Other #1 songs on July 17, 1953
Across genres and charts

It's Been So Long by Webb Pierce

#1 country song

It's Been So Long

Webb Pierce

Help Me Somebody by The "5" Royales

#1 R&B song

Help Me Somebody

The "5" Royales

The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) by Percy Faith & his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders

#1 song

The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)

Percy Faith & his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders

Notable July 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Phoebe Snow

Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist

Born July 17, 1950

Lucie Arnaz

Actress

Born July 17, 1951

David Hasselhoff

Actor, Singer, and Television Personality

Born July 17, 1952

J. Michael Straczynski

Writer and Filmmaker

Born July 17, 1954

Sylvie Léonard

Actress

Born July 17, 1955

Bryan Trottier

And American Ice Hockey Player and Coach

Born July 17, 1956

Wendy Freedman

Astronomer

Born July 17, 1957

Susan Silver

Music Manager

Born July 17, 1958

Mark Bowden

Journalist and Writer

Born July 17, 1951

Nicolette Larson

Singer

Born July 17, 1952

Robert R. McCammon

Writer

Born July 17, 1952

Paul Stamets

Mycologist

Born July 17, 1955