The #1 song in the UK on May 17, 1955

Stranger in Paradise By Tony Bennett

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

#1 R&B Song

Unchained Melody
Roy Hamilton

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sugar Ray Leonard

Born May 17, 1956

Howard Hampton

Born May 17, 1952

Howard Ashman

Born May 17, 1950