The #1 song on January 17, 1988

The Way You Make Me Feel By Michael Jackson

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1988

UK #1 Song

Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Belinda Carlisle

#1 R&B Song

Love Overboard
Gladys Knight & the Pips

#1 Country Song

Where Do the Nights Go
Ronnie Milsap

#1 Dance Track

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Taylor Jordan

Born January 17, 1989
Cody Decker

Born January 17, 1987
Dexter Lumis

Born January 17, 1984
Dwyane Wade

Born January 17, 1982
Ray J

Born January 17, 1981
Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Born January 17, 1980