The #1 song in the UK on January 17, 1958

Great Balls of Fire By Jerry Lee Lewis

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1958

#1 Hit Song

April Love
Pat Boone

#1 R&B Song

At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors

#1 Country Song

Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Susanna Hoffs

Born January 17, 1959

Steve Harvey

Born January 17, 1957

Steve Earle

Born January 17, 1955

Robert F. Kennedy

Born January 17, 1954

Jeff Berlin

Born January 17, 1953

Tom Deitz

Born January 17, 1952

Luis López Nieves

Born January 17, 1950