Other #1 songs on June 17, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

The Battle of New Orleans

Johnny Horton

#1 R&B song

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

#1 song

The Battle of New Orleans

Johnny Horton

Notable June 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Starhawk

Writer and Activist

Born June 17, 1951

Mike Milbury

Ice Hockey Player

Born June 17, 1952

Mark Linn-Baker

Actor

Born June 17, 1954

Bob Sauvé

Ice Hockey Player

Born June 17, 1955

Martin Dillon

Musician and Professor

Born June 17, 1957

Jello Biafra

Singer and Activist

Born June 17, 1958

Carol Anderson

Academic

Born June 17, 1959

John Garrett

Ice Hockey Player

Born June 17, 1951

Joe Piscopo

Actor

Born June 17, 1951