Highlights from the legendary music chart show featuring videos and performances.
With Queen, Matthew Wilder, Fiction Factory, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins and Duran Duran.
With Hot Chocolate, Rockwell, Marilyn, Nik Kershaw, Carmel and Howard Jones.
With Whitesnake, Big Country, Fiction Factory, China Crisis and Gloria Gaynor.
Featuring Slade, Thompson Twins, Style Council, Shannon, Matt Bianco and Nena.
With The Icicle Works, Howard Jones, Roland Rat, Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney.
With Paul Young, Tina Turner, The Smiths, Simple Minds, The Style Council and Billy Joel.
1984 sees Top of the Pops at the height of its 80s pomp - big hair and big tunes.
With JoBoxers, Mike Oldfield, Thompson Twins, Tracey Ullman, The Cure, Paul Young and more
With Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Slade and The Flying Pickets.
With Slade, Culture Club, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Howard Jones and The Flying Pickets.
With Status Quo, UB40, The Pretenders, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, and The Flying Pickets
With Thompson Twins, Billy Joel, Tears for Fears, Culture Club and The Flying Pickets.
With David Grant, Howard Jones, Freeez, Elton John, Depeche Mode and Culture Club.
With The Smiths, Duran Duran, Sade, Wham!, Bronski Beat, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and more.
With ABC, Donna Summer, Elton John, Status Quo, Madness, Shakin' Stevens and Billy Joel.
With Musical Youth, Adam Ant, Eurythmics, Limahl, The Cure and Billy Joel.
1980 saw a new generation of British pop, while TOTP underwent many changes.
With Heaven 17, JoBoxers, Ryan Paris, Paul Young, Status Quo, UB40 and Level 42.
Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Kate Bush, Boney M, Bob Marley, 10cc, ELO and more.
With Toyah Willcox, David Bowie, Nick Heyward, The Alarm, Howard Jones and Hot Chocolate.
With Freeez, Depeche Mode, David Grant, The Alarm, New Order and Culture Club.
Roman Holliday, Tracey Ullman, Siouxsie & The Banshees, George Benson and Lionel Richie.
With Madness, Adam Ant, The Pretenders, Spandau Ballet, OMD, Motorhead and many more.
1979 saw disco, new wave, 2 Tone, reggae, rock, folk and electro all make the top five.
