Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and back to the 23rd of October 1998 edition of Top of the Pops!
We can workout
23-10-98: Presenter: Jamie Theakston
(2) 911 – More Than A Woman
Getting the show underway but this Bee Gees cover could get no higher.
(10) CLIFF RICHARD – Can’t Keep This Feeling In
Here tonight with his first top ten hit for five years, but it got no higher.
(12) MEJA – All ’Bout The Money
With her first of two top 40 hits but this one got no higher.
(6) REM – Daysleeper (video)
At its peak.
(3) BILLIE – Girlfriend
In the studio with last week's number one.
(9) DRU HILL – How Deep Is Your Love
Performing their first of three top ten hits but this not-a-Bee-Gees-cover got no higher.
(NEW) GEORGE MICHAEL – Outside (video)
Peaked at number two. The uncensored version of the video was shown on the late night repeat.
(1) SPACEDUST – Gym And Tonic (and credits)
One week at number one and their only number one.
TOTP2's
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FAITH HILL – This Kiss as an exclusive in the second episode.
As ever, cheers Rob. Essential saturday night viewing!
DeleteIf you wanted to see the original broadcast version - it's available somewhere (well here it is)
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The late-night version is also now available on OKRU and archive.org (where it will be free for life)
Thanks Rob!!!
DeleteGreat to see Phil Collins and Cliff Richard chatting away in the TOTP studio as the show progressed. I mean ok Cliff was a regular on the show for the last 30 years since the 60s, despite the next generations taking over the TOTP stages through to the 90s, but what was Phil Collins doing there with no single to perform? Anyway, never seen these two together on screen before!
ReplyDeleteFurther down the chart at No.36 and at peak, was a new entry for Elaine Paige with a re-recording of Memory, which originally got to No.6 in June 1981, so not sure why this was re-recorded for the late 90s.
Cher was there too - we'll see her next week. So they were pre-records. However Collins single - True Colours - only charted at 28 so wasn't even shown.
DeletePhil Collins' performance of the song was seen on a episode of TOTP2.
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