Top of the Pops: 1988 - Big Hits

TOTP 1988: Big Hits

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Top of the Pops: Big Hits 1988

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BBC One - Top of the Pops, 1988 - Big Hits

With S'Express, Enya, Maxi Priest, Everything But The Girl, Neneh Cherry and Eurythmics.

A celebration of the best of Top of the Pops in 1988, including performances by S'Express, Bomb the Bass, Enya, Maxi Priest, Everything But The Girl, The Proclaimers, Neneh Cherry and Eurythmics.

As the 1980s draw to a close, Top of the Pops remains a broad church. We celebrate 1988 by cherry-picking the cream of the crop.

The programme includes stand-out hits from Yazz, S’Express and Bomb the Bass, representing the growing popularity of house music, new Australian pop royalty Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, who ruled the charts along with teen stars Bros and Tiffany, soul legends Womack and Womack, the Irish mist of Enya, British reggae from Maxi Priest and the balladry of Everything But The Girl. 

Other big hitters representing a year in the TOTP studio include Celtic duo The Proclaimers, Buffalo Girl Neneh Cherry, student queen Tanita Tikaram, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart live in the studio as Eurythmics, Israeli queen Ofra Haza and the chart-topping new authentics Fairground Attraction with Perfect.

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