The #1 song on July 17, 1973

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown By Jim Croce

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1973

UK #1 Song

Welcome Home
Peters and Lee

#1 R&B Song

I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)
Johnnie Taylor

#1 Country Song

Love Is the Foundation
Loretta Lynn

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1970s

Panda Bear
Pop Singer
Born July 17, 1978

Paul Hinojos
Guitarist
Born July 17, 1975

Eric Winter
TV Actor
Born July 17, 1976

Jang Hyun-sung
Movie Actor
Born July 17, 1970

Philip Lawrence
Songwriter
Born July 17, 1980