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<< Songs from TOTP Show 858 >>
First broadcast 7.25pm, Thursday, 28th August 1980
Introduced by Peter Powell, B.A. Robertson
Duration: 40 minutes

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8 original performances

3 repeat performances

7 video or film inserts

1 other (stills/charts/credits/clips)

Showing 1 to 19 of 19 results:

#	Artist	Title	Chart	Peak	Status
1	Judas Priest	United	49	26	Master
2	Elton John	Sartorial Eloquence	48	-	Master
3	The Selecter	The Whisper	44	36	Master
4	Ian Dury & The Blockheads	I Want To Be Straight	39	22	Master
5	The Barracudas	Summer Fun	37	37	Master
6	The Skids	Circus Games	33	32	Master
7	The Beat	Best Friend	30	22	Master
8	Sue Wilkinson	You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On	25	25	Master
9	Village People	Can't Stop The Music	17	11	Master
10	Mike Berry	The Sunshine Of Your Smile	10	9	Master
11	The Gap Band	Oops Upside Your Head	9	-	Master
12	Gary Numan	I Die You Die	8	-	Master
13	Diana Ross	Upside Down	7	2	Master
14	The Piranhas	Tom Hark	6	6	Master
15	Kelly Marie	Feels Like I'm In Love	5	1	Master
16	ABBA	The Winner Takes It All	4	1	Master
17	Sheena Easton	9 To 5	3	3	Master
18	The Jam	Start	2	1	Master
19	David Bowie	Ashes To Ashes	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.
Every effort has been made to ensure the data is as accurate as possible. Please let us know if you find any errors or omissions.