17 is the sum of the first four prime numbers. There are 17 two-dimensional space, or wallpaper groups. Seventeen is the magazine dedicated to teenage girls. 17 is the biggest selling album by the band Chicago, their last with bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera before he went off in pursuit of the “Glory of Love”. Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William is a bestselling novel by Booth Tarkington. The book was turned into a silent film the same year and was remade as a “talkie” in 1940.
Songs: “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks, “(She’s) Sexy + 17” by The Stray Cats, and my personal favorite, “Seventeen” by Winger The Sex Pistols.