25 Years of Top of the Pops
Broadcast on the eve of the 25th anniversary of what has become the world's longest-running regular chart show. Including performances from Manfred Mann, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard, David Essex, Lulu, Wet Wet Wet, Status Quo, Shakin' Stevens, The Pet Shop Boys, and interviews with a few surprise guests. Introduced by past and present Radio 1 DJs, including Jimmy Savile, Mike Read and Paul Gambaccini.
Last Broadcast
Sat 31st Dec 1988
17:20
Performances Featured
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Hippy Hippy Shake The Swinging Blue Jeans Mimed Performance |
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Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann Mimed Performance |
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A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum Mimed Performance |
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Bits & Pieces The Dave Clark Five Mimed Performance |
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Lola The Kinks Mimed Performance |
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House Of The Rising Sun The Animals Mimed Performance |
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I Can't Let Go The Hollies Mimed Performance |
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Good Vibrations The Beach Boys Mimed Performance |
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Silence Is Golden The Tremeloes Mimed Performance |
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Merry Xmas Everybody Slade Mimed Performance |
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I Love You Love Me Love Gary Glitter Mimed Performance |
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Going Underground The Jam Mimed Performance |
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Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 The Police Mimed Performance |
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Stand & Deliver Adam & The Ants Mimed Performance |
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Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood Mimed Performance |
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Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran Mimed Performance |
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Ymca Village People Music Video |
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Under The Moon Of Love Showaddywaddy Mimed Performance |
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All Right Now Free Mimed Performance |
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Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Mimed Performance |
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Ernie (the Fastest Milkman In The West) Benny Hill Music Video |
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The Streak Ray Stevens Mimed Performance |
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Y Viva Espana Sylvia Mimed Performance |
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Tiger Feet Mud Mimed Performance |
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Long Live Love Sandie Shaw Mimed Performance |
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Anyone Who Had A Heart Cilla Black Mimed Performance |
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Like A Virgin Madonna Mimed Performance |
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A Little More Love Olivia Newton-john Mimed Performance |
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Wuthering Heights Kate Bush Live Performance |
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Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield Mimed Performance |
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Shout Lulu Mimed Performance |
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So You Win Again Hot Chocolate Mimed Performance |
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Hot Love T-Rex Mimed Performance |
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Virginia Plain Roxy Music Mimed Performance |
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Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons Music Video |
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Waterloo ABBA Mimed Performance |
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Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols Mimed Performance |
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Mr Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra Mimed Performance |
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Annie's Song John Denver Mimed Performance |
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There's No One Quite Like Grandma St Winifred's School Choir Mimed Performance |
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Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks Music Video |
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Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros Mimed Performance |
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Release Me Engelbert Humperdinck Mimed Performance |
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Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones Music Video |
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The Last Time The Rolling Stones Mimed Performance |
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Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones Mimed Performance |
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Let's Spend The Night Together The Rolling Stones Mimed Performance |
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Bye Bye Baby Bay City Rollers Mimed Performance |
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Puppy Love Donny Osmond Mimed Performance |
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Too Shy Kajagoogoo Mimed Performance |
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The Sun Always Shines On Tv A-ha Mimed Performance |
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When Will I Be Famous? Bros Mimed Performance |
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Gonna Make You A Star David Essex Mimed Performance |
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Massachusetts The Bee Gees Mimed Performance |
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Albatross Fleetwood Mac Mimed Performance |
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Our House Madness Mimed Performance |
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I'm A Believer The Monkees Mimed Performance |
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Don't Make My Baby Blue The Shadows Mimed Performance |
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When Will I See You Again? The Three Degrees Mimed Performance |
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Denis Blondie Mimed Performance |
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My Generation The Who Mimed Performance |
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Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits Mimed Performance |
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Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight & The Pips Mimed Performance |
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Bohemian Rhapsody Queen Music Video |
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Imagine John Lennon Music Video |
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I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher Mimed Performance |
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Pride (in The Name Of Love U2 Mimed Performance |
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Vienna Ultravox Mimed Performance |
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I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats Mimed Performance |
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We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard Mimed Performance |
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Maggie May Rod Stewart Mimed Performance |
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Daniel Elton John Mimed Performance |
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Starman David Bowie Mimed Performance |
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You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins Mimed Performance |
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I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder Music Video |
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye Music Video |
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Hello Lionel Richie Music Video |
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Billie Jean Michael Jackson Music Video |
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Born In The Usa Bruce Springsteen Music Video |
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Oh Pretty Woman Roy Orbison Music Video |
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Delilah Tom Jones Mimed Performance |
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Ebony & Ivory Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Music Video |
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The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley Music Video |
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This Ole House Shakin' Stevens Mimed Performance |
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American Pie Don Mclean Music Video |
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You've Lost That Loving Feeling The Righteous Brothers Mimed Performance |
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I'm Not In Love 10cc Music Video |
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Baby Love The Supremes Mimed Performance |
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody (who Loves Me) Whitney Houston Mimed Performance |
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Careless Whisper George Michael Music Video |
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Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid Mimed Performance |
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Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners Mimed Performance |
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You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart Eurythmics Mimed Performance |
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-go Wham! Mimed Performance |
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Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? Culture Club Mimed Performance |
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Turn It On Again Genesis Mimed Performance |
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Say Hello Wave Goodbye Soft Cell Music Video |
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True Spandau Ballet Mimed Performance |
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Don't You Want Me The Human League Mimed Performance |
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Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode Mimed Performance |
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Daytripper The Beatles Music Video |
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Hello Goodbye The Beatles Music Video |
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We Can Work It Out The Beatles Music Video |
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Hey Jude The Beatles Music Video |
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Pictures Of Matchstick Men Status Quo Mimed Performance |
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Rockin' All Over The World Status Quo Mimed Performance |
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Presentation
Sorry, we are unsure which Top of the Pops opening title was used for this episode.
All Broadcasts
Sat 31st Dec 1988
17:20
17:20