The #1 country song on December 17, 1979

Happy Birthday Darlin' By Conway Twitty

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes

UK #1 Song

Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
Pink Floyd

#1 R&B Song

Do You Love What You Feel
Rufus and Chaka

#1 Dance Track

Deputy of Love
Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1970s

Neil Sanderson

Born December 17, 1978
Katheryn Winnick

Born December 17, 1977
Éric Bédard

Born December 17, 1976
Nick Dinsmore

Born December 17, 1975
Sarah Paulson

Born December 17, 1974
Eddie Fisher

Born December 17, 1973