The #1 song in the UK on February 17, 1986

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going By Billy Ocean

Other #1 songs on February 17, 1986

#1 Hit Song

How Will I Know
Whitney Houston

#1 R&B Song

Do Me, Baby
Meli'sa Morgan

#1 Country Song

There's No Stopping Your Heart
Marie Osmond

#1 Dance Track

Colonel Abrams (all cuts)
Colonel Abrams

Notable February 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Chord Overstreet

Born February 17, 1989

Case Keenum

Born February 17, 1988

Brian Bruney

Born February 17, 1982

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Born February 17, 1981

Al Harrington

Born February 17, 1980