Top of the Pops (1964)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Powell
Self - Presenter
Gary Davies
Self
Steve Wright
Self - Presenter
Tommy Vance
Self - Presenter
Alan Freeman
Self - Presenter
Jackie Brambles
Self - Presenter
Johnnie Stewart
Creator / Producer
Stanley Appel
Producer
Liz Bonnin
Self - Presenter
Andi Peters
Producer
Lisa Snowdon
Self - Presenter
Pete Murray
Self - Presenter
Richard Bacon
Self - Presenter
Tony Dortie
Self - Presenter / Presenter
Jamie Theakston
Host
Jayne Middlemiss
Host
Jo Whiley
Host
Zoë Ball
Host
Mark Lamarr
Host
Kate Thornton
Host
Gail Porter
Host
Patti Hammond
Self - Member of Legs & Co
Richard Blackwood
Host
Tim Kash
Host
Chris Moyles
Host
Edith Bowman
Host
David Jacobs
Host
Lee Westwick
Self
Simon Dee
Host
Ed Stewart
Host
Noel Edmonds
Host / Presenter
Kenny Everett
Host
David Hamilton
Host
David Jenson
Host
Paul Burnett
Host
David Jensen
Host
Simon Bates
Host
Richard Skinner
Host / Presenter
David 'Kid' Jensen
Host
John Peel
Host / Presenter
Andy Peebles
Host
Jimmy Savile
Host / Self
Tony Blackburn
Host / Self
Reggie Yates
Host / Host / Self
Mike Read
Host / Self / Presenter
Fearne Cotton
Host / Host / Self
Dave Lee Travis
Host / Self - Presenter / Self / Presenter
Darren J. Perry
Floor Runner
Mo Fitzgibbon
Director / Producer
Declan Bennett
Writer
Alan Macfarlane
Writer
Rufus Hound
Host / Host / Self
Scott Mills
Host / Self
Sue Barker
Self
Preston
Self
Dusty Springfield
Self
Eden Kane
Self
Jackie Trent
Self
Frankie Vaughan
Self
John Lee Hooker
Self
Eric Burdon
Self
Matt Monro
Self
Diana Ross
Self
Val Doonican
Self
Peter Birrel
Self
Gerry Marsden
Self
Allan Clarke
Self
Roger Miller
Self
Cilla Black
Self
Peter Noone
Self
Burt Bacharach
Self
Dudley Moore
Self
Jonathan King
Self
Sonny Bono
Self
Ken Dodd
Self
Roger Greenaway
Self
Barry Gibb
Self
Micky Dolenz
Self
P.P. Arnold
Self
Rod Stewart
Self
Clive Dunn
Self
Billy Idol
Self
Dana
Self
Siouxsie Sioux
Self
Nena
Self
Chris Isaak
Self
Jimmy Nail
Self
Charlotte Church
Self
Lily Allen
Self
James Morrison
Self
Ashley Roberts
Self
Ashlee Simpson
Self
50 Cent
Self
Shakira
Self
Gladys Knight
Self
Stevie Wonder
Self
Billy Fury
Self
Lulu
Self
Dave Berry
Self
Donovan
Self
Phil Collins
Self
Shayne Ward
Self
Rick Astley
Self
Holly Valance
Self
Kathy Kirby
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
Julie Rogers
Self
Freddie Garrity
Self
P. J. Proby
Self
Del Shannon
Self
Tom Jones
Self
John Entwistle
Self
Paul Jones
Self
Vikki Carr
Self
Cher
Self
Michael Nesmith
Self
Jeff Beck
Self
Mark Knopfler
Self
Feargal Sharkey
Self
Craig David
Self
Sandi Thom
Self
Davy Jones
Self
Francis Rossi
Self
Adam Faith
Self
Beyoncé
Self
Tina Charles
Self
Marianne Faithfull
Self
Van Morrison
Self
John Taylor
Self
Alexander O'Neal
Self
Pete Townshend
Self
Gene Pitney
Self
Peter Cook
Self
Ron Wood
Self
Midge Ure
Self
Leee John
Self
Mary J. Blige
Self
Colin Jackson
Self
Georgie Fame
Self
Corinne Bailey Rae
Self
Kimberley Walsh
Self
Pan's People
Self
Chubby Checker
Self
Aynsley Dunbar
Self
John McGeoch
Self
Will Young
Self
Nelly Furtado
Self
David Baddiel
Self
Peter Tork
Self
Nadine Coyle
Self
Roger Daltrey
Self
Steven Severin
Self
Kirsty MacColl
Self
Matt Willis
Self
Frank Skinner
Self
Pat Sharp
Self
LeAnn Rimes
Self
Duncan James
Self
Sarah Cawood
Self
Peter Kay
Self
Sarah Harding
Self
DJ Spoony
Self
Janice Long
Self
Chris Martin
Self
Duffy
Self
Sam Sparro
Self
Alexandra Burke
Self
Leona Lewis
Self
Jean-Michel Jarre
Self
Steve Winwood
Self
Rick Parfitt
Self
Sandie Shaw
Self
Ronan Keating
Self
Dolores O'Riordan
Self
Vanessa-Mae
Self
Annie Lennox
Self
Gloria Estefan
Self
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Tracy Chapman
Self
Matt Bianco
Self
Sinitta
Self
Samantha Fox
Self
Ivana Spagna
Self
Cat Stevens
Self
Nicola Roberts
Self
Liz McClarnon
Self
Lisa Stansfield
Self
Inner Circle
Self
Petula Clark
Self
Kylie Minogue
Self
Kim Appleby
Self
Sinéad O'Connor
Self
Londonbeat
Self
Seal
Self
Malandra Burrows
Self
Chris De Burgh
Self
Vanilla Ice
Self
Paul Young
Self
Marc Almond
Self
Tina Turner
Self
Robert Palmer
Self
Michael Jackson
Self
Praga Khan
Self
Curtis Stigers
Self
Sophie B. Hawkins
Self
Utah Saints
Self
Chris Rea
Self
Tasmin Archer
Self
Björn Again
Self
Vanessa Paradis
Self
Leo Sayer
Self
Zucchero
Self
Luciano Pavarotti
Self
Andy Bell
Self
Paul McCartney
Self
Vince Clarke
Self
Whitney Houston
Self
Des'ree
Self
Elton John
Self
Gregg Alexander
Self
Danielle Brisebois
Self
Billie Piper
Self
Madonna
Self
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas
Self
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins
Self
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Self
Cliff Richard
Self
Mariah Carey
Self
Lindsay Armaou
Self
Edele Lynch
Self
Keavy Lynch
Self
Sinéad O'Carroll
Self
Shakin' Stevens
Self / Self (archive footage)
Colin Berry
Guest Co-Presenter
Ian Dury
Self
Barry White
Self
Toy Dolls
Self
Sal Solo
Self
Brett Adams
Point Break
Bonnie Tyler
Self - Musical Guest
Olivia Newton-John
Self
Enya
Self
David Essex
Self
Elkie Brooks
Self
Showaddywaddy
Themselves
Nick Gilder
Self
Frankie Miller
Self
Marti Pellow
Self - Wet Wet Wet
Tommy Cunningham
Self - Wet Wet Wet
Neil Mitchell
Self - Wet Wet Wet
Graeme Clark
Self - Wet Wet Wet
Guy Marks
Self
David Soul
Self
Christian O'Connell
Host
David Vitty
Host
Rachel Jones
Host
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1964
StatusEnded
Seasons43
Episodes2205
Running Time40m
Genres
Wiki.
Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most of its history, it was broadcast on Thursday evenings on BBC One. Each show consisted of performances of some of the week's best-selling popular music records, usually excluding any tracks moving down the chart, including a rundown of that week's singles chart. This was originally the Top 20, though this varied throughout the show's history. The Top 30 was used from 1969, and the Top 40 from 1984.
Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" was the first song featured on TOTP, while the Rolling Stones were the first band to perform, with "I Wanna Be Your Man". Snow Patrol were the last act to play live on the weekly show when they performed their single "Chasing Cars". Status Quo made more appearances than any other artist, with a total of 87 (the first was with "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968 and last with "The Party Ain't Over Yet" in 2005).Special editions were broadcast on Christmas Day (and usually, until 1984, a second edition a few days after Christmas), featuring some of the best-selling singles of the year and the Christmas number one. Although the weekly show was cancelled in 2006, the Christmas special continued annually. End-of-year round-up editions have also been broadcast on BBC1 on or around New Year's Eve, albeit largely featuring the same acts and tracks as the Christmas Day shows. In a change of format, the festive specials did not return in 2022 or 2023 and were replaced by an end-of-year review show on BBC Two. It also survives as Top of the Pops 2, which began in 1994 and features vintage performances from the Top of the Pops archives. Though TOTP2 ceased producing new episodes since 2017, repeats of older episodes are still shown.
The Official Charts Company states that "performing on the show was considered an honour, and it pulled in just about every major player". The show has seen seminal performances over its history. The March 1971 appearance of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan wearing glitter and satins as he performed "Hot Love" is often seen as the inception of glam rock, and David Bowie's performance of "Starman" inspired future musicians. In the 1990s, the show's format was sold to several foreign broadcasters in the form of a franchise package, and at one point various versions of the show were shown in more than 120 countries. Editions of the programme from 1976 onwards started being repeated on BBC Four in 2011 and are aired on most Friday evenings – as of 2024 the repeat run has reached 1995. Episodes featuring disgraced presenters and artists such as Jimmy Savile, Dave Lee Travis, Jonathan King, Ian Watkins (Lostprophets), R. Kelly, Rolf Harris, and Gary Glitter are no longer repeated.