Top Of The Pops
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:08
- Released
- 1972
- Album
- Everybody's In Show Business
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403270
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Top of the Pops (2020 Stereo Remaster)original10B · 115
- Top Of The Pops - Live 1972original9A · 132
- Top Of The Pops - Live: Fillmore West 30 Nov 1970 KSAN-FM Broadcastoriginal10B · 105
- Top of the Pops - Liveoriginal10B · 115
- Top of the Pops - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 3rd March 1972; 2022 Remasteroriginal10B · 115
- Top of the Popsoriginal10B · 115
Top Of The Pops runs 116 BPM in D major (10B), a mid-tempo techno record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. A 1972 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Kink's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of Kink's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Top Of The Pops in?
Top Of The Pops by Kink is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Top Of The Pops?
Top Of The Pops runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Top Of The Pops?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Top Of The Pops good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 10B at 116 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 116 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
