Other #1 songs on August 17, 1971
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Marvin Gaye

#1 song in the UK

I'm Still Waiting

Diana Ross

#1 song

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Bee Gees

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Jim Courier

Tennis Player

Born August 17, 1970

Giuliana Rancic

Journalist, Television Personality and Infotainer

Born August 17, 1974

Eric Boulton

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 17, 1976

Antwaan Randle El

Football Player and Coach

Born August 17, 1979