The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1966

When a Man Loves a Woman

By Percy Sledge

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1966
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Distant Drums

Jim Reeves

#1 song in the UK

Pretty Flamingo

Manfred Mann

#1 song

Monday, Monday

The Mamas & the Papas

Notable May 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Lou DiBella

Boxing Promoter and Minor League Baseball Team Owner

Rosalind Picard

Computer Scientist

Jon Koncak

Basketball Player

Trent Reznor

Singer-Songwriter Musician

Dave Abbruzzese

Musician

Luann de Lesseps

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