Other #1 songs on January 9, 1981
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink

Merle Haggard

#1 dance track

Celebration

Kool & The Gang

#1 R&B song

Celebration

Kool & the Gang

#1 song

(Just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon

Notable January 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Shaun Hill

Football Player

Born January 9, 1980

Sharrod Ford

Basketball Player

Born January 9, 1982

Michael Beasley

Basketball Player

Born January 9, 1989

Nina Dobrev

Actress

Born January 9, 1989