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Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from The Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy, Janet Jackson, Simple Minds, and Cliff Richard & The Young Ones.

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  • BBC One BBC One

    Thu 10th Apr 1986

    19:00

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Thu 10th Apr 1986

19:00

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Performances Featured

Performance archived performance image preview YouTube performance Chart #
Picture of Bronski Beat C'mon C'mon by Bronski Beat
Bronski Beat
Mimed

25

Picture of The Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy Peter Gunn by The Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy
The Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy
Mimed repeat performance

8

Picture of Bryan Ferry Is Your Love Strong Enough? by Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Mimed

29

Picture of Janet Jackson What Have You Done For Me Lately? by Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Top 40 Breaker Clip

37

Picture of Big Country Look Away by Big Country
Big Country
Top 40 Breaker Clip

18

Picture of Simple Minds All The Things She Said by Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Music Video

15

Picture of Five Star Can't Wait Another Minute by Five Star
Five Star
Mimed

36

Picture of Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Living Doll by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
Music Video

1

Picture of Queen A Kind Of Magic by Queen
Queen
Audience Dancing

7

Trivia

Mike Smith, who passed away in 2014, chose not to sign the licence extension that would allow the BBC to repeat TOTP episodes he presented. The BBC continues to honour his wishes, so this episode hasn’t been repeated on TV since 2011.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter presented by Mike Smith
Presenter presented by Steve Wright
Executive Producer Michael Hurll
Sound Neil Sadwick
Lighting Clive Thomas
Design Rosemary Hester

Performance Breakdown

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Top 40 Breaker Clip 0%
Music Video 0%
Audience Dancing 0%

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