Other #1 songs on May 17, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Salvation

The Cranberries

#1 country song

My Maria

Brooks & Dunn

#1 R&B song

Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs N Harmony

#1 song in the UK

Fastlove

George Michael

#1 song

Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Notable May 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Will Clyburn

Basketball Player

Born May 17, 1990

Abigail Raye

Field Hockey Player

Born May 17, 1991