Yep, No.1 was the must-have mag for those of us heavily into UK-based bands/music - Duran, Kajagoogoo, Thompson Twins, Depeche....Smash Hits came along later but No.1 was always No.1 :)
Also, those $2 pirated cassette tapes, we couldn't afford the "proper" cassettes (they cost around $8-10 or...