A rundown of the latest chart hits, featuring in-studio performances from popular music artists.
Where to Watch Top of the Pops • 1970
53 Episodes
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 20. Including performances from Badfinger, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Arrival. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Audio recording survives for this episode.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 20. Including performances from Marmalade, Roger Whittaker, and Cilla Black. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 20. Including performances from The Temptations, The Peddlers, and Harry J. All-stars. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 20. Including performances from Jethro Tull, The Fifth Dimension, and Edwin Starr. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 20. Including performances from Blodwyn Pig, Rare Bird, and Mary Hopkin. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Partial video exists.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 20. Including performances from Shocking Blue, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Billy Preston. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Partial video exists.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Juicy Lucy, Judy Collins, and Kenny Rogers & The First Edition. Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Brotherhood Of Man, Canned Heat, and Boris Gardiner & The Dragonaires. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Audio only recording exists.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from White Plains, Pickettywitch, and Shocking Blue. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Herman's Hermits, Elvis Presley, and Dave Clark Five. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Faces, Jimmy Ruffin, and Joe Dolan. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Bob & Marcia, Doris Troy Group, and Pickettywitch. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Audio only recording exists.
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Four Tops, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, and Jimmy Ruffin. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Dana, Dusty With Tom Springfield, and Des O'connor. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 15
E15
Episode 15A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Blue Mink, Cufflinks, and The Hollies. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Family Dogg, Frijid Pink, and Stevie Wonder. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 17
E17
Episode 17A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Hollies, Juicy Lucy, and The Who. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 18
E18
Episode 18A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from England World Cup Squad, Alan Price, and The Move. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 19
E19
Episode 19A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Hollies, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Jake Holmes. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 20
E20
Episode 20A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Move, Ides Of March, and Christie. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 21
E21
Episode 21A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Julie Felix, Arrival, and Savoy Brown. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 22
E22
Episode 22A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Christie, The Jackson 5, and Mr. Bloe. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 23
E23
Episode 23A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Guess Who, Gerry Monroe, and The Beach Boys. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 24
E24
Episode 24A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Clodagh Rodgers, Free, and Arrival. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost episode.
Episode 25
E25
Episode 25A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Cliff Richard, Fleetwood Mac, and Dave Clark Five. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost episode.
Episode 26
E26
Episode 26A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Cat Stevens, Stevie Wonder, and Jimmy Ruffin. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 27
E27
Episode 27A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Hotlegs, Jack Wild, and Joni Mitchell. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 28
E28
Episode 28A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Jimmy Ruffin, Fair Weather, and Jonathan Kelly & Friends. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 29
E29
Episode 29A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Kinks, Stavely Makepeace, and The New Seekers. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode
Episode 30
E30
Episode 30A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Foundations, The Jackson 5, and Fair Weather. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 31
E31
Episode 31A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Hotlegs, Marmalade, and The Jackson 5. Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 32
E32
Episode 32A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Marmalade, Bread, and Ray Stevens. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 33
E33
Episode 33A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Family, Chicago, and Desmond Dekker. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 34
E34
Episode 34A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Desmond Dekker, Bread, and Eli Bonaparte. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 35
E35
Episode 35A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Deep Purple, Aretha Franklin, and Family. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 36
E36
Episode 36A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Diana Ross. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 37
E37
Episode 37A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Julie Felix, The Hollies, and Bobby Bloom. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 38
E38
Episode 38A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Deep Purple, The Temptations, and Juicy Lucy. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 39
E39
Episode 39A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Christie, Horace Faith, and Matthews Southern Comfort. Introduced by Tony Blackburn.
Episode 40
E40
Episode 40A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Des O'Connor, Melanie, and Edwin Starr. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 41
E41
Episode 41A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Gene Pitney, The Rattles, and Ccs. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 42
E42
Episode 42A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from CCS, Edwin Starr, and Mary Hopkin. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 43
E43
Episode 43A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Roger Whittaker, T-rex, and Neil Diamond. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 44
E44
Episode 44A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Pickettywitch, White Plains, and Elvis Presley. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 45
E45
Episode 45A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from McGuinness Flint, CCS, and Gerry Monroe. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 46
E46
Episode 46A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, and Sue & Sunny. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. Lost Episode.
Episode 47
E47
Episode 47A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from T-rex, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and Donovan. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 48
E48
Episode 48A special Christmas Day edition featuring some of the hits of 1970. Including performances from Mr. Bloe, Matthews Southern Comfort, and Kenny Rogers & The First Edition. Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Tony Blackburn. Lost Episode.
Episode 49
E49
Episode 49A special Boxing Day edition featuring some of the hits of 1970. Including performances from The Kinks, Norman Greenbaum, and Jimi Hendrix Experience. Introduced by Jimmy Savile & Tony Blackburn. Audio only recording exists.
