Top of the Pops - 1986
Run Time: 40 mins
Air Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1986
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.6 (42 votes)
BBC One52 Episodes
January 2, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 1
John Peel and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 January 1986. Featuring A-Ha, Paul McCartney, Level 42, Bron...
January 9, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 2
Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Full Force...
January 16, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 3
Mike Read and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 January 1986 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, Dire Strai...
January 23, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 4
Paul Jordan and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Eurythmics,...
January 30, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 5
Gary Davies and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 January 1986. Featuring Billy Ocean, Madonna, Talk Talk, ...
February 6, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 6
Simon Bates and Paul Jordan present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 February 1986. Featuring The Damned, Five Star, Ozzy Osbou...
February 13, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 7
Gary Davies and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 February 1986 and featuring Belouis Some, Whitney Housto...
February 20, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 8
Janice Long and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 February 1986. Featuring Paul Hardcastle, Diana Ross, Depec...
February 27, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 9
Paul Jordan and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 February 1986. Featuring Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Talking He...
March 6, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 10
Gary Davies and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 March 1986. Featuring Mike and the Mechanics, Kate Bush, F...
March 13, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 11
Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bangles, D...
March 20, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 12
Janice Long and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 March 1986 and featuring Jim Diamond, Pet Shop Boys, Clif...
March 27, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 13
Mike Smith and Bruno Brookes take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Atlantic ...
April 3, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 14
Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 April 1986. Featuring Big Audio Dynamite, George Michael, A-...
April 10, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 15
Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from The Art Of...
April 17, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 16
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 April 1986. Featuring Big Country, Falco, A-ha, Janet Jackson, It's Imma...
April 24, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 17
Janice Long and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 April 1986. Featuring The S.O.S Band, The Grange Hill Cas...
May 1, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 18
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Janet Jackson, Madonna, He...
May 8, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 19
Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 08 May 1986. Featuring Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald, Sp...
May 15, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 20
Simon Bates and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Level 42, D...
May 22, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 21
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1986. Featuring Jaki Graham, Billy Ocean, Simply Red...
May 29, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 22
John Peel and Janice Long present this pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 May 1986. Featuring Doctor and the Medics, Robert Palmer, ...
June 5, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 23
Pop chart programme. Simon Bates and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 June 1986. Featuring Cashflow, Simply...
June 11, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 24
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Falco, Bucks Fizz, A-ha, a...
June 19, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 25
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 June 1986. Featuring Bucks Fizz, Nu Shooz, Amazulu, A-Ha, The Housemarti...
June 26, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 26
Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from David Bowi...
July 3, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 27
Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 July 1986. Featuring The Housemartins, Samantha Fox, Claire & Friends, Sl...
July 10, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 28
Simon Bates and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 July 1986. Featuring Midnight Star, The Real Roxanne, O...
July 17, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 29
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Ub40, Cock Robin, Hollywoo...
July 23, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 30
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 July 1986. Featuring Hollywood Beyond, Sinitta, Audrey H...
July 31, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 31
Janice Long and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 July 1986. Featuring Spandau Ballet, The Jesus and Mary Cha...
August 7, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 32
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Boris Gardiner, The Smiths...
August 14, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 33
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearo...
August 21, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 34
Gary Davies and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 August 1986. Featuring Depeche Mode, Prince and The Rev...
August 28, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 35
John Peel and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 August 1986. Featuring Jermaine Stewart, Peter Cetera, Jaki...
September 4, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 36
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 September 1986. Featuring The Communards, MC Miker G & DJ Sven, Bruce Hor...
September 11, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 37
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Run Dmc, The Psychedelic F...
September 18, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 38
Peter Powell and Stevie Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 September 1986. Featuring Eurythmics, Michael McDonald...
September 25, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 39
Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 September 1986. Featuring Amazulu, Huey Lewis and the News, Farley 'Jack...
October 2, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 40
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Five Star, Madonna, Cyndi ...
October 9, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 41
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 October 1986. Featuring The Bangles, Nick Berry, Julian Cop...
October 16, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 42
Simon Bates and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme. First broadcast on 16 October 1986, this edition features Pet Shop Boys, Cliff...
October 23, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 43
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme. First broadcast on 23 October 1986, this edition features The Pretenders, Midnight Star, House...
October 30, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 44
Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 October 1986. Featuring Mel and Kim, Berlin, Catherine Stock, Gwen Guthr...
November 6, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 45
Peter Powell and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 November 1986 and featuring Bon Jovi, Peter Gabriel and ...
November 13, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 46
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Shakin' Stevens, Spandau B...
November 20, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 47
Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 November 1986, featuring Europe, Simple Minds, Swing Out Si...
November 27, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 48
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 November 1986, featuring performances by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Debb...
December 4, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 49
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Oran 'juice' Jones, Genesi...
December 11, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 50
Janice Long and Steve Wright presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 December 1986, featuring performances by The Housemarti...
December 18, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 51
Mike Smith presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 December 1986, featuring performances by Jackie Wilson, A-ha, Eurythmics,...
December 25, 1986
Season 23 - Episode 52
Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1986, featuring performances by Billy Ocean, The Communards, a...