Other #1 songs on July 17, 1983
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Pancho and Lefty

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard

#1 R&B song

Juicy Fruit

Mtume

#1 song in the UK

Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

Paul Young

#1 song

Every Breath You Take

The Police

Notable July 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Ryan Miller

Ice Hockey Player

Born July 17, 1980

Adam Lind

Baseball Player

Born July 17, 1983

DeAngelo Smith

Gridiron Football Player

Born July 17, 1986

Jeremih

R&B Singer

Born July 17, 1987