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11/12/1980

Top of the Pops Archive

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Showaddywaddy, Status Quo, The Police, and The Stray Cats. Introduced by Richard Skinner.

Last Broadcast

Thu 11th Dec 1980
19:20

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Presentation

All Broadcasts

Thu 11th Dec 1980
19:20

Performances Featured

Performance Chart #
Antmusic
Adam & The Ants
Mimed Performance

16

Blue Moon
Showaddywaddy
Mimed Performance

32

Embarrassment
Madness
Mimed Performance

4

Lies
Status Quo
Music Video

17

Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Matchbox
Mimed Performance

31

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
The Police
Music Video

9

Flash
Queen
Music Video

20

Runaway Boys
The Stray Cats
Mimed Performance

10

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
The Police
Music Video

9

Do You Feel My Love?
Eddy Grant
Audience Dancing

8

The Tide Is High
Blondie
Music Video

7

To Cut A Long Story Short
Spandau Ballet
Audience Dancing

6

Banana Republic
The Boomtown Rats
Music Video

5

Embarrassment
Madness
Mimed Performance

4

Stop The Cavalry
Jona Lewie
Audience Dancing

3

There's No-one Quite Like Grandma
St. Winifred's School Choir
Mimed Performance

2

Super Trouper
ABBA
Music Video

1

Imagine
John Lennon
Live Performance

OLD

Credits

Presenter Richard Skinner
Producer Stanley Appel
Executive Producer Michael Hurll
Sound Alan Machin
Lighting John Farr
Design Andy Dimond
Choreographer Flick Colby

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