The #1 country song on January 17, 1961

North To Alaska By Johnny Horton

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Wonderland by Night
Bert Kaempfert

UK #1 Song

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson

#1 R&B Song

Shop Around
The Miracles featuring Bill Smokey Robinson

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1960s

Daniel H. Jenkins
Stage Actor
Born January 17, 1963
Song Kang-ho
Movie Actor
Born January 17, 1967
D.J. Caruso
Director
Born January 17, 1965
Gary Goodridge
MMA Fighter
Born January 17, 1966
Tracy Moore
Voice Actress
Born January 17, 1960
Paul Riley
TV Actor
Born January 17, 1962
Michelle Obama
Political Wife
Born January 17, 1964
Bart Freundlich
Director
Born January 17, 1970
Robert Chaplin
Illustrator
Born January 17, 1968