TV series / 1964-2025

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops is a TV series from 1964-2025. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 34 seasons and 521 rated episodes.

34 seasons 521 rated episodes 6.8 average 5,729 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1289101213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353639415960
1 7.6 6.9 7.2 7.8 6.2 5.8 7.0 6.4 7.1 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.7 7.6
2 6.4 6.7 6.8 7.4 7.5 6.6 7.3 6.4 6.2 3.6
3 6.2 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.6 6.1
4 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.4 6.3 6.8
5 7.0 7.4 6.6 7.2 6.6 6.4 7.2 7.6 6.9 6.6 6.1 5.9
6 6.5 8.0 6.8 8.0 7.7 7.8 6.5 7.3 6.9 7.2 6.8 6.4
7 6.1 6.7 6.9 7.3 7.8 5.2 6.4 7.2 7.6 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.9
8 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.7
9 4.8 7.6 6.8 7.8 7.2 7.6 6.7 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.6
10 3.8 6.0 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.0 7.0 7.4 6.8 6.3 6.7
11 6.4 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.0 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.2 6.0 6.8 6.4 6.9 7.1 3.7
12 6.3 7.6 7.6 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 6.1 6.9 5.8
13 7.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 7.0 6.5 7.3 6.7 6.0
14 6.6 6.7 7.2 6.2 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.9 6.5 6.2
15 6.0 7.4 7.1 7.2 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.6 7.6 7.2 6.8
16 7.4 6.6 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.8 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.2 6.0 6.2
17 6.7 7.3 6.5 6.5 7.3 7.8 6.7 7.2 6.9 5.8
18 6.8 5.8 7.0 7.2 7.7 7.4 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.6
19 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.6 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.6 5.9
20 8.9 7.3 6.8 7.4 8.1 7.6 8.0 7.3 6.6 6.4 6.2
21 6.2 6.8 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.5 6.8 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.8
22 8.7 8.0 6.6 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 6.9 6.5
23 4.5 6.6 6.6 7.4 6.2 7.2 7.2 7.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.2
24 6.0 8.4 6.2 7.7 7.0 7.5 6.4 7.3 7.3 6.2 7.0 6.9 6.7
25 8.7 6.6 7.2 6.0 7.5 6.4 6.6 5.3
26 5.7 6.8 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.1 6.2
27 7.0 7.2 6.2 7.0 7.2 6.4
28 7.3 7.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 7.2 6.5 7.8 6.7 6.7
29 7.2 8.0 6.0 7.2 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.0
30 6.7 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.2 6.4 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3
31 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.2 6.3 7.0 7.2 5.9
32 6.8 7.4 7.2 6.3 5.9
33 8.0 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.6 5.8 5.6
34 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.2 6.7 7.4 6.7 7.3 6.4 6.6 5.8 6.5 6.3
35 6.7 7.8 7.1 6.7 5.8 6.7
36 7.0 6.4 7.0 5.8 7.4 7.2 6.0 7.3
37 7.3 6.6 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.0
38 7.4 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.6 4.7 7.3 7.6 6.0 6.5
39 4.7 5.4 7.2 7.1 6.4 6.2
40 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.8
41 7.5 6.7 7.4 7.1 6.8 7.4 6.3 6.6
42 7.2 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.0 6.8 7.8 7.0 7.2 6.3 6.3
43 6.3 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.6
44 6.4 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.6 6.9 7.0 7.1 5.7
45 6.6 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.4 7.4 6.3 6.9 6.1
46 6.6 7.8 6.4 6.8 6.7 5.6 6.8 7.0
47 6.5 6.9 7.4 6.6 5.8 7.6 6.2 8.0 6.6 6.4 6.5 5.4
48 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.6 7.6 6.8 6.3 6.3
49 7.2 8.0 7.0 6.2 6.8 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 7.2
50 8.6 6.5 6.4 7.4 6.4 7.0
51 7.8 6.8 7.5 6.3 6.3 7.5 8.4 4.1
52 6.9 6.6 7.1 8.5 8.1 7.5 7.5 7.6 6.9 6.8 8.0 8.0
53 6.7 5.4 8.3 8.0 7.0

Series summary

About Top of the Pops

The rated episodes of Top of the Pops have an average IMDb rating of 6.8 based on 5,729 episode votes. Season 1 has the highest average rating at 7.6 across 1 rated episodes. Season 41 has the lowest average rating at 4.1.

Genre
Music
Runtime
30 minute episodes
Principal cast
The Ladybirds, Pan's People, and Jimmy Savile
Writers
Stanley Dorfman, Johnnie Stewart, and Paul Gambaccini
Directors
Stanley Dorfman, Stanley Appel, and Paul Ciani
Also known as
Вершина популярности, All New Top of the Pops, and TOTP

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S14E20: Episode #14.20 The best episode of Top of the Pops is S14E20: Episode #14.20 with a 8.9 rating / 31 votes
  2. S14E22: Episode #14.22 8.7 rating / 31 votes
  3. S14E25: Episode #14.25 8.7 rating / 28 votes
  4. S21E50: Episode #21.50 8.6 rating / 10 votes
  5. S21E52: Christmas Day 1984 8.5 rating / 12 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S39E2: Episode #39.2 The worse episode of Top of the Pops is S39E2: Episode #39.2 with a 3.6 rating / 10 votes
  2. S39E11: Episode #39.11 3.7 rating / 13 votes
  3. S2E10: Episode #2.10 3.8 rating / 10 votes
  4. S41E51: 2004 Christmas Special 4.1 rating / 13 votes
  5. S2E23: Episode #2.23 4.5 rating / 12 votes