Other #1 songs on December 17, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It

Julia Lee and her Boy Friends

#1 song

Ballerina

Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra with Vaughn Monroe

Notable December 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Paul Butterfield

Blues Harmonica Player

Born December 17, 1942

Jack L. Chalker

Science Fiction and Fantasy Author

Born December 17, 1944

Ernie Hudson

Actor

Born December 17, 1945

Eugene Levy

Actor and Comedian

Born December 17, 1946

Jim Bonfanti

Drummer

Born December 17, 1948

Joel Brooks

Actor

Born December 17, 1949

Chris Matthews

News Anchor

Born December 17, 1945

Paul Rodgers

Singer

Born December 17, 1949