Top of the Pops — Season 13

Episode 1

1st January 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Greg Lake, Billy Howard, Abba, and Dana. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.

30m 1976-01-01

Episode 2

8th January 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Sailor, The Small Faces, Sheer Elegance, and Barbara Dickson. Introduced by Noel Edmonds.

30m 1976-01-08

Episode 3

15th January 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Miracles, Abba, Roxy Music, and Barry White. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

30m 1976-01-15

Episode 4

22nd January 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Barbara Dickson, Slik, Electric Light Orchestra, and Smokie. Introduced by David Hamilton.

30m 1976-01-22

Episode 5

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from The Walker Brothers, Kiki Dee, The Sweet, and The Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. Introduced by Tony Blackburn.

30m 1976-01-29

Episode 6

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Tina Charles, Be Bop Deluxe, R & J Stone, and The Four Seasons. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.

30m 1976-02-05

Episode 7

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Barbara Dickson, Billy Ocean, Electric Light Orchestra, and David Ruffin. Introduced by Noel Edmonds.

30m 1976-02-12

Episode 8

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Pluto Shervington, The Who, L.j. Johnson, and Manhattan Transfer. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

30m 1976-02-19

Episode 9

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Tina Charles, Billy Ocean, Status Quo, and C.w. Mccall. Introduced by David Hamilton.

30m 1976-02-26

Episode 10

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Dana, Peters & Lee, The Chequers, and Pluto Shervington. Introduced by Paul Burnett.

30m 1976-03-04

Episode 11

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Guys 'n' Dolls, Chris White, Rainbow Cottage, and C.w. Mccall. Introduced by Noel Edmonds.

30m 1976-03-11

Episode 12

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Randy Edelman, David Essex, Peters & Lee, and Gallagher & Lyle. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

30m 1976-03-18

Episode 13

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Billy Ocean, The Miracles, The Beatles, and The Glitter Band. Introduced by David Hamilton.

30m 1976-03-25

Episode 14

1st April 1976

Classic Top of the Pops performances from 1976, featuring Abba, the Brotherhood of Man, the Beatles, Fox, Tarney & Spencer, John Miles, Diana Ross, Sailor and Pan's People.

30m 1976-04-01

Episode 15

8th April 1976

Classic Top of the Pops from April 1976, as Noel Edmonds introduces performances from Abba, Hot Chocolate, the Brotherhood of Man, Sheer Elegance, Paul Nicholas, Linda Lewis, the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, 10CC and the Bay City Rollers.

40m 1976-04-08

Episode 16

15 April 1976

Classic Top of the Pops, as Dave Lee Travis introduces performances by Fox, Sailor, Smokie, Eric Carmen, the Stylistics and Brotherhood of Man from April 1976.

30m 1976-04-15

Episode 17

22 April 1976

We travel back to 1976 to track the year that sculpted pop. 'Diddy' David Hamilton introduces performances from Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, John Miles, Harpo, Sheer Elegance, the Rubettes, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Abba and Brotherhood of Man.

30m 1976-04-22

Episode 18

29th April 1976

We travel back to 1976 to track the year that sculpted pop. Tony Blackburn introduces performances from Slik, E.L.O, Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks and Brotherhood of Man.

30m 1976-04-29

Episode 19

6th May 1976

1976 edition in which Noel Edmonds introduces Mud, Barry Manilow, Robin Sarstedt, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Cliff Richard, Frankie Valli, the Rolling Stones, Abba and Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-05-06

Episode 20

13th May 1976

Dave Lee Travis introduces City Boy, Lee Garrett, Slik, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Paul Nicholas, the Wurzels, Gladys Knight and the Pips and Andrea True Connection.

30m 1976-05-13

Episode 21

20th May 1976

From the year that sculpted pop, David Hamilton introduces performances from Showaddywaddy, Marmalade, Tina Charles, Robin Sarstedt, Mud, Cliff Richard, the Four Seasons, Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, the Rolling Stones and Peter Frampton.

30m 1976-05-20

Episode 22

27th May 1976

A weekly look at the charts with Jimmy Savile, who introduces Heavy Metal Kids, the Wurzels, JJ Barrie, Mac and Katie Kissoon, the Real Thing and Gladys Knight and the Pips.

30m 1976-05-27

Episode 23

3rd June 1976

From the year that sculpted pop, Tony Blackburn introduces the Glitter Band, New Edition, JJ Barrie, Our Kid, Cliff Richard, Mud, Thin Lizzy, Dolly Parton and the Rolling Stones.

30m 1976-06-03

Episode 24

10th June 1976

Noel Edmonds looks at highlights of the weekly 1976 pop charts and introduces the Surprise Sisters, the Real Thing, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Flintlock, Osibisa, Archie Bell and the Drells, Bryan Ferry, the Wurzels and Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-06-10

Episode 25

17 June 1976

Dave Lee Travis looks at highlights of the weekly 1976 pop charts and introduces Gallagher and Lyle, Brotherhood of Man, Mud, Liverpool Express, Murray Head, Peter Frampton, The Wurzels, Dolly Parton, Thin Lizzy and Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-06-17

Episode 26

24th June 1976

David Hamilton looks at the weekly pop chart and introduces Pilot, Brian Ferry, The New Seekers, Osibisa, Art Garfunkel, and The Real Thing.

30m 1976-06-24

Episode 27

1st July 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Liverpool Express, The Manhattans, One Hundred Ton & A Feather, and Hot Chocolate. Introduced by Jimmy Savile.

40m 1976-07-01

Episode 28

8th July 1976

Tony Blackburn looks at the weekly pop chart and introduces Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Billy Ocean, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, 5000 Volts, The Real Thing and Candy Staton.

30m 1976-07-08

Episode 29

15th July 1976

Noel Edmonds presents the weekly pop chart from 1976 and introduces acts including Sunfighter, Liverpool Express, Bobby Goldsboro, 100 Ton & a Feather and Glamourpuss.

30m 1976-07-15

Episode 30

22nd July 1976

Dave Lee Travis introduces Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, David Dundas, Sheer Elegance, Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band, 5000 Volts, 1776, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Johnny Cash, Elton John and Kiki Dee and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-07-22

Episode 31

29th July 1976

David Hamilton introduces Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. s.

30m 1976-07-29

Episode 32

5th August 1976

Jimmy Savile introduces Slik, David Dundas, Sheer Elegance, 5,000 Volts, Billy Ocean, Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band, Twiggy, Billie Jo Spears, Elton John & Kiki Dee, and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-08-05

Episode 33

12th August 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Dr. Hook, Status Quo, The Chi-lites, and Tavares. Introduced by Tony Blackburn.

40m 1976-08-12

Episode 34

19th August 1976

Dave Lee Travis introduces Hot Chocolate, 5,000 Volts, Johnny Wakelin, Jesse Green, Twiggy, David Dundas, Bryan Ferry, Elton John and Kiki Dee. Dance sequence by Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-08-19

Episode 35

26th August 1976

Noel Edmonds looks at the weekly pop charts and introduces Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Robin Sarstedt, Acker Bilk, Cliff Richard and Gallagher and Lyle.

30m 1976-08-26

Episode 36

2nd September 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Hot Chocolate, The Real Thing, Wings, and Bryan Ferry. Introduced by David Hamilton.

40m 1976-09-02

Episode 37

9th September 1976

Jimmy Savile introduces Eddie and the Hot Rods, the Wurzels, the Bay City Rollers, Kiki Dee, Twiggy, Cliff Richard, Abba and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Dance sequence by Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-09-09

Episode 38

16th September 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Tina Charles, The Real Thing, Pussycat, and Gheorge Zamfir. Introduced by Noel Edmonds.

30m 1976-09-16

Episode 39

23rd September 1976

Tony Blackburn presents the weekly pop charts from which he introduces Smokie, Kiki Dee, The Drifters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, ABBA, and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-09-23

Episode 40

30th September 1976

Dave Lee Travis introduces Randy Edelman, Sherbet, Tina Charles, Demis Roussos, Can and Jesse Green. Dance sequence by Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-09-30

Episode 41

7th October 1976

Jimmy Savile introduces Pussycat, T Rex, Paul Nicholas, Smokie, Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots, the Manhattans and Abba. Dance sequence by Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-10-07

Episode 42

14th October 1976

David Hamilton introduces 1976 chart hits by Simon May, Liverpool Express, JALN Band, Sherbet and David Essex. Dance sequence by Ruby Flipper.

30m 1976-10-14

Episode 43

21st October 1976

Ed Stewart introduces 1976 chart hits by Paul Nicholas, John Miles, Demis Roussos, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and the Climax Blues Band.

30m 1976-10-21

Episode 44

28th October 1976

Tony Blackburn introduces 1976 chart hits by Alan Price, Simon May, Pussycat, Joan Armatrading, Leo Sayer and Chicago. With the Top of the Pops Dancers.

30m 1976-10-28

Episode 45

4th November 1976

Noel Edmonds introduces 1976 chart hits by Showaddywaddy, Bonnie Tyler, Climax Blues Band, the Manhattans and the Who. With the Top of the Pops dancers.

30m 1976-11-04

Episode 46

11th November 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Billy Ocean, Leo Sayer, Dr. Hook, and Chicago. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

30m 1976-11-11

Episode 47

18th November 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Bonnie Tyler, Yvonne Elliman, Dana, and Chicago. Introduced by David Jensen.

30m 1976-11-18

Episode 48

25th November 1976

Jimmy Savile introduces 1976 chart hits by the Kursaal Flyers, Billy Ocean, Cliff Richard, Elton John and Chicago. With Legs & Co performing a dance sequence.

30m 1976-11-25

Episode 49

2nd December 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Mud, Queen, Johnny Mathis, and Electric Light Orchestra. Introduced by Ed Stewart.

30m 1976-12-02

Episode 50

9th December 1976

David Hamilton introduces 1976 chart hits by Paul Nicholas, Tommy Hunt, the Kursaal Flyers, Jethro Tull and Showaddywaddy. Legs & Co perform a dance sequence.

30m 1976-12-09

Episode 51

16th December 1976

A look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 30. Including performances from Johnny Mathis, The Stylistics, Tina Charles, and Chris Hill. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.

30m 1976-12-16

Episode 52

23th December 1976

Noel Edmonds presents Christmas surprises from the 1976 pop charts, including Thin Lizzy, Barry Biggs, John Christie, Paul Nicholas, Liverpool Express, Status Quo and a Legs & Co dance sequence.

30m 1976-12-23

Episode 53

Christmas 1976 - Part 1

Noel Edmonds and Dave Lee Travis introduce a special Christmas Day edition, featuring some of the No. 1 records of 1976. Including performances from Elton John & Kiki Dee, J.j. Barrie, Tina Charles, and Cliff Richard.

50m 1976-12-25

Episode 54

Christmas 1976 - Part 2

Tony Blackburn and Jimmy Savile introduce a special edition, featuring some of the No. 1 records of 1976. Including performances from Billy Ocean, Wings, Dr. Hook, and Rod Stewart.

50m 1976-12-26