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