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When does Top of the Pops Season 13 come out?

Top of the Pops Season 13 premiered Thursday, January 1, 1976 on BBC One and ended Sunday, December 26, 1976. The season has 54 episodes.

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Top of the Pops Season 13 release schedule

Top of the Pops Season 13 episode release dates
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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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

5. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

6. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

7. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

8. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

9. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

10. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

11. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

12. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

13. 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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

40. 30th September 1976

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

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 50 years ago

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.

Thursday · 49 years ago

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.

Thursday · 49 years ago

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.

Thursday · 49 years ago

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.

Thursday · 49 years ago

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.

Thursday · 49 years ago

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.

Saturday · 49 years ago

54. Christmas 1976 - Part 2 Finale

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.

Sunday · 49 years ago

Top of the Pops Season 13 guest stars

  • Johnny Nash

    Johnny Nash

    Self

  • Art Garfunkel

    Art Garfunkel

    Self

  • Billy Ocean

    Billy Ocean

    Self

  • Dorothy Moore

    Self (archive footage)

Top of the Pops Season 13 FAQ

When does Top of the Pops Season 13 come out?

Top of the Pops Season 13 premiered Thursday, January 1, 1976 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Top of the Pops Season 13?

Top of the Pops Season 13 has 54 episodes.

Are new episodes of Top of the Pops Season 13 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Top of the Pops Season 13 finale?

The Top of the Pops Season 13 finale (Episode 54) aired Sunday, December 26, 1976.

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