Other #1 songs on August 17, 1979
Across genres and charts

Coca-Cola Cowboy by Mel Tillis

#1 country song

Coca-Cola Cowboy

Mel Tillis

Good Times by Chic

#1 R&B song

Good Times

Chic

I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats

#1 song in the UK

I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

Good Times by Chic

#1 song

Good Times

Chic

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Jim Courier

Tennis Player

Born August 17, 1970

Giuliana Rancic

Journalist, Television Personality and Infotainer

Born August 17, 1974

Eric Boulton

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 17, 1976