The #1 R&B song on June 17, 1977

Break It to Me Gently By Aretha Franklin

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1977

#1 Hit Song

Dreams
Fleetwood Mac

UK #1 Song

Lucille
Kenny Rogers

#1 Country Song

Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
Waylon Jennings

#1 Dance Track

Devil's Gun/ We Got Our Own Thing/ Sure Can't Go to the Moon
C. J. & Company

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1970s

Veronica Helou
Dancer
Born June 17, 1972

Will Forte
Comedian
Born June 17, 1970

Peter Svidler
Chess Player
Born June 17, 1976

Steven Martini
Screenwriter
Born June 17, 1975

Leander Adrian Paes
Tennis Player
Born June 17, 1973

Vivian Harris
Boxer
Born June 17, 1978

Venus Williams
Tennis Player
Born June 17, 1980