The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1986

On My Own By Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1986

#1 Hit Song

Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston

UK #1 Song

The Chicken Song
Spitting Image

#1 Country Song

Ain't Misbehavin'
Hank Williams Jr.

#1 Dance Track

Say It, Say It
E. G. Daily

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