The #1 R&B song on August 17, 1971

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) By Marvin Gaye

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1971

#1 Hit Song

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Bee Gees

UK #1 Song

I'm Still Waiting
Diana Ross

#1 Country Song

I'm Just Me
Charley Pride

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1970s

Antwaan Randle El

Born August 17, 1979
Eric Boulton

Born August 17, 1976
Giuliana Rancic

Born August 17, 1974
Jim Courier

Born August 17, 1970