20 September 1979

Thursday

1979-09-20

Events

 * Gary Numan's first solo tour "The Touring Principle" begins at the Apollo in Glasgow. Support band are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It is also Numan's first week at no.1 in the UK with debut solo single Cars (see TOTP below), and his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle is straight into the album charts at no.1.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 8.30 Citizen Smith - new series (S3 E1/7)

Top of the Pops

 * presented by Mike Read
 * 1) (22) Racey – Boy Oh Boy (over charts)
 * 2) (51) The Starjets – War Stories
 * 3) (27) Kate Bush – Them Heavy People (Video)
 * 4) (23) Madness – The Prince Madness The Prince TOTP 79
 * 5) (4) The Bellamy Brothers – If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (Video)
 * 6) (34) The Jags – Back Of My HandThe Jags - Back of my hand (TOTP HQ)
 * 7) (45) The Tourists – The Loneliest Man In The WorldThe Tourists - The Loneliest Man In The World (TOTPs 1979)
 * 8) (8) The Police – Message In A Bottle (video)
 * 9) (55) Sad Café – Every Day Hurts
 * 10) (26) Rainbow – Since You’Ve Been Gone (video)
 * 11) (3) Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down (Legs & Co)Legs And Co and Electric Light Orchestra Don’t Bring Me Down
 * 12) (1) Gary Numan – Cars (video)
 * 13) (12) Bill Lovelady – Reggae For It Now (over credits)