The #1 song in the UK on August 1, 1983

Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) By Paul Young

Other #1 songs on August 1, 1983

#1 Hit Song

Every Breath You Take
The Police

#1 R&B Song

She Works Hard for the Money
Donna Summer

#1 Country Song

Your Love's on the Line
Earl Thomas Conley

#1 Dance Track

State Farm
Yaz

Notable August 1 birthdays in the 1980s

Madison Bumgarner

Born August 01, 1989

Mike Wallace

Born August 01, 1986

Stuart Holden

Born August 01, 1985

Steve Feak

Born August 01, 1984