The #1 song in the UK on May 16, 1988

With a Little Help from My Friends She's Leaving Home By Wet Wet Wet Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1988

#1 Hit Song

Anything for You
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

#1 R&B Song

Mercedes Boy
Pebbles

#1 Country Song

Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Kathy Mattea

#1 Dance Track

Like a Child
Noel

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1980s

Jim Sturgess
Movie Actor
Born May 16, 1981

Sam Dancer
Weight Lifter
Born May 16, 1987

Willie Reed
Basketball Player
Born May 16, 1990

Karissa Hochberg
Stylist
Born May 16, 1986

Derrick Martin
Football Player
Born May 16, 1985

Phresher
Rapper
Born May 16, 1989

Lukasz Kubot
Tennis Player
Born May 16, 1982