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A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Gary Glitter, Colin Blunstone, The Strawbs, and Elton John. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.

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  • BBC One BBC One

    Thu 25th Jan 1973

    18:45

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Thu 25th Jan 1973

18:45

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Performances Featured

Performance archived performance image preview YouTube performance Chart #
Picture of Wizzard Ball Park Incident by Wizzard
Wizzard
Played Over Charts

6

Picture of Gary Glitter Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah) by Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter
Mimed

5

Picture of Dandy Livingstone Big City by Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone
Live

29

Picture of Colin Blunstone How Could We Dare To Be by Colin Blunstone
Colin Blunstone
Live

NEW

Picture of The Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone by The Temptations
The Temptations
Pan's People Routine

14

Picture of The Strawbs Part Of The Union by The Strawbs
The Strawbs
Mimed

19

Picture of Billy Paul Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul
Billy Paul
Music Video

16

Picture of Elton John Daniel by Elton John
Elton John
Mimed

10

Picture of The Sweet Blockbuster by The Sweet
The Sweet
Mimed

1

Picture of Electric Light Orchestra Roll Over Beethoven by Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Audience Dancing

28

Trivia

This episode exists in the BBC TOTP archive only in monochrome.
This episode has not been repeated on BBC Four since late 2012, as it is presented by Jimmy Savile.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter presented by Jimmy Savile
Director Johnny Pearson
Producer Johnnie Stewart
Sound Richard Chamberlain
Choreographer Flick Colby
Featuring Top of the Pops Orchestra

Performance Breakdown

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Played Over Charts 0%
Pan's People Routine 0%
Music Video 0%
Audience Dancing 0%

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