| THEHUMANLEAGUE | Sheffield band whose Don't You Want Me was the Christmas No 1 in 1981 |
| MUD | Group whose single Lonely This Christmas was the Christmas No 1 in 1974 |
| ALABAMASHAKES | Band whose "Don't Wanna Fight" won the 2016 Grammy for Best Rock Song: 2 wds. |
| ABC | Sheffield band whose 1980s hits include Poison Arrow and The Look of Love (1,1,1) |
| MONKEYS | Sheffield band whose early releases include 21/15 (6,7) |
| ARCTIC | Sheffield band whose early releases include 21/15 (6,7) |
| DAYTRIPPER | Beatles hit that was the Christmas number one in 1965 (3,7) |
| HITMEN | Contract workers perhaps employed to write the Christmas No 1s presumably (3,3) |
| HUMAN | Band that had the 1981 Christmas No1 with Don't You Want Me, The _ League (5) |
| LEAGUE | The ___, 1980s synth-pop band whose hits include Don't You Want Me (5,6) |
| STANDANDDELIVER | Song by Adam and the Ants that was a UK No. 1 in 1981 (5,3,7) |
| YEARSLATER | 'Five ___ on, you've got the world at your feet', lyric from Don't You Want Me by The Human League (5,5) (5,5) |
| ILLBEAROUND | 1972 hit for the Spinners whose title is heard in the chorus after "Whenever you call me ... / Whenever you want me ... / Whenever you need me ..." |
| BENNYHILL | English comedian whose song Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) was the UK Christmas No 1 in 1971 (5,4) |
| ITN | Sheffield band In The Nursery's label (1,1,1) |
| JOEDOLCE | Who had a no 1 in 1981 with Shaddap You Face? (3,5) |
| AHA | Norwegian band, their hit Take On Me was an early music/video triumph in the 80s, who performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 1998 (1-2) |
| GHOSTTOWN | No 1 in 1981 for the Specials (5,4) |
| ADAMANT | Singer who took Stand and Deliver to no 1 in 1981 (4,3) |
| BRITNEYSPEARS | U.S. singer whose memoir The Woman In Me was published in 2023 (7,6) |
