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<< Songs from TOTP Show 839 >>
First broadcast 7.25pm, Thursday, 17th April 1980
Introduced by Jimmy Savile
Duration: 40 minutes

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7 original performances

3 repeat performances

2 video or film inserts

1 dance performance [Legs & Co.]

2 other (stills/charts/credits/clips)

Showing 1 to 15 of 15 results:

#	Artist	Title	Chart	Peak	Status
1	The Ruts	Staring At The Rude Boys	51	22	Master
2	Girl	Hollywood Tease	50	-	Master
3	Sham 69	Tell The Children	47	-	Master
4	Phil Lynott	Dear Miss Lonely Hearts	37	-	Master
5	The Nolans	Don't Make Waves	34	12	Master
6	Bobby Thurston	Check Out The Groove	30	10	Master
7	The Selecter	Missing Words	26	23	Master
8	B.A. Robertson	Kool In The Kaftan	19	17	Master
9	Leon Haywood	Don't Push It, Don't Force It	14	12	Master
10	Dexy's Midnight Runners	Geno	12	1	Master
11	Barbara Dickson	January February	11	11	Master
12	The Pretenders	Talk Of The Town	8	8	Master
13	UB40	Food For Thought	4	-	Master
14	Blondie	Call Me	2	1	Master
15	The Detroit Spinners	Working My Way Back To You	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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