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Top of the Pops: 

31/12/1981

17/06/2016

BBC One - Top of the Pops, 31/12/1981

With Adam & the Ants, John Lennon, Roxy Music, The Police, The Specials and Joe Dolce.

Mike Read presents the hits of 1981, with Adam & the Ants, John Lennon, Roxy Music, The Police, The Specials, Joe Dolce, Julio Iglesias, Bucks Fizz, Soft Cell and The Human League.

Mike Read presents the hits of 1981, in a show first broadcast on 31 December 1981. Includes appearances from Adam & the Ants, John Lennon, Roxy Music, Aneka, The Police, The Specials, Joe Dolce, Julio Iglesias, Bucks Fizz, Soft Cell and The Human League.

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