The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1981

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) By Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1981

#1 Hit Song

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes

UK #1 Song

Stand and Deliver
Adam and the Ants

#1 Country Song

Seven Year Ache
Rosanne Cash

#1 Dance Track

Paradise/ Hold Tight/ Heaven of My Life
Change

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Tessa Virtue

Born May 17, 1989
Nikki Reed

Born May 17, 1988
Derek Hough

Born May 17, 1985
Christine Robinson

Born May 17, 1984
Channing Frye

Born May 17, 1983
Matt Cassel

Born May 17, 1982