Rick Springfield went to #1 on the US singles charts with "Jessie's Girl" on August 2, 1981

"Jessie's Girl" went to #1 in the United States on August 2nd of 1981.

The song was written and performed by Rick Springfield. It was his biggest hit.

Springfield is also an actor. He performed the role of "Noah Drake" on the soap opera General Hospital from 1981 to 1983. And again from 2005 to the present day.

The video for "Jessie's Girl" is below: