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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62 YEARS AGO

Happy Birthday TOTP!

On 1st January 1964 TOTP graced our TV screens for the first time.

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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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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Chris Rea

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

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WATCH ON iPLAYER

Pop back to 1998.

Reruns keep rolling on BBC iPlayer — dive into the 1998 episode guide.

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PERFORMANCE PLAYLIST

Live in 1998.

Check out all the live performances featured on TOTP in 1998.

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AS SEEN ON TV

Story of the 90s.

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

The Story of 2025

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WATCH ON iPLAYER

Pop back to 1998.

Reruns keep rolling on BBC iPlayer — dive into the 1998 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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ARCHIVED BLOG

Top 5 moments.

Check out some of the top 5 TOTP moments as ranked by the former TOTP2 team.

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ARTIST TRIBUTE

Chris Rea

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


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