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24/08/1972

Top of the Pops Archive

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Slade, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Lynsey De Paul, and Roxy Music. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.

Last Broadcast

Thu 24th Aug 1972
19:25

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Presentation

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Thu 24th Aug 1972
19:25

Performances Featured

Performance Chart #
Silver Machine
Hawkwind
Played Over The Charts

3

Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Slade
Mimed Performance

NEW

All The Young Dudes
Mott The Hoople
Mimed Performance

4

Where Is The Love?
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Music Video

31

Journey
Duncan Browne
Mimed Performance

29

Sugar Me
Lynsey De Paul
Mimed Performance

20

You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
The Pearls
Mimed Performance

NEW

Virginia Plain
Roxy Music
Mimed Performance

26

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
Mardi Gras
Danced to by Pan's People

22

School's Out
Alice Cooper
Music Video

1

The Locomotion
Little Eva
Audience Dancing

13

Credits

Presenter Jimmy Savile
Director Johnny Pearson
Producer Johnnie Stewart
Sound Richard Chamberlain
Choreographer Flick Colby
Featuring Top of the Pops Orchestra

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