The #1 R&B song on April 2, 1983

Billie Jean By Michael Jackson

Other #1 songs on April 2, 1983

#1 Hit Song

Billie Jean
Michael Jackson

UK #1 Song

Is There Something I Should Know?
Duran Duran

#1 Country Song

When I'm Away from You
The Bellamy Brothers

#1 Dance Track

Thriller (all cuts)
Michael Jackson

Notable April 2 birthdays in the 1980s

Jesse Plemons

Born April 02, 1988

Gavin Heffernan

Born April 02, 1980