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1983 - Michael Jackson started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Beat It," his fifth solo U.S. No. 1. The third single from the singer's Thriller album featured Eddie Van Halen on the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but Van Halen was prevented by his record label from appearing in the music video.
 

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