Other #1 songs on January 12, 1983
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Going Where the Lonely Go

Merle Haggard

#1 R&B song

The Girl Is Mine

Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

#1 song in the UK

You Can't Hurry Love

Phil Collins

#1 song

Down Under

Men at Work

The #1 Movie
At the box office on January 12, 1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Notable January 12 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Amerie

Singer

Born January 12, 1980

Chris Ray

Baseball Player

Born January 12, 1982

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Actress

Born January 12, 1985

Naya Rivera

Actress and Singer

Born January 12, 1987

Claude Giroux

Ice Hockey Player

Born January 12, 1988

Bobby Crosby

Baseball Player & Coach

Born January 12, 1980

Dontrelle Willis

Baseball Player

Born January 12, 1982

Issa Rae

Actress and Writer

Born January 12, 1985