Top of the Pops Season 21, Episode 52: Episode 52

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Episode 1

Special 20th anniversary edition from 5 January 1984, with performances by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Frank Kelly, Slade and The Flying Pickets.

40 min

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Episode 2

Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 January 1984. Featuring The Icicle Works, Howard Jones, Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler, Roland Rat, Lionel Richie, Joe Fagin and Paul McCartney.

35 min

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Episode 3

Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 January 1984. Featuring Whitesnake, Big Country, Fiction Factory, China Crisis, Gloria Gaynor, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

35 min

4

Episode 4

Mike Smith and Richard Skinner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Eurythmics, Echo & The Bunnymen, Joe Fagin, and Cyndi Lauper.

35 min

5

Episode 5

John Peel and David Jensen present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1984. Includes appearances from Musical Youth, Queen, Matthew Wilder, Fiction Factory, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins, Juan Martin and Duran Duran.

30 min

6

Episode 6

Gary Davies and Dave Lee Travis take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Nik Kershaw, Elbow Bones & The Racketeers, Madness, and Madonna.

30 min

7

Episode 7

Simon Bates and Peter Powell introduce the pop chart programme. Featuring Slade, Thompson Twins, Style Council, Shannon, Matt Bianco and Nena.

25 min

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Episode 8

Mike Read and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 February 1984 and featuring Hot Chocolate, Rockwell, Marilyn, Nik Kershaw, Carmel and Howard Jones.

35 min

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Episode 9

John Peel and David Jensen present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 March 1984. Featuring Matt Bianco, Van Halen, Alexei Sayle, Break Machine, Wang Chung, Slade, Nena and Julia & Company.

35 min

10

Episode 10

Richard Skinner and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 March 1984. Including appearances from Galaxy, The Weather Girls, Sade, Bananarama, Howard Jones, Tracey Ullman and Nena.

35 min

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Episode 11

Simon Bates and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Lionel Richie, Alexei Sayle, Wang Chung, and Nena.

35 min

12

Episode 12

Peter Powell and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 March 1984. Featuring Depeche Mode, Shakin' Stevens, Culture Club, UB40, Sade and Lionel Richie.

35 min

13

Episode 13

Mike Read and Andy Peebles present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 March 1984 and featuring The Special AKA, Captain Sensible, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Madonna, Thompson Twins and Lionel Richie.

29 min

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Episode 14

John Peel and David Jensen take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40.

30 min

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Episode 15

Dave Lee Travis and Richard Skinner take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Dead Or Alive, Lionel Richie, and The Cure.

40 min

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Episode 16

Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 April 1984. Featuring The Special AKA, Thompson Twins, Blancmange, Queen, Nik Kershaw, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Lionel Richie and Kool and the Gang.

35 min

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Episode 17

Simon Bates and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 April 1984. Featuring Sandie Shaw and The Smiths, Duran Duran, Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Flying Pickets and Lionel Richie.

40 min

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Episode 18

Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 May 1984 and featuring appearances from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Blancmange, New Order, Kenny Loggins, Jocelyn Brown, The Human League and Duran Duran.

28 min

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Episode 19

David Jensen and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 May 1984. Includes appearances from Belle and the Devotions, Queen, The Flying Pickets, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Terri Wells, The Pointer Sisters and Duran Duran.

30 min

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Episode 20

Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 May 1984. Includes appearances from Break Machine, Deniece Williams, Marillion, Hazell Dean, Womack & Womack, Ultravox, Duran Duran and Kenny Loggins.

30 min

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Episode 21

Mike Smith and Janice Long take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from The Style Council, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, and Status Quo.

30 min

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Episode 22

Richard Skinner and Dave Lee Travis take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Elton John, David Sylvian, The Smiths, and Deniece Williams.

30 min

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Episode 23

John Peel and David Jensen present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 June 1984. Includes appearances from Spandau Ballet, Howard Jones, Evelyn Thomas, Bananarama, Bronski Beat and Wham!

30 min

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Episode 24

Peter Powell and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 June 1984. Includes appearances from The Art Company, The Smiths, Scritti Politti, Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Heyward, Nik Kershaw and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

40 min

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Episode 25

Simon Bates and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Omd, Cyndi Lauper, Ollie & Jerry, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions.

45 min

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Episode 26

Steve Wright and Andy Peebles present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 June 1984. Featuring The Bluebells, Human League, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Alison Moyet, Scritti Politti and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

33 min

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Episode 27

Jimmy Savile and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Cyndi Lauper, Thompson Twins, Prince, and The Pointer Sisters.

35 min

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Episode 28

John Peel and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 July 1984. Featuring Shakatak, Tina Turner, Alison Moyet, Phil Fearon and Galaxy, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Bluebells and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

33 min

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Episode 29

Peter Powell and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 July 1984. Featuring The Mighty Wah!, Prince, Billy Idol, Blancmange, Divine, Thompson Twins and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

31 min

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Episode 30

Dave Lee Travis and Janice Long take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Queen, Windjammer, Jeffrey Osborne, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

35 min

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Episode 31

Simon Bates and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 August 1984. Featuring Black Lace, Kane Gang, A Flock of Seagulls, Trevor Walters, George Michael and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

29 min

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Episode 32

Richard Skinner and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 August 1984. Featuring Tracey Ullman, Windjammer, Jeffery Osborne, Blancmange, Laura Branigan and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

35 min

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Episode 33

Andy Peebles and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 August 1984. Featuring Tears for Fears, Howard Jones, Black Lace, Iron Maiden, A Flock of Seagulls, Trevor Walters and George Michael.

26 min

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Episode 34

Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 August 1984. Featuring Alphaville, Elton John, Break Machine, Miami Sound Machine, Tracey Ullman, Spandau Ballet, Rod Stewart and George Michael.

35 min

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Episode 35

Jimmy Savile, Mike Smith, Richard Skinner and Simon Bates take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including the naming of the new British Rail InterCity express, and an attempt to break the existing record from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads. Including performances from Bucks Fizz, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, and Ray Parker Jr.

55 min

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Episode 36

John Peel and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 September 1984. Featuring Bucks Fizz, Spandau Ballet, Sister Sledge, Level 42, Alphaville and Stevie Wonder.

30 min

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Episode 37

Dave Lee Travis and Bruno Brookes take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Ray Parker Jr, U2, Depeche Mode, and Miami Sound Machine.

30 min

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Episode 38

Steve Wright and Andy Peebles present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 September 1984. Featuring Bronski Beat, David Bowie, Sister Sledge, Queen, Nik Kershaw, Adam Ant, Level 42 and Stevie Wonder.

36 min

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Episode 39

Mike Smith and Peter Powell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Shakin' Stevens, U2, Stephanie Mills, and Prince.

40 min

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Episode 40

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 October 1984. Featuring The Cars, Culture Club, The Stranglers, Adam Ant and Stevie Wonder.

37 min

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Episode 41

Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 October 1984. Featuring Kim Wilde, Sade, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, the Style Council and Stevie Wonder.

36 min

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Episode 42

Gary Davies and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 October 1984. Featuring Spandau Ballet, Chaka Khan, Julian Lennon, John Waite, Meat Loaf, Ultravox and Wham.

37 min

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Episode 43

Peter Powell and Dave Lee Travis take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Lionel Richie, Zz Top, Billy Ocean, and Status Quo.

38 min

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Episode 44

Mike Smith and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Chaka Khan, The Pointer Sisters, Iron Maiden, and Ultravox.

35 min

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Episode 45

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 November 1984. Featuring Limahl, Status Quo, Depeche Mode, Alison Moyet, Billy Ocean, Chicago, Gary Numan, Eugene Wilde and Chaka Khan.

38 min

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Episode 46

Mike Read and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 November 1984 and featuring Matt Bianco, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Alvin Stardust, Nik Kershaw and Chaka Khan.

40 min

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Episode 47

John Peel and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 November 1984. Featuring Nick Heyward, The Human League, Billy Ocean, Murray Head, Shakin' Stevens and Chaka Khan.

35 min

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Episode 48

Peter Powell and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 November 1984. Featuring Nik Kershaw, The Eurythmics, Slade, Tina Turner, Kool & The Gang, Madonna, Alvin Stardust and Jim Diamond.

35 min

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Episode 49

Mike Smith and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Thompson Twins, Murray Head, Alison Moyet, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

35 min

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Episode 50

Steve Wright and Peter Powell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Wham!, Kool & The Gang, Tears For Fears, and The Toy Dolls.

35 min

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Episode 51

Simon Bates and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 December 1984. Featuring Roy Wood, Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus, Bronski Beat, The Council Collective, Foreigner, Thompson Twins and Band Aid.

35 min

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Episode 52

The 1984 Christmas special of the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1984. Featuring Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Jim Diamond, Wham!, Paul Young, George Michael and Band Aid.

60 min

53

Episode 53

Lenny Henry presents a review of all of the hits from 1984, first broadcast on 27 December 1984. Includes Spandau Ballet, Neil, Ultravox, Shakin' Stevens, Bronski Beat, Bananarama, Flying Pickets, Black Lace, Slade, Chaka Khan, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Joe Fagin and Stevie Wonder.

55 min