Top of the Pops
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Season 18 Episodes
Dave Lee Travis and Tommy Vance introduce a special edition, featuring some of the top records of 1980. Including perfor…
Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, with performances from The Look, Chas and Dave, The Beat, Matchbox, The No…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Gary Numan, Dire …
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, with performances from The Look, Spandau Ballet, XTC, Adam and the Ants, Bad …
Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme, featuring Slade, The Stranglers, Sheila Hylton, Susan Fassbender, John Lennon,…
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Joe Dolce, The Stray Cats, The Passions, Rainbow, Blondie, Spandau B…
Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring The Pretenders, Barbara Jones, Kelly Marie, Freeez, Beggar and C…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Rainbow, Headgirl…
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Status Quo, Kim Wilde, Madness, Kiki Dee, Coast to Coast, The Passi…
Mike Read introduces the pop programme, featuring Duran Duran, Shakin Stevens, Phil Collins, The Who, Adam and the Ants,…
Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme, featuring The Teardrop Explodes, Kim Wilde, Linx, Status Quo, Kelly Marie, Fre…
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Sharon Redd, Bucks Fizz, Colin Blunstone & Dave Stewart, Toyah, The…
Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Graham Bonnet, Hazel O'Connor, Tony Capstick, Gillan, Lene Lovic…
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Stiff Little Fingers, Liquid Gold, Light of the World, Children of T…
Mike Read introduces the pop programme, featuring Keith Marshall, Bucks Fizz, Public Image, Eddy Grant, Linx, Saxon, Gra…
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Bad Manners, Girlschool, Department S, The Beat, The Cure, The Nola…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Matchbox, Roger T…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Madness, Sheena E…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Stray Cats, Keith…
Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme. Includes appearances from Thin Lizzy, Department S, Tenpole Tudor, Sheena East…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Shakin' Stevens, …
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants …
Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Siouxsie & the Banshees, Imagination, Phil Collins, Squeeze, The…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Hazel O'connor, E…
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Linx, Phil Collins, Odyssey, The Specials, Imagination and Smokey R…
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Evasions, Randy Crawford, Depeche Mode, Elaine Paige, Kirsty Mac…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Third World, Quin…
A special live edition of the chart show, celebrating the 900th episode. A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists…
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Spandau Ballet, Saxon, Dexys Midnight Runners, Third World, Kate Bu…
Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring the Vapors, Tight Fit, Gidea Park, Sheena Easton, Visage and the…
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring Kim Wilde, The Undertones, Duran Duran, Bill Wyman, Stevie Wonder, …
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Sheena Easton, Lo…
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Aneka, Shakin' Stevens, The Royal Philharmon…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from The Human League,…
Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Startrax, Ultravox, Cliff Richard, The Rolling Stones, Aneka and…
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring The Teardrop Explodes, OMD, Modern Romance, Dollar, Soft Cell, Gary…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Cliff Richard, Ra…
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley an…
Simon Bates introduces the pop chart programme, featuring performances from Slade, Depeche Mode, Madness, Imagination, A…
Weekly pop chart programme presented by Mike Read, first broadcast on 1 October 1981. Includes appearances from The Twee…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Dave Stewart & Ba…
David 'Kid' Jensen presents the TOTP hits of the week, first broadcast on 15 October 1981. Includes appearances from BA …
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from The Human League,…
Simon Bates presents appearances from Altered Images, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, Squeeze, Olivia Newton John, OMD, BA …
Peter Powell presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 5 November 1981. Includes appearances from The Dukes…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Omd, The Fureys W…
Steve Wright presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 19 November 1981. Includes appearances by Modern Romance, T…
Mike Read presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 26 November 1981. Includes appearances by Kim Wilde, Jets, Toy…
David 'Kid' Jensen presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 3rd December 1981. Includes appearances from Bad Mann…
A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Madness, Ken Dodd…
Simon Bates presents the pop charts show, first broadcast on 17 December 1981. Includes appearances from Duran Duran, Go…
David 'Kid' Jensen presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 24 December 1981. Includes appearances from Bu…
Mike Read presents the hits of 1981, in a show first broadcast on 31 December 1981. Includes appearances from Adam & the…
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