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!
On TV
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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10:00Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes
- Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
- ZTT.
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10:04Nik Kershaw
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Human Racing.
- MCA.
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10:06Madonna
Holiday
- Madonna.
- Sire.
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10:10Duran Duran
The Reflex
- Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
- EMI.
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10:14Miami Sound Machine
Dr. Beat
- Eyes of Innocence.
- Epic / CBS Records.
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10:17The Smiths
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
- Hatful of Hollow.
- Rough Trade.
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10:20Cyndi Lauper
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
- She's So Unusual.
- Portrait.
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10:23Bananarama
Robert De Niro's Waiting
- Bananarama.
- London.
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10:26Black Lace
Agadoo
- Get Up And Dance.
- Sonet.
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10:27The Weather Girls
It's Raining Men
- Success.
- Columbia.
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10:32Wham!
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Make It Big.
- Epic / CBS Records.
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10:35Echo & the Bunnymen
The Killing Moon
- Ocean Rain.
- WEA.
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00:00Sade
Your Love Is King
- Diamond Life.
- Epic / CBS Records.
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10:41Bronski Beat
Smalltown Boy
- Age of Consent.
- Forbidden Fruit / London Records.
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10:45Alison Moyet
Love Resurrection
- Alf.
- CBS.
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10:49The Style Council
Shout to the Top
- Internationalists.
- Geffen Records.
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10:51Deniece Williams
Let's Hear It for the Boy
- Let's Hear It for the Boy.
- Columbia.
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10:55George Michael
Careless Whisper
- Make It Big.
- Epic / CBS Records.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Sasha Duncan |
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Broadcasts
Fri 2 Jun 201722:00- Sat 3 Jun 201701:30
- Sun 4 Jun 201702:20
- Fri 3 Nov 201723:05
- Sat 30 Dec 201701:00
- Fri 13 Jul 201820:00
- Sat 14 Jul 201802:35
- Fri 19 Apr 201922:00
- Sat 20 Apr 201902:30
- Sun 30 May 202101:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 23 Dec 202122:35BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 11 Feb 202219:45
- Fri 20 May 202219:45
- Fri 19 Jan 202419:00
- Sun 21 Jan 202401:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 3 May 202422:15
- Sat 4 May 202401:45
- Today22:45BBC Two except Scotland
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