The #1 dance song on April 17, 1981

Breaking and Entering By Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1981

#1 Hit Song

Kiss on My List
Daryl Hall and John Oates

UK #1 Song

Making Your Mind Up
Bucks Fizz

#1 R&B Song

Being with You
Smokey Robinson

#1 Country Song

Old Flame
Alabama

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Byron Harris
Rapper
Born April 17, 1989

Lee Joon-gi
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1982

Emanuele Gallo
World Music Singer
Born April 17, 1984

Syazuwan Hassan
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1990

Luke Mitchell
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1985

Jean Andre
Painter
Born April 17, 1986

Shorty
Rapper
Born April 17, 1987

Eliza Doolittle
Pop Singer
Born April 17, 1988