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

#1 alternative hit

Just Play Music!

Big Audio Dynamite

#1 country song

Joe Knows How to Live

Eddy Raven

#1 R&B song

Another Part of Me

Michael Jackson

#1 song in the UK

A Groovy Kind of Love

Phil Collins

#1 song

Sweet Child o' Mine

Guns N' Roses

Notable September 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Garth Murray

Ice Hockey Player

Born September 17, 1982

Mary DeScenza

Swimmer

Born September 17, 1984

Mason Raymond

Ice Hockey Player

Born September 17, 1985

Danielle Brooks

Actress

Born September 17, 1989

John Kucera

Alpine Skier

Born September 17, 1984

Kate Deines

Soccer Midfielder-Defender

Born September 17, 1989