Top of the Pops - 1988
Run Time: 40 mins
Air Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1988
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.6 (42 votes)
BBC One52 Episodes
January 7, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 1
Mike Read and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 January 1988 and featuring Sinitta, Jellybean, Depeche Mode,...
January 14, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 2
Simon Mayo and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 January 1988 and featuring Climie Fisher, Tiffany, Krush, ...
January 21, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 3
Steve Wright and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 January 1988 and featuring Bros, AC/DC, Joyce Sims, The ...
January 28, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 4
Gary Davies and Mike Smith present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 January 1988 and featuring Billy Idol, Jermaine Stewart, J...
February 4, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 5
Mike Smith present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 February 1988 and featuring Kylie Minogue, Bros, Sinead O'connor, and Tiffa...
February 11, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 6
Gary Davies and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 February 1988 and featuring Eddy Grant, Debbie Gibson, ...
February 18, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 7
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 February 1988 and featuring Bomb the Bass, Billy Ocean...
February 25, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 8
Peter Powell and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 February 1988 and featuring The Primitives, Morrissey, ...
March 3, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 9
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 03/03/1988. Featuring Erasure, Rick Astley and The Sisters of...
March 10, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 10
Mike Smith and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 March 1988 and featuring Johnny Hates Jazz, Heart, Afrika...
March 17, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 11
Gary Davies and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 1988 and featuring Bros, Heart, Erasure, Sinitta, Sim...
March 24, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 12
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 1988 and featuring Sinitta, a-ha, Simon Harris, We...
March 31, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 13
Mike Smith and Nicky Campbell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Climie F...
April 7, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 14
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 April 1988 and featuring Taylor Dayne, Fleetwood Mac, Glen ...
April 14, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 15
Steve Wright and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 April 1988 and featuring Bananarama, Natalie Cole, Cli...
April 21, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 16
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 1988 and featuring George Michael, Danny Wilson, J...
April 28, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 17
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 April 1988 and featuring Pat and Mick, James Brown, Fa...
May 5, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 18
Bruno Brookes and Adrian John present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 May 1988 and featuring Joyce Sims, New Order, Magnum, Ha...
May 12, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 19
Mike Read and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 May 1988 and featuring Harry Enfield, Prince, the Adventures...
May 19, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 20
Simon Bates and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 May 1988 and featuring Prefab Sprout, Kylie Minogue, Dere...
May 26, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 21
Steve Wright and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 May 1988 and featuring Debbie Gibson, LA Mix, Ofra Haza...
June 2, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 22
Peter Powell and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 June 1988 and featuring Aswad, Desireless, Tiffany, th...
June 9, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 23
Peter Powell and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 June 1988 and featuring the Timelords, Five Star, Voice of...
June 16, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 24
Gary Davies and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 June 1988 and featuring Sabrina, Erasure, the Sisters of Me...
June 23, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 25
Mark Goodier and Nicky Campbell take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Phil C...
June 30, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 26
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 June 1988 and featuring Hazell Dean, Bruce Springsteen, ...
July 7, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 27
Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 1988 and featuring the Communards, the Mac Band ft. th...
July 14, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 28
Simon Bates and Bruno Brookes take a look at Britain's best-selling tracks and artists from the Top 40. Including performances from Salt 'n'...
July 21, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 29
Peter Powell and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 July 1988. Featuring Kim Wilde, Everything but the Girl a...
July 28, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 30
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 July 1988. Featuring Pat Benatar, Shakin' Stevens and ...
August 4, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 31
Janice Long and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 1988. Featuring Kim Wilde, The Funky Worm and Fair...
August 11, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 32
Liz Kershaw and Bruno Brookes present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 August 1988 and featuring Mica Paris ft Courtney Pine, ...
August 18, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 33
Mike Read and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 August 1988 and featuring Aztec Camera, Kylie Minogue, Chris...
August 25, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 34
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 August 1988 and featuring Big Country, Jane Wiedlin, B...
September 1, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 35
Steve Wright and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 September 1988 and featuring Level 42, Guns N' Roses, Ye...
September 8, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 36
Mike Read and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 September 1988 and featuring Mark Almond, Gloria Estefan & Mi...
September 15, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 37
Simon Mayo and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 September 1988 and featuring Bros, The Commodores, The Pr...
September 22, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 38
Nicky Campbell and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 September 1988 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Womack & Wo...
September 29, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 39
Gary Davies and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 September 1988 and featuring Sinitta, U2, Hazell Dean, A...
October 6, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 40
Simon Mayo and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 October 1988 and featuring The Pasadenas, Bobby McFerri...
October 13, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 41
Bruno Brookes and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 October 1988 and featuring The Beatmasters with PP Arno...
October 20, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 42
Steve Wright and Caron Keating present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 October 1988 and featuring D Mob ft Gary Haisman, The ...
October 27, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 43
Simon Mayo and Anthea Turner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 October 1988 and featuring Milli Vanilli, The Art of Noi...
November 3, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 44
Mark Goodier and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 November 1988 and featuring Gloria Estefan and Miami S...
November 10, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 45
Bruno Brookes and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 November 1988 and featuring Brother Beyond, Bryan Ferr...
November 17, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 46
Gary Davies and Susie Mathis present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 November 1988 and featuring Yazz, All About Eve, INXS, M...
November 24, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 47
Simon Mayo and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 November 1988 and featuring Tiffany, Bomb the Bass ft Maure...
December 1, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 48
Bruno Brookes and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 December 1988 and featuring Rick Astley, Michael Jackson, ...
December 8, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 49
Nicky Campbell and Caron Keating present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 December 1988 and featuring Status Quo, Angry Anderso...
December 15, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 50
Gary Davies and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 December 1988 and featuring Bon Jovi, Petula Clark, U2, ...
December 22, 1988
Season 25 - Episode 51
Steve Wright and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 December 1988 and featuring The Four Tops, a-ha, Kim ...
1988 Christmas Special
Season 25 - Episode 52
Gary Davies, Bruno Brookes and Anthea Turner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1988 and featuring Pet Shop Boy...