The Boomtown Rats
Top of the Pops Archive Also known as Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats, Boomtown RatsTYPE
Group
FOUNDED
1975
DISBANDED
1986
LOCATION
Ireland
PRIMARY GENRE
Post-punk
TOTAL APPEARANCES
GROUP MEMBERS
More Information
Performance Statistics
Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.
Mimed
12 / 40
Music Video
13 / 40
Audience Dancing
1 / 40
Played Over Charts
1 / 40
Repeats
13 / 40
Screengrabs
4 / 40
Archived - Video
40 / 40
TOTP Appearances
| Episode | Performance | archived | performance image preview | YouTube performance |
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| 19/10/1995 |
Looking After No. 1 Mimed repeat performance |
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| 30/06/1994 |
I Don't Like Mondays Music Video |
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| 30th Anniversary Special |
Rat Trap Mimed repeat performance |
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| 25 Years of Top of the Pops |
I Don't Like Mondays Mimed repeat performance |
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| 05/05/1983 |
Looking After Number One Mimed repeat performance |
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| 08/04/1982 |
House On Fire Mimed repeat performance |
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| 25/03/1982 |
House On Fire Mimed |
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| Christmas 1980 - Part 2 |
Banana Republic Music Video |
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| 18/12/1980 |
Banana Republic Music Video |
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| 11/12/1980 |
Banana Republic Music Video |
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| 04/12/1980 |
Banana Republic Music Video |
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| 04/12/1980 |
Banana Republic Mimed |
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| 27/11/1980 |
Banana Republic Music Video |
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| 20/11/1980 |
Banana Republic Music Video |
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| 07/02/1980 |
Someone's Looking At You Mimed repeat performance |
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| 24/01/1980 |
Someone's Looking At You Mimed |
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| Christmas 1979 - Part 2 |
I Don't Like Mondays Music Video |
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| 22/11/1979 |
Diamond Smiles Music Video |
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| 09/08/1979 |
I Don't Like Mondays Music Video |
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| 02/08/1979 |
I Don't Like Mondays Music Video |
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| 26/07/1979 |
I Don't Like Mondays Music Video |
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| 19/07/1979 |
I Don't Like Mondays Music Video |
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| 23/11/1978 |
Rat Trap Mimed repeat performance |
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| 16/11/1978 |
Rat Trap Mimed |
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| 09/11/1978 |
Rat Trap Mimed repeat performance |
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| 26/10/1978 |
Rat Trap Mimed repeat performance |
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| 19/10/1978 |
Rat Trap Played Over Charts |
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| 05/10/1978 |
Rat Trap Mimed |
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| 27/07/1978 |
Like Clockwork Audience Dancing |
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| 13/07/1978 |
Like Clockwork Mimed repeat performance |
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| 29/06/1978 |
Like Clockwork Mimed repeat performance |
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| 15/06/1978 |
Like Clockwork Mimed |
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| 04/05/1978 |
She's So Modern Mimed repeat performance |
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| 20/04/1978 |
She's So Modern Mimed |
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| 06/04/1978 |
She's So Modern Mimed |
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| 01/12/1977 |
Mary Of The 4th Form Mimed |
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| 17/11/1977 |
Mary Of The 4th Form Mimed |
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| 22/09/1977 |
Looking After No. 1 Mimed repeat performance |
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| 08/09/1977 |
Looking After 1 Mimed |
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| 25/08/1977 |
Looking After No. 1 Mimed |
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