Top of the Pops: 1981

  

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Top of the Pops: 1981Mike Read presents the hits of 1981, with Adam & the Ants, John Lennon, Roxy Music, The Police, The Specials, Joe Dolce, Julio Iglesias, Bucks Fizz, Soft Cell and The Human League. [S]Wed, Feb 14, 1:15 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981David 'Kid' Jensen presents the pop chart show. Featuring Bucks Fizz, Dollar, Roy Wood & Wizzard, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Altered Images, The Human League and Zoo. [S]Tue, Feb 13, 1:35 amBBC FOUR45 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981David 'Kid' Jensen presents the pop chart show. Featuring Bucks Fizz, Dollar, Roy Wood & Wizzard, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Altered Images, the Human League and Zoo. [S]Tue, Feb 13, 1:30 amBBC FOUR30 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates presents appearances from Duran Duran, Godley & Creme, The Snowmen, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, The Human League and Zoo. [S]Tue, Feb 13, 1:00 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981David 'Kid' Jensen presents appearances from Bad Manners, Soft Cell, Duran Duran, Fun Boy Three, Godley & Creme, The Human League, Julio Iglesias and Zoo. [S]Thu, Feb 8, 1:25 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Mike Read presents the pop chart show. Includes appearances by Kim Wilde, Jets, Toyah, Kool & The Gang, Earth Wind & Fire, Cliff Richard, Ultravox, and Queen & David Bowie. [S]Thu, Feb 8, 12:50 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Steve Wright presents the pop chart show. Includes appearances by Modern Romance, The Pretenders, Fun Boy Three, ABC, Trevor Walters, Julio Iglesias, Diana Ross, Soft Cell and Zoo. [S]Wed, Feb 7, 1:35 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell presents appearances from The Dukes, Jets, ABC, Modern Romance, The Police, Rush, Julio Iglesias, Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, and The Four Tops. [S]Wed, Feb 7, 1:00 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates presents appearances from Altered Images, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, Squeeze, Olivia Newton John, OMD, BA Robertson & Maggie Bell, and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin. [S]Tue, Feb 6, 1:40 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981David 'Kid' Jensen presents appearances from BA Robertson & Maggie Bell, Squeeze, Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, This Year's Blonde, Toyah, The Creatures and Bad Manners. [S]Tue, Feb 6, 1:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Pop chart programme presented by Mike Read. Includes appearances from The Tweets, Toyah, Altered Images, Gidea Park, The Creatures, Bad Manners, Dollar and Adam & The Ants. [S]Thu, Feb 1, 1:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates introduces the pop chart programme, featuring performances from Slade, Depeche Mode, Madness, Imagination, Alvin Stardust, Linx and Adam & The Ants. [S]Thu, Feb 1, 1:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley & Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants. [S]Wed, Jan 31, 1:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, with The Teardrop Explodes, OMD, Modern Romance, Dollar, Soft Cell, Gary Numan and Funkapolitan, and a dance performance from Legs & Co. [S]Wed, Jan 31, 1:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Startrax, Ultravox, Cliff Richard, The Rolling Stones, Aneka and Genesis, and a dance performance from Legs & Co. [S]Tue, Jan 30, 2:05 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Aneka, Shakin' Stevens, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Electric Light Orchestra and Bill Wyman. [S]Tue, Jan 30, 1:30 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring Kim Wilde, The Undertones, Duran Duran, Bill Wyman, Stevie Wonder, Spandau Ballet, The Specials and Shakin' Stevens. [S]Thu, Jan 25, 1:35 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring The Vapors, Tight Fit, Gidea Park, Sheena Easton, Visage and The Specials, and a dance performance from Legs & Co. [S]Thu, Jan 25, 1:00 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Spandau Ballet, Saxon, Dexys Midnight Runners, Third World, Kate Bush, Bad Manners, The Specials and Legs & Co. [S]Wed, Jan 24, 1:35 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Evasions, Randy Crawford, Depeche Mode, Elaine Paige, Kirsty MacColl and Gillan, and a dance performance from Legs & Co. [S]Wed, Jan 24, 1:00 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Linx, Phil Collins, Odyssey, The Specials, Imagination and Smokey Robinson, and a dance performance from Legs & Co. [S]Tue, Jan 23, 1:35 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Richard Skinner introduces Siouxsie & the Banshees, Kate Robbins & Beyond, Imagination, Phil Collins, Shakin' Stevens, Squeeze, The Jam, Toyah and Adam & the Ants. [S]Tue, Jan 23, 1:00 amBBC FOUR35 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co. [S]Fri, Jan 19, 1:20 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Tommy Vance introduces performances from Thin Lizzy, Department S, Tenpole Tudor, Sheena Easton, Kim Carnes and Adam and the Ants, plus a dance performance by Legs and Co. [S]Fri, Jan 19, 1:00 amBBC FOUR20 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981With Bad Manners, Girlschool, Department S, The Beat, The Cure, The Nolans, UK Subs, The Jacksons, Whitesnake, Spandau Ballet, Sugar Minott, Bucks Fizz and Ennio Morricone. [S]Thu, Jan 18, 1:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Mike Read introduces the pop programme, featuring Keith Marshall, Bucks Fizz, Public Image, Eddy Grant, Linx, Saxon, Graham Bonnet, Gillan, The Whispers and Shakin' Stevens. [S]Thu, Jan 18, 1:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981With performances by Stiff Little Fingers, Liquid Gold, Children of Tansley School, Sugar Minott, Spandau Ballet, Shakin' Stevens, Stevie Wonder, The Nolans and Bucks Fizz. [S]Wed, Jan 17, 1:40 amBBC FOUR45 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Richard Skinner introduces performances by Graham Bonnet, Hazel O'Connor, Tony Capstick, Gillan, Lene Lovich, Bad Manners, Shakin' Stevens, Linx, Landscape, Polecats and Kim Wilde. [S]Wed, Jan 17, 1:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell introduces performances by Sharon Redd, Bucks Fizz, Colin Blunstone & Dave Stewart, Toyah, The Who, Phil Collins, Shakin Stevens, Visage, Roxy Music and Duran Duran. [S]Tue, Jan 16, 1:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Tommy Vance introduces The Teardrop Explodes, Kim Wilde, Linx, Status Quo, Kelly Marie, Freeez, Beggar & Co, Landscape, Talking Heads, Kiki Dee, Coast to Coast and Roxy Music. [S]Tue, Jan 16, 1:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Featuring Duran Duran, Shakin Stevens, Phil Collins, The Who, Adam and the Ants, Toyah, Motorhead & Girlschool, Joe Dolce, Talking Heads and The Teardrop Explodes. [S]Fri, Jan 12, 12:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell introduces performances by Status Quo, Kim Wilde, Madness, Kelly Marie, Kiki Dee, Coast to Coast, The Passions, Beggar and Co, Roxy Music, Joe Dolce and Ultravox. [S]Thu, Jan 11, 12:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring The Pretenders, Barbara Jones, Kelly Marie, Freeez, Beggar and Co, Coast to Coast, Slade and John Lennon. [S]Thu, Jan 11, 12:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Simon Bates introduces performances by Fred Wedlock, Joe Dolce, The Stray Cats, The Passions, Rainbow, Blondie, Spandau Ballet, Cliff Richard, Dire Straits, XTC and John Lennon. [S]Wed, Jan 10, 12:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme, featuring Slade, The Stranglers, Sheila Hylton, Susan Fassbender, John Lennon, The Gap Band, Phil Collins, Madness and Ultravox. [S]Wed, Jan 10, 12:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, with performances from The Look, Spandau Ballet, XTC, Adam and the Ants, Bad Manners and Blondie. [S]Tue, Jan 9, 12:40 amBBC FOUR40 mins
Top of the Pops: 1981Richard Skinner introduces performances from The Look, Chas and Dave, Adam and the Ants, The Beat, Matchbox, The Specials, The Nolans and Racey and a dance sequence from Legs & Co. [S]Tue, Jan 9, 12:00 amBBC FOUR40 mins