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<< Songs from TOTP Show 842 >>
First broadcast 7.20pm, Thursday, 8th May 1980
Introduced by Peter Powell
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	Jona Lewie	You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties	73	16	Master
2	The Human League	Rock and Roll	72	-	Master
3	Matchbox	Midnite Dynamos	67	14	Master
4	Boney M	My Friend Jack	63	-	Master
5	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Messages	53	13	Master
6	Prelude	Platinum Blonde	51	-	Master
7	Mystic Merlin	Just Can't Give You Up	30	20	Master
8	Average White Band	Let's Go Round Again	28	12	Master
9	The Ruts	Staring At The Rude Boys	27	22	Master
10	Michael Jackson	She's Out Of My Life	25	3	Master
11	Cockney Rejects	The Greatest Cockney Rip-Off	23	21	Master
12	The Undertones	My Perfect Cousin	10	9	Master
13	Hot Chocolate	No Doubt About It	9	2	Master
14	Johnny Logan	What's Another Year?	2	1	Master
15	Dexy's Midnight Runners	Geno	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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