The #1 dance song on August 1, 1981

Give It to Me Baby/ Super Freak/ Ghetto Life By Rick James

Other #1 songs on August 1, 1981

#1 Hit Song

Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield

UK #1 Song

Green Door
Shakin' Stevens

#1 R&B Song

Double Dutch Bus
Frankie Smith

#1 Country Song

Dixie on My Mind
Hank Williams Jr.

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

Bobby Carpenter

Born August 01, 1983