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A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Argent, Hot Chocolate and David Bowie. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.

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  • BBC One BBC One

    Thu 19th Apr 1973

    18:45

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Thu 19th Apr 1973

18:45

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Performances Featured

Performance archived performance image preview YouTube performance Chart #
Picture of Argent God Gave Rock 'n Roll To You by Argent
Argent
Mimed

18

Picture of Gary Glitter Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again by Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter
Mimed

2

Picture of Hot Chocolate Brother Louie by Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate
Mimed

21

Picture of Carly Simon The Right Thing To Do by Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Pan's People Routine

30

Picture of David Bowie Drive-in Saturday by David Bowie
David Bowie
Music Video

8

Picture of Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree by Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando
Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando
Music Video

1

Trivia

There was no edition of Top of the Pops the week before, on 12th April 1973, due to a BBC strike.
The performances on this episode are not fully confirmed. The chart rundown and play-out tracks remain unknown. A newspaper listing confirmed the available episode performances.

Credits

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

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Pan's People Routine 0%

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