Repeated on BBCFour 10.06.2016
Presented by: Simon Bates
Full chart here
TOTP debut: The Snowmen, Brownsauce
Duran Duran – “My Own Way” (14)
Cliff Richard – “Daddy’s Home” (2) (live clip/audience dancing)
Chas & Dave – “Stars Over 45” (36)
Godley & Crème – “Wedding Bells” (8)
Brown Sauce – “I Wanna Be A Winner” (64) (video)
Rod Stewart – “Young Turks” (23) (video)
The Snowmen – “Hokey Cokey” (40) WATCH
Jon & Vangelis – “I’ll Find My Way Home” (26) (danced to by Sue)
Status Quo – “Rock ‘N’ Roll” (12) (rpt from 03/12/81)
The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me” (1) (video)
Altered Images – “I Could Be Happy” (29) (audience dancing/credits)
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16 December 2016
26 November 2016
TOTP81.47 26/11/81
Repeated on BBCFour 03/06/2016
Presented by: Mike Read
Full chart here
The Jets – “Yes Tonight Josephine” (25)
Earth, Wind & Fire – “Let’s Groove” (3) (video)
Toyah – “Good Morning Universe” (23)
Cliff Richard – “Daddy’s Home” (15) (video)
Imagination – “Flashback” (28)
Ultravox – “The Voice” (18) (video)
Kim Wilde – “Cambodia” (24)
Kool & The Gang – “Steppin’ Out” (14) (rpt from 12/11/81)
Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” (1) (audience dancing/credits)
Presented by: Mike Read
Full chart here
The Jets – “Yes Tonight Josephine” (25)
Earth, Wind & Fire – “Let’s Groove” (3) (video)
Toyah – “Good Morning Universe” (23)
Cliff Richard – “Daddy’s Home” (15) (video)
Imagination – “Flashback” (28)
Ultravox – “The Voice” (18) (video)
Kim Wilde – “Cambodia” (24)
Kool & The Gang – “Steppin’ Out” (14) (rpt from 12/11/81)
Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” (1) (audience dancing/credits)
10 September 2016
TOTP81.36 10/09/81
Not repeated on BBCFour in 2016
Introduced by Jimmy Saville
Full chart here
Well after last week's super-duper episode we're bound to have a duff one this week, so here goes.
Linx – “So This Is Romance” (33)
I've really liked Linx's records up to now but i have absolutely no memory of this whatsoever. They seem to be a band which the eighties mostly forgot. In at no. 33 and is going to do quite well too.
Cliff Richard – “Wired For Sound” (4) (video)
We already had this video as song no. 2 two weeks ago, but no matter - here's Cliff again with 'eighties' mode full on.
The Hollies – “Holliedaze” (36)
In which a 60s/70s group attempt to make it in the 80s too, and fail miserably.
Randy Crawford – “Rainy Night In Georgia” (18) (video)
Up a couple of places for RAndy but that's where it ends this time around.
Alvin Stardust – “Pretend” (26) WATCH
Oh dear. Possibly trying to jump on the rock n roll nostalgia à la Shakin' Stevens bandwagon, but this is awful. Of course it will get to no. 4.
Imagination – “In & Out Of Love” (31)
Those saucy Imagination boys are back with a follow to their saucy debut Body Talk. This won't do quite as well but hang (snigger) in there guys.
The Rolling Stones – “Start Me Up” (7) (video)
Another 60s/70s group attempting to carry on into the 80s, but doing it a lot better than The Hollies.
Ottawan – “Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)” (11) (Legs & Co)
No. No. No.
Adam & The Ants – “Prince Charming” (2) (video)
Adam must have been well miffed that his new one was stopped from going straight to no. 1 by a wimpy synth-pop duo from Leeds. But anyway with the presentation of this new video it seems as if they already are no. 1, and then we all know what happened next.
Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” (1) (rpt from 13/08/81)
More great records to come but this is their last week at the no. 1 spot.
Ultravox – “The Thin Wall” (14) (audience dancing/credits)
Pity we didn't get to see the "audience dancing" to this. Quite why it wasn't featured properly instead of <insert any of the above artists except Linx or Adam & the Ants here> remains a mystery.
Introduced by Jimmy Saville
Full chart here
Well after last week's super-duper episode we're bound to have a duff one this week, so here goes.
Linx – “So This Is Romance” (33)
I've really liked Linx's records up to now but i have absolutely no memory of this whatsoever. They seem to be a band which the eighties mostly forgot. In at no. 33 and is going to do quite well too.
Cliff Richard – “Wired For Sound” (4) (video)
We already had this video as song no. 2 two weeks ago, but no matter - here's Cliff again with 'eighties' mode full on.
The Hollies – “Holliedaze” (36)
In which a 60s/70s group attempt to make it in the 80s too, and fail miserably.
Randy Crawford – “Rainy Night In Georgia” (18) (video)
Up a couple of places for RAndy but that's where it ends this time around.
Alvin Stardust – “Pretend” (26) WATCH
Oh dear. Possibly trying to jump on the rock n roll nostalgia à la Shakin' Stevens bandwagon, but this is awful. Of course it will get to no. 4.
Imagination – “In & Out Of Love” (31)
Those saucy Imagination boys are back with a follow to their saucy debut Body Talk. This won't do quite as well but hang (snigger) in there guys.
The Rolling Stones – “Start Me Up” (7) (video)
Another 60s/70s group attempting to carry on into the 80s, but doing it a lot better than The Hollies.
Ottawan – “Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)” (11) (Legs & Co)
No. No. No.
Adam & The Ants – “Prince Charming” (2) (video)
Adam must have been well miffed that his new one was stopped from going straight to no. 1 by a wimpy synth-pop duo from Leeds. But anyway with the presentation of this new video it seems as if they already are no. 1, and then we all know what happened next.
Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” (1) (rpt from 13/08/81)
More great records to come but this is their last week at the no. 1 spot.
Ultravox – “The Thin Wall” (14) (audience dancing/credits)
Pity we didn't get to see the "audience dancing" to this. Quite why it wasn't featured properly instead of <insert any of the above artists except Linx or Adam & the Ants here> remains a mystery.
27 August 2016
TOTP81.34 27/08/81
Repeated on BBCFour 21.04.2016
Presented by Richard Skinner
Full chart here
Startrax – “Startrax Club Disco” (18)
Cliff Richard – “Wired For Sound” (27) (video)
Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” (2)
The Nolans – “Chemistry” (26)
The Rolling Stones – “Start Me Up” (28) (video)
ELO – “Hold On Tight” (5) (Legs & Co)
Ultravox – “The Thin Wall” (19)
Genesis – “Abacab” (12)
Aneka – “Japanese Boy” (1) WATCH
Modern Romance – “Everybody Salsa” (29) (audience dancing/credits)
Presented by Richard Skinner
Full chart here
Startrax – “Startrax Club Disco” (18)
Cliff Richard – “Wired For Sound” (27) (video)
Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” (2)
The Nolans – “Chemistry” (26)
The Rolling Stones – “Start Me Up” (28) (video)
ELO – “Hold On Tight” (5) (Legs & Co)
Ultravox – “The Thin Wall” (19)
Genesis – “Abacab” (12)
Aneka – “Japanese Boy” (1) WATCH
Modern Romance – “Everybody Salsa” (29) (audience dancing/credits)
5 February 2016
TOTP81.5 5/2/81
Fist shown 5 February 1981
Presented by Simon Bates.
Repeated on BBCFour from
Full chart here
It's February already, and 1981 starts to get into some kind of swing although don't get too excited this is still a pretty poor show with lots of repeats and some rubbish. And Simon Bates is wearing a bloody awful jacket.
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
You may remember The Cats' debut last year with Top 10-er Runaway Boys. Now they're back with their new one which would do equally as well. Album coming soon. . .and there's some pretty wild-cat dancing going on the studio I'm pleased to say.
Blondie - Rapture
Blondie were stuck at no. 5 with this one and with all the jostling for the top going on, it never got any higher. Album Autoamerican had a slight recovery though in its eleventh week on the chart. Amazingly also this week the Yanks still had The Tide Is High at no. 1 although Rapture would also get to the top of the Billboard 100, making it the first single to feature "rapping" to achieve such a feat.
Spandau Ballet - The Freeze
A repeat of the performance from three weeks back. "Difficult second single" The Freeze was flailing a bit at no. 17 and indeed wouldn't get any higher - rather a disappointment after To Cut a Long Story Short. But they also had an album coming out pretty soon, and a cunning plan for their next single.
Fred Wedlock - The Oldest Swinger in Town
But of course this being Great Britain we can easily pass from the 'futurist' avant-garde (a clue) pop of Spandau Ballet to the ridiculous folk-pop songery of Fred Wedlock (real name Peter Frederick Wedlock). Bristol born Fred had been doing the rounds as a folk singer for ages before becoming Britain's latest pop sensation (cough), with this his one and only hit. One wonders about what the term 'swinger' actually refers too (oo-er), and in fact this one was edited out of the early evening repeat. It's all Noel Edmonds' fault of course. RIP Fred who passed away in 2010.
Rainbow - I Surrender
A healthy slice of Anglo-American c*ck-rock from Rainbow, who had recruited some new guys for the new album Difficult To Cure, including singer Joe Lynn Turner (real name Joe Lynn Turner). Already stonking its way up to no. 12 and would go on to do even better. Heavy metal for the 80s.
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Another repeat from a couple of weeks back and now Knopfler and pals were up to no. 11. Fun fact: the song itself, written by Knopfler, was inspired by his failed romance with Holly Vincent, lead singer of the short-lived band Holly and The Italians. Thank you wikipedia for that.
XTC - Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
Much like Spandau, XTC also were struggling a bit although au contraire this repeat would give them a good boost up the cahrts - or was it the special 7" fold out sleeve that helped them along a bit? Who cares...it remains a great track!
Cliff Richard - A Little in Love
A belated release form last year's I'm No Hero album which had already spawned Top 10 single Dreamin' last summer. Somebody obviously wanted to go with the success of Suddenly with ONJ and rush released this one. For me, nowhere near as good as anything and it peaks here at no. 15.
The Passions - I'm in Love With a German Film Star
Something really really great at last. Absolutely loved this since I first heard it and always remember this epic TOTP performance too, not least due to the fact that I fell in love with singer Barbara Gogan on the spot. It's a lovely song full of adolescent ennui which was right on my wavelength at the time. It's a shoe-gazing song even before the term 'shoe gazing' had been invented. I've read that there have been plenty of cover versions made of this song over the years but I really don't want to hear any of them. This is already perfection.
Joe Dolce - Shadappa Your Face
Oh dear. Never has the term 'from the sublime to the ridiculous' been more appropriate. This is irritating, racist and downright crap. Needless to say the next time we hear it it will be at no. 1.
John Lennon - Woman
Imagine gets knocked off the top spot only to be replaced by Lennon's new single Woman which had been biding its time for a couple of weeks. Phil Collins and indeed Ultravox left very disappointed, although the latter will certainly have to get used to it.
The no. 1 video plays out over the credits - was this a TOTP first? Answers on a postcard and I'll see you next week...
Presented by Simon Bates.
Repeated on BBCFour from
Full chart here
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
You may remember The Cats' debut last year with Top 10-er Runaway Boys. Now they're back with their new one which would do equally as well. Album coming soon. . .and there's some pretty wild-cat dancing going on the studio I'm pleased to say.
Blondie - Rapture
Blondie were stuck at no. 5 with this one and with all the jostling for the top going on, it never got any higher. Album Autoamerican had a slight recovery though in its eleventh week on the chart. Amazingly also this week the Yanks still had The Tide Is High at no. 1 although Rapture would also get to the top of the Billboard 100, making it the first single to feature "rapping" to achieve such a feat.
Spandau Ballet - The Freeze
A repeat of the performance from three weeks back. "Difficult second single" The Freeze was flailing a bit at no. 17 and indeed wouldn't get any higher - rather a disappointment after To Cut a Long Story Short. But they also had an album coming out pretty soon, and a cunning plan for their next single.
Fred Wedlock - The Oldest Swinger in Town
But of course this being Great Britain we can easily pass from the 'futurist' avant-garde (a clue) pop of Spandau Ballet to the ridiculous folk-pop songery of Fred Wedlock (real name Peter Frederick Wedlock). Bristol born Fred had been doing the rounds as a folk singer for ages before becoming Britain's latest pop sensation (cough), with this his one and only hit. One wonders about what the term 'swinger' actually refers too (oo-er), and in fact this one was edited out of the early evening repeat. It's all Noel Edmonds' fault of course. RIP Fred who passed away in 2010.
Rainbow - I Surrender
A healthy slice of Anglo-American c*ck-rock from Rainbow, who had recruited some new guys for the new album Difficult To Cure, including singer Joe Lynn Turner (real name Joe Lynn Turner). Already stonking its way up to no. 12 and would go on to do even better. Heavy metal for the 80s.
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Another repeat from a couple of weeks back and now Knopfler and pals were up to no. 11. Fun fact: the song itself, written by Knopfler, was inspired by his failed romance with Holly Vincent, lead singer of the short-lived band Holly and The Italians. Thank you wikipedia for that.
XTC - Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
Much like Spandau, XTC also were struggling a bit although au contraire this repeat would give them a good boost up the cahrts - or was it the special 7" fold out sleeve that helped them along a bit? Who cares...it remains a great track!
Cliff Richard - A Little in Love
A belated release form last year's I'm No Hero album which had already spawned Top 10 single Dreamin' last summer. Somebody obviously wanted to go with the success of Suddenly with ONJ and rush released this one. For me, nowhere near as good as anything and it peaks here at no. 15.
The Passions - I'm in Love With a German Film Star
Something really really great at last. Absolutely loved this since I first heard it and always remember this epic TOTP performance too, not least due to the fact that I fell in love with singer Barbara Gogan on the spot. It's a lovely song full of adolescent ennui which was right on my wavelength at the time. It's a shoe-gazing song even before the term 'shoe gazing' had been invented. I've read that there have been plenty of cover versions made of this song over the years but I really don't want to hear any of them. This is already perfection.
Joe Dolce - Shadappa Your Face
Oh dear. Never has the term 'from the sublime to the ridiculous' been more appropriate. This is irritating, racist and downright crap. Needless to say the next time we hear it it will be at no. 1.
John Lennon - Woman
Imagine gets knocked off the top spot only to be replaced by Lennon's new single Woman which had been biding its time for a couple of weeks. Phil Collins and indeed Ultravox left very disappointed, although the latter will certainly have to get used to it.
The no. 1 video plays out over the credits - was this a TOTP first? Answers on a postcard and I'll see you next week...
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