| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Managing Editor | David Hepworth |
| Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Features Editor | Ian Birch |
| Editorial Assistant | Neil Tennant, Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Designed by | David Bostock, Kimberley Leston |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Advertising | Carole Harris, Zed Zawada |
| Administrative Assistant | Petra Elkan |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Photography | Jill Furmanovsky, Steve Rapport, Sheila Rock, Mark Rusher, Virginia Turbett, Eric Watson |
| Staff | Samantha Archer |
| Project Editor/Coordinator/Director | Steve Bush |
| Contributing Writer | Mark Steels, Barry |
| Review by | Penny Kiley, Peter Martin (2), Jo-Anne Smith |
| Illustrator | Kipper Williams |
| Photography Archive | London Features International |
| Contributing Photographer | Joe Bangay, Peter Anderson (3), Janette Beckman, Paul Cox (2), Gabor Scott, Jo Chiles, David Wainwright |
| About/Subject | Thompson Twins, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Limahl, Spandau Ballet, Robert Palmer, The Beatles, Jonathan King, David Bowie, The Belle Stars, JoBoxers, Big Country, Twisted Sister |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Cover Date | 1983-04-14 |
| Pages / Font | 64 pages |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Price | 40p |
| Price | Eire ir 62p inc. VAT |
