The #1 R&B song on March 17, 1983

Billie Jean By Michael Jackson

Other #1 songs on March 17, 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 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Grimes

Born March 17, 1988
Rob Kardashian

Born March 17, 1987
Chris Davis

Born March 17, 1986
Tuğba Karademir

Born March 17, 1985
Chris Copeland

Born March 17, 1984
Aaron Baddeley

Born March 17, 1981