22 May 1980

Thursday 22 May

1980-05-22

Events

 * Computer game Pac-Man appears for the first time.

Radio

 * BBC Radio One: John Peel - first broadcast of second session by Echo & the Bunnymen, the first of two in 1980. Tracks: The Pictures On My Wall / All That Jazz / Over The Wall.Echo & The Bunnymen - Peel Session 1980

Top of the Pops
Presented by Mike Read. (review on TOTP 80 here).
 * 1) (25) Lipps Inc – Funky Town (over charts)
 * 2) (48) The Lambrettas – D-A-A-Ance
 * 3) (3) Michael Jackson – She’s Out Of My Life (Video)
 * 4) (32) U.K. Subs – Teenage
 * 5) (27) Jona Lewie – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
 * 6) (52) Karel Fialka – The Eyes Have It
 * 7) (18) The Specials – Rat Race (Video)
 * 8) (45) Cockney Rejects – I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
 * 9) (10) Gary Numan – We Are Glass (video)Gary Numan TOTP We Are Glass May '80
 * 10) (35) Junior Murvin – Police And Thieves
 * 11) (17) Average White Band – Let’s Go Round Again
 * 12) (6) Mash – Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) (Danced To By Legs & Co)
 * 13) (26) Matchbox – Midnite Dynamos (Rpt.)
 * 14) (1) Johnny Logan – What’s Another Year? (Rpt.)
 * 15) (23) Jermaine Jackson – Let’S Get Serious (And Credits)

TV
scans GraemeWood