Other #1 songs on October 17, 1981
Across genres and charts

Step by Step by Eddie Rabbitt

#1 country song

Step by Step

Eddie Rabbitt

When She Was My Girl by The Four Tops

#1 R&B song

When She Was My Girl

The Four Tops

It's My Party by Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin

#1 song in the UK

It's My Party

Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross

#1 song

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Angel Parker

Actress

Born October 17, 1980

Mitch Talbot

Baseball Player

Born October 17, 1983

Chris Lowell

Actor

Born October 17, 1984

Justin Shenkarow

Actor

Born October 17, 1980

Randall Munroe

Cartoonist and Author

Born October 17, 1984

Luke Rockhold

Mixed Martial Artist

Born October 17, 1984