Top of the Pops
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Top of the Pops

6.7/10 1964 43 Seasons 2207 Episodes Ended

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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Season 24 Episodes

E1
January 1, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 January 1987, featuring Status Quo, a-ha, Alison Moye…

E2
January 8, 1987
32 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, featuring Swing Out Sister, Lionel Richie, The Gap Band, The Pretenders, P…

E3
January 15, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from The Mi…

E4
January 22, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 January 1987, featuring Dead or Aliv…

E5
January 29, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Aretha…

E6
February 5, 1987
29 min 1987

Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 February 1987 and featuring The Blow Mon…

E7
February 12, 1987
29 min 1987

Simon Mayo and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 February 1987. Featuring Level 42, Be…

E8
February 19, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 February 1987. Featuring performances by Westworld, …

E9
February 26, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performa…

E10
March 5, 1987
29 min 1987

Janice Long and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1987. Featuring performances by …

E11
March 12, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performa…

E12
March 19, 1987
29 min 1987

Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1987 and featuring Boy George,…

E13
March 26, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from U2, Ja…

E14
April 2, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 April 1987, featuring Madonna, Curiosi…

E15
April 9, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Club N…

E16
April 16, 1987
29 min 1987

Janice Long and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 April 1987 and featuring Fine Young …

E17
April 23, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 April 1987, featuring Five Star, The Smiths, Kim Wil…

E18
April 30, 1987
30 min 1987

Peter Powell and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 April 1987, featuring the Jesus and…

E19
May 7, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Fleetw…

E20
May 14, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 May 1987 and featuring Johnny Hates Jazz, The Cult, …

E21
May 21, 1987
30 min 1987

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 May 1987 and featuring Marillion, We…

E22
May 28, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bruce …

E23
June 5, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 June 1987 and featuring Erasure, U2, Pepsi & Shirlie,…

E24
June 11, 1987
29 min 1987

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 June 1987, and featuring John Farnha…

E25
June 18, 1987
31 min 1987

Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1987, and featuring Samantha Fox,…

E26
June 25, 1987
31 min 1987

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 June 1987 and featuring Chris Rea, B…

E27
July 2, 1987
29 min 1987

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 July 1987 and featuring ABC, Atlantic Starr, Curiosit…

E28
July 9, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 July 1987 and featuring Shakin' Stevens, a-ha, Black,…

E29
July 16, 1987
32 min 1987

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 July 1987 and featuring Bananarama, …

E30
July 23, 1987
31 min 1987

Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 July 1987 and featuring Boy George, At…

E31
July 30, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 June 1987 and featuring Hue and Cry, Heart, Freddie …

E32
August 6, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast 6 August 1987 and featuring New Order, Linda Ronstadt and …

E33
August 13, 1987
30 min 1987

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppar…

E34
August 20, 1987
29 min 1987

Janice Long and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 August 1987 and featuring Wax, Five …

E35
August 27, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 August 1987 and featuring Then Jerico, The Pet Shop …

E36
September 3, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Levert…

E37
September 10, 1987
29 min 1987

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 September 1987 and featuring T'Pau, …

E38
September 17, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performan…

E39
September 24, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performan…

E40
October 1, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performan…

E41
October 8, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performan…

E42
October 15, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 October 1987 and featuring UB40, Fiv…

E43
October 22, 1987
29 min 1987

Gary Davies and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 October 1987 and featuring Was (Not W…

E44
October 29, 1987
30 min 1987

Gary Davies and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 October 1987 and featuring The Style…

E45
November 5, 1987
30 min 1987

Janice Long and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performan…

E46
November 12, 1987
29 min 1987

Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 November 1987 and featuring The Comm…

E47
November 19, 1987
29 min 1987

Steve Wright and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 November 1987 and featuring Maxi Prie…

E48
November 26, 1987
30 min 1987

Simon Bates and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 November 1987 and featuring Blue Merc…

E49
December 3, 1987
29 min 1987

Janice Long and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 December 1987 and featuring The Hooter…

E50
December 10, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Michae…

E51
December 17, 1987
30 min 1987

Mike Read and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 December 1987 and featuring Wet Wet Wet…

E52
Christmas Special 1987
53 min 1987

In this special Christmas Day edition Mike Smith and Gary Davies present the popular hits of 1987, plus this week's Top …

E53
December 31, 1987
29 min 1987

Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 December 1987 and featuring Krush, N…

Cast

Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon
Self - Presenter
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton
Self - Host
Reggie Yates
Reggie Yates
Self - Host
Edith Bowman
Edith Bowman
Self - Host
Rufus Hound
Rufus Hound
Self - Host

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