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<< Songs from TOTP Show 874 >>
First broadcast 7.20pm, Thursday, 18th December 1980
Introduced by Simon Bates
Duration: 40 minutes

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6 original performances

4 repeat performances

6 video or film inserts

1 dance performance [Legs & Co.]

Showing 1 to 17 of 17 results:

#	Artist	Title	Chart	Peak	Status
1	The Stray Cats	Runaway Boys	9	9	Master
2	The Specials	Do Nothing	34	4	Master
3	The Police	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	5	5	Master
4	The Nolans	Who's Gonna Rock You	39	12	Master
5	The Boomtown Rats	Banana Republic	7	3	Master
6	The Beat	Too Nice To Talk To	31	7	Master
7	The Barron Knights	Never Mind The Presents	27	17	Master
8	St. Winifred's School Choir	There's No-One Quite Like Grandma	2	1	Master
9	Spandau Ballet	To Cut A Long Story Short	8	5	Master
10	Robert Palmer	Looking For Clues	33	33	Master
11	Madness	Embarrassment	6	4	Master
12	Jona Lewie	Stop The Cavalry	3	3	Master
13	John Lennon	(Just Like) Starting Over	1	1	Master
14	Gary Numan	This Wreckage	35	20	Master
15	Chas & Dave	Rabbit	18	8	Master
16	Adam & The Ants	Antmusic	10	2	Master
17	ABBA	Super Trouper	4	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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