The #1 country song on January 17, 1961

North To Alaska By Johnny Horton

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Wonderland by Night
Bert Kaempfert

UK #1 Song

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson

#1 R&B Song

Shop Around
The Miracles featuring Bill Smokey Robinson

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1960s

Joshua Malina

Born January 17, 1966
Sylvain Turgeon

Born January 17, 1965
Michelle Obama

Born January 17, 1964
Jim Carrey

Born January 17, 1962
John Crawford

Born January 17, 1960