Welcome to the Top of the Pops Archive!

The unofficial home of Top of the Pops, the long running BBC Music UK chart show that regularly ran from 1964 to 2006. From artist appearances to episode guides - it's all listed here.



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WATCH ON iPLAYER

Party like it's 1999.

Reruns continue on BBC Four & iPlayer – dive into the final year of the 90s.

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VIRAL REVIVAL

Victoria Beckham.

Check out Victoria's 2001 performance of "Not Such An Innocent Girl"

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AS SEEN ON TV

Story of the 90s.

Britpop, boybands, cassettes, CDs & girl groups. Check out TOTP in the 90s.

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Bit of a Blur.

Check one of the original Brit-pop groups TOTP performances.

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AS SEEN ON TV

Story of the 80s.

Synth-pop, big hair, shoulder pads, and lots of neon. Check out TOTP in the 1980s.

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PRESENTER DEBUT

Gail Porter

First presented TOTP on 12th March 1999.

The Story of 2025

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AS SEEN ON TV

Pop back to 1998.

Reruns of 1998 have stopped, but you can still dive into the episode guide.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Brian Wilson

We pay tribute to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, who passed away on 11th June 2025.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

James Prime

Remembering James Prime of Deacon Blue who passed away on 19th June 2025.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Mick Ralphs

Remembering the Mott The Hoople & Bad Company artist, who passed away on 24th June 2025.

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SPOTLIGHT

Refined & restyled.

We have had a little bit of a makeover! Check out the site to see the improvements.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Ozzy Osbourne

We pay tribute to the Black Sabbath legend who passed away 22nd July 2025.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

John Lodge

We remember The Moody Blues' vocalist who passed away on the 10th October 2025.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Richard Darbyshire

We remember the Living In A Box vocalist who passed away on the 11th November.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Clodagh Rodgers

We pay tribute to Clodagh Rodgers, who passed away on the 18th April 2025.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Chris Rea

We remember the pop legend, who passed away on the 22nd December.


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