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<< Songs from TOTP Show 817 >>
First broadcast 7.20pm, Thursday, 22nd November 1979
Introduced by Dave Lee Travis
Duration: 35 minutes

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1 original performance

3 repeat performances

7 video or film inserts

1 dance performance [Legs & Co.]

Showing 1 to 12 of 12 results:

#	Artist	Title	Chart	Peak	Status
1	The Pretenders	Brass In Pocket	48	1	Master
2	Dan-I	Monkey Chop	30	30	Master
3	Matchbox	Rockabilly Rebel	26	18	Master
4	The Boomtown Rats	Diamond Smiles	23	13	Master
5	Dynasty	I Don't Want To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)	20	20	Master
6	Electric Light Orchestra	Confusion	17	8	Master
7	Gary Numan	Complex	15	6	Master
8	Herb Alpert	Rise	13	13	Master
9	Madness	One Step Beyond	10	7	Master
10	The Commodores	Still	4	4	Master
11	Queen	Crazy Little Thing Called Love	2	2	Master
12	Dr. Hook	When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman	1	1	Master

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Most of the info above is taken from the BBC TOTP database, as listed and updated on the Popscene forum, with additional info from One For The Dads and TV Brain.
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