The Best of Top of the Pops '84
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Best of Top of the Pops '84 is a popular music album recorded by unaccredited session musicians and singers, and released by Pickwick International on the Hallmark label.
Its contents consist of 12 tracks which had been big UK hits in 1984. Due to its title and artwork, the album constitutes a revival of Hallmark's Top of the Pops LP series, which had run from 1968 until 1982. The original series consisted of 91 albums with and end-of-year review album each year between 1969 and 1981.
The cover model on this album was Sam Fox
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This review of 1984 was followed by a new 'standard' album in the series, volume 92, in 1985, which was the last ever released.
Its contents consist of 12 tracks which had been big UK hits in 1984. Due to its title and artwork, the album constitutes a revival of Hallmark's Top of the Pops LP series, which had run from 1968 until 1982. The original series consisted of 91 albums with and end-of-year review album each year between 1969 and 1981.
The cover model on this album was Sam Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
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This review of 1984 was followed by a new 'standard' album in the series, volume 92, in 1985, which was the last ever released.
Track listing
- Freedom
- Joanna
- Relax
- Hello
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