‘Jessie’s Girl’ by Rick Springfield peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1981)

(Saturday, August 1, 1981) — “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two consecutive weeks (Aug. 1/8, 1981), his biggest hit ever in the U.S.