The #1 R&B song on January 16, 1985

Operator By Midnight Star

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1985

#1 Hit Song

Like a Virgin
Madonna

UK #1 Song

I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner

#1 Country Song

How Blue
Reba McEntire

#1 Dance Track

We Are the Young
Dan Hartman

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1980s

Jake Epstein

Born January 16, 1987
Mark Trumbo

Born January 16, 1986
Jamie Lundmark

Born January 16, 1981
Lin-Manuel Miranda

Born January 16, 1980