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Season 1

  • S01E01 Heavy Metal

    • March 6, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Top Ten begins with a countdown of the top ten best heavy metal acts.

  • S01E02 80's Romantics

    • March 13, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Boy George leads the rundown of the top ten 80's romantic performers.

  • S01E03 Country

    • March 20, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Top Ten gives us a rundown of the top ten best Country music performers.

  • S01E04 Really Annoying Records

    • April 3, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Keith Chegwin presents a rundown of the ten songs that we would rather forget..

  • S01E05 Scandals

    • April 17, 1999
    • Channel 4

    In a departure for the series, Neil and Christine Hamilton present a rundown of the top ten scandals to hit the country during the twentieth century.

  • S01E06 Christmas Top Ten

    • December 24, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Noddy Holder presents a rundown of the best Christmas tunes to hear during the festive period.

Season 2

  • S02E01 One Hit Wonders

    • January 22, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Phill Jupitus presents a rundown of the top ten one hit wonders to grace our radios...

  • S02E02 Girl Groups

    • January 29, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Louise Redknapp, formerly of Eternal, presents a rundown of the top ten girl groups.

  • S02E03 Punk

    • February 5, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Malcolm McLaren presents a top ten list of the best punk music acts.

  • S02E04 Love Songs

    • February 12, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Errol Brown narrates the top ten list of best love songs featuring interviews with stars from the music industry.

  • S02E05 Stadium Rock

    • February 19, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Alice Cooper introduces a rundown of the top ten best US rock bands featuring clips and interviews.

  • S02E06 Boy Bands

    • February 26, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Top Ten counts down the top ten best boy bands.

  • S02E07 60s Soul

    • March 11, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Smokey Robinson presents a rundown of the top ten best sixties soul acts with interviews and archive clips.

  • S02E08 70s Soul

    • March 18, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Isaac Hayes introduces a rundown of the top ten Soul acts from the 1970s.

  • S02E09 Eurovision

    • April 1, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Harry Hill introduces a rundown of the top ten countries to feature in the Eurovision Song Contest.

  • S02E10 Comedy Records

    • April 22, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Comedian Paul Whitehouse gives us a rundown of the top ten best records by comedy acts such as Monty Python and Rolf Harris.

  • S02E11 Caribbean

    • August 5, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Maxi Priest introduces the top ten best Caribbean acts.

  • S02E12 1990

    • October 14, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Phill Jupitus takes a look at the top ten music acts from the year 1990 and the events that shaped the year.

  • S02E13 1980

    • October 21, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Phill Jupitus returns to give us another rundown of the ten best music acts and events that shaped the world from 1980.

  • S02E14 1977

    • October 28, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Phill Jupitus presents a rundown of the best music acts and stories from the year 1977.

  • S02E15 1987

    • November 4, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Phill Jupitus presents a rundown of the musical acts and headlines from the year 1987

Season 3

  • S03E01 Teen Idols

    • February 3, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Cat Deeley hosts a rundown of the top ten best teen idols.

  • S03E02 Heartbreakers

    • February 10, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Isaac Hayes introduces a rundown of the top ten best Heartbreakers.

  • S03E03 80s Soul

    • February 17, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Richard Blackwood gives us a rundown of the top ten best soul acts from the 1980s.

  • S03E04 Holiday Hits

    • February 24, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Roy 'Chubby' Brown introduces another 'Top Ten' list of well known songs and artists.

  • S03E05 Progressive Rock

    • March 3, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Bill Bailey hosts a rundown of the top ten best progressive rock bands.

  • S03E06 Duets

    • March 10, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan present a rundown of the top ten best duets.

  • S03E07 Guitar Heroes

    • March 24, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Status Quo lead a rundown of the top ten guitar heroes featuring musical performances from the archives and star interviews.

  • S03E08 X-Rated

    • March 31, 2001
    • Channel 4

    John Lydon introduces a rundown of the top ten acts and songs that were controversial and/or banned.

  • S03E09 Electropop Pioneers

    • April 7, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Marc Almond introduces a rundown of the pop legends from the 1980s.

  • S03E10 Pop Princesses

    • April 14, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Top Ten revisits ten of the best pop princesses in the music industry.

  • S03E11 Easy Listening

    • April 21, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Andy Williams introduces a rundown of the top ten best easy listening music acts.

  • S03E12 Rap

    • May 25, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Flavor Flav introduces a rundown of the top ten best rap acts and songs.

  • S03E13 Girl Bands

    • June 9, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S03E15 1981

    • July 14, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Suggs introduces a rundown of the top ten music acts from the year 1981.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Football Songs

    • June 3, 2002
    • Channel 4

    Top Ten gives us a rundown of the 'best' examples of footballers giving up their day jobs to 'sing'...

  • S04E02 Camp Pop

    • November 30, 2002
    • Channel 4

    Top Ten presents a rundown of the top ten musical acts that made campness an art form.

  • S04E03 Even More Annoying Records

    • December 30, 2002
    • Channel 4

    Simon Cowell and Neil Fox introduce another top ten list of annoying records we would rather forget.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Glam

    • May 8, 1995
    • Channel 4

    Mixed with archival footage and interviews of the day, a much older Alan Freeman and Tony Blackburn have a great deal of fun sending themselves up and counting down the most important Glam Rock Bands with interviews and comments on each.