The #1 country song on May 17, 1988

Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses By Kathy Mattea

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1988

#1 Hit Song

Anything for You
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

UK #1 Song

With a Little Help from My Friends She's Leaving Home
Wet Wet Wet Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey

#1 R&B Song

Mercedes Boy
Pebbles

#1 Dance Track

Like a Child
Noel

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Tessa Virtue

Born May 17, 1989
Derek Hough

Born May 17, 1985
Christine Robinson

Born May 17, 1984
Channing Frye

Born May 17, 1983
Matt Cassel

Born May 17, 1982