Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops is a TV show on BBC4. The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 243 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
Last episode
Top of the Pops
New
14/04/2000
Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David.
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New
17/09/1981
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley & Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants.
New
19/09/1985
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme from September 1985. Featuring Red Box, Madonna, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and David Bowie & Mick Jagger.
New
21/04/2000
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 2000 and featuring Craig David, Sisqo, Sash!, Oasis, Jessica Simpson, Point Break and Fragma.
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick Astley and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS.
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, featuring The Communards, MC Miker G & DJ Sven, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, Bon Jovi, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Boris Gardiner.
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 April 2000 and featuring B*Witched, Destiny's Child, Moloko, Atomic Kitten, Idlewild, Santana and Westlife.
Bruno Brookes presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 September 1989 and featuring Marillion, Alyson Williams and Jason Donovan.
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Santana, Savage Garden, Moloko, Precious, M2M, N'n'G ft Kallaghan, Beck and Melanie C ft Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.
August 2026
Performances by Wham!, The Smiths, Kate Bush, a-ha, Eurythmics, The Cure, Dead or Alive, Bonnie Tyler, Tears for Fears, Sister Sledge, Jennifer Rush, Doug E Fresh and many more.
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring Bilbo, Blondie, Jilted John, The Motors, David Essex, Hi-Tension, The Jam, The Commodores and dance sequences by Legs & Co.
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 August 1982 and featuring Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Dexys Midnight Runners, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran.
Janice Long and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 August 1987 and featuring Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, The Smiths, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield.
A veritable who’s who of music graced the Top of the Pops studio in 2003, including Sugababes, Coldplay, OutKast, Panjabi MC, Madonna and Black Eyed Peas, as well as Beyoncé’s first solo single.
The story of 2003, a year of wall-to-wall bangers where nobody was sticking to the rules. With contributions from artists including Matt Willis, Justin Hawkins, Panjabi MC and Peter Doherty.
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh.
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol.
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 2000 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin, Barbara Tucker, Moby and Lulu.
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 2000 and featuring Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg, Will Smith, No Doubt and Geri Halliwell.