Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo present Top of the Pops Christmas, featuring the biggest and hottest stars from across the year and, as is tradition, end the show with the Christmas number one of 2018.\n\nHit-making maestro Jonas Blue teams up with One Direction's Liam Payne and rising singer-songwriter and actress Lennon Stella to perform their massive single Polaroid. Rita Ora returns to the programme to perform her Top 10 smash Let You Love Me, while singer-songwriter George Ezra sings Shotgun. Clean Bandit bring their number one smash Solo to the Top of the Pops Christmas party, and pop songstress Jess Glynne - now the most successful female British artist in UK chart history - makes a welcome return to the Top of the Pops Christmas studio to perform one of her seven number one smash hits, I'll Be There, as well as teaming up with Rudimental and Dan Caplen on the number one hit These Days. Freya Ridings performs her single Lost Without You, and Anne-Marie sings her massive hit 2002, which she co-wrote with Ed Sheeran. Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Tom Walker makes his debut on Top of the Pops Christmas with his huge international hit Leave a Light On, while Swedish singer Zara Larsson makes a welcome return to Top of the Pops Christmas to perform her current hit Ruin My Life. BBC Music Sound of 2018 winner Sigrid makes her debut on Top of the Pops Christmas with her smash hit Strangers, and DJ, producer, songwriter and remixer Jax Jones teams up with with vocalist Ina Wroldson to perform Breathe.
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25/03/1982
Peter Powell presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 25 March 1982. Includes appearances from Bucks Fizz, Goombay Dance Band, Pluto Shervington, Killing Joke, Alt ...
28-03-2025
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26/03/1992
Mark Franklin and Claudia Simon present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 March 1992 and featuring Erasure, Annie Lennox, Vanessa Williams and Soul II Soul, Right S ...
28-03-2025
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12/09/1997
Mark Lamarr presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 September 1997 and featuring Hanson, Cast, Tina Moore, Finley Quaye, Kavana, N-Tyce, Mariah Carey and The Verve.
28-03-2025
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05/09/1997
Zoe Ball and Jayne Middlemiss present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 September 1997 and featuring Mariah Carey, Ocean Colour Scene, Ginuwine, All Saints, Hanson, ...
28-03-2025
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22/08/1997
Sarah Cawood presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 August 1997 and featuring Chumbawamba, OTT, Livin' Joy, Dannii Minogue, Stereophonics, Mark Owen, Suede and ...
21-03-2025
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19/03/1981
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Sharon Redd, Bucks Fizz, Colin Blunstone & Dave Stewart, Toyah, the Who, Phil Collins, Shakin Stevens, Visage, Roxy Music an ...
21-03-2025
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23/03/1983
John Peel and David Jensen present the weekly look at the pop charts, first broadcast on 23 March 1983. Featuring Joboxers, David Bowie, Orange Juice, Altered Images, Duran Dura ...
21-03-2025
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29/08/1997
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 August 1997 and featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Shola Ama, Conner Reeves, UB40, Tina Moore, Symposium, Chumbawam ...
21-03-2025
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13/03/1980
Steve Wright presents pop hits of the week, with performances from the Dooleys, the Police, the Detroit Spinners, Secret Affair, the Vapors, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Gibson Brot ...
14-03-2025
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17/03/1988
Gary Davies and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 1988 and featuring Bros, Heart, Erasure, Sinitta, Simon Harris, Keith Sweat, David Lee Rot ...
14-03-2025
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29/08/1997
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 August 1997 and featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Shola Ama, Conner Reeves, UB40, Tina Moore, Symposium, Chumbawam ...
21-03-2025
BBC 4
28/02/1991
Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 February 1991 and featuring Massive Attack, Jesus Jones and N-Joi.
18-06-2021
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09/12/1982
Simon Bates presents the weekly chart show, first broadcast on 9 December 1982. Includes appearances from Shalamar, Soft Cell, Shakin' Stevens, Yazoo, Junior, Lionel Richie, The ...
08-12-2023
BBC 4
23/03/1983
John Peel and David Jensen present the weekly look at the pop charts, first broadcast on 23 March 1983. Featuring Joboxers, David Bowie, Orange Juice, Altered Images, Duran Dura ...
21-03-2025
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17/06/1993
Tony Dortie presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 June 1993 and featuring Sting, Gabrielle, The Time Frequency, Sister Sledge, Haddaway, Terence Trent D’ ...
02-09-2022
BBC 4
30/05/1997
The Spice Girls present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 May 1997 and featuring Wet Wet Wet, Faith No More, Monaco, Rosie Gaines, Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli, ...
28-02-2025
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09/01/1992
Mark Franklin and Claudia Simon present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 January 1992 and featuring Queen, The Sugarcubes, Isotonik, Kym Sims, Carter the Unstoppabl ...
10-01-2025
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03/06/1976
From the year that sculpted pop, Tony Blackburn introduces The Glitter Band, New Edition, JJ Barrie, Our Kid, Cliff Richard, Mud, Thin Lizzy, Dolly Parton and The Rolling Stones.
31-05-2024
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17/10/1985
Peter Powell and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 October 1985. Featuring Shakin' Stevens, A-ha, Elton John, Colonel Abrams and Jennifer Rush.
20-10-2023
BBC 4
The Story Of 1990
After the global political upheaval of 1989, from the Berlin Wall to Tiananmen Square, the start of the 1990s soon demonstrates that the new pop grammars of hip-hop and dance al ...
26-01-2024
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