2006-11-17 00:59:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Top of the Pops began on New Year's Day 1964 in a studio (converted from a former church) on Dickenson Road in Longsight, Manchester, which the BBC had bought from Mancunian Films in 1954. DJ Jimmy Savile presented the first show, which featured (in order) The Rolling Stones with "I Wanna Be Your Man", Dusty Springfield with "I Only Want to be With You", the Dave Clark Five with "Glad All Over", The Hollies with "Stay", The Swinging Blue Jeans with "The Hippy Hippy Shake" and The Beatles with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", that week's number one. For the first three years Savile rotated with three other presenters: Alan Freeman, Pete Murray and David Jacobs. Some histories do not make it clear that The Beatles were only featured in what the BBC describes as a "promotional video".
2006-11-17 01:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Don E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No matter what the song the Beatles always went to number one.
Followed by Diana Ross, Hermans Hermits, Dave Clark Five, Rolling Stones.
2006-11-17 01:09:21 · answer #2 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flowers in The Rain,was the first song played on radio 1
2006-11-18 04:43:04 · answer #3 · answered by travelgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rolling stones were the first band 2 ever perform on the program.
2006-11-17 01:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by holmescarlene 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if it was Take That or Right Said Fred.
2006-11-17 01:07:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the move , think it was flowers in the rain.
2006-11-17 01:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by Weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the move
2006-11-17 01:06:43 · answer #7 · answered by pepzi_bandit 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I THINK IT WAS CULTURE CLUB??? SINGING CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND??
2006-11-17 01:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by STEVE T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋