The #1 song in the UK on May 18, 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 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1980s

Vince Young

Born May 18, 1983
Marie-Ève Pelletier

Born May 18, 1982
Reggie Evans

Born May 18, 1980