The #1 song on October 17, 1970

I'll Be There By The Jackson 5

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1970

UK #1 Song

Band of Gold
Freda Payne

#1 R&B Song

I'll Be There
The Jackson 5

#1 Country Song

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Johnny Cash

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1970s

Erin Karpluk

Born October 17, 1978
Alimi Ballard

Born October 17, 1977
Seth Etherton

Born October 17, 1976
Francis Bouillon

Born October 17, 1975
Ariel Levy

Born October 17, 1974
Eminem

Born October 17, 1972
Chris Kirkpatrick

Born October 17, 1971