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UK Number One Song On May 17th, 1983

The UK number one song on May 17th, 1983 was...

TRUE

Spandau Ballet

TRUE went to number one in the UK on April 30, 1983 for 4 weeks.

According to Spotify, TRUE has a popularity score of 71%.

Want to see the UK number one song on every one of your birthdays?

My Birthday Hits also gives you every other UK number one song on your birthday. Each of the tracks listed below was a number one hit on your birthday, 17th May , in the UK .

You can grab the list of the tracks below or cut and paste a Spotify track list of the tracks into a Spotify playlist so you can listen at home.

Click on any of the other tracks to watch a YouTube video of the song. And if you are Looking for a specific birthday then you will probably want to Jump to the number 1 song on your 12th birthday, number one song on your 14th birthday, or the #1 song on your 23rd birthday.

According to Spotify data the most played number one song on your birthday has been Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow, with a Spotify popularity score of 96%. Lovin On Me was #1 on your 42^nd birthday in 2025. The song in your birthday hits list that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was One Dance by Drake in 2016 over your 33^rd birthday. One Dance was #1 for 15 weeks.

Spotify Playlist

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Not available on Spotify

These tracks are not currently available on Spotify:

The Chicken Song - Spitting Image (#1 on 3^rd birthday)

Tracklist

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#1 song on my birthday — 17th, May

My birthday! (1983) - TRUE by Spandau Ballet
1st birthday (1984) - The Reflex by Duran Duran
2nd birthday (1985) - 19 by Paul Hardcastle
3rd birthday (1986) - The Chicken Song by Spitting Image
4th birthday (1987) - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
5th birthday (1988) - Perfect by Fairground Attraction
6th birthday (1989) - Hand on Your Heart by Kylie Minogue
7th birthday (1990) - Killer by Adamski
8th birthday (1991) - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) by Cher
9th birthday (1992) - Please Don't Go/Game Boy by KWS
10th birthday (1993) - Five Live by George Michael & Queen
11th birthday (1994) - Inside by Stiltskin
12th birthday (1995) - Dreamer by Livin' Joy
13th birthday (1996) - Fastlove by George Michael
14th birthday (1997) - You're Not Alone by Olive
15th birthday (1998) - Turn Back Time by Aqua
16th birthday (1999) - I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys
17th birthday (2000) - Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears
18th birthday (2001) - It's Raining Men by Geri Halliwell
19th birthday (2002) - Kiss Kiss by Holly Valance
20th birthday (2003) - Ignition (Remix) by R. Kelly
21st birthday (2004) - F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) by Eamon
22nd birthday (2005) - Lonely by Akon
23rd birthday (2006) - Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
24th birthday (2007) - Beautiful Liar by Beyonce, Shakira
25th birthday (2008) - 4 Minutes by Madonna
26th birthday (2009) - Number 1 by Tinchy Stryder, N-Dubz
27th birthday (2010) - Good Times by Roll Deep
28th birthday (2011) - Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO
29th birthday (2012) - Young by Tulisa
30th birthday (2013) - Get Lucky by Daft Punk
31st birthday (2014) - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) by Mr Probz
32nd birthday (2015) - Cheerleader by OMI
33rd birthday (2016) - One Dance by Drake
34th birthday (2017) - I'm the One by DJ Khaled
35th birthday (2018) - One Kiss by Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa
36th birthday (2019) - Vossi Bop by Stormzy
37th birthday (2020) - Toosie Slide by Drake
38th birthday (2021) - Body by Tion Wayne and Russ Millions
39th birthday (2022) - As It Was by Harry Styles
40th birthday (2023) - Miracle by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
41st birthday (2024) - Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow
42nd birthday (2025) - Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow

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