The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 Country Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Carlos Johnson
Guitarist
Born January 17, 1953
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Composer
Born January 17, 1952
Cheryl Bentyne
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1954
Chili Davis
Baseball Player
Born January 17, 1960
Adele Neuhauser
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1959
Janet Kay
Rock Singer
Born January 17, 1958
Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950
Ronnie Ray Jenkins
Novelist
Born January 17, 1957