(Saturday, January 8, 1983) — “The Girl Is Mine” by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney, the first single from Jackson’s album Thriller, peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.

It was Jackson’s 8th of 30 top ten hits on the chart as a solo artist (1971-2018; The Jacksons had 11 top ten hits from 1970 to 1984).

It was McCartney’s 19th of 23 top ten hits on the chart as a solo artist (1971-2015; The Beatles had 34 top ten hits from 1964 to 1995).