| Periodical Title | Smash Hits, Smash Hits |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Designed by | David Bostock |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Contributor | Mark Casto, Ian Cranna, Tim de Lisle, Fred Dellar, Stuart Franklin, Jill Furmanovsky, Robin Katz, Deanne Pearson, Pete Silverton, Mike Stand, Red Starr, Steve Taylor, Virginia Turbett |
| Review by | Charlie Gillett, Johnny Black, Dave Rimmer |
| Photography | Trevor Key, Fin Costello, Simon Fowler, London Features International, Joe Stevens, Paul Slattery, Andy Earl, Paul Cox (2) |
| Founding Editor | Nick Logan |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| About/Subject | Bow Wow Wow, Theatre Of Hate*, Julian Cope, Tenpole Tudor, Spandau Ballet, The Pretenders, Funkapolitan |
| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1981-08-20 |
| Pages / Font | 44 pages |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 17 |
| Price | 35p |
