The #1 R&B song on December 17, 1959

So Many Ways By Brook Benton

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell

UK #1 Song

What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Emile Ford and the Checkmates

#1 Country Song

The Same Old Me
Ray Price

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Kay Burley
News Anchor
Born December 17, 1960

Dennis McKenna
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1950

Ken Hitchcock
Hockey Coach
Born December 17, 1951

Owen Brenman
Soap Opera Actor
Born December 17, 1956

Jayasudha Kapoor
Movie Actress
Born December 17, 1958

Barry Livingston
TV Actor
Born December 17, 1953