Other #1 songs on January 9, 1983
Across genres and charts

Going Where the Lonely Go by Merle Haggard

#1 country song

Going Where the Lonely Go

Merle Haggard

The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

#1 R&B song

The Girl Is Mine

Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins

#1 song in the UK

You Can't Hurry Love

Phil Collins

Down Under by Men at Work

#1 song

Down Under

Men at Work

The #1 Movie
At the box office on January 9, 1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

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