The #1 song on August 17, 1983

Every Breath You Take By The Police

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1983

UK #1 Song

Give It Up
KC and the Sunshine Band

#1 R&B Song

Get It Right
Aretha Franklin

#1 Country Song

Love Song
The Oak Ridge Boys

#1 Dance Track

Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean
Slingshot

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Lil B

Born August 17, 1989
Brady Corbet

Born August 17, 1988
Rudy Gay

Born August 17, 1986
Dee Brown

Born August 17, 1984
Cheerleader Melissa

Born August 17, 1982