The #1 R&B song on March 31, 1983

Billie Jean By Michael Jackson

Other #1 songs on March 31, 1983

#1 Hit Song

Billie Jean
Michael Jackson

UK #1 Song

Is There Something I Should Know?
Duran Duran

#1 Country Song

When I'm Away from You
The Bellamy Brothers

#1 Dance Track

Thriller (all cuts)
Michael Jackson

Notable March 31 birthdays in the 1980s

Jennifer Ortega
Journalist
Born March 31, 1987
Hogan Ephraim
Soccer Player
Born March 31, 1988
Jeremy Greene
Entrepreneur
Born March 31, 1989
Clint Mauro
Model
Born March 31, 1986
Tamar Davis
R&B Singer
Born March 31, 1980
Isabeau Mendez
Stage Actress
Born March 31, 1990