The #1 song in the UK on January 21, 1988

Heaven Is a Place on Earth By Belinda Carlisle

Other #1 songs on January 21, 1988

#1 Hit Song

The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson

#1 R&B Song

Love Overboard
Gladys Knight & the Pips

#1 Country Song

Where Do the Nights Go
Ronnie Milsap

#1 Dance Track

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield

Notable January 21 birthdays in the 1980s

KT
Rapper
Born January 21, 1986

Maxime Chanot
Soccer Player
Born January 21, 1990

Michel Telo
World Music Singer
Born January 21, 1981

Bobby Farnham
Hockey Player
Born January 21, 1989

Juan Salgado
Tattoo Artist
Born January 21, 1982

Sasha Pivovarova
Model
Born January 21, 1985

Victor
Soccer Player
Born January 21, 1983