The #1 R&B song on May 8, 1983

Candy Girl By New Edition

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1983

#1 Hit Song

Beat It
Michael Jackson

UK #1 Song

TRUE
Spandau Ballet

#1 Country Song

Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love
B. J. Thomas

#1 Dance Track

Let's Dance
David Bowie

Notable May 8 birthdays in the 1980s

Felix Jones

Born May 08, 1987
Galen Rupp

Born May 08, 1986
Tommaso Ciampa

Born May 08, 1985
Adrián González

Born May 08, 1982
Stephen Amell

Born May 08, 1981