Aired Friday June 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pmon BBC Four

Top of the Pops

1982: Big Hits

The Top of the Pops vaults are opened once more, this time to celebrate the mega-hits of 1982. A new pop sound had arrived, shattering the chart domination of mainstream pop-rock, which in turn coincides with a second British invasion of the US charts. Step forward Adam Ant, Yazoo, Wham, ABC and the Associates, all breakthrough acts in a golden year for British pop. Madness provide a little two-step with their ska revival, and Junior and Patrice Rushen's R&B tracks pack a punch.