Other #1 songs on May 9, 1987
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder

Michael Johnson

#1 dance track

Certain Things Are Likely

KTP

#1 R&B song

There's Nothing Better Than Love

Luther Vandross with Gregory Hines

#1 song in the UK

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Starship

Notable May 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Prince Fielder

Baseball Player

Born May 9, 1984

Jake Long

Football Player

Born May 9, 1985

J. R. Fitzpatrick

Stock Car Racing Driver

Born May 9, 1988