| Editor | Ian Cranna |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Circulation Director/Manager | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Contributing Writer | Pete Silverton, Robin Katz, Mark Ellen, Red Starr, Bev Hillier, Fred Dellar, David Hepworth, Steve Taylor, Geoffrey Deane |
| Production Director/Manager | Kasper de Graaf |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Features Editor | David Hepworth |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Deputy Managing Editor | Steve Bush |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Contributing Photographer | Virginia Turbett, Adrian Boot, Janette Beckman, Jill Furmanovsky, Tom Sheehan, Stuart Franklin, Fraser Gray, Pennie Smith |
| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Paul Weller |
| Publishing Manager | Nick Logan |
| About/Subject | Hazel O'Connor, Public Image Limited, Duran Duran, The Polecats, The Beat, Ultravox, Simple Minds, The Clash, The Jam |
| Contributor | Mark Casto, Deanne Pearson, Ronnie Gurr |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1981-04-16 |
| Pages / Font | 48 pages |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Price | 35p |
| Price | USA $1.75 |
