The #1 song on January 17, 1961
By Bert Kaempfert
Other #1 songs on January 17, 1961Across genres and charts
#1 country song
North To Alaska
Johnny Horton
#1 R&B song
Shop Around
The Miracles featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
#1 song in the UK
Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
Notable January 17 BirthdaysBorn in the 1960s
John Crawford
Singer-Songwriter
Born January 17, 1960
Brian Helgeland
Screenwriter
Born January 17, 1961
Jim Carrey
And American Actor
Born January 17, 1962
Sylvain Turgeon
Ice Hockey Player
Born January 17, 1965
Joshua Malina
Actor
Born January 17, 1966
Chili Davis
Baseball Player
Sebastian Junger
Author, Journalist and Filmmaker
Denis O'Hare