The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, it鈥檚 Britain鈥檚 number one pop show.
With Raw Silk, Blue Zoo, Culture Club, Dionne Warwick, Melba Moore and Tears for Fears.
With Bananarama, Style Council, Ultravox, Joan Armatrading, Bonnie Tyler and Bucks Fizz.
With Culture Club, The Human League, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet and David Bowie.
With Freeez, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Shakatak, Mike Oldfield, H20 and The Police.
With KC and the Sunshine Band, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, and Bananarama.
With Paul Young, Tina Turner, The Smiths, Simple Minds, The Style Council and Billy Joel.
1983, and there are signs that the show is going through something of a mid-life crisis.
With Wham!, The Police, Culture Club, UB40, Duran Duran, The Beat and Bananarama.
With Queen, The Flying Pickets, Terri Wells, The Pointer Sisters and Duran Duran.
With Tracey Ullman, Windjammer, Jeffrey Osborne, Blancmange and Laura Branigan.
With Nick Heyward, The Human League, Billy Ocean, Murray Head and Chaka Khan.
With Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw and Band Aid.
1984 sees Top of the Pops at the height of its 80s pomp - big hair and big tunes.
With The Smiths, Duran Duran, Sade, Wham!, Bronski Beat, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and more.
With Kim Wilde, Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran, Jimmy Nail, Debarge, Phyllis Nelson and Divine.
With Kool and The Gang, Propaganda, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Paul Hardcastle.
Featuring Tears for Fears, Simply Red, Dead or Alive, Fine Young Cannibals and The Damned.
Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol.
Featuring Red Box, Madonna, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and David Bowie & Mick Jagger.
Gary Davies, Janice Long, Dixie Peach, John Peel and Steve Wright present the hits of 1985
With Wham!, The Smiths, Kate Bush, a-ha, Eurythmics, The Cure, Dead or Alive and more.
With Fine Young Cannibals, Dire Straits, a-ha, Mr Mister and Pet Shop Boys.
Featuring Paul Hardcastle, Diana Ross, Depeche Mode, Survivor and Public Image Limited.
Featuring Jim Diamond, Pet Shop Boys, The Real Thing, Diana Ross and Mr. Mister.
