Other #1 songs on August 12, 1982
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home

David Frizzell

#1 R&B song

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

Jennifer Holliday

#1 song in the UK

Come On Eileen

Dexys Midnight Runners

#1 song

Eye of the Tiger

Survivor

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 12, 1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Notable August 12 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Maggie Lawson

Actress

Born August 12, 1980

Bryan Pata

Football Player

Born August 12, 1984

Kyle Arrington

Football Player

Born August 12, 1986

Dominique Swain

Actress and Producer

Born August 12, 1980

Matt Thiessen

Musician

Born August 12, 1980