| 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 |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | EMAP |
| Photography | Stuart Franklin, Jill Furmanovsky, Paul Slattery, Virginia Turbett |
| Contributing Writer | Neil Tennant |
| Review by | Steve Bush |
| Contributing Photographer | Steve Rapport, Derek Ridgers, Joe Bangay, Eric Watson, Andre Csillag, Mark Rusher, Laurie Evans |
| About/Subject | Toyah, The Human League, Madness, The Creatures, Heebeegeebees, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Bad Manners |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Linx, Sting |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Cover Date | 1981-10-01 |
| Pages / Font | 48 pages |
| Price | 38p |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 20 |
| Notes | With free badge. |
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