The #1 R&B song on August 17, 1953

Crying in the Chapel By The Orioles

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

It's Been So Long
Webb Pierce

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Jonathan Franzen

Born August 17, 1959
Belinda Carlisle

Born August 17, 1958
Ken Kwapis

Born August 17, 1957
Gail Berman

Born August 17, 1956
Eric Johnson

Born August 17, 1954
Robert Joy

Born August 17, 1951