The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Paul Whitehouse
Comedian
Born May 17, 1958

Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxer
Born May 17, 1956

Norv Turner
Football Coach
Born May 17, 1952

Bryce Zabel
TV Producer
Born May 17, 1954

Kathleen Sullivan
TV Show Host
Born May 17, 1953

Pankaj Udhas
World Music Singer
Born May 17, 1951

Simon Fuller
Entrepreneur
Born May 17, 1960

Jim Nantz
Sportscaster
Born May 17, 1959