The #1 song on January 5, 1988

So Emotional By Whitney Houston

Other #1 songs on January 5, 1988

UK #1 Song

Always on My Mind
Pet Shop Boys

#1 R&B Song

The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson

#1 Country Song

I Can't Get Close Enough
Exile

#1 Dance Track

I'm Beggin' You
Supertramp

Notable January 5 birthdays in the 1980s

Eduardo Escobar

Born January 05, 1989
Dexter Bean

Born January 05, 1987
Anthony Stewart

Born January 05, 1985
Deadmau5

Born January 05, 1981