Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

Genre: Reality

Director: Johnnie Stewart

Cast:Tony BlackburnPeter PowellMike ReadGary DaviesMark GoodierSteve WrightSimon BatesSimon MayoJanice Long


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Season 36, Episode 1

January 8, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Honeyz, Robbie Williams, Alisha's Attic, Lighthouse Family, and Steps.

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Season 36, Episode 2

January 15, 1999

Kate Thornton introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Blockster, Bryan Adams & Melanie C, Ultra, Da Click, and Fatboy Slim.

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Season 36, Episode 3

January 22, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Another Level, The All-seeing I Feat. Tony Christie, Juliet Roberts, Bryan Adams & Melanie C, and 911.

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Season 36, Episode 4

January 29, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Steps, The All-seeing I Feat. Jarvis Cocker, Tq, 911, and The Offspring.

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Season 36, Episode 5

February 5, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Garbage, Inner City, The Divine Comedy, Dru Hill, and Armand Van Helden Feat. Duane Harden.

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Season 36, Episode 6

February 12, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from A+, Mansun, Mirrorball, Tayana Ali, and Precious.

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Season 36, Episode 7

February 19, 1999

Kate Thornton introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Next Of Kin, Unkle Feat. Ian Brown, The Moffats, Blur, and Sister Sway.

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Season 36, Episode 8

February 26, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from N-sync, Lauryn Hill, Lucid, Whitney Houston, and Alberta.

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Season 36, Episode 9

March 5, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Cher, The Corrs, The Cardigans, Stereophonics, and Jay.

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Season 36, Episode 10

March 12, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Vengaboys, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, Stereophonics, and Boyzone.

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Season 36, Episode 11

March 19, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from The Beautiful South, Roxette, Travis, Rem, and Boyzone.

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Season 36, Episode 12

March 26, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Kele Le Roc, Steps, Underworld, Boyzone, and B*witched.

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Season 36, Episode 13

April 2, 1999

Scott Mills introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Des'ree, New Radicals, Billie, Mariah Carey, and Mr. Oizo. Presenter: Scott Mills Playlist: (2) Cartoons – Witch Doctor (10) Des’ree – You Gotta Be (5) New Radicals – You Get What You Give (3) Billie – Honey To The Bee (7) TLC – No Scrubs (via satellite) (NEW) Mariah Carey – I Still Believe (9) B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman (1) Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat (video) (and credits)

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Season 36, Episode 14

April 9, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Mariah Carey, Another Level, Phats & Small, Catatonia, and Mr. Oizo.

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Season 36, Episode 15

April 16, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Meat Loaf & Patti Russo, Tlc, The Cranberries, New Radicals, and Martine Mccutcheon.

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Season 36, Episode 16

April 23, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Phats & Small, Electronic, Ruff Driverz Presents Arrola, Suede, and Martine Mccutcheon.

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Season 36, Episode 17

April 30, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Texas, Busta Rhymes, S. Club 7, Armand Van Helden Feat. Roland Clark, and Westlife.

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Season 36, Episode 18

May 7, 1999

Kate Thornton introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Martine Mccutcheon, The Offspring, Tlc, Cast, and Westlife.

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Season 36, Episode 19

May 14, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Bryan Adams, Whitney Houston, Fierce, Pete Heller, and Backstreet Boys.

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Season 36, Episode 20

May 21, 1999

Scott Mills introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Geri Halliwell, Super Furry Animals, Skunk Anansie, 1000 Clowns, and Boyzone.

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Season 36, Episode 21

May 28, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Texas, Sugar Ray, Travis, Sixpence None The Richer, and Shanks & Bigfoot.

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Season 36, Episode 22

June 4, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from The Wiseguys, Garbage, Chicane Feat. Maire Brennan, Shed Seven, and Shanks & Bigfoot.

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Season 36, Episode 23

June 11, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from 21st Century Girls, Another Level, The Chemical Brothers, Feeder, and Baz Luhrmann.

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Season 36, Episode 24

June 18, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Shania Twain, Madonna, Cartoons, Cher, and S. Club 7.

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Season 36, Episode 25

June 25, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Jamiroquai, N-sync, Britney Spears, Adam Rickitt, and Vengaboys.

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Season 36, Episode 26

July 2, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Whitney Houston, The Three Amigos, Suede, Jennifer Lopez, and ATB.

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Season 36, Episode 27

July 9, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Blur, Melanie G, Shania Twain, Semisonic, and Atb.

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Season 36, Episode 28

July 16, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Atb, Semisonic, Gary Barlow, Beverley Knight, and Ricky Martin.

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Season 36, Episode 29

July 23, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Madness, Catatonia, Yomanda, Dina Carroll, and Ricky Martin.

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Season 36, Episode 30

July 30, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Five, The 3 Jays, Pet Shop Boys, Madness, and Ricky Martin.

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Season 36, Episode 31

August 6, 1999

Scott Mills introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Dope Smugglaz, Marvin & Tamara, Skunk Anansie, 702, and Ronan Keating.

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Season 36, Episode 32

August 13, 1999

Scott Mills introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Five, Travis, The Chemical Brothers, Fierce, and Ronan Keating.

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Season 36, Episode 33

August 20, 1999

Scott Mills introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from The Divine Comedy, Mary J. Blige, Travis, Puff Daddy & Hurricane G, and Westlife.

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Season 36, Episode 34

August 26, 1999

Gail Porter and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in The Revolution, Edinburgh. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Texas, Supergrass, Binary Finary, Tlc, and D.j. Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay.

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Season 36, Episode 35

September 3, 1999

Gail Porter and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in Event II, Brighton. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Geri Halliwell, Ocean Colour Scene, Another Level Feat. Tq, A-teens, and Lou Bega.

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Season 36, Episode 36

September 10, 1999

Gail Porter and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in Isis, Nottingham. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Shaft, Enrique Iglesias, Shania Twain, The Offspring, and Lou Bega.

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Season 36, Episode 37

September 17, 1999

Emma Ledden and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in Club Wow, Sheffield. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Sixpence None The Richer, Thunderbugs, The All-seeing I Feat. Phil Oakey, Lyte Funky Ones, and Vengaboys.

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Season 36, Episode 38

September 24, 1999

Jamie Theakston and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in L2, Liverpool. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Sting, Everything But The Girl, Paul Johnson, David Bowie, and Eiffel 65.

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Season 36, Episode 39

October 1, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in Ikon, Newcastle. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Shania Twain, Kelle Bryan, David Bowie, Britney Spears, and Eiffel 65.

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Season 36, Episode 40

October 8, 1999

Jamie Theakston and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in Dome II, Birmingham. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Melanie C, Eurythmics, and Eiffel 65.

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Season 36, Episode 41

October 15, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss and the Top of the Pops roadshow are in Time & Icon, Swansea. Featuring the usual blend of live performances, videos, the top 20 and the bestselling single of the week. Including performances from Jordan Knight, Macy Gray, The Charlatans, George Michael, and Christina Aguilera.

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Season 36, Episode 42

November 25, 1976

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from B*witched, Atb, Honeyz, Steps, and Christina Aguilera.

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Season 36, Episode 43

October 29, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Simply Red, Eternal, Will Smith, R. Kelly, and Westlife.

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Season 36, Episode 44

November 5, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Phil Collins, Diana Ross, Ian Brown, Semisonic, and Five.

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Season 36, Episode 45

November 12, 1999

Jayne Middlemiss introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Savage Garden, Beck, Another Level, Mr. Vegas, and Geri Halliwell.

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Season 36, Episode 46

November 19, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Travis, Ricky Martin, A1, Stereophonics, and Robbie Williams.

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Season 36, Episode 47

November 26, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Whitney Houston, R. Kelly, Glamma Kid, Cliff Richard, and Wamdue Project.

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Season 36, Episode 48

December 3, 1999

Gail Porter introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Boyzone, Alice Deejay, Lolly, Martine Mccutcheon, and Cliff Richard.

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Season 36, Episode 49

December 10, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from Mario Piu, Jamiroquai, Celine Dion, Atomic Kitten, and Cliff Richard.

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Season 36, Episode 50

December 17, 1999

Jamie Theakston introduces the latest hits from the UK top 40, with live performances, music videos, a countdown of the top 20, and Britain's best selling single of the week. Including performances from B*witched & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Len, Progress Presents The Boy Wunda, Artful Dodger Feat. Craig David, and Cliff Richard.

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Season 36, Episode 51

December 25, 1999

Gail Porter, Jamie Theakston, and Jayne Middlemiss introduce the top selling hits of 1999, and the Christmas number 1 of 1999. Including performances from D.j. Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay, Cliff Richard, Martine Mccutcheon, Robbie Williams, and Steps.