The #1 song in the UK on January 17, 1985

I Want to Know What Love Is By Foreigner

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1985

#1 Hit Song

Like a Virgin
Madonna

#1 R&B Song

Operator
Midnight Star

#1 Country Song

How Blue
Reba McEntire

#1 Dance Track

We Are the Young
Dan Hartman

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Hale Appleman
TV Actor
Born January 17, 1986
Jang Shin-young
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1984
Zooey Deschanel
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1980
Alvaro Arbeloa Coca
Soccer Player
Born January 17, 1983
Dwyane Wade
Basketball Player
Born January 17, 1982
Earl Clark
Basketball Player
Born January 17, 1988
Danilo Carrera
TV Actor
Born January 17, 1989