The #1 song on September 17, 1985

Money for Nothing By Dire Straits

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1985

UK #1 Song

Dancing in the Street
David Bowie and Mick Jagger

#1 R&B Song

Oh Sheila
Ready For the World

#1 Country Song

I Fell in Love Again Last Night
The Forester Sisters

#1 Dance Track

Dare Me
The Pointer Sisters

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Danielle Brooks

Born September 17, 1989
Mary DeScenza

Born September 17, 1984
Garth Murray

Born September 17, 1982
Casey Janssen

Born September 17, 1981
Dan Haren

Born September 17, 1980