DJs Jimmy Savile and Alan Freeman 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 "Hippy Hippy Shake" and the Beatles with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", that week's number one - throughout its history, the programme proper always finished with the best-selling single of the week, although there often was a separate play-out track.
В первом выпуске TOTP, который вел Джимми Сэвилл, выступили The Rolling Stones («I Wanna Be Your Man»), Дасти Спрингфилд («I Only Want to be With You»), Dave Clark Five («Glad All Over»), The Hollies («Stay»), The Swinging Blue Jeans («The Hippy Hippy Shake») и The Beatles («I Want to Hold Your Hand» — чарттоппер недели).