The #1 song in the UK on May 16, 1988

With a Little Help from My Friends She's Leaving Home By Wet Wet Wet Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1988

#1 Hit Song

Anything for You
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

#1 R&B Song

Mercedes Boy
Pebbles

#1 Country Song

Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Kathy Mattea

#1 Dance Track

Like a Child
Noel

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1980s

Megan Fox

Born May 16, 1986
Corey Perry

Born May 16, 1985
Jensen Lewis

Born May 16, 1984
Kyle Wellwood

Born May 16, 1983