Other #1 songs on May 17, 1986
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Ain't Misbehavin'

Hank Williams Jr.

#1 R&B song

On My Own

Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald

#1 song in the UK

The Chicken Song

Spitting Image

#1 song

Greatest Love of All

Whitney Houston

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