The #1 song in the UK on May 17, 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 17, 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 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Dario Benedetto
Soccer Player
Born May 17, 1990

KamiWasa
Multimedia Artist
Born May 17, 1989

Ott Lepland
Pop Singer
Born May 17, 1987

Hannah Lux Davis
Director
Born May 17, 1986

Matthew Paetz
Model
Born May 17, 1985

Andreas Kofler
Skier
Born May 17, 1984

Alistair Overeem
MMA Fighter
Born May 17, 1980