The #1 song in the UK on May 16, 1979

Bright Eyes By Art Garfunkel

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Reunited
Peaches & Herb

#1 R&B Song

Reunited
Peaches & Herb

#1 Country Song

If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
The Bellamy Brothers

#1 Dance Track

Ring My Bell
Anita Ward

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1970s

Ernesto Sevilla
TV Actor
Born May 16, 1978

Harmony Samuels
Music Producer
Born May 16, 1980

Gabriela Sabatini
Tennis Player
Born May 16, 1970

Tori Spelling
TV Actress
Born May 16, 1973

Irina Korzhanenko
Shot Putter
Born May 16, 1974

Silvia Olmedo
TV Show Host
Born May 16, 1976

Tony Kakko
Metal Singer
Born May 16, 1975