Other #1 songs on May 17, 1981
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Seven Year Ache

Rosanne Cash

#1 R&B song

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

#1 song in the UK

Stand and Deliver

Adam and the Ants

#1 song

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

Notable May 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Matt Cassel

Football Player

Born May 17, 1982

Channing Frye

Basketball Player

Born May 17, 1983

Christine Robinson

Water Polo Player

Born May 17, 1984

Derek Hough

Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Singer

Born May 17, 1985

Nikki Reed

Actress

Born May 17, 1988

Tessa Virtue

Ice Dancer

Born May 17, 1989

Chris Henry

Football Player

Born May 17, 1983

Jeremy Sowers

Baseball Player and Executive

Born May 17, 1983

Christine Nesbitt

Speed Skater

Born May 17, 1985