The #1 song in the UK on May 16, 1979

Bright Eyes By Art Garfunkel

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Reunited
Peaches & Herb

#1 R&B Song

Reunited
Peaches & Herb

#1 Country Song

If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
The Bellamy Brothers

#1 Dance Track

Ring My Bell
Anita Ward

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1970s

Simon Whitfield

Born May 16, 1975
Sonny Sandoval

Born May 16, 1974
Tori Spelling

Born May 16, 1973