The #1 R&B song on July 17, 1958

Yakety Yak By The Coasters

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1958

#1 Hit Song

The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Bruce Crump

Born July 17, 1957
Bryan Trottier

Born July 17, 1956
Sylvie Léonard

Born July 17, 1955
J. Michael Straczynski

Born July 17, 1954
David Hasselhoff

Born July 17, 1952
Lucie Arnaz

Born July 17, 1951
Phoebe Snow

Born July 17, 1950