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Top Of The Pops - The 1980's
1980 No 1 UK Hit Singles A swan song for Abba and a return to the top as a solo artist for John Lennon, a week after he was murdered.
1981 No 1 UK Hit Singles A good year for Adam & the Ants, and a Christmas classic from the Human League with "Don't You Want Me".
1982 No 1 UK Hit Singles A couple of farewell No 1s from The Jam, a classic from Dexy's, and a 1st hit for Boy George!
1983 No 1 UK Hit Singles A 1st UK No 1 for eighties legends Duran Duran and Michael Jackson releases "Thriller" on us!
1984 No 1 UK Hit Singles Frankie Goes to Hollywood gets "Relax" banned by the BBC after DJ Mike Read refuses to play it. That'll be a No 1 then!
1985 No 1 UK Hit Singles The year of Live Aid and almost everyone who performed had hits, apart from organiser Bob Geldorf.
1986 No 1 UK Hit Singles George Michael finally decides to disband Wham! while The Pet Shop Boys make their entrance to chart success.
1987 No 1 Hit Singles A bizarre new trend starts where all you have to do to get a No 1 single, is to get your song in a Levi jeans ad on TV!
1988 No 1 Hit Singles Kylie Minogue bags her first UK No 1 and teen idols Bros sell probably as many posters as singles to their adoring fans!
1989 No 1 Hit Singles Stock, Aitken & Waterman begin their all out assault on the charts with a whole host of hits.
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