The #1 dance song on May 18, 1981

Paradise/ Hold Tight/ Heaven of My Life By Change

Other #1 songs on May 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1980s

Vince Young

Born May 18, 1983

Marie-Ève Pelletier

Born May 18, 1982

Reggie Evans

Born May 18, 1980