Other #1 songs on May 17, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Salvation

The Cranberries

#1 country song

My Maria

Brooks & Dunn

#1 dance track

Sunday Afternoons

Vanessa Daou

#1 R&B song

Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs N Harmony

#1 song in the UK

Fastlove

George Michael

Notable May 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Will Clyburn

Basketball Player

Born May 17, 1990

Abigail Raye

Field Hockey Player

Born May 17, 1991