The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1985

Fresh By Kool & the Gang

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1985

#1 Hit Song

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds

UK #1 Song

19
Paul Hardcastle

#1 Country Song

Step That Step
Sawyer Brown

#1 Dance Track

Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Tessa Virtue

Born May 17, 1989
Nikki Reed

Born May 17, 1988
Christine Robinson

Born May 17, 1984
Channing Frye

Born May 17, 1983
Matt Cassel

Born May 17, 1982