September 17
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent September 17, and then every September 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 “Golden”: “Ordinary” (Alex Warren) and “Manchild” (Sabrina Carpenter).
KPop Demon Hunters is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
Robert Redford, American actor and director (1936–2025)died September 16
Your September 17
On September 17, 2025, “Golden” was #1.
Do you remember your day?
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- Dear Diary
In the App Store since 2011
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every other September 17, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Short n' Sweet is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- New games
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Right behind “Vampire”: “Paint The Town Red” (Doja Cat) and “I Remember Everything” (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves).
Guts is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Asia Cup, Men's cricket tournament
Right behind “As It Was”: “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy) and “Late Night Talking” (Harry Styles).
Right behind “Way 2 Sexy”: “Girls Want Girls” (Drake Featuring Lil Baby) and “Fair Trade” (Drake Featuring Travis Scott).
Certified Lover Boy is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- First aired
- Squid Game premieres
- New games
- Deltarune · Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Right behind “WAP”: “Dynamite” (BTS) and “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Drake Featuring Lil Durk).
Detroit 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- New games
- Hades · The Long Dark · Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Right behind “Truth Hurts”: “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) and “Goodbyes” (Post Malone Featuring Young Thug).
Hollywood's Bleeding is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- New games
- AI: The Somnium Files · Daymare: 1998
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Right behind “Look What You Made Me Do”: “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B) and “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber).
American Dream is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer (born 1982)
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO) and “Heathens” (twenty one pilots).
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “What Do You Mean?”: “Can't Feel My Face” (The Weeknd) and “The Hills” (The Weeknd).
Beauty Behind the Madness is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and politician (born 1954)- New games
- World of Warships
Right behind “All About That Bass”: “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift) and “Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj).
V is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
- New games
- Sonic Heroes · Age of Empires: Castle Siege · The Battle Cats
Right behind “Roar”: “Blurred Lines” (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell) and “Royals” (Lorde).
Yours Truly is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
- First aired
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine premieres
- New games
- Grand Theft Auto V · FIFA 14
Right behind “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”: “One More Night” (Maroon 5) and “Whistle” (Flo Rida).
Right behind “Someone Like You”: “Moves Like Jagger” (Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera) and “Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster The People).
Right behind “Teenage Dream”: “Love The Way You Lie” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz).
Asylum is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Victoria II · Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Down” (Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne) and “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus).
I Look to You is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
Right behind “Whatever You Like”: “So What” (P!nk) and “Disturbia” (Rihanna).
The Recession is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Right behind “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”: “Stronger” (Kanye West) and “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie).
High School Musical 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Stuntman: Ignition · Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
Right behind “SexyBack”: “London Bridge” (Fergie) and “Buttons” (The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Snoop Dogg).
Right behind “Gold Digger”: “Shake It Off” (Mariah Carey) and “Lose Control” (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop).
Right behind “Goodies”: “Lean Back” (Terror Squad) and “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea).
Live Like You Were Dying is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Shake Ya Tailfeather”: “Baby Boy” (Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul) and “Right Thurr” (Chingy).
Metamorphosis is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
- New games
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Gangsta Lovin'” (Eve Featuring Alicia Keys) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Home is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- New games
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex · Taz: Wanted · Sudden Strike 2
Right behind “I'm Real”: “Fallin'” (Alicia Keys) and “Where The Party At” (Jagged Edge With Nelly).
more from 2001
- New games
- X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 · NHL 2002
Right behind “Music”: “Doesn't Really Matter” (Janet) and “Jumpin', Jumpin'” (Destiny's Child).
the 1990s
Right behind “Unpretty”: “Bailamos” (Enrique Iglesias) and “Summer Girls” (LFO).
Right behind “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing”: “The First Night” (Monica) and “Crush” (Jennifer Paige).
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Honey”: “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys) and “You Make Me Wanna...” (Usher).
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Twisted” (Keith Sweat).
1995
Right behind “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")”: “You Are Not Alone” (Michael Jackson) and “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")” (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) and “Stroke You Up” (Changing Faces).
Right behind “Dreamlover”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")” (UB40).
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC) and “Humpin' Around” (Bobby Brown).
Right behind “I Adore Mi Amor”: “Good Vibrations” (Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch Featuring Loleatta Holloway) and “Motownphilly” (Boyz II Men).
Right behind “Release Me”: “Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")” (Jon Bon Jovi) and “Do Me!” (Bell Biv DeVoe).
the 1980s
Right behind “Girl I'm Gonna Miss You”: “Heaven” (Warrant) and “If I Could Turn Back Time” (Cher).
Girl You Know It's True is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Sweet Child O' Mine”: “Simply Irresistible” (Robert Palmer) and “Perfect World” (Huey Lewis & The News).
Hysteria is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1988
- In sports
- 1988 Summer Olympics
Right behind “I Just Can't Stop Loving You”: “Didn't We Almost Have It All” (Whitney Houston) and “La Bamba” (Los Lobos).
Right behind “Stuck With You”: “Dancing On The Ceiling” (Lionel Richie) and “Friends And Lovers” (Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring).
1985
Right behind “Money For Nothing”: “Cherish” (Kool & The Gang) and “St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)” (John Parr).
Right behind “Missing You”: “Let's Go Crazy” (Prince And The Revolution) and “She Bop” (Cyndi Lauper).
Right behind “Maniac”: “Tell Her About It” (Billy Joel) and “The Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats).
1982
Right behind “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”: “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band) and “Eye Of The Tiger” (Survivor).
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Queen Of Hearts” (Juice Newton) and “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” (Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers).
Right behind “Upside Down”: “All Out Of Love” (Air Supply) and “Another One Bites The Dust” (Queen).
the 1970s
Right behind “My Sharona”: “After The Love Has Gone” (Earth, Wind & Fire) and “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” (The Charlie Daniels Band).
In Through the Out Door is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Boogie Oogie Oogie”: “Kiss You All Over” (Exile) and “Hopelessly Devoted To You” (Olivia Newton-John).
1977
Right behind “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”: “Float On” (The Floaters) and “Best Of My Love” (The Emotions).
Right behind “Play That Funky Music”: “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” (KC And The Sunshine Band) and “I'd Really Love To See You Tonight” (England Dan & John Ford Coley).
Right behind “Fame”: “Rhinestone Cowboy” (Glen Campbell) and “At Seventeen” (Janis Ian).
1974
Right behind “Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe”: “Rock Me Gently” (Andy Kim) and “I Honestly Love You” (Olivia Newton-John).
Fulfillingness' First Finale is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Let's Get It On”: “We're An American Band” (Grand Funk) and “Delta Dawn” (Helen Reddy).
Brothers and Sisters is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me”: “Black & White” (Three Dog Night) and “Saturday In The Park” (Chicago).
Right behind “Go Away Little Girl”: “Spanish Harlem” (Aretha Franklin) and “Ain't No Sunshine” (Bill Withers).
1970
Right behind “Ain't No Mountain High Enough”: “War” (Edwin Starr) and “Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light” (Creedence Clearwater Revival).
the 1960s
Right behind “Sugar, Sugar”: “Honky Tonk Women” (The Rolling Stones) and “Green River” (Creedence Clearwater Revival).
Right behind “Harper Valley P.T.A.”: “People Got To Be Free” (The Rascals) and “Hey Jude” (The Beatles).
Right behind “The Letter”: “Ode To Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry) and “Come Back When You Grow Up” (Bobby Vee And The Strangers).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “You Can't Hurry Love”: “Yellow Submarine” (The Beatles) and “Sunshine Superman” (Donovan).
Right behind “Help!”: “Eve Of Destruction” (Barry McGuire) and “Like A Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan).
1964
Right behind “House Of The Rising Sun”: “Bread And Butter” (The Newbeats) and “Where Did Our Love Go” (The Supremes).
Right behind “Blue Velvet”: “My Boyfriend's Back” (The Angels) and “If I Had A Hammer” (Trini Lopez).
Right behind “Sherry”: “Ramblin' Rose” (Nat King Cole) and “Sheila” (Tommy Roe).
1961
Right behind “Take Good Care Of My Baby”: “Michael” (The Highwaymen) and “My True Story” (The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra).
1960
Right behind “The Twist”: “My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own” (Connie Francis) and “It's Now Or Never” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Sleep Walk”: “The Three Bells” (The Browns) and “I'm Gonna Get Married” (Lloyd Price).
1958
Right behind “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)”: “Bird Dog” (The Everly Brothers) and “It's All In The Game” (Tommy Edwards).
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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