| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Reviews Editor | Ian Birch |
| Designed by | David Bostock |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Circulation Director/Manager | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Contributing Writer | Dave Rimmer, Johnny Black, Pete Silverton, Mike Stand, Barry |
| Review by | David Bostock, Bev Hillier, Fred Dellar, Ian Cranna |
| Cover photo | Eric Watson |
| Contributing Photographer | Eric Watson, Simon Fowler, Janette Beckman, Anton Corbijn, Peter Anderson (3), London Features International, Virginia Turbett, Paul Cox (2), Jill Furmanovsky, Spud Murphy, Stuart Franklin |
| Photography | Paul Slattery |
| Contributor | Tim de Lisle, Robin Katz, Deanne Pearson, Red Starr, Steve Taylor |
| About/Subject | Kim Wilde, Soft Cell, Altered Images, Ian Gillan, Tenpole Tudor, ABC (2)*, Haircut One Hundred, The Beat, Scritti Politti, Bow Wow Wow |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1981-11-12 |
| Pages / Font | 56 pages |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 23 |
| Price | 38p |
