| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Editor | Ian Cranna |
| Features Editor | David Hepworth |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Production Director/Manager | Kasper de Graaf |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Managing Editor | Nick Logan |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Contributing Writer | Steve Taylor, Paul Sexton, Red Starr, Deanne Pearson, Bev Hillier, Ronnie Gurr, Mark Ellen |
| Illustrator | Mark Casto |
| Cover photo | Graham Smith |
| Contributing Photographer | Adrian Boot, Miles Copeland, Andy Phillips (2), London Features International, Paul Edmond, Simon Fowler, Janet Macoska, Jill Furmanovsky, Peter Mazèl, Harry Papadopoulos, Andrew Hanson, Virginia Turbett, Gerard McNamara, Allan Ballard, Michael Putland, Barry Plummer, Chris Walter (2) |
| Contributor | Robin Katz, Fred Dellar, Mike Stand |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| About/Subject | Spandau Ballet, Bow Wow Wow, Adam And The Ants*, Stray Cats, The Police, Gary Numan, Stephanie Mills, Dead Kennedys, The Cure, Devo |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1980-12-11 |
| Pages / Font | 52 pages |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Issue Number | 25 |
| Price | 35p |
| Price | USA $1.75 |
