The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1954

Money Honey By Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1954

#1 Hit Song

Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)
Eddie Fisher

UK #1 Song

Oh Mein Papa
Eddie Calvert

#1 Country Song

There Stands the Glass
Webb Pierce

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Steve Earle
Rock Singer
Born January 17, 1955
Steve Harvey
Comedian
Born January 17, 1957
Mitch Vogel
TV Actor
Born January 17, 1956
Tracy Moore
Voice Actress
Born January 17, 1960
Adele Neuhauser
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1959
Jeff Berlin
Bassist
Born January 17, 1953
Janet Kay
Rock Singer
Born January 17, 1958
Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950