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The Best Seasons of Top of the Pops

Every season of Top of the Pops ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Top of the Pops!

Top season
Season 1
7.6avg
Best episode
S14E20 19th May 1977
8.931 votes
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes
#1

Season 1

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1964

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · 1 January 1964 7.6
#2

Season 14

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1977

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE20 · 19th May 1977 8.9
#3

Season 21

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1984

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE50 · Episode 50 8.6

Other Seasons

#4

Season 10

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1973

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE41 · Episode 41 7.5
#5

Season 19

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1982

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Episode 6 8.0
#6

Season 31

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1994

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE47 · November 24, 1994 8.0
#7

Season 32

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1995

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE20 · May 18, 1995 8.0
#8

Season 17

43 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1980

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Episode 6 8.0
#9

Season 22

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1985

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE52 · Christmas Special 1985 8.1
#10

Season 18

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1981

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Episode 9 7.8
#11

Season 16

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1979

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE21 · 24th May 1979 7.6
#12

Season 20

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1983

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE30 · Episode 30 7.6
#13

Season 23

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1986

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · February 13, 1986 7.8
#14

Season 25

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1988

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE33 · August 18, 1988 8.0
#15

Season 15

49 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1978

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · 15th June 1978 8.2
#16

Season 24

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1987

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · February 5, 1987 7.8
#17

Season 8

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1971

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE52 · Episode 52 6.9
#18

Season 26

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1989

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE47 · November 23, 1989 7.8
#19

Season 27

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1990

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE41 · October 11, 1990 7.4
#20

Season 33

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1996

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE15 · April 11, 1996 7.6
#21

Season 29

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1992

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · February 20, 1992 7.4
#22

Season 13

54 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1976

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE35 · 26th August 1976 7.8
#23

Season 30

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1993

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE20 · May 21, 1993 8.1
#24

Season 9

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1972

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE52 · Episode 52 6.6
#25

Season 28

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1991

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE34 · August 22, 1991 7.4
#26

Season 34

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1997

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · January 31st, 1997 7.4
#27

Season 37

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2000

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · 25th February 2000 7.1
#28

Season 12

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1975

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE30 · Episode 30 6.7
#29

Season 35

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1998

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE15 · 17th April 1998 7.0
#30

Season 36

51 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1976

6.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE11 · 19th March 1999 7.1
#31

Season 39

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2002

5.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE51 · 25th December 2002 8.4
#32

Season 2

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1965

4.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · 4 March 1965 4.8
#33

Season 41

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2004

4.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE51 · 25th December 2004 4.1
#34

Season 3

52 Episodes

First Aired: May 1965

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#35

Season 4

54 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1967

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#36

Season 5

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1968

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#37

Season 6

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1969

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#38

Season 7

49 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1970

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#39

Season 11

45 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1974

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#40

Season 38

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2001

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#41

Season 40

51 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#42

Season 42

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2005

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#43

Season 43

31 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

N/A/ 10
Average Rating

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Top-rated Top of the Pops episodes

  1. #119th May 1977 S14E208.9
  2. #22nd June 1977 S14E228.7
  3. #323th June 1977 S14E258.7
  4. #4Episode 52 S21E528.5
  5. #5Episode 50 S21E508.6

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