Other #1 songs on August 9, 1982
Across genres and charts

I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home by David Frizzell

#1 country song

I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home

David Frizzell

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going by Jennifer Holliday

#1 R&B song

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

Jennifer Holliday

Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners

#1 song in the UK

Come On Eileen

Dexys Midnight Runners

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

#1 song

Eye of the Tiger

Survivor

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 9, 1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Notable August 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Jarvis Hayes

Basketball Player and Coach

Born August 9, 1981

Dan Levy

Actor and Filmmaker

Born August 9, 1983

Anna Kendrick

Actress

Born August 9, 1985

Tyler Smith

Musician

Born August 9, 1986

Anthony Castonzo

Football Player

Born August 9, 1988

Jason Heyward

Baseball Player

Born August 9, 1989

Shane O'Brien

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 9, 1983

Hayley Peirsol

Swimmer

Born August 9, 1985

Vivek Ramaswamy

Entrepreneur and Politician

Born August 9, 1985

JaMarcus Russell

Football Player

Born August 9, 1985