12 April 1984

Thursday 12 April

1984-04-12

Events

 * Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant types a letter to Radio 1 DJ Janice Long. (the letter surfaces in February 2023 in a second-hand copy of their debut single West End Girls )

Top of the Pops
BBC One 7.40 pm, live.

Hosts: Richard Skinner & DLT
 * 1) Scritti Politti –  Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) (17)
 * 2) Dead Or Alive –  That’s The Way (I Like It) (25) [[File:Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) - Top Of The Pops - Thursday 12th April 1984|none|thumb|330x330px]]
 * 3) The Cure –  The Caterpillar (20)  The Cure - The Caterpillar (TOTP)
 * 4) Top 10 rundown:
 * 5) Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (10) (video clip)
 * 6) The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela (9) (video clip)
 * 7) The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (8) (video clip)
 * 8) Culture Club -  It's A Miracle (7) (video clip)
 * 9) Captain Sensible - Glad It's All Over (6) (video clip)
 * 10) Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting (5) (video clip)
 * 11) Depeche Mode - People Are People (4) (video clip)
 * 12) Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up (3) (video clip)
 * 13) Shakin' Stevens - A Love Worth Waiting For (2) (video clip)
 * 14) Lionel Richie –  Hello (1) (video)
 * 15) Rufus & Chaka Khan –  Ain’t Nobody (13) (video/audience dancing/credits)