Other #1 songs on August 17, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Coca-Cola Cowboy

Mel Tillis

#1 dance track

Here Comes That Sound Again

Love De-Luxe

#1 song in the UK

I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

#1 song

Good Times

Chic

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Jim Courier

Tennis Player

Giuliana Rancic

Journalist, Television Personality and Infotainer

Eric Boulton

Ice Hockey Player

Antwaan Randle El

Football Player and Coach