The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1985

Operator By Midnight Star

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1985

#1 Hit Song

Like a Virgin
Madonna

UK #1 Song

I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner

#1 Country Song

How Blue
Reba McEntire

#1 Dance Track

We Are the Young
Dan Hartman

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Kristina Train
Soul Singer
Born January 17, 1982
Ray J
Rapper
Born January 17, 1981
Lizardo Ponce
TV Show Host
Born January 17, 1990
Zooey Deschanel
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1980
Joy Taylor
Radio Host
Born January 17, 1987
Leonora Jimenez
Model
Born January 17, 1983
Hector Moreno
Soccer Player
Born January 17, 1988
Timothy Thomas
Songwriter
Born January 17, 1984