The #1 R&B song on August 17, 1979

Good Times By Chic

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Good Times
Chic

UK #1 Song

I Don't Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats

#1 Country Song

Coca-Cola Cowboy
Mel Tillis

#1 Dance Track

Here Comes That Sound Again
Love De-Luxe

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1970s

LaVon Fisher-Wilson
Stage Actress
Born August 17, 1973

Diego di Marco
TV Show Host
Born August 17, 1978

Tammy Townsend
TV Actress
Born August 17, 1970

Carl Falk
Pop Singer
Born August 17, 1980

Jessi Klein
Comedian
Born August 17, 1975

Ben Chijioke
Rapper
Born August 17, 1972

Shauna Niequist
Novelist
Born August 17, 1976