August 17
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent August 17, and then every August 17 back to 1958: the song at #1 that week, the album everyone was playing, and the movie leading the box office.
the most recent one
Right behind “Ordinary”: “Golden” (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI) and “What I Want” (Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae).
Don't Tap the Glass is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
Terence Stamp, English actor (1938–2025)died August 17
Your August 17
On August 17, 2025, “Ordinary” was #1.
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every other August 17, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar).
Right behind “Last Night”: “Fast Car” (Luke Combs) and “Cruel Summer” (Taylor Swift).
Utopia is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- New games
- Red Dead Redemption
2022
Right behind “Break My Soul”: “As It Was” (Harry Styles) and “About Damn Time” (Lizzo).
Un Verano Sin Ti is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- New games
- Kirby's Dream Buffet
Right behind “Stay”: “Good 4 U” (Olivia Rodrigo) and “Bad Habits” (Ed Sheeran).
Right behind “WAP”: “Rockstar” (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch) and “Blinding Lights” (The Weeknd).
Right behind “Old Town Road”: “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish) and “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello).
Care Package is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- Most read on Wikipedia
Peter Fonda, American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)died August 16
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Astroworld is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
Aretha Franklin, American soul singer (1942–2018)died August 16- New games
- Among Us
Right behind “Despacito”: “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) and “Unforgettable” (French Montana Featuring Swae Lee).
Everything Now is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- New games
- Zero Time Dilemma
the 2010s
Right behind “Cheap Thrills”: “One Dance” (Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla) and “This Is What You Came For” (Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna).
Major Key is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
Whale fall, Whale carcass falling to the ocean floor
Right behind “Can't Feel My Face”: “Cheerleader” (OMI) and “Drag Me Down” (One Direction).
Descendants (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
2014
Right behind “Rude”: “Stay With Me” (Sam Smith) and “Fancy” (Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX).
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Blurred Lines”: “We Can't Stop” (Miley Cyrus) and “Radioactive” (Imagine Dragons).
Right behind “Call Me Maybe”: “Lights” (Ellie Goulding) and “Whistle” (Flo Rida).
God Forgives, I Don't is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
Right behind “Party Rock Anthem”: “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (Katy Perry) and “Super Bass” (Nicki Minaj).
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) and “Mine” (Taylor Swift).
The Suburbs is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift) and “Best I Ever Had” (Drake).
Live on the Inside is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
- New games
- Osmos
Right behind “Disturbia”: “Forever” (Chris Brown) and “I Kissed A Girl” (Katy Perry).
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Beautiful Girls”: “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie) and “Hey There Delilah” (Plain White T's).
Finding Forever is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Mountain of Faith
Right behind “London Bridge”: “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley) and “Promiscuous” (Nelly Furtado Featuring Timbaland).
Right behind “We Belong Together”: “Don't Cha” (The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes) and “Pon de Replay” (Rihanna).
Right behind “Lean Back”: “Slow Motion” (Juvenile Featuring Soulja Slim) and “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea).
Autobiography is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2004
- New games
- Knight Online · Ghosthunter
Right behind “Crazy In Love”: “Right Thurr” (Chingy) and “P.I.M.P.” (50 Cent).
Bad Boys II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
- New games
- Perfect Cherry Blossom
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Hot In Herre” (Nelly) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Right behind “Fallin'”: “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” (Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani) and “Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)” (Blu Cantrell).
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Incomplete”: “Bent” (matchbox twenty) and “Jumpin', Jumpin'” (Destiny's Child).
the 1990s
Right behind “Genie In A Bottle”: “Bills, Bills, Bills” (Destiny's Child) and “Tell Me It's Real” (K-Ci & JoJo).
Millennium is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1999
- New games
- Um Jammer Lammy
1998
Right behind “The Boy Is Mine”: “My Way” (Usher) and “Adia” (Sarah McLachlan).
Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I'll Be Missing You”: “Mo Money Mo Problems” (The Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) and “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys).
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “Twisted” (Keith Sweat) and “C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)” (Quad City DJ's).
Beats, Rhymes and Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Waterfalls”: “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal) and “Boombastic/In The Summertime” (Shaggy).
Right behind “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")”: “I'll Make Love To You” (Boyz II Men) and “Fantastic Voyage” (Coolio).
Right behind “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” (The Proclaimers).
Sleepless in Seattle is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC) and “This Used To Be My Playground” (Madonna).
Right behind “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”: “Every Heartbeat” (Amy Grant) and “It Ain't Over 'til It's Over” (Lenny Kravitz).
Unforgettable... with Love is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Vision Of Love”: “Come Back To Me” (Janet Jackson) and “If Wishes Came True” (Sweet Sensation).
Step by Step is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1990
- New games
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · Skate or Die!
the 1980s
Right behind “Right Here Waiting”: “On Our Own (From "Ghostbusters II")” (Bobby Brown) and “Cold Hearted” (Paula Abdul).
Right behind “Roll With It”: “Monkey” (George Michael) and “1-2-3” (Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine).
Right behind “Who's That Girl”: “La Bamba” (Los Lobos) and “Luka” (Suzanne Vega).
Whitney is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1987
- New games
- Air Fortress
Right behind “Papa Don't Preach”: “Higher Love” (Steve Winwood) and “Venus” (Bananarama).
Right behind “Shout”: “The Power Of Love” (Huey Lewis & The News) and “Never Surrender” (Corey Hart).
Right behind “Ghostbusters”: “What's Love Got To Do With It” (Tina Turner) and “State of Shock” (The Jacksons).
Right behind “Every Breath You Take”: “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” (Eurythmics) and “She Works Hard For The Money” (Donna Summer).
Right behind “Eye Of The Tiger”: “Hurts So Good” (John Cougar) and “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band).
1981
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)” (Joey Scarbury) and “I Don't Need You” (Kenny Rogers).
Right behind “Magic”: “Sailing” (Christopher Cross) and “Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1” (The S.O.S. Band).
the 1970s
Right behind “Good Times”: “My Sharona” (The Knack) and “The Main Event/Fight” (Barbra Streisand).
Right behind “Three Times A Lady”: “Grease” (Frankie Valli) and “Last Dance” (Donna Summer).
Right behind “Best Of My Love”: “I Just Want To Be Your Everything” (Andy Gibb) and “(your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher” (Rita Coolidge).
1976
Right behind “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”: “You Should Be Dancing” (Bee Gees) and “Let 'em In” (Wings).
Right behind “Fallin' In Love”: “One Of These Nights” (Eagles) and “Get Down Tonight” (KC And The Sunshine Band).
Right behind “The Night Chicago Died”: “Feel Like Makin' Love” (Roberta Flack) and “(You're) Having My Baby” (Paul Anka with Odia Coates).
Right behind “Touch Me In The Morning”: “Live And Let Die” (Wings) and “Brother Louie” (Stories).
Right behind “Alone Again (Naturally)”: “Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)” (Looking Glass) and “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” (The Hollies).
Right behind “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”: “Mr. Big Stuff” (Jean Knight) and “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (John Denver).
Right behind “Make It With You”: “(They Long To Be) Close To You” (Carpenters) and “Spill The Wine” (Eric Burdon And War).
Cosmo's Factory is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1970
- In space
- Venera 7 launches
the 1960s
Right behind “Honky Tonk Women”: “A Boy Named Sue” (Johnny Cash) and “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (Tommy James And The Shondells).
Johnny Cash at San Quentin is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “People Got To Be Free”: “Hello, I Love You” (The Doors) and “Classical Gas” (Mason Williams).
1967
Right behind “All You Need Is Love”: “Light My Fire” (The Doors) and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (The Monkees).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Summer In The City”: “Sunny” (Bobby Hebb) and “Lil' Red Riding Hood” (Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs).
Right behind “I Got You Babe”: “Save Your Heart For Me” (Gary Lewis And The Playboys) and “Help!” (The Beatles).
Right behind “Where Did Our Love Go”: “Everybody Loves Somebody” (Dean Martin) and “A Hard Day's Night” (The Beatles).
Right behind “Fingertips - Pt 2”: “Blowin' In The Wind” (Peter, Paul & Mary) and “(You're the) Devil In Disguise” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires).
1962
Right behind “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”: “The Loco-Motion” (Little Eva) and “Roses Are Red (My Love)” (Bobby Vinton).
1961
Right behind “Tossin' And Turnin'”: “Wooden Heart” (Joe Dowell) and “Michael” (The Highwaymen).
Right behind “It's Now Or Never”: “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” (Brian Hyland) and “Walk -- Don't Run” (The Ventures).
the late 1950s
Right behind “A Big Hunk O' Love”: “There Goes My Baby” (The Drifters) and “My Heart Is An Open Book” (Carl Dobkins, Jr.).
1958
Right behind “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)”: “Little Star” (The Elegants) and “My True Love” (Jack Scott).
Sources
Songs and albums are the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 for the week; films are the weekend box office leader; shows are Netflix’s weekly Top 10; “most read” is the page everyone turned to on Wikipedia that day. Song links search YouTube; films and shows link to IMDb.
- Weekly charts: the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200, as archived in Wikipedia’s number-one lists.
- Weekend box office: Box Office Mojo, via Wikipedia’s number-one film lists.
- Streaming: the official Netflix Top 10.
- News stories: the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
- Game release dates: Wikidata.
- Album artwork and album links: Apple Music.
- News photos: freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; each links to its file page and credits.
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