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Friday 24 December 2021

Merry Christmas!

 


Wishing all our readers from around the World a Very Merry Christmas. See you in the New Year!

Thursday 23 December 2021

Top of the Pops U.S. 1987 - full Episode

 





Nia Peeples presents Top of the Pops U.S. Christmas Special 1987 featuring the Bangles, The Judds, Stevie Nicks, Michael MacDonald, Sting, Run DMC, Kenny Loggins and John Cougar Mellencamp.



Wednesday 22 December 2021

Top of the Pops Christmas Day 1985

 

King – “Love & Pride”
Sister Sledge – “Frankie”
Madonna – “Into The Groove”
Colonel Abrams – “Trapped”
Phyllis Nelson – “Move Closer”
Midge Ure – “If I Was”
Alison Moyet – “That Ole Devil Called Love”
Eurythmics – “There Must Be An Angel ”
Paul Hardcastle – “19”
Dead Or Alive – “You Spin Me Round ”
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – “Easy Lover”
David Bowie & Mick Jagger – “Dancing In The Street”
Baltimora – “Tarzan Boy”
The Crowd – “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
USA For Africa – “We Are The World”
Band Aid – “Do They Know It’s Christmas”
Billy Ocean – “Suddenly”
Foreigner – “I Want To Know What Love Is”
UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – “I Got You Babe”
Feargal Sharkey – “A Good Heart”
Jonathan King – US chart rundown
Madonna – “Crazy For You”
Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
George Michael – “Careless Whisper”
Paul Young – “Everytime You Go Away”
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – “I Know Him So Well”
Jennifer Rush – “The Power Of Love”
Wham! – “I’m Your Man”
Whitney Houston – “Saving All My Love For You”
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Welcome To The Pleasure Dome”





Tuesday 21 December 2021

Top of the Pops - Christmas Day 1982

 


Top of the Pops - Christmas Day 1982

SPANDAU BALLET – Lifeline
SHAKIN’ STEVENS – Oh Julie
THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Don’t You Want Me
KRAFTWERK – The Model
THE JAM – Town Called Malice
THE JAM – Beat Surrender
TIGHT FIT – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Seven Tears
BUCKS FIZZ – The Land Of Make Believe
DURAN DURAN – Hungry Like The Wolf
DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS with THE EMERALD EXPRESS – Come On Eileen
BUCKS FIZZ – My Camera Never Lies
PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER – Ebony And Ivory
MADNESS – House Of Fun
ADAM ANT – Goody Two Shoes
RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE – Happy Talk
STEVE MILLER BAND – Abracadabra
DIONNE WARWICK – Heartbreaker
CULTURE CLUB – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
CHARLENE – I’ve Never Been To Me
IRENE CARA – Fame
SURVIVOR – Eye Of The Tiger
NICOLE – A Little Peace
EDDY GRANT – I Don’t Wanna Dance
SOFT CELL – Torch
HAIRCUT 100 – Love Plus One
MUSICAL YOUTH – Pass The Dutchie
CLIFF RICHARD – Little Town
PHIL LYNOTT – Yellow Pearl



Monday 20 December 2021

Top of The Pops - Christmas Day 1988

 


Top of The Pops - Christmas Day 1988


Featuring S Express, Belinda Carlisle, Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Tiffany, Whitney Houston, Enya, Aswad, Climie Fisher, Bros, Brother Beyond, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, wet Wet Wet, Cliff Richard.


Sunday 19 December 2021

Pop Quiz Christmas 1981

 

Teardrop Explodes – Reward
Ultravox – Vienna
Kim Wilde – Kids In America
Human League – Love Action (I Believe In Love)
Godley and Crème – Under Your Thumb
Kirsty MacColl – There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis
Adam Ant – brief interview
Dave Stewart and Colin Blunstone – What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?
Jacksons – Can You Feel It? (Zoo dance troupe)
Linx – Intuition
Beat – Too Nice To Talk To
Spandau Ballet – Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
Toyah – It’s A Mystery
Laurie Anderson – O Superman (Zoo dance troupe)
Altered Images – Happy Birthday
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
OMD – Souvenir
Shakin’ Stevens – You Drive Me Crazy





Friday 17 December 2021

Top Pop 1980

 


Dutch Tv Top Pop Christmas 1980

• The Darts – ‘White Christmas’

• Shawn Phillips – ‘A Christmas song’

• Jona Lewie – ‘Stop The Cavalry’

• Suzanne Michaels – ‘It Should Be Christmas Every Day’

• BZN – ‘Mary’s Boy Child’

• Mud – ‘Lonely This Christmas’

• Spargo – ‘This Christmas’

• Roland Kaiser – ‘Santa Maria’

• The Dolly Dots – ‘Jingle Bells’