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15/05/1986

Top of the Pops Archive

Simon Bates and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Level 42, Doctor & The Medics, The B-52's, and Spitting Image.

Last Broadcast

Thu 15th May 1986
19:00

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Thu 15th May 1986
19:00

Performances Featured

Performance Chart #
Rollin' Home
Status Quo
Mimed Studio Performance

25

Lessons In Love
Level 42
Music Video

3

All & All
Joyce Sims
Mimed Studio Performance

16

Spirit In The Sky
Doctor & The Medics
Mimed Studio Performance

17

Rough Boy
ZZ Top
Top 40 Breaker Clip

29

Rock Lobster
The B-52's
Top 40 Breaker Clip

20

Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel
Music Video

7

The Chicken Song
Spitting Image
Music Video

1

Why Can't This Be Love?
Van Halen
Audience Dancing

13

Credits

Presenter Simon Bates
Presenter Mike Smith
Executive Producer Michael Hurll
Sound Alan Machin
Lighting Henry Barber
Design Rosemary Hester

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