Other #1 songs on May 24, 1983
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

You Take Me for Granted

Merle Haggard

#1 R&B song

Save the Overtime (For Me)

Gladys Knight and the Pips

#1 song in the UK

Candy Girl

New Edition

#1 song

Flashdance... What a Feeling

Irene Cara

The #1 Movie
At the box office on May 24, 1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Notable May 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Jason Babin

Football Player

Born May 24, 1980

Rian Wallace

Football Player

Born May 24, 1982

Pedram Javaheri

Meteorologist

Born May 24, 1983

Sarah Hagan

Television and Film Actress

Born May 24, 1984

Mark Ballas

Professional Dancer and Musician

Born May 24, 1986

Guillaume Latendresse

Ice Hockey Player

Born May 24, 1987

Monica Lin Brown

Combat Medic

Born May 24, 1988

G-Eazy

Rapper

Born May 24, 1989

Billy Gilman

Singer

Born May 24, 1988