The #1 song in the UK on July 17, 1955

Dreamboat By Alma Cogan

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Zarina Wahab
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1959
Lucie Arnaz
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1951
Margot Rose
TV Actress
Born July 17, 1956
Therese Rein
Entrepreneur
Born July 17, 1958
Daniel Siegel
Doctor
Born July 17, 1957
Thomas Carter
Director
Born July 17, 1953
J. Michael Straczynski
TV Producer
Born July 17, 1954
Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Film Producer
Born July 17, 1960
Robert R. McCammon
Novelist
Born July 17, 1952