The #1 alternative hit on April 17, 1997

Staring at the Sun

By U2

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1997
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Rumor Has It

Clay Walker

#1 dance track

Star People '97

George Michael

#1 R&B song

In My Bed

Dru Hill

#1 song in the UK

I Believe I Can Fly

R. Kelly

#1 song

Can't Nobody Hold Me Down

Puff Daddy featuring Mase

The #1 Movie
At the box office on April 17, 1997

Liar Liar

Directed by Tom Shadyac

Notable April 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Alanna Goldie

Fencer