The #1 dance track on January 21, 1983

Thriller (all cuts)

By Michael Jackson

Other #1 songs on January 21, 1983
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date

Emmylou Harris

#1 R&B song

The Girl Is Mine

Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

#1 song in the UK

You Can't Hurry Love

Phil Collins

#1 song

Down Under

Men at Work

The #1 Movie
At the box office on January 21, 1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Notable January 21 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Dany Heatley

Ice Hockey Player

Luke Grimes

Actor and Musician

Artur Beterbiev

Boxer

Peyton Hillis

Football Player

Brandon Crawford

Baseball Player

Ashton Eaton

Decathlete

Kayla Banwarth

Volleyball Player and Coach

Haloti Ngata

Football Player

Ryan Suter

Ice Hockey Player