The #1 dance song on May 17, 1981

Paradise/ Hold Tight/ Heaven of My Life By Change

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1981

#1 Hit Song

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes

UK #1 Song

Stand and Deliver
Adam and the Ants

#1 R&B Song

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

#1 Country Song

Seven Year Ache
Rosanne Cash

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