The #1 R&B song on March 16, 1983

Billie Jean By Michael Jackson

Other #1 songs on March 16, 1983

#1 Hit Song

Billie Jean
Michael Jackson

UK #1 Song

Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler

#1 Country Song

I Wouldn't Change You If I Could
Ricky Skaggs

#1 Dance Track

Thriller (all cuts)
Michael Jackson

Notable March 16 birthdays in the 1980s

Blake Griffin

Born March 16, 1989
Jhené Aiko

Born March 16, 1988
Alexandra Daddario

Born March 16, 1986
Levi Brown

Born March 16, 1984
Riley Cote

Born March 16, 1982
Danny Brown

Born March 16, 1981