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The Best Episodes of Top of the Pops Season 18

Every episode of Top of the Pops Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Top of the Pops Season 18!

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    S18:E9

    Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Status Quo, Kim Wilde, Madness, Kiki Dee, Coast to Coast, The Passions, Roxy Music and Joe Dolce, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    S18:E13

    Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Graham Bonnet, Hazel O'Connor, Tony Capstick, Gillan, Lene Lovich, Bad Manners, Shakin' Stevens, Linx, Landscape, the Polecats and Kim Wilde, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    S18:E12

    Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Sharon Redd, Bucks Fizz, Colin Blunstone & Dave Stewart, Toyah, The Who, Phil Collins, Shakin Stevens, Visage, Roxy Music and Duran Duran, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 16 - Episode 16
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    S18:E16

    Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring Bad Manners, Girlschool, Department S, The Beat, The Cure, The Nolans, UK Subs, The Jacksons, Whitesnake, Spandau Ballet, Sugar Minott, Bucks Fizz and Ennio Morricone, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 49 - Episode 49
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S18:E49

    David 'Kid' Jensen presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 3rd December 1981. Includes appearances from Bad Manners, Soft Cell, Duran Duran, Fun Boy Three, Godley & Creme, The Human League, Julio Iglesias and Zoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 15 - Episode 15
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    S18:E15

    Mike Read introduces the pop programme, featuring Keith Marshall, Bucks Fizz, Public Image, Eddy Grant, Linx, Saxon, Graham Bonnet, Gillan, The Whispers and Shakin' Stevens, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 38 - Episode 38
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S18:E38

    Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley and Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S18:E4

    Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, with performances from The Look, Spandau Ballet, XTC, Adam and the Ants, Bad Manners and Blondie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 22 - Episode 22
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S18:E22

    Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 36 - Episode 36
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    S18:E36

    Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, featuring The Teardrop Explodes, OMD, Modern Romance, Dollar, Soft Cell, Gary Numan and Funkapolitan, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 40 - Episode 40
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    S18:E40

    Weekly pop chart programme presented by Mike Read, first broadcast on 1 October 1981. Includes appearances from The Tweets, Toyah, Altered Images, Gidea Park, The Creatures, Bad Manners, Dollar and Adam & The Ants, plus a dance sequence by Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 47 - Episode 47
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    S18:E47

    Steve Wright presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 19 November 1981. Includes appearances by Modern Romance, The Pretenders, Fun Boy Three, ABC, Trevor Walters, Julio Iglesias, Diana Ross, Soft Cell and Zoo.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    S18:E6

    Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Joe Dolce, The Stray Cats, The Passions, Rainbow, Blondie, Spandau Ballet, Cliff Richard, Dire Straits, XTC and John Lennon, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 30 - Episode 30
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S18:E30

    Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring the Vapors, Tight Fit, Gidea Park, Sheena Easton, Visage and the Specials, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 14 - Episode 14
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    S18:E14

    Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Stiff Little Fingers, Liquid Gold, Light of the World, Children of Tansley School, Sugar Minott, Lena Zavaroni, Spandau Ballet, Shakin' Stevens, Stevie Wonder, The Nolans and Bucks Fizz, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 23 - Episode 23
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    S18:E23

    Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Siouxsie & the Banshees, Imagination, Phil Collins, Squeeze, The Jam, Toyah and Adam & the Ants, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E1

    Dave Lee Travis and Tommy Vance introduce a special edition, featuring some of the top records of 1980. Including performances from Ottawan, The Jam, The Detroit Spinners, and Kelly Marie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E2

    Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, with performances from The Look, Chas and Dave, The Beat, Matchbox, The Nolans and Racey, and a dance sequence from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E3

    A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Gary Numan, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, and Mac Davis. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E5

    Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme, featuring Slade, The Stranglers, Sheila Hylton, Susan Fassbender, John Lennon, The Gap Band, Phil Collins, Madness and Ultravox, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E7

    Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring The Pretenders, Barbara Jones, Kelly Marie, Freeez, Beggar and Co, Coast to Coast, Slade and John Lennon, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E8

    A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Rainbow, Headgirl (motorhead & Girlschool), Stray Cats, and Visage. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E10

    Mike Read introduces the pop programme, featuring Duran Duran, Shakin Stevens, Phil Collins, The Who, Adam and the Ants, Toyah, Motorhead & Girlschool, Joe Dolce, Talking Heads and The Teardrop Explodes, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E11

    Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme, featuring The Teardrop Explodes, Kim Wilde, Linx, Status Quo, Kelly Marie, Freeez, Beggar & Co, Landscape, Talking Heads, Kiki Dee, Coast to Coast and Roxy Music, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Top of the Pops Season 18 Episode 17 - Episode 17
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E17

    A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Matchbox, Roger Taylor, Barry Manilow, and Keith Marshall. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Episode 9" is the best rated episode of Top of the Pops season 18. It scored 7.8/10 from 9 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 26, 1981.