Other #1 songs on October 17, 2006
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

When You Were Young

The Killers

#1 country song

Would You Go with Me

Josh Turner

#1 R&B song

Say Goodbye

Chris Brown

#1 song in the UK

Welcome to the Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

#1 song

SexyBack

Justin Timberlake

The #1 Movie
At the box office on October 17, 2006

The Departed

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 2000s

Matthew Knies

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 17, 2002