The #1 song on August 17, 1951

Come on-a My House By Rosemary Clooney

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1951

#1 R&B Song

Sixty Minute Man
The Dominoes

#1 Country Song

I Want to Play House With You
Eddy Arnold

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