The 80s is nearly over, but house music are dominating the charts. There's even another facelift for TOTP.
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Mark Goodier and Andy Crane take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Kim Wilde, Duran Duran, Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, and Inner City.
Sybil Roscoe and Simon Mayo take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Will To Power, Duran Duran, Marc Almond & Gene Pitney, and Mike & The Mechanics.
Bruno Brookes and Richard Skinner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Roy Orbison, Marc Almond & Gene Pitney, Mica Paris & Will Downing, and Brother Beyond.
Gary Davies and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Adeva, Mica Paris & Will Downing, Level 42, and Ten City.
Simon Mayo and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Roy Orbison, Sheena Easton, Yazz, and Samantha Fox.
Mike Read and Sybil Roscoe take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Rick Astley, Hue & Cry, Poison, and Michael Ball.
Andy Crane and Mark Goodier take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Simple Minds, Poison, Pop Will Eat Itself, and Texas.
Bruno Brookes and Susie Mathis take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Michael Jackson, Rick Astley, Living In A Box, and Dusty Springfield.
Gary Davies and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Sam Brown, Tyree Featuring Kool Rock Steady, Deacon Blue, and Wasp.
Nicky Campbell and Lenny Henry take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Dusty Springfield, Deacon Blue, Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo, and Jason Donovan.
Sybil Roscoe and Simon Mayo take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Gloria Estefan, Fuzzbox, Soul Ii Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler, and Guns N’ Roses.
Mark Goodier and Andy Crane take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Alyson Williams, Coldcut Featuring Lisa Stansfield, Roachford, and Kym Mazelle.
Bruno Brookes and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bangles, Brother Beyond, Transvision Vamp, and Guns N’ Roses.
Simon Mayo and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Kon Kan, Paula Abdul, Simply Red, and Madonna.
Mark Goodier takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Ten City, Inxs, U2 & Bb King, and Bangles.
Nicky Campbell and Sybil Roscoe take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Inner City, Metallica, The Cure, and Bangles.
Gary Davies takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Natalie Cole, Fine Young Cannibals, The Beatmasters With Merlin, and Bangles.
Andy Crane and Jenny Powell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Midnight Oil, Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue, and Live Report.
Bruno Brookes takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Chaka Khan, Queen, Natalie Cole, and London Boys.
Mark Goodier and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bobby Brown, Paul Mccartney, Stefan Dennis, and Cappella.
Simon Mayo takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Tone Loc, Robert Palmer, Cappella, and Wasp.
Gary Davies and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Natalie Cole, Double Trouble & Rebel Mc, Neneh Cherry, and Fuzzbox.
Nicky Campbell takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Cliff Richard, The Beautiful South, D Mob Featuring Lrs, and Jason Donovan.
Mark Goodier and Simon Parkin take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Rem, Bangles, Placido Domingo & Jennifer Rush, and Cyndi Lauper.
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Gladys Knight, Bangles, Prince, and The Beautiful South.
Anthea Turner takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Queen, Donna Allen, Waterfront, and M.
Nicky Campbell takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Gladys Knight, Karyn White, Pet Shop Boys, and Soul Ii Soul.
Jakki Brambles and Bruno Brookes take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bette Midler, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, and Kirsty Maccoll.
Gary Davies takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Eartha Kitt & Bronski Beat, Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers, Bobby Brown, and Rufus & Chaka Khan.
Mark Goodier and Simon Parkin take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Gloria Estefan, Kirsty Maccoll, Paul Mccartney, and Simple Minds.
Jenny Powell and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Martika, Alice Cooper, Wendy & Lisa, and Kylie Minogue.
Bruno Brookes and Sybil Roscoe take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Lisa Stansfield, Redhead Kingpin & The Fbi, Aswad, and Liza Minnelli.
Nicky Campbell and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Jody Watley With Eric B & Rakim, Alice Cooper, Alyson Williams, and Fuzzbox.
Mark Goodier and Jakki Brambles take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Lisa Stansfield, Starlight, Bon Jovi, and Cliff Richard.
Gary Davies takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Debbie Gibson, Black Box, Eurythmics, and Tears For Fears.
Bruno Brookes takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Richard Marx, Prince, Depeche Mode, and Jason Donovan.
Andy Crane and Simon Mayo take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Madonna, Tears For Fears, London Boys, and Wasp.
Nicky Campbell takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Aerosmith, Richard Marx, The Beautiful South, and Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston.
Sybil Roscoe and Jenny Powell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Kate Bush, Technotronic Featuring Felly, Billy Joel, and Erasure.
Steve Wright and Jakki Brambles take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Cher, Billy Joel, Living In A Box, and Milli Vanilli.
Gary Davies takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers, Belinda Carlisle, Sinitta, and Black Box.
Mark Goodier takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Billy Joel, Adeva, De La Soul, and Deborah Harry.
Bruno Brookes takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Queen, Chris Rea, Living In A Box, and Adeva.
Anthea Turner and Andy Crane take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Luther Vandross, Deborah Harry, Phil Collins, and Mixmaster.
Nicky Campbell takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Eurythmics, New Kids On The Block, And Why Not?, and Mixmaster.
Simon Mayo takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Ub40, Kaoma, Iron Maiden, and Fine Young Cannibals.
Jakki Brambles and Jenny Powell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bobby Brown, Jeff Wayne, Happy Mondays (with Kirsty Maccoll), and New Kids On The Block.
Gary Davies takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Inner City, Gloria Estefan, Rob ‘n’ Raz Featuring Leila K, and Tears For Fears.
Mark Goodier takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Kate Bush, Sydney Youngblood, Jeff Wayne, and Queen.
Nicky Campbell takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Madonna, Latino Rave, Tina Turner, and Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers.
Bruno Brookes and Anthea Turner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Duran Duran, De La Soul, 49ers, and Bros.
Jakki Brambles and Bruno Brookes take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists of 1989. Including performances from Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan, Marc Almond & Gene Pitney, Michael Jackson, and Madonna.
A reflective look at the 80s with performances from chart-toppers such as Frankie and Shaky, Whitney Houston, Kylie Minogue, Wham!, Bros, Duran Duran, The Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins and more. Written and introduced by Paul Gambaccini and Mike Read.
Top of the Pops provided the perfect barometer of the UK's end-of-decade uncertainty in 1989.
Top of the Pops hosted Pete Waterman’s final year of chart domination, courtesy of Jason Donovan, alongside the dawn of Madchester, a fresh front of female artists with attitude and power, an old-school duet between a 60s legend and an 80s icon, funki dreds and, yes, that pesky bunny.
Meanwhile, Top of the Pops gets another facelift, and Radio 1’s old guard stand down as a team of fresh-faced recruits from children’s television take the helm of the BBC’s weekly pop warhorse, which remained torn between its sense of heritage and the emerging threat of youth TV.