17 February

Birthdays

 * Gene Pitney (b.1941, dec.), Michael Jordan (b.1963), Paris Hilton (b.1981), Ed Sheeran (b. 1991),



Events

 * 1972: UK parliament votes to join the European Communities
 * 1978: The Kick Inside released
 * 1997: Jo Whiley begins lunchtime show on R1
 * 2013: RIP Richard Briers

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking (1/4)
 * 1976: Four Seasons - December '63 (1/2)
 * 1981: Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddapa You Face (1/3)
 * 1987: Ben E King - Stand By Me (1/3)
 * 1991: The Simpsons - Do the Bartman (2/3)
 * 2002: Enrique Iglesias - Hero (4/4)
 * 2008: Duffy - Mercy (1/5)
 * 2013: AVCII - I Could Be The One (1/1)
 * 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (6/14 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1966: Alan Freeman. The Rolling Stones – Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown.
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Chicory Tip – Son Of My Father.
 * 1977: Paul Burnett. Leo Sayer – When I Need You.
 * 1983: Janice Long & Pat Sharp. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy.
 * 1994: Simon Mayo. Mariah Carey – Without You.