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1984 - Big Hits

Performances by The Smiths, Duran Duran, Sade, The Weather Girls, Wham!, Bronski Beat, Madonna, Miami Sound Machine, Cyndi Lauper, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Black Lace.

Celebrating the big hits from a big year in British pop. The big hitters in this compilation are performed by the likes of The Smiths, Duran Duran, Sade, The Weather Girls, Wham! and Bronski Beat, to name a few.

Further stellar appearances come from the TOTP debuts of iconic Americans Madonna, Miami Sound Machine and Cyndi Lauper, who runs riot in the studio.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood celebrate their 1984 chart dominance with one of their celebrated renditions of Two Tribes, while we couldn't let you forget a little ditty from Black Lace - you'll be singing this for days... you have been warned!

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 10:00

    Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Two Tribes

    • Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
    • ZTT.
  • 10:04

    Nik Kershaw

    I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

    • Human Racing.
    • MCA.
  • 10:06

    Madonna

    Holiday

    • Madonna.
    • Sire.
  • 10:10

    Duran Duran

    The Reflex

    • Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
    • EMI.
  • 10:14

    Miami Sound Machine

    Dr. Beat

    • Eyes of Innocence.
    • Epic / CBS Records.
  • 10:17

    The Smiths

    Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

    • Hatful of Hollow.
    • Rough Trade.
  • 10:20

    Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • She's So Unusual.
    • Portrait.
  • 10:23

    Bananarama

    Robert De Niro's Waiting

    • Bananarama.
    • London.
  • 10:26

    Black Lace

    Agadoo

    • Get Up And Dance.
    • Sonet.
  • 10:27

    The Weather Girls

    It's Raining Men

    • Success.
    • Columbia.
  • 10:32

    Wham!

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

    • Make It Big.
    • Epic / CBS Records.
  • 10:35

    Echo & the Bunnymen

    The Killing Moon

    • Ocean Rain.
    • WEA.
  • 00:00

    Sade

    Your Love Is King

    • Diamond Life.
    • Epic / CBS Records.
  • 10:41

    Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

    • Age of Consent.
    • Forbidden Fruit / London Records.
  • 10:45

    Alison Moyet

    Love Resurrection

    • Alf.
    • CBS.
  • 10:49

    The Style Council

    Shout to the Top

    • Internationalists.
    • Geffen Records.
  • 10:51

    Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It for the Boy

    • Let's Hear It for the Boy.
    • Columbia.
  • 10:55

    George Michael

    Careless Whisper

    • Make It Big.
    • Epic / CBS Records.

Credits

Producer Sasha Duncan
Executive Producer Mark Cooper

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