The #1 dance song on October 27, 1978

MacArthur Park By Donna Summer

Other #1 songs on October 27, 1978

#1 Hit Song

Hot Child in the City
Nick Gilder

UK #1 Song

Summer Nights
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

#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

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