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05/03/1987

Top of the Pops Archive

Janice Long and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from A-ha, Mel & Kim, Freddie Mercury, and Al Jarreau.

Last Broadcast

Thu 5th Mar 1987
19:00

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Thu 5th Mar 1987
19:00

Performances Featured

Performance Chart #
Forgotten Town
The Christians
Mimed Performance

27

Manhattan Skyline
A-ha
Mimed Performance

13

It Doesn't Have To Be
Erasure
Mimed Performance

20

Respectable
Mel & Kim
Mimed Performance

25

I Get The Sweetest Feeling
Jackie Wilson
Top 40 Breaker Clip

10

The Great Pretender
Freddie Mercury
Top 40 Breaker Clip

9

Everything I Own
Boy George
Top 40 Breaker Clip

7

Moonlighting
Al Jarreau
Mimed Performance

29

Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Music Video

1

When A Man Loves A Woman
Percy Sledge
Music Video

2

Credits

Presenter Janice Long
Presenter Gary Davies
Executive Producer Michael Hurll
Producer Stanley Appel
Sound Laurie Taylor
Lighting Terry Brett
Design Bob Cove

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