Top Of The Pops / TopPop: Appreciation Thread

[DCAllAfrican]

Salute to whoever for having this achieved. Wish the same could be said about Soul Train.

Description
This is an unofficial youtube channel for Top of the Pops shows.

"Top of the Pops" (TOTP) was a British music chart television programme, produced by the BBC, that aired weekly from 1964 to 2006. It showcased performances of the week's best-selling singles and included a rundown of the UK singles chart. The show was a cultural phenomenon and a platform for both established and up-and-coming musical artists.

TOTP typically featured performances of popular music singles, often excluding songs that were dropping down the chart. The show also included a weekly chart rundown, originally the Top 20, then Top 30, and finally the Top 40.


Channel

Top Of The Pops Video Archive

This is an unofficial youtube channel for Top of the Pops shows. "Top of the Pops" (TOTP) was a British music chart television programme, produced by the BBC, that aired weekly from 1964 to 2006. It showcased performances of the week's best-selling singles and included a rundown of the UK...

www.youtube.com

 

[DCAllAfrican]

TopPop

Description
Welcome to our time machine! TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Founding father and director of the show was Rien van Wijk. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the program weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Queen, Golden Earring, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic and many more! This channel also includes video's from other legendary music programs like TROS Popformule, TROS Top 50 etc.

TopPop

Welcome to our time machine! TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Founding father and director of the show was Rien van Wijk. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the program weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first...

www.youtube.com

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Solid Episode. I think I will try and get through all of these.

Tracklist:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:00:30 – Martika - I Feel The Earth Move
0:03:47 – Luther Vandross - Never Too Much '89
0:06:35 – D Mob & Cathy Dennis - C'Mon And Get My Love
0:08:39 – Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
0:12:06 – Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
0:15:34 – Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
0:19:07 – The Beloved - The Sun Rising
Removed – The Mixmaster - Grand Piano
0:20:07 – Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late
0:24:10 – Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers - That's What I Like
0:26:08 – Transvision Vamp - Born To Be Sold

 

[servechilled81]

you should check out Trash Theory on youtube they analyze British popular music, much of which broke out on Top of the Pops.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Got through this last night.

Boy George was performing for his backup singers

Tracklist:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:00:25 – Boy George - Sold
0:04:20 – Atlantic Starr - Always
0:07:24 – Judy Boucher - You Caught My Eye
0:13:21 – Los Lobos - La Bamba
0:15:50 – Errol Brown - Personal Touch
0:16:50 – Samantha Fox - I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night)
0:17:51 – Marillion - Sugar Mice
0:18:39 – Luther Vandross - I Really Didn't Mean It
0:19:46 – Beastie Boys - She's On It
0:20:47 – Shakin’ Stevens - A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of My Mind)
Removed – Madonna - Who's That Girl?
0:25:23 – Boogie Box High - Jive Talkin'