Other #1 songs on October 17, 1988
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Strong Enough to Bend

Tanya Tucker

#1 dance track

Spy in the House of Love

Was (Not Was)

#1 R&B song

My Prerogative

Bobby Brown

#1 song in the UK

One Moment in Time

Whitney Houston

#1 song

A Groovy Kind of Love

Phil Collins

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Angel Parker

Actress

Born October 17, 1980

Holly Holm

Boxer, Kickboxer, and Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

Born October 17, 1981

Mitch Talbot

Baseball Player

Born October 17, 1983

Chris Lowell

Actor

Born October 17, 1984

Justin Shenkarow

Actor

Born October 17, 1980

Ben Rothwell

Mixed Martial Artist

Born October 17, 1981

Randall Munroe

Cartoonist and Author

Born October 17, 1984

Luke Rockhold

Mixed Martial Artist

Born October 17, 1984