13 March 1980

Thursday

1980-03-13

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1
 * 4.30 pm Kid Jensen - new album chart
 * 10.00 pm John Peel - Dexy's Midnight Runners debut session first broadcast.

Top of the Pops
(full review here)
 * Genesis make their TOTP debut as their sound goes decidedly more 'pop'.

Host: Steve Wright
 * 1) (23) Rush – Spirit Of Radio (And Charts)
 * 2) (39) The Dooleys – Love Patrol (The Dooleys' last hit and TOTP appearance)  The Dooleys – Love Patrol (Studio, TOTP)
 * 3) (6) The Police – So Lonely (video)
 * 4) (20) The Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back To You – Forgive Me Girl (Medley) (Legs & Co)
 * 5) (25) Brothers Johnson – Stomp (video)
 * 6) (40) Secret Affair – My World  Secret Affair – My World (Studio, TOTP)
 * 7) (14) Liquid Gold – Dance Yourself Dizzy
 * 8) (5) Rainbow – All Night Long (video)
 * 9) (8) The Vapors – Turning Japanese
 * 10) (36) Siouxsie & The Banshees – Happy House
 * 11) (18) The Gibson Brothers – Cuba
 * 12) (4) Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers (video)
 * 13) (3) Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face rpt.
 * 14) (35) Genesis – Turn It On Again  Genesis - Turn It On Again - TOTP 1980
 * 15) (1) Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful rpt.
 * 16) (7) Captain & Tenille – Do That To Me One More Time (And Credits)