TOTP Top 20 Chart Rundown 15-02-1968

Top Of The Pops chart rundown 20 to 1 from the second earliest complete edition held in the BBC archives from 15-02-68. This show was presented by Jimmy Saville and Dave Cash. It's hard to believe more gems like this from the 60's and 70's (including the last "missing" edition not held by the BBC - 08/09/77) exist out there in private collector's hands, however the BBC are too tight to pay for the "Missing" copies expecting them to be handed over free of charge.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• TOTP
• top20
• 1968
• Charts
• Top
• Of
• The
• Pops
• Manfred
• Mann
• Amen
• Corner
• Status
• Quo
• Bee
• Gees
• Monkees
• Tom
• Jones
• 60's

[Feisty1967]

Love it! Best era of Top of the pops, wish I'd been old enough to remember it!

[kenfig]

A REAL 'Blast from the past' ugh- ee- oo ee oo !

[leongz5]

RIP, Jimmy Saville.

[leongz5]

@HardDaysKnight Yes, go wikipedia and read up on The Bee Gees...

[fanksie79]

this is the sort of thing youtube is good for good channel

[DAVEBLISS2007]

Jimi Saville : Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen and how are you this evening,? what was he smoking back stage??

[HardDaysKnight]

5 BeeGees??



[redsnapper1959]

Also note that the BBC had their own exclusive chart in those days (which explains why it differs from the corresponding 'official' charts that Guinness have since published). It was exactly a year later in Feb 1969 that the BBC adopted the Record Retailer/Music Week chart.

[EuroAlien]

Interesting to see the chart rundown - and indeed the show - STARTING with the number 1. Apparently (going even further back) Radio Luxembourg used to do their Top Twenty in the same style - starting with No.1 and working downwards.

Takes all the fun out of it, doing it that way!!

[SimonDolan]

Wow. This must be one of the greatest chart rundowns of all time.