Not repeated on BBCFour in 2016
Presented by Dave Lee Travis
Full chart here
TOTP debut: U2
Once more The mighty Human League, now at their chart peak to date, are deprived of a repeat showing in 2016 so today's Pop Kids may never know how important they were in the magic year of 1981. Likewise future stadium-fillers U2 had their debut banned from our i-players, but unlike the League they struggled up just one place the following week before going 'down the dumper' albeit temporarily. Indeed we won't be seeing them again until after New Year's Day (see what we did there?) in 1983. Siouxsie and her Banshees are back with a new one although sadly this won't do as well as Spellbound. The rest, as they say, is pretty much rubbish, save for UB40 who continue with their unemployment woes and go Top 10 next week.
Chartwse, your faithful blogger's faves Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, Visage,Spandau are all on the way down, but (hurrah!) Duran, ELO and Kim Wilde all going up, and watch out for those Soft Cell Brothers, now climbing a massive 17 places to go into Top 10.
But back to this week's line up (chart placing in brackets)
Enigma – “I Love Music” (25)
The Human League – “Love Action (I Believe In Love)” (3) (rpt from 06/08/81)
U2 – “Fire” (36)
Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Arabian Knights” (32) (video)
UB40 – “One In Ten” (16)
Randy Crawford – “Rainy Night In Georgia” (30) (Legs & Co)
Tenpole Tudor – “Wunderbar” (20) (rpt from 06/08/81)
Lobo – “The Caribbean Disco Show” (10)
Shakin’ Stevens – “Green Door” (1) (rpt from 23/07/81)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – “Hooked On Classics” (2) (audience dancing/credits)
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