UK Guys: Need TOTP Substitute!

[Simon_F]

For nearly 35 years the BBC's "Top Of The Pops" gave me a weekly view of the singles charts. I think I started watching it regularly in 1972. What a great chart we had that summer - "Starman", "All The Young Dudes", "School's Out", "Silver Machine", "Metal Guru".....

Most of the times I watched it in subsequent years I just sat there moaning about what a load of crap there was in the charts. But there were always those GREAT moments. Lizzy! The Police! Ian Dury! The Smiths! Showing my age! Even when it was crap I still considered it important to know what that crap was.

So this year the BBC decided Top Of The Pops was no longer relevant and decommissioned it.

Since it stopped I've realized I just don't have a clue what's in the singles chart any more. I rarely buy singles, but the chart has always been an interesting indicator of current tastes.

Darn, I miss it.

I miss Fearne too. (Couldn't bring myself to watch Love Island )

So.....

Are there any other programs out there on UK TV that fulfil the TOTP function?

There used to be CD:UK on a Saturday morning, but I think that's gone too.

If there's an online petition to reinstate TOTP I'm gonna sign it. :dammit:

[stevie_bees]

I loved watching TOTP, and feel the same way about some of the music more recently. I also loved watching TOTP 2 for that classic rock/pop/funk/disco fix. My feeling is that TOTP will return. As for an alternative....

[big_black]

I could never get past the fact that the musicians weren't plugged in.

[Simon_F]

Instead, you can hopefully find some sort of classic rock channel... VH-1 or something, i dunno.

Yeah, but that doesn't give me the big picture. I want to know what the kids are buying! I may give the impression of being a classic rock donkey, but I do actually enjoy a wide range of music.

As I understand it, part of the rationale for dumping TOTP was that people download singles instead of buying hard copies in shops. But we have download charts, don't we? I really miss that weekly overview of what music is currently popular, even though most of the time it's not the music I like.

I haven't researched this at all but I have a gut feeling that TOTP must return sooner or later.

[Simon_F]

I could never get past the fact that the musicians weren't plugged in.

I was always impressed by the fact that Steve Priest of the Sweet could play bass with leather gloves on.

[Closed Eye]

Is "Later With Jules Holland" still on? Now that's a good show...

[Robbiedbee]

It seems odd to me that TOTP2 is still around. I always liked that more than TOTP.

[Curly]

Is "Later With Jules Holland" still on? Now that's a good show...

that's the one I was trying to think of ... it's on here in the States on BBC America. good show.

[innerdreamrecords.co]

For nearly 35 years the BBC's "Top Of The Pops" gave me a weekly view of the singles charts. I think I started watching it regularly in 1972. What a great chart we had that summer - "Starman", "All The Young Dudes", "School's Out", "Silver Machine", "Metal Guru".....

Most of the times I watched it in subsequent years I just sat there moaning about what a load of crap there was in the charts. But there were always those GREAT moments. Lizzy! The Police! Ian Dury! The Smiths! Showing my age! Even when it was crap I still considered it important to know what that crap was.

So this year the BBC decided Top Of The Pops was no longer relevant and decommissioned it.

Since it stopped I've realized I just don't have a clue what's in the singles chart any more. I rarely buy singles, but the chart has always been an interesting indicator of current tastes.

Darn, I miss it.

I miss Fearne too. (Couldn't bring myself to watch Love Island )

So.....

Are there any other programs out there on UK TV that fulfil the TOTP function?

There used to be CD:UK on a Saturday morning, but I think that's gone too.

If there's an online petition to reinstate TOTP I'm gonna sign it. :dammit:

I frequent the Radio 1 web site http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ to stay current though most times there's no audio samples to go with the charts which would be a big plus.