Other #1 songs on January 5, 1988
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I Can't Get Close Enough

Exile

#1 R&B song

The Way You Make Me Feel

Michael Jackson

#1 song in the UK

Always on My Mind

Pet Shop Boys

#1 song

So Emotional

Whitney Houston

Notable January 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Deadmau5

Music Producer and DJ

Born January 5, 1981

Anthony Stewart

Ice Hockey Player

Born January 5, 1985

Dexter Bean

Racing Driver & Crew Chief

Born January 5, 1987

Brooklyn Sudano

Actress

Born January 5, 1981

Kristin Cavallari

Television Personality

Born January 5, 1987

Jason Mitchell

Actor

Born January 5, 1987