Come on Top of the Pops

Here is the 2 pm Christmas Day 1982 edition of Top of the Pops, which BBC4 are not showing, even in edited form, for reasons known only to themselves.

So a huge thanks goes to Robert Thompson for making it available here at WeTransfer.

And to Glenn Marshall for making it available here at Vimeo.

I'm the number one number one of '82!

25-12-82: Presenters: John Peel, Dave Lee Travis, Peter Powell, Mike Read, Andy Peebles, Steve Wright, Tommy Vance, Mike Smith and Richard Skinner.

SPANDAU BALLET – Lifeline

SHAKIN’ STEVENS – Oh Julie

Clips:
THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Don’t You Want Me (video)
KRAFTWERK – The Model (danced to by Zoo)
THE JAM – Town Called Malice (video)
(10) THE JAM – Beat Surrender (clip of TOTP 2-12-82)
TIGHT FIT – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (video)
GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Seven Tears (video)

BUCKS FIZZ – The Land Of Make Believe

DURAN DURAN – Hungry Like The Wolf

DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS with THE EMERALD EXPRESS – Come On Eileen

Clips:
BUCKS FIZZ – My Camera Never Lies (video)
PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER – Ebony And Ivory (video)
MADNESS – House Of Fun (video)
ADAM ANT – Goody Two Shoes (video)
(1) RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love (video)

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE – Happy Talk

STEVE MILLER BAND – Abracadabra (danced to by Zoo)

(41) DIONNE WARWICK – Heartbreaker (via satellite)

(68) CULTURE CLUB – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

Clips:
CHARLENE – I’ve Never Been To Me (danced to by Leo and Libra)
IRENE CARA – Fame (video)
SURVIVOR – Eye Of The Tiger (video)
NICOLE – A Little Peace (video)
(30) EDDY GRANT – I Don’t Wanna Dance (video)

SOFT CELL – Torch

HAIRCUT 100 – Love Plus One

MUSICAL YOUTH – Pass The Dutchie

(11) CLIFF RICHARD – Little Town

PHIL LYNOTT – Yellow Pearl (crowd dancing) (and credits)



Next up is the final edition of 1982, a live show from December 30th.

Orville's Top of the Pops

It's now December 23rd 1982 and the final regular Top of the Pops of the year is a live one hosted by David Jensen.

I wish I could sell 400,000 copies of this record.....

23-12-82: Presenter: David Jensen (Live)

(39) THE MAISONETTES – Heartache Avenue
Lol Mason, formerly of one hit wonders City Boy, fronted this latest one hit wonder group, with Heartache Avenue peaking at number 7. Would have made a perfect follow up hit for Mari Wilson.

(3) DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY – Peace On Earth – Little Drummer Boy (video)
Little Drummer Boy dated back to 1941, but Peace on Earth was a new addition (in 1977 anyway) and the combination was now at its peak.

(28) INCANTATION – Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Desi)
Apparently a Cacharpaya is a song of farewell from the Andes, which is apt because this was their only hit, peaking at number 12.

(2) SHAKIN’ STEVENS – Blue Christmas
Now at its peak. And was that Peter Duncan and Simon Groom from Blue Peter in the audience?

(43) IMAGINATION – Changes
Went up to number 31.

(26) ABBA – Under Attack (video)
And so we say a fond farewell to the fabulous Abba, this being the group's final single, bar a couple of re-releases, and now at its peak in the charts, and another clip from the Late Late Breakfast Show I do believe.

(33) KEITH HARRIS & ORVILLE – Orville’s Song
This Bobby Crush song found its wings and flew all the way to number 4.

(1) RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love (video)
Alas no studio performance for this year's Christmas number one, but after the video who should pop into the studio but Santa Renato to wishes us all a mario christimas!

(8) MODERN ROMANCE – Best Years Of Our Lives (and credits)
Our 1982 theme tune closes the show and then went up four more places.




That brings us to the 2pm Christmas Day 1982 edition next.

Save Your Top of the Pops

December 16th 1982 is not being shown on BBC4 due to the host being Jimmy Savile. But a huge thanks goes once again to Neil B for making it available here at WeTransfer. Obviously, do not click if you wish to avoid Jimmy Savile.

Oi Santa! Where's yer beard?

16-12-82: Presenter: Jimmy Savile

(5) MADNESS – Our House
Such a great shame we can't see what was maybe Madness's finest Top of the Pops moment on BBC4, and Our House was now at its peak.

(17) PHIL COLLINS – You Can’t Hurry Love (video)
A future number one.

(28) SANTA CLAUS & THE CHRISTMAS TREES – Sing-A-Long-A-Santa
Made it to number 19.

The JK bit:
(US CHART) PAT BENATAR – Shadows Of The Night (video)
(US CHART) MEN AT WORK – Down Under (video)
(US CHART) JOE JACKSON – Steppin’ Out (video)
(US CHART) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES – Maneater (video)

(30) DAVID ESSEX – A Winter’s Tale
Told a story all the way to number 2.

(19) MALCOLM McLAREN – Buffalo Gals (video)
Became the first of two top ten hits for the former manager of the Sex Pistols, when it peaked at number 9.

(27) DIONNE WARWICK – All The Love In The World (video)
Became her final top ten hit when it peaked at number 10.

(21) CLIFF RICHARD – Little Town
Peaked at number 11.

(20) BUCKS FIZZ – If You Can’t Stand The Heat ®
On its way to number 10.

(13) ULTRAVOX – Hymn
Went up two more places.

(1) RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love (video)
First of four weeks at number one.

(22) DONNA SUMMER – I Feel Love (crowd dancing) (and credits)
This remix went up one more place.



Back to BBC4 next with the live edition from December 23rd 1982.

Where the Top of the Pops is

1982 is now rapidly catching up 2016, which is just as well really considering how little of 2016 remains! So here we are with December 9th 1982.......

........And now I hand you over to Simon...

9-12-82: Presenter: Simon Bates

(19) SHALAMAR – Friends
Shalamar are back in the studio with a live performance of Friends which then peaked at number 12.

(3) RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love (video)
Soon to be the Christmas number one for the waiter from Sutton Coldfield.

(13) YAZOO – The Other Side Of Love
Another live studio performance but this song got no higher in the charts.

(35) SHAKIN’ STEVENS – Blue Christmas
This 'ep - not a single' became Shaky's fourth top tenner of 1982 when it peaked at number 2.

(5) CULTURE CLUB – Time (Clock Of The Heart) ®
Went up two more places. But edited out of the 7.30pm slot, and yet we get Shaking Stevens twice!

(6) LIONEL RICHIE – Truly ®
Now truly at its chart peak.

(21) SOFT CELL – Where The Heart Is
Marc shows off his muscles but Where the Heart Is got no higher.

(22) DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY – Peace On Earth – Little Drummer Boy (video)
Well if Bowie was going to do a Christmas song then it would have to be a weird one! Originally recorded for Bing Crosby's 1977 Christmas Show, about a month before Bing died, it peaked at number 3 five years later.

(1) THE JAM – Beat Surrender ®
Second and final week at number one.

(7) BLANCMANGE – Living On The Ceiling (crowd dancing) (and credits)
At its chart ceiling.



Next up is December 16th 1982, but this is hosted by JS so won't be shown on BBC4.

Top of the Pops Surrender

Peter Powell hosted Top of the Pops on December 2nd 1982, but 9.9 million viewers also got to meet three future hosts tonight ~ Gary Davies, Janice Long and Pat Sharp!

Paul looks forward to a long, hot summer

2-12-82: Presenter: Peter Powell

(35) KEVIN ROWLAND & DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS – Let’s Get This Straight (From The Start)
So they were allowed back on again after 'Jockey-gate'! With their third hit of 1982 which was on its way to number 17.

(2) THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Mirror Man ®
At its peak now.

(34) WHITESNAKE – Here I Go Again
Got no higher until 1987! When a new version of it peaked at number 9.

(37) BUCKS FIZZ – If You Can’t Stand The Heat
The girls take the lead vocals for the first time and it must've been pretty hot in the studio judging by the outfits! Peaked at number 10.

Merry Christmas :-)

(17) MADNESS – Our House (video)
Made itself at home at number 5. But sadly edited out of the early showing.

(18) MODERN ROMANCE – Best Years Of Our Lives
Our 1982 theme tune on its way to number 4.

(10) DURAN DURAN – Rio (video)
Simon and the boards go all aboard in Antigua and Rio went up one more place.

(1) THE JAM – Beat Surrender
Straight in at number one for The Jam's final single.

(3) WHAM! – Young Guns (Go For It) (crowd dancing) (and credits)
Now at its peak.



Next up is another triple bill next Friday with December 9th, and December 23rd on BBC4, with the JS hosted December 16th sandwiched in between.

Until then here's wishing everyone one of you a very Merry TopofthePopsmas!

p.s. Xmas Eve at 9pm BBC4 are showing 90 minutes worth of Christmas Hits.

The Other Side of Top of the Pops

This edition from November 25th 1982 is not being shown on BBC4 due to the host being DLT. So a huge thanks to Neil B for coming to the rescue once again here at 4Shared.

See you next year?

25-11-82: Presenter: Dave Lee Travis

(20) YAZOO – The Other Side Of Love
The duo's third hit of the year, this one peaking at number 13.

(16) MUSICAL YOUTH – Youth Of Today (video)
Also a number 13 peaker.

(17) LIONEL RICHIE – Truly
His first 'truly' solo hit, peaking at number 6.

(28) ULTRAVOX – Hymn (video)
Peaked at number 11.

(34) CULTURE CLUB – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
The follow up to their number one hit, this 'Time' number 3 was the peak.

(29) SUPERTRAMP – It’s Raining Again (video)
Their final top 30 hit which peaked at number 26.

(26) TALK TALK – Talk Talk
Originally  released in April 1982 when it made number 52, this remixed version fared better and made it to number 23.

(14) A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS – Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) ®
Went up four more places.

(1) EDDY GRANT – I Don’t Wanna Dance (video)
Third and final week at number one.

(13) BLUE ZOO – Cry Boy Cry (crowd dancing) (and credits)
Got no higher in the charts.


Back to BBC4 now for December 2nd 1982.

Best Years Of Our Top of the Pops

The first of three editions of Top of the Pops in rapid successions begins with November 18th 1982...

Er... anyone seen Geoff?

18-11-82: Presenter: John Peel

(32) MODERN ROMANCE – Best Years Of Our Lives
We kick off with our theme tune for 1982 ~ but we'll be needing a new one so very soon! The band's biggest hit, featuring new lead singer Michael J Mullins, peaking at number 4.

(6) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES – Maneater (video)
Their biggest UK hit now at its peak.

(9) THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Mirror Man
What a stonking return to the charts! Peaked at number 2.

(13) DURAN DURAN – Rio
The title track from their number 2 album, this third single from it peaked at number 9.

(3) TEARS FOR FEARS – Mad World ®
Still a their peak of number 3.

(12) BLANCMANGE – Living On The Ceiling
Went up to number 7.

(24) RENÉE & RENATO – Save Your Love (video)
This year's Joe Dolce ~ and of course it went to number one!

(10) WHAM! – Young Guns (Go For It) ®
At last we get to see this performance ~ the song peaked at number 3.

(1) EDDY GRANT – I Don’t Wanna Dance (video) (and credits)
Second of three weeks at number one.



Next then is November 25th 1982, but this is not being shown on BBC4 because the host is DLT.