Thursday 29 October 2015

Top of the Pops, 29th October 2015

We have a new number 1 from the debuting KDA, alongside Katy B and Tinie Tempah. Fellow producers Diplo, Kygo and Rudimental are also in the house, skulking behind their decks of course, while Ella Henderson takes over the vocals on Firestone, combining it with her own Kygo feature Here For You.

Hendersony's X Factor colleague Ben Haenow debuts this week too, aided by none other than (former American Idol herself) Kelly Clarkson, and the One Direction boys also fly the Syco flag.

Debuts: Ben Haenow, Sleepy Tom.

One Direction - Perfect

In at number 2

Ben Haenow ft. Kelly Clarkson - Second Hand Heart

In at number 21

Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih - Freak Of The Week

Up 4 to number 53

Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

Up 2 to number 39

Sleepy Tom and Diplo - Be Right There

In at number 8

Kygo ft. Ella Henderson - Firestone / Here For You

Up 5 to number 31 / Up 13 to number 47

Rudimental ft. Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me

Up 2 to number 13

KDA ft. Tinie Tempah and Katy B - Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 22 October 2015

Top of the Pops, 22nd October 2015

How long has it been since Olly Murs featured? Too long. But we waste no time by asking him to open the show this week. Rather more recent TOTPers Pia Mia and the Weeknd are also here, and in fact they team up for another spellbinding one-off interpretation of Do It Again.

The rest is quite eclectic, featuring rock, throwback house, acoustic singerliness, reggae, bhangra and gospel - the last three of those coming in a curveball reworked version of the Major Lazer track.

Debuts: The 1975, Jamie Lawson, Zara Larsson.

Olly Murs - Kiss Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

The 1975 - Love Me

In at number 20

Jamie Lawson - Wasn't Expecting That

High Climber - Up 34 to number 6

MNEK and Zara Larsson - Never Forget You

Up 13 to number 19

Major Lazer ft. MO and Bebe Winans - Lean On

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 27 after 33 weeks

The Weeknd - The Hills

Up 18 to number 5

Pia Mia ft. The Weeknd - Do It Again

Up 1 to number 9

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 15 October 2015

Top of the Pops, 15th October 2015

As Bieber bounces back up to the top - again! - we have to make do with the video. He's a busy guy. But never fear, Drake is here, along with friend of the show Ellie Goulding, Natalie La Rose, Naughty Boy, Arrow Benjamin but sadly still no Beyonce.

Fans of The Vamps will love this week's show: the boys open the half-hour, and then recur when you least expect it to fill in for Adam Levine in a super-special version of Locked Away by R City.

Debuts: Anton Powers.

The Vamps - Wake Up

In at number 12

Drake - Hotline Bling

High Climber - Up 9 to number 8

Natalie La Rose ft. Fetty Wap - Around The World / Trap Queen

In at number 14 / Up 2 to number 25

Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

Up 1 to number 5

Philip George ft. Anton Powers - Alone No More

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Naughty Boy ft. Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All)

Up 3 to number 6

R City ft. The Vamps - Locked Away

Up 1 to number 2

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean

Back up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Dane Bowers

Thursday 8 October 2015

Top of the Pops, 8th October 2015

The top of the charts this week belongs to Sam Smith and his toe-tappin' Bond song, and the singer of the moment is also happy to help out friend of the show Pia Mia on a unique and bewitching version of her long-running hit Do It Again. Weirdly, though, Smith's vocals on the Disclosure track are sung this week by Lorde, who combines it with her own new brothers feature Magnets.

The tempo is kept ebullient by Walk The Moon and Little Mix, and super-regular TOTP featuree The Weeknd is also back again, along with Ed Sheeran.

Debuts: Shut Up And Dance, Nick Brewer, Bibi Bourelly.

Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

Up 1 to number 12

Disclosure ft. Lorde - Omen / Magnets

Up 1 to number 29 / In at number 71

Nick Brewer ft. Bibi Bourelly - Talk To Me

In at number 19

Rudimental ft. Ed Sheeran

In at number 16

The Weeknd - The Hills

Up 4 to number 25

Little Mix - Love Me Like You

In at number 21

Pia Mia ft. Sam Smith - Do It Again

Up 1 to number 8

Sam Smith - Writing's On The Wall

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday 1 October 2015

Top of the Pops, 1st October 2015

Maximum Bieber fever this week, right here on Top of the Pops, as Skrillex and Diplo appear to back up King Justin on a bangin' Where Are You Now, leading into a triumphant solo turn on What Do You Mean.

Other US acts making the trip are Derulo, Macklemore and His Illustrious Highness Drake, while the UK is represented by friends of the show Goulding and 1D. Naughty Boy is here, and so is Arrow Benjamin, but sadly Beyonce is busy.

Debuts: Arrow Benjamin.

One Direction - Infinity

In at number 36

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Downtown

Up 6 to number 15

Drake - Hotline Bling

High Climber - Up 19 to number 17

Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me

Up 1 to number 31

Naughty Boy ft. Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All)

In at number 11

Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 32 after 29 weeks

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill