in the 1970s

Katie Aselton

Born October 01, 1978
Denis Gauthier

Born October 01, 1976
Sherri Saum

Born October 01, 1974
Christian Borle

Born October 01, 1973