Other #1 songs on October 17, 1981
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Step by Step

Eddie Rabbitt

#1 R&B song

When She Was My Girl

The Four Tops

#1 song in the UK

It's My Party

Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin

#1 song

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Angel Parker

Actress

Born October 17, 1980

Holly Holm

Boxer, Kickboxer, and Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

Born October 17, 1981

Mitch Talbot

Baseball Player

Born October 17, 1983

Chris Lowell

Actor

Born October 17, 1984

Justin Shenkarow

Actor

Born October 17, 1980

Ben Rothwell

Mixed Martial Artist

Born October 17, 1981

Randall Munroe

Cartoonist and Author

Born October 17, 1984

Luke Rockhold

Mixed Martial Artist

Born October 17, 1984