Other #1 songs on August 17, 1982
Across genres and charts

Nobody by Sylvia

#1 country song

Nobody

Sylvia

Dance Floor, Part 1 by Zapp

#1 R&B song

Dance Floor, Part 1

Zapp

Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners

#1 song in the UK

Come On Eileen

Dexys Midnight Runners

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

#1 song

Eye of the Tiger

Survivor

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 17, 1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Dustin Pedroia

Baseball Player

Born August 17, 1983

Dee Brown

Basketball Player

Born August 17, 1984

Rudy Gay

Basketball Player

Born August 17, 1986

Brady Corbet

Filmmaker and Actor

Born August 17, 1988

Lil B

Rapper

Born August 17, 1989

Garrett Wolfe

Gridiron Football Player

Born August 17, 1984

Tyrus Thomas

Basketball Player

Born August 17, 1986

Joyner Lucas

Rapper

Born August 17, 1988