Other #1 songs on July 8, 1981
Across genres and charts

Fire and Smoke by Earl Thomas Conley

#1 country song

Fire and Smoke

Earl Thomas Conley

Try It Out by Gino Soccio

#1 dance track

Try It Out

Gino Soccio

Give It to Me Baby by Rick James

#1 R&B song

Give It to Me Baby

Rick James

Ghost Town by The Specials

#1 song in the UK

Ghost Town

The Specials

Notable July 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Eric Chouinard

Ice Hockey Player

Born July 8, 1980

Sophia Bush

Actress

Born July 8, 1982

John Bowker

Baseball Player

Born July 8, 1983

Josh Harrison

Baseball Player

Born July 8, 1987

Hakim Warrick

Basketball Player

Born July 8, 1982

Rich Peverley

Ice Hockey Player

Born July 8, 1983