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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Top Of The Pops

Top of the Pops was an incredibly important show for so many of us, allowing us see performances by our favourite music acts every single week…

Sadly the show has been consigned to the history books, so we thought it was about time that we paid our respects with the following ‘5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Top Of The Pops’…

1. The Rolling Stones Were The First Band To Perform

Top of the Pops first hit our TV screens on New Year’s Day 1964 and was presented by Jimmy Savile. The Rolling Stones were the first act to feature, performing ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’. The opening show also included performances by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Dusty Springfield and The Hollies.

2. Cliff Richard Has Appeared The Most Times

The record for the most number of appearances on Top of the Pops is held by Cliff Richard, who featured on the show a whopping 160 times!

3. Over One Hundred And Fifty People Have Presented The Show

Did you realise that over 150 people have presented Top of the Pops over the years? You do have to bear in mind that, as well as the regular presenters like Jimmy Savile and Zoe Ball, there were also regular guest presenters from the world of music and entertainment.

4. It Contained Some Legendary Bloopers…

In 1988, the group All About Eve were due to mime along to their hit ‘Martha’s Harbour’. Unfortunately singer Julianne Regan simply sat there in complete silence for the first half of the song, clearly unable to hear the backing track. Whoops!

5…Which Have Gone Down In TV History

During their performance of ‘Jackie Wilson Said’, Dexys Midnight Runners had a big picture of darts commentator Jocky Wilson behind them. No-one seems to know if this was a joke or a complete misunderstanding, but either way it’s gone down in Top of the Pops legend.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking