Other #1 songs on January 17, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)

Jimmy Wakely

#1 song

A Little Bird Told Me

Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters

Notable January 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Muhammad Ali

Boxer and Activist

Born January 17, 1942

Chris Montez

Guitarist and Vocalist

Born January 17, 1943

Jane Elliot

Actress

Born January 17, 1947

Anita Borg

Computer Scientist

Born January 17, 1949

Andy Kaufman

Entertainer

Born January 17, 1949