Top of the Pops - 1987
Run Time: 40 mins
Air Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1987
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.6 (42 votes)
BBC One53 Episodes
January 1, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 1
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 January 1987, featuring Status Quo, a-ha, Alison Moyet, Elkie Brooks, Gar...
January 8, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 2
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, featuring Swing Out Sister, Lionel Richie, The Gap Band, The Pretenders, Paul Simon, Jackie Wi...
January 15, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 3
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from The Mission, The Style Cou...
January 22, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 4
Gary Davies and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 January 1987, featuring Dead or Alive, UB40, Randy Crawf...
January 29, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 5
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Aretha Franklin & George M...
February 5, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 6
Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 February 1987 and featuring The Blow Monkeys, Randy Crawford...
February 12, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 7
Simon Mayo and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 February 1987. Featuring Level 42, Ben E King, Pepsi & Sh...
February 19, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 8
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 February 1987. Featuring performances by Westworld, Carly Simon, Curiosi...
February 26, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 9
Mike Smith and Steve Wright take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Simply Red...
March 5, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 10
Janice Long and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1987. Featuring performances by The Christians, a-ha...
March 12, 1987
Season 24 - 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 Jackie Wil...
March 19, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 12
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1987 and featuring Boy George, Erasure, Genesis an...
March 26, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 13
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from U2, Janet Jackson, Nick Ka...
April 2, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 14
Gary Davies and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 April 1987, featuring Madonna, Curiosity Killed the Cat an...
April 9, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 15
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Club Nouveau, Judy Boucher...
April 16, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 16
Janice Long and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 April 1987 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, David Bow...
April 23, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 17
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 April 1987, featuring Five Star, The Smiths, Kim Wilde & Junior, Judy Bo...
April 30, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 18
Peter Powell and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 April 1987, featuring the Jesus and Mary Chain, Starshi...
May 7, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 19
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Fleetwood Mac, Spear Of De...
May 14, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 20
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 May 1987 and featuring Johnny Hates Jazz, The Cult, Europe, Labi Shffre,...
May 21, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 21
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 May 1987 and featuring Marillion, Wet Wet Wet, Cameo, Do...
May 28, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 22
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Bruce Springsteen, Donna A...
June 5, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 23
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 June 1987 and featuring Erasure, U2, Pepsi & Shirlie, Jody Watley, Suzann...
June 11, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 24
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 June 1987, and featuring John Farnham, Bruce Willis, Bea...
June 18, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 25
Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1987, and featuring Samantha Fox, Whitesnake, Tom Jon...
June 25, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 26
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 June 1987 and featuring Chris Rea, Bruce Willis, Pet Sho...
July 2, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 27
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 July 1987 and featuring ABC, Atlantic Starr, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Bl...
July 9, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 28
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 July 1987 and featuring Shakin' Stevens, a-ha, Black, Genesis, Jackie Wil...
July 16, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 29
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 July 1987 and featuring Bananarama, Bruce Willis, Hue an...
July 23, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 30
Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 July 1987 and featuring Boy George, Atlantic Starr, Judy B...
July 30, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 31
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 June 1987 and featuring Hue and Cry, Heart, Freddie McGregor, Bananarama...
August 6, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 32
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast 6 August 1987 and featuring New Order, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, Sinitt...
August 13, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 33
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick...
August 20, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 34
Janice Long and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 August 1987 and featuring Wax, Five Star, Sherrick, Bon ...
August 27, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 35
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 August 1987 and featuring Then Jerico, The Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Spri...
September 3, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 36
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Levert, Cliff Richard, Joh...
September 10, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 37
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 September 1987 and featuring T'Pau, Level 42, W.A.S.P., ...
September 17, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 38
Gary Davies and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Luther Vand...
September 24, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 39
Mike Smith and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Abc, Jan Ha...
October 1, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 40
Mike Smith and Gary Davies take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Michael Jac...
October 8, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 41
Gary Davies and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Kiss, Erasu...
October 15, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 42
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 October 1987 and featuring UB40, Five Star, The Alarm, T...
October 22, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 43
Gary Davies and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 October 1987 and featuring Was (Not Was), Los Lobos, Pet ...
October 29, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 44
Gary Davies and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 October 1987 and featuring The Style Council, George Mic...
November 5, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 45
Janice Long and Mike Smith take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from George Harr...
November 12, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 46
Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 November 1987 and featuring The Communards, Bill Medley ...
November 19, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 47
Steve Wright and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 November 1987 and featuring Maxi Priest, Whitney Houston,...
November 26, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 48
Simon Bates and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 November 1987 and featuring Blue Mercedes, Boy George, Th...
December 3, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 49
Janice Long and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 December 1987 and featuring The Hooters, Alexander O'Neal,...
December 10, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 50
Mike Smith takes a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Michael Jackson, Johnny Ha...
December 17, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 51
Mike Read and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 December 1987 and featuring Wet Wet Wet, Mel and Kim, Simpl...
Christmas Special 1987
Season 24 - Episode 52
In this special Christmas Day edition Mike Smith and Gary Davies present the popular hits of 1987, plus this week's Top 40 chart and the No....
December 31, 1987
Season 24 - Episode 53
Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 December 1987 and featuring Krush, Nat King Cole, Climie...