Thursday 20 December 2018

Top of the Pops, 20th December 2018

There are presents, snow and mince pies everywhere in the just-before-Christmas chart. Leona Lewis kicks us off with One More Sleep, and then there are wintery versions of the hits from Freya Ridings, George Ezra and Ellie Goulding.

Goulding also participates in this week's exclusive, joining Post Malone for a one-off duet on Sunflower. The Pogues get the From The Vault slot but no one can shift Ariana Grande from number 1 - can she cling on for another week?

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 28

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 1 to number 12

George Ezra - Hold My Girl

Up 8 to number 25

Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott - Zeze

Up 2 to number 13

Ellie Goulding - Close To Me

Up 4 to number 17

From The Vault: The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

Up 8 to number 10

Post Malone ft. Ellie Goulding - Sunflower

Up 7 to number 9

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Father Christmas and Matt Edmondson dressed as an elf

Thursday 13 December 2018

Top of the Pops, 13th December 2018

The Christmas factor ramps up here, with bids for Christmas number 1 from Mark Ronson and Dalton Castle and even immovable chart colossus Ariana Grande mixing in a bit of Christmas with her performance.

But amid festive fun from Wham! and James Arthur there's also a surprisingly strong showing from the new Meek Mill album, and Ava Max's surprising rise continues. Plus friends of the show Clean Bandit finally get high enough with the very unseasonal Baby to come and perform it. Would you believe this is Marina and the Diamonds's Top of the Pops debut?

Debuts: Marina and the Diamonds, Dalton Harris, Meek Mill

Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

In at number 10

Clean Bandit ft. Marina and the Diamonds - Baby

Up 1 to number 25

Dalton Harris ft. James Arthur - The Power Of Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

James Arthur and Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars

Up 9 to number 8

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

High Climber - Up 38 to number 14

Meek Mill - Going Bad / What's Free

In at number 17 / In at number 55

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 4 to number 2

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next / Santa Tell Me

Fifth week at number 1 / Back in at number 35

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 6 December 2018

Top of the Pops, 6th December 2018

Sleigh bells are ringing in the chart once again, so Mariah Carey gets her annual showing in the From The Vault slot. Back in the present day, sort of, we have a lively performance from Charli XCX and Troye Sivan and a new top twenty smash from DigDat and friends. Halsey, Khalid and friend of the show Zara Larsson all return to perform their long-running hits.

Debuts: DigDat, K Trap, Billie Eilish

DigDat ft. K Trap and Krept & Konan - Air Force

Highest Re-Entry - Back in at number 20

Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan - 1999

Up 4 to number 13

Billie Eilish - When The Party's Over

Up 3 to number 21

Halsey - Without Me

Up 2 to number 4

Khalid - Better

Up 3 to number 15

From The Vault: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 31 to number 34

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

Up 4 to number 11

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 29 November 2018

Top of the Pops, 29th November 2018

The celeb version of the Greatest Showman soundtrack has been making chart waves for a while, but this is the week it really breaks through: Pink, James Arthur and Anne-Marie bring us two songs from the hit show between them.

After a while away, friend of the show Ellie Goulding is back with her new one. There's also an impressive chart jump from newcomer Ava Max, and the Little Mix album is out so they give us a three song medley.

Debuts: Ava Max, Sharaya J

Ellie Goulding and Swae Lee - Close To Me

Up 9 to number 21

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 19 to number 13

Jess Glynne - Thursday

Up 3 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Polaroid

Up 1 to number 12

Little Mix ft. Sharaya J - Woman Like Me / Strip / The Cure

Up 1 to number 2 / In at number 25 / In at number 49

James Arthur and Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Pink - A Million Dreams

High Climber - Up 25 to number 11

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Joe Swash and Zoella

Thursday 22 November 2018

Top of the Pops, 22nd November 2018

It's a big week for Dave and Fredo: Funky Friday is climbing the top ten again, Fredo has another hit to perform, and Dave fills in for French Montana rapping on the Sigala track.

We also have chartbreakers from Cheryl and Charli XCX, and an exclusive solo performance of Goodbye from Jason Derulo. Ariana Grande holds firm at the top, but we get the video because she can't make it into the studio this week.

Debuts: Troye Sivan

Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan - 1999

High Climber - Up 24 to number 17

Sigala ft. Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and Dave - Just Got Paid

Up 2 to number 11

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 3 to number 9

Cheryl - Love Made Me Do It

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

Jason Derulo - Goodbye

Up 5 to number 26

Khalid - Better

Up 8 to number 16

Dave ft. Fredo - Funky Friday / BMT

Up 1 to number 5 / In at number 25

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday 15 November 2018

Top of the Pops, 15th November 2018

Once again Ariana Grande makes it look easy, teleporting in to the top of the chart with Thank U, Next. Slightly lower down Rita Ora and Halsey continue to perform strongly, and there's a new one from James Arthur too.

Jonas Blue has three vocalists in tow for a two-track medley, while the From The Vault slot showcases Queen, who are back in the lower reaches of the chart for some reason.

Debuts: Lennon Stella

Halsey - Without Me

Up 13 to number 9

James Arthur - Empty Space

High Climber - Up 39 to number 27

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill, Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Back & Forth / Polaroid

Up 1 to number 14 / Up 28 to number 16

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

Up 6 to number 22

From The Vault: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Up 7 to number 46

Post Malone ft. Swae Lee - Sunflower

Up 1 to number 10

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 8 November 2018

Top of the Pops, 8th November 2018

Gaga and Cooper hold firm at the top, although they can't make it into the studio this week so we see the relevant bit of the film instead. However we do have strong in-person performances from friends of the show Jess Glynne and Little Mix, plus Freya Ridings scaling yet another new chart peak.

On the American side of things we have Cardi B assuming full vocal duties on the DJ Snake track, and Kodak Black bringing both his friends along to perform the all-star version of Zeze for the first time.

Debuts: Cadet, Deno Driz

Jess Glynne - Thursday

Up 5 to number 18

Little Mix - Woman Like Me

Up 4 to number 2

Cadet and Deno Driz - Advice

Up 4 to number 33

Dynoro - In My Mind

Up 2 to number 8

Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott and Offset - Zeze

Up 1 to number 7

DJ Snake ft. Cardi B - Taki Taki

Up 2 to number 20

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 4 to number 9

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 1 November 2018

Top of the Pops, 1st November 2018

In an incredible chart story, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper do what the casts of Frozen and The Greatest Showman couldn't quite do and take their music soundtrack to the very top.

In other news, friend of the show Zara Larsson is back for the first time in a while, Post Malone resurfaces, and Rita Ora invites a very special guest star: it is All Saints day after all.

Debuts: D-Block Europe, Lil Pino

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

In at number 31

Post Malone ft. Swae Lee - Sunflower

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Halsey - Without Me

Up 1 to number 26

D-Block Europe ft. Lil Pino - Nassty

In at number 35

Khalid - Better

Up 4 to number 18

Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill - Back & Forth

Up 1 to number 16

Rita Ora with Shaznay Lewis - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 25 October 2018

Top of the Pops, 25th October 2018

Friends of the show Little Mix are back, assisted by Nicki Minaj this time. The multicollaborations seem endless at the moment: here's DJ Snake backing up two fairly big-name vocalists plus debutant Osuna, while even without French Montana the Sigala track is pretty much a party.

Slowing the pace, we have the new one from Jess Glynne and a two-song medley from the movie hit of the autumn A Star Is Born.

Debuts: Ozuna, Kodak Black

Sigala ft. Ella Eyre and Meghan Trainor - Just Got Paid

Up 1 to number 14

Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Jess Glynne - Thursday

In at number 24

Bad Bunny - MIA

In at number 13

DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B - Taki Taki

High Climber - Up 12 to number 22

Kodak Black - Zeze

In at number 11

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow / Always Remember Us This Way

Up 2 to number 4 / Up 8 to number 31

Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith - Promises

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday 18 October 2018

Top of the Pops, 18th October 2018

It's always impressive when a collaboration between more than about three artistes gets them all to turn out on the TOTP stage. This week we have two examples - from Jason Derulo, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William, and Fredo, Young T and Bugsey - so A+ for effort to them. Fredo actually manages two appearances on his TOTP debut, including the number 1 single alongside Dave.

We're also strong in the singing department, thanks to Rita Ora, Becky Hill and Halsey, and the serious star power comes from Eminem, who's been on a few times lately.

Debuts: Fredo, Young T, Bugsey, Lil Baby, Gunna

Jason Derulo vs David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj and Willy William - Goodbye

Up 8 to number 26

MK and Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill - Back & Forth

Up 16 to number 21

Halsey - Without Me

In at number 24

Eminem - Venom

In at number 16

Fredo, Young T and Bugsey - Ay Caramba

Up 7 to number 32

Lil Baby and Gunna - Drip Too Hard

High Climber - Up 32 to number 28

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Dave ft. Fredo - Funky Friday

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Darren Day

Thursday 11 October 2018

Top of the Pops, 11th October 2018

Some incredible star power on TOTP this week. The highest new entry is from LADY GAGA and her Star Is Born co-star, and we also have top US names Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar and friend of the show Khalid.

After a few weeks climbing, Sigala finally gets high enough to get a TOTP invitation, and he manages to corral all his co-artistes to appear with him. Meanwhile George Ezra's Shotgun somehow floats back into the top ten, so he makes a triumphant appearance and also helps out Calvin Harris by filling in for Sam Smith in a unique performance.

Debuts: Bradley Cooper

Sigala ft. Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana - Just Got Paid

High Climber - Up 16 to number 17

Lil Wayne ft. Kendrick Lamar - Mona Lisa

In at number 21

Dean Lewis - Be Alright

Up 7 to number 11

Khalid - Better

Up 7 to number 24

Dynoro - In My Mind

Up 3 to number 5

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 6 to number 10

Calvin Harris ft. George Ezra - Promises

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday 4 October 2018

Top of the Pops, 4th October 2018

As we enter Q4 there are new entries from Rita Ora and, randomly, French Montana. Perhaps more impressive though are the continuing long, mazy chart runs from Freya Ridings and Panic At The Disco, both of whom appear on the show once again.

We also welcome back Dua Lipa for a Diploless version of Electricity, and Bastille are here as well for whatever that's worth.

Debuts: None

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

In at number 14

Panic At The Disco - High Hopes

Up 3 to number 17

French Montana - No Stylist

In at number 21

Jess Glynne - All I Am

Up 2 to number 9

Bastille - Happier

Up 1 to number 4

Dua Lipa - Electricity

Up 3 to number 7

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 5 to number 20

Sam Smith - Promises

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Thursday 27 September 2018

Top of the Pops, 27th September 2018

Sam Smith brings some stability to the top spot, and in his third week up there brings us an exclusive David Guetta remix of the nation's track of the hour, the flaxen haired Frenchman being here anyway to perform his evergreen hit with Anne-Marie.

We've also got something old from George Ezra, something new from Dean Lewis and Machine Gun Kelly, and something (probably fairly) blue from Eminem.

Debuts: Dean Lewis, Joyner Lucas

Dean Lewis - Be Alright

Up 5 to number 22

Machine Gun Kelly - Rap Devil

High Climber - Up 16 to number 15

George Ezra - Shotgun

Long Runner - Up 3 to number 14 after 26 weeks

Khalid - Better

Highest New Entry - In at number 44

David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone

Up 5 to number 18

Eminem ft. Joyner Lucas - Lucky You

Up 2 to number 7

Ariana Grande - Breathin

Up 2 to number 16

David Guetta ft. Sam Smith - Promises

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 20 September 2018

Top of the Pops, 20th September 2018

It's a high-performing week here on TOTP, with every song featured being taken from the top 15 of the chart. That includes the highest new entry from Kanye West, who deigns to appear with Lil Pump in tow. And longer-running hits from Bastille, Loud Luxury, friend of the show Jess Glynne and the rest.

Another week, another Diplo supergroup. This time it's Silk City who crash the chart thanks mainly to Dua Lipa, although co-producer Mark Ronson isn't actually hereo on the show.

Debuts: Silk City (though it's really just Diplo)

Jess Glynne - All I Am

Up 3 to number 11

Silk City ft. Dua Lipa - Electricity

In at number 15

Bastille - Happier

Up 9 to number 6

Loud Luxury ft. Brando - Body

Up 1 to number 4

Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind

Up 2 to number 14

Maroon 5 - Girls Like You

Up 3 to number 7

Kanye West ft. Lil Pump - I Love It

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Sam Smith - Promises

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Idris Elba

Thursday 13 September 2018

Top of the Pops, 13th September 2018

Another new number 1: this time it's the low-key banger from Calvin Harris and Sam Smith nipping ahead of the competition. Though perhaps bigger chart waves are made by Eminem, The Ringer spearheading a trio of new entries from his latest album.

Elsewhere, Freya Ridings finally makes the cut in her eighth week on the chart, and there are reprises of long-running hits from B Young, CamelPhat and friend of the show Anne-Marie (sans Guetta this time). And there's a special appearance from supergroup LSD: Labrinth, Sia and Diplo if you're wondering.

Debuts: Freya Ridings, LSD (as a group)

Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone

Up 1 to number 19

Eminem - The Ringer

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 7 to number 29

CamelPhat ft. Au/Ra - Panic Room

Up 3 to number 30

B Young - 079Me

Up 1 to number 23

Panic At The Disco - High Hopes

Up 4 to number 21

LSD - Thunderclouds

High Climber - Up 25 to number 22

Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith - Promises

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 6 September 2018

Top of the Pops, 6th September 2018

Big news for K-pop fans at BTS make their TOTP debut this week - no doubt the first appearance of many. There's also fresh material from Dynoro and Marshmello, and a double performance from Tyga.

At the top of the chart, it's Benny Blanco's turn to take that final step to the summit. High turnover of number 1s lately.

Debuts: BTS, Dynoro, Gigi D'Agostino

Marshmello ft. Bastille - Happier

Up 15 to number 16

BTS - Idol

Highest New entry - In at number 21

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

Up 2 to number 7

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

Up 1 to number 10

Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

Up 2 to number 17

Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind

High Climber - Up 21 to number 15

Tyga - Taste / Swish

Up 1 to number 9 / Up 9 to number 58

Benny Blanco ft. Halsey and Khalid - Eastside

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 30 August 2018

Top of the Pops, 30th August 2018

New entries here from some of the biggest names around: Jess Glynne, Sam Smith, Calvin Harris and from the more leftfield side, the 1975 as well. (Last week's star Ariana Grande actually has more big entries this week too, but sadly scheduling doesn't permit her to appear.)

Ezra settles in at the top, and the From The Vault slot pays respect to the late Aretha Franklin.

Debuts: None

Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith - Promises

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

The 1975 - TooTimeTooTimeTooTime

In at number 26

B Young - 079Me

Up 3 to number 25

David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone

High Climber - Up 14 to number 23

Travis Scott - Sicko Mode

Up 1 to number 14

From The Vault: Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

Back in at number 51

Jess Glynne - All I Am

In at number 16

George Ezra - Shotgun

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 23 August 2018

Top of the Pops, 23rd August 2018

Stateside star power descends once more: we have a double header from Ariana Grande, the new track from Nicki Minaj, and newer blue chip prospects Halsey and Khalid as well.

Several of those names join friends of the show Clean Bandit for an exclusive extravaganza that is anything but solo. But the highest honours belong to George Ezra, who shotguns back to the top for the second time with that song.

Debuts: None

Benny Blanco ft. Halsey and Khalid - Eastside

Up 8 to number 4

Nicki Minaj - Barbie Dreams

Highest New Entry - In at number 36

Little Mix - Only You

Up 3 to number 14

Loud Luxury ft. Brando - Body

Up 2 to number 6

Jax Jones ft. Mabel and Rich the Kid - Ring Ring

Up 3 to number 13

Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman / No Tears Left To Cry

Up 1 to number 12 / Up 2 to number 45

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato, Mabel, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - Solo

Up 3 to number 17

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday 16 August 2018

Top of the Pops, 16th August 2018

A strange week. Partly because of a chart attack by Travis Scott (who performs his biggest two tracks tonight) there are very few climbers in the top 40, so we delve down into the lower reaches and dig up some sparklers. These include several tunes that have been patiently awaiting their breakthroughs for a while, from the likes of CamelPhat, Anne-Marie and Steel Banglez.

Drake holds steady at the top, and Juice Wrld continues to mope his way towards the top ten.

Debuts: Hardy Caprio, One Acen

David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone

Up 4 to number 42

Bazzi ft. Camila Cabello - Beautiful

In at number 46

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

Up 1 to number 11

Steel Banglez ft. MO and Yxng Bane - Your Lovin'

Up 5 to number 51

Hardy Caprio ft. One Acen - Best Life

Up 4 to number 37

CamelPhat ft. Au/Ra - Panic Room

Up 1 to number 34

Travis Scott - Sicko Mode / Stargazing

Highest New Entries - In at number 9 / In at number 15

Drake - In My Feelings

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Thursday 9 August 2018

Top of the Pops, 9th August 2018

We've got a few unique performances this week, including a solo version of Girls Like You from Cardi B, a solo version of taste with extended rapping from Offset, and a lovely stripped back rendition of Only You from friends of the show Little Mix.

More maximalist is the appearance from DJ Khaled and co, basically rehashing I'm The One from last year. And there are tentative chart inroads made by Halsey and Khalid (Benny Blanco being a bit busy) and bombastic hooters Panic At The Disco, making their TOTP debut ten years into their career.

Debuts: Loud Luxury, Brando, Panic At The Disco

Loud Luxury ft. Brando - Body

Up 7 to number 19

Panic At The Disco - High Hopes

Up 3 to number 34

Halsey and Khalid - Eastside

High Climber - Up 17 to number 23

Offset - Taste

Up 4 to number 11

Little Mix - Only You

Up 2 to number 14

Cardi B - Girls Like You

Up 1 to number 8

DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo - No Brainer

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Drake - In My Feelings

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 2 August 2018

Top of the Pops, 2nd August 2018

We welcome back the people behind several long-running hits once again: 5 Seconds Of Summer are having quite the chart run with Youngblood, and Years and Years, Jax Jones, Preme and Skepta (who this week brings along Wizkid for a two-hit combo) are doing pretty well too.

Newer sounds come from the 1975, and to a lesser extent Drake, who seems to be just settling into the number 1 spot.

Debuts: None

Skepta and Wizkid - Praise The Lord (Da Shine) / Energy (Stay Far Away)

Up 2 to number 18 / Up 7 to number 72

The 1975 - Love It If We Made It

Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 4 to number 6

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 4 to number 4

Jax Jones ft. Mabel and Rich the Kid - Ring Ring

Up 6 to number 17

Preme and Post Malone - Jackie Chan

Up 4 to number 5

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Up 4 to number 14

Drake - In My Feelings

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Gok Wan

Thursday 26 July 2018

Top of the Pops, 26th July 2018

It's an almost entirely transatlantic week, with only Jonas Blue and friends of the show Little Mix flying the British flag - and even they are both in collaboration with American acts.

Biggest new hit is from ever-rising star Ariana Grande, and our new number 1, for a bit of variety, is from the Canadian Drake.

Debuts: None.

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 1 to number 6

Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

Up 2 to number 17

Tyga - Taste

Up 8 to number 16

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

Up 1 to number 7

Post Malone - Better Now

Up 1 to number 13

Cheat Codes ft. Little Mix - Only You

Up 9 to number 19

Drake - In My Feelings

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 19 July 2018

Top of the Pops, 19th July 2018

Chart history is made, as Three Lions leaps 23 places to hit the very top thanks to World Cup fever and some wholly acceptable performances from the brave England lads. Baddiel and Skinner, and at least some of the Lightning Seeds, come into the study to join the celebration.

It's almost a shame, since other things that would be big news - a new anthem from Drake, Green Day back in for some reason - are relegated to the footnotes. Never mind though - let's see how long the nation will stay football crazy.

Debuts: None

M-22 ft. Medina - First Time

Up 3 to number 22

Drake - In My Feelings

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Tiesto and Dzeko ft. Preme and Drake - Jackie Chan

Up 5 to number 12

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 1 to number 11

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 3 to number 6

From The Vault: Green Day - American Idiot

Back in at number 25

ASAP Rocky ft. Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Up 1 to number 20

Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Up 23 places to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 12 July 2018

Top of the Pops, 12th July 2018

Another Drake album, another meteor shower of high chart entries, and the man himself is here to perform three of them. Also new are the bangers from Jax Jones, Tyga and Dennis Lloyd.

George Ezra holds firm at number 1, and the biggest chart jump is the footy-fuelled revival of Three Lions. How loud can those big cats roar?

Debuts: Rich the Kid, Offset (as solo), Dennis Lloyd

Jax Jones ft. Mabel and Rich the Kid - Ring Ring

Up 4 to number 36

Maroon 5 - Girls Like You

Up 3 to number 10

Tyga ft. Offset - Taste

Up 7 to number 27

Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

Up 7 to number 32

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 1 to number 11

From The Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

High Climber - Up 18 to number 24

Drake - Don't Matter To Me / Nonstop / Emotionless

Highest New Entries - In at number 2 / In at number 4 / In at number 5

George Ezra - Shotgun

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Ainsley Harriot

Thursday 5 July 2018

Top of the Pops, 5th July 2018

He's finally done it: song of the summer Shotgun climbs one last place and takes George Ezra to the top. And in other friends of the show news, Little Mix are back.

Elsewhere we have a recurrence of sometime TOTP presenter Dappy's slow burning hit, a latino double-header from J Balvin, and new dancey stuff from Tiesto (though sans Post Malone) and M-22.

Debuts: Dzeko, Preme.

Cheat Codes ft. Little Mix - Only You

Highest New Entry - In at number 31

J Balvin - I Like It / Familiar

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 2 to number 14

Dappy ft. Ay Em - Oh My

Up 3 to number 31

M-22 ft. Medina - First Tiem

Up 4 to number 24

Tiesto and Dzeko ft. Preme - Jackie Chan

Up 15 5o number 20

XXXtentacion - Sad

High Climber - Up 26 to number 5

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 2 to number 8

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday 28 June 2018

Top of the Pops, 28th June 2018

Lots of new material here: Jonas Blue and misery master Juice Wrld both make chart breakthroughs, and a little lower down there's a glittering new entry from Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. Meanwhile 5 Seconds Of Summer finally take their long-running hit to a TOTP-worthy peak.

We have another new number one thanks to friends of the show Clean Bandit, but more surprisingly, the World Cup brings our old friends Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds back to the chart, so here they are in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Juice Wrld, Jack & Jack

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 9 to number 13

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

Up 1 to number 7

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

High Climber - Up 16 to number 23

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 14 to number 17

Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Up 3 to number 18

From The Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 72

Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande - Bad

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 21 June 2018

Top of the Pops, 21st June 2018

Cardi B pulls double duty here, guesting on the new Maroon 5 track as well as performing her own long-running hit. The big news of the week, though, is a new number 1, friend of the show Jess Glynne finally climbing that elusive last place. And there's a debut for new British talent Jorja Smith.

Debuts: Jorja Smith

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 4 to number 4

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

High Climber - Up 12 to number 16

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 7 to number 12

Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

Highest New Entry - In at number 38

Selena Gomez - Back To You

Up 10 to number 13

Liam Payne - Familiar

Up 4 to number 14

Cardi B - I Like It

Up 4 to number 9

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Rio Ferdinand

Thursday 14 June 2018

Top of the Pops, 14th June 2018

It's quite a varied week: we have guitar experimentation from the 1975, sincere bawling from Tom Walker, UK urban from newcomer AJ Tracey and Not3s, and even sometime presenter Dappy with his music hat back on.

The climax of the show, though, has to be top megastar Kanye West celebrating the success of his latest album with an extended, ranty two-song performance.

Debuts: Ay Em, AJ Tracey

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

Up 3 to number 2

Dappy ft. Ay Em - Oh My

Up 3 to number 39

The 1975 - Give Yourself A Try

In at number 22

Demi Lovato - Solo

Up 4 to number 6

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

High Climber - Up 15 to number 16

AJ Tracey and Not3s - Butterflies

In at number 24

Kanye West - Yikes / All Mine

Highest New Entries - In at number 10 / In at number 11

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday 7 June 2018

Top of the Pops, 7th June 2018

J Balvin has two hits this week, but he can't come on the show so Liam Payne and indeed Cardi B and Bad Bunny have to perform their hits without him.

There's a surprising TOTP debut from ASAP Rocky, and twosies from friend of the show George Ezra and every teen's favourite red piller, Shawn Mendes.

Debuts: ASAP Rocky

Liam Payne - Familiar

Up 6 to number 15

ASAP Rocky ft. Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Highest New Entry - In at number 29

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 1 to number 23

Cardi B and Bad Bunny - I Like It

Up 3 to number 16

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood / Youth

Up 6 to number 12 / Up 18 to number 41

M.O. ft. Mr Eazi and Lotto Boyzz - Bad Vibe

Up 2 to number 18

George Ezra - Paradise / Shotgun

Up 2 to number 6 / High Climber - Up 21 to number 20

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Thursday 31 May 2018

Top of the Pops, 31st May 2018

Calvin and Dua make it six weeks at the top, while there's fresher material from Tom Walker - making his chart breakthrough - and Clean Bandit.

Paloma Faith brings us a stripped down solo version of her Sigala co-hit this week, and Yxng Bane and friend of the show Jess Glynne both do two-song medleys.

Debuts: Tom Walker

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

High Climber - Up 33 to number 35

Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 1 to number 11

Yxng Bane - Answerphone / Vroom

Up 2 to number 5 / Up 5 to number 27

Anne-Marie - 2002

Up 1 to number 4

Post Malone - Better Now

Up 1 to number 10

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There / These Days

Up 7 to number 6 / Up 1 to number 23

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 24 May 2018

Top of the Pops, 24th May 2018

There's lots of chart movement this week, with the Arctic Monkeys, Years and Years and Rita Ora (plus girlfriends) all landing new tracks in the top 40. Meanwhile Liam Payne's hispanified track and EO's German bring a pan-European flavour, and flying the US flag, everyone's favourite men's rights activist Shawn Mendes shoots to a new peak.

Calvin and Dua are still at number 1. This week they do a version with a lot of violins in it.

Debuts: None.

Liam Payne and J Balvin - Familiar

Up 5 to number 20

Rita Ora ft. Cardi B, BeBe Rexha and Charli XCX - Girls

In at number 22

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

In at number 38

Arctic Monkeys - Four Out Of Five

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

EO - German

Up 3 to number 15

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

High Climber - Up 11 to number 10

David Guetta ft. Sia - Flames

Up 2 to number 9

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Thursday 17 May 2018

Top of the Pops, 17th May 2018

This week we have a lot of long runners and a couple of big new hits, from Childish Gambino (his first ever appearance on the show) and friend of the show Jess Glynne. Straddling the two categories is First Time by M-22 and Medina, which pops up to number 17 to get a TOTP debut in its ninth week on the chart.

This week's TOTP exclusive comes from Khalid, who gives us a medley of new hit Youth and old fave Love Lies. Calvin and Dua hold firm at number 1, making it a month on top.

Debuts: Childish Gambino, Medina, M-22.

M-22 ft. Medina - First Time

High Climber - Up 17 to number 36

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

In at number 16

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Maren Morris - The Middle

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 12 after 15 weeks

Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre and Yxng Bane - Answerphone

Up 2 to number 6

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies / Youth

Up 1 to number 13 / In at number 35

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 2 to number 8

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday 10 May 2018

Top of the Pops, 10th May 2018

In a week with a lot of chart climbers, several tracks that have been around for a while get to make their TOTP debuts. Foremost is Cardi B, alongside her buds Bad Bunny and J Balvin - and Balvin makes it a two for one by guesting on the Liam Payne track as well.

David Guetta also makes good on a threat of some weeks' standing, performing his song with newcomer Brooks and also Flames - Sia isn't here but he blasts out a bit of the instrumental.

Post Malone storms the chart with fresh material, and Dua Lipa celebrates her fourth consecutive week on the show by bringing IDGAF out of mothballs alongside the song of the moment, One Kiss.

Debuts: Bad Bunny, Brooks.

David Guetta ft. Brooks - Like I Do / Flames

Up 3 to number 29 / Up 14 to number 19

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin - I Like It

Up 5 to number 15

Paloma Faith - Make Your Own Kind Of Music

High Climber - Up 28 to number 28

ZAYN - Let Me

Up 2 to number 35

Post Malone - Psycho / Better Now

Up 4 to number 6 / Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Liam Payne and J Balvin - Familiar

Up 3 to number 31

The Weeknd - Call Out My Name

Up 2 to number 17

Dua Lipa - One Kiss / IDGAF

Third week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 36

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 3 May 2018

Top of the Pops, 3rd May 2018

In a week with several big new entries, Ariana Grande has the biggest - but she can't dislodge Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa. Nevertheless, Ariana turns up to bring us not only a spirited rendition of No Tears Left To Cry, but a sensitive one-off contribution to Khalid's Love Lies.

Other new hits come from Anne-Marie and EO, plus a whole bunch of them from man of the moment J Cole. Maren Morris's long runner provides a big of chart continuity, presented here in acoustic form. And we pay tribute to Avicii.

Debuts: EO.

Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Maren Morris - The Middle

Up 3 to number 9

EO - German

Up 6 to number 24

Anne-Marie - 2002

In at number 8

J Cole - KOD / ATM / Photograph

In at number 17 / In at number 28 / In at number 30

From The Vault: Avicii - Levels

Back in at number 36

Khalid with Ariana Grande - Love Lies

Up 4 to number 12

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue


Thursday 26 April 2018

Top of the Pops, 26th April 2018

Phew! Drake only lasts a week at the top this time, as the sophisticated sounds of Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa glide effortlessly up to supplant him. In fact it's a pretty sophisticated show this week, with double features from Paloma Faith and George Ezra and the new banger from RnB smoothie ZAYN as well.

At the grimier end of things are Banx & Ranx, as well as American reprobate Post Malone. And since he's here, Calvin has  time to collaborate on an exclusive version of the M.O. track as well as his number 1 behemoth.

Debuts: Banx & Ranx.

Paloma Faith - Lullaby / Make Your Own Kind Of Music

Up 2 to number 7 / Up 12 to number 47

ZAYN - Let Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

M.O. vs Calvin Harris - Bad Vibe

Up 1 to number 22

Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre and Yxng Bane - Answerphone

Up 7 to number 18

Post Malone - Psycho

Up 1 to number 9

The Weeknd - Call Out My Name

Up 2 to number 15

George Ezra - Paradise / Shotgun

Up 1 to number 4 / Up 3 to number 51

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 19 April 2018

Top of the Pops, 19th April 2018

With God's Plan still fresh in the memory, Drake crashes back in with the next one, Nice For What. And takes the opportunity to reprise his guest spot on the Blocboy JB track as well.

In non-Drake news, we reprise long runners from Bebe Rexha, MO and B Young, while Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa bring us the other megahit of the moment and a new face arrives in the shape of Ruti.

Debuts: Ruti.

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

In at number 3

Blocboy JB ft. Drake - Look Alive

Up 2 to number 20

M.O. ft. Mr Eazi and Lotto Boyzz - Bad Vibe

Up 3 to number 23

Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be

Up 2 to number 11

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies

Up 5 to number 18

B Young - Jumanji

Up 1 to number 13

Ruti - Dreams

In at number 14

Drake - Nice For What

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 12 April 2018

Top of the Pops, 12th April 2018


Incredible chart scenes this week as the novelty hit of the minute by Lil Dicky leaps up to number one! Over in the world of more grown up music, friend of the show The Weeknd has his album out and brings us three tracks from it, and with Keala Settle unavailable, Ke$ha pops up for an exclusive performance of her enduring hit from The Greatest Showman.

There's also a strong British-urban showing thanks to MoStack and Yxng Bane, while Dua Lipa and Jason Derulo round out the line-up.

Debuts: None.

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Long Runner - Up 4 to number 37 after 39 weeks

The Weeknd - Call Out My Name / Try Me / Wasted Times

Highest New Entry - In at number 7 /  In at number 17 / In at number 18

MoStack - What I Wanna

Up 4 to number 33

Yxng Bane - Vroom

Up 4 to number 36

Jason Derulo - Tip Toe

Up 4 to number 40

Young Thug - Havana

Up 2 to number 34

Kesha - This Is Me

Up 5 to number 3

Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown - Freaky Friday

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: Rio Ferdinand

Thursday 5 April 2018

Top of the Pops, 5th April 2018

At last, they've done it. Assisted by the accelerated chart ratio, Rudimental and friends make the one small step up to number 1, appearing with a carnival-type performance and big grins on their faces.

Aside from that it's mostly a rundown of faves from the last few weeks, the exception being the suspiciously smooth Shawn Mendes, in at number 13. Of note are the double-header marking the release of George Ezra's album, and the way Florida Georgia Line seem to be becoming unlikely TOTP regulars.

Debuts: None.

Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

Up 1 to number 18

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

B Young - Jumanji

Up 1 to number 14

Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be

Up 1 to number 11

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Up 1 to number 16

Post Malone - Psycho

Up 2 to number 6

George Ezra - Paradise / Pretty Shining People

Up 3 to number 2 / In at number 54

Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 29 March 2018

Top of the Pops, 29th March 2018

The highest new entry this week is a novelty single: Lil Dicky and the dashing Chris Brown turn TOTP Thursday into Freaky Friday. Also making chart inroads are XXXtentacion, Khalid and Normani (of Fifth Harmony, or possibly ex-Fifth Harmony), and the indestructible Sigala.

We have a couple of special exclusives, too. Florida Georgia Line are back with a solo rendition of Let Me Go, their Hailee Steinfeld co-credit, and Maren Morris leaves the DJs at home to bring us an acoustic version of The Middle.

PS If you're wondering where Rudimental have got to, the problem is that they've been a non-mover for weeks and weeks, stuck behind Drake. Apart from the number 1 we only feature chart climbers, so they haven't been on much. Sorry, hat guy, but those are the rules.

Debuts: Lil Dicky.

Florida Georgia Line - Let Me Go

Up 1 to number 32

XXXtentacion - Sad! / Moonlight

Up 8 to number 20 / In at number 31

Maren Morris - The Middle

Up 1 to number 10

Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown - Freaky Friday

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies

Up 6 to number 24

From The Vault: Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Back in at number 58

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 6 to number 13

Drake - God's Plan

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Thursday 22 March 2018

Top of the Pops, 22nd March 2018

I don't think anyone could have predicted the success of the Greatest Showman soundtrack, but here it is, the biggest movie chart phenomenon since Frozen - and This Is Me is still in the top ten, which Let It Go never quite managed. Keala Settle appears once again to belt it out.

Elsewhere we have the second TOTP appearance this year for the unlikely Florida Georgia Line, a welcome reappearance by the girl band M.O., and the return of Years & Years. Various other popular hits of the day complete the line-up.

Debuts: Lotto Boyzz.

Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be

Up 13 to number 20

George Ezra - Paradise

Up 7 to number 12

Keala Settle - This Is Me

Up 1 to number 6

M.O. ft. Lotto Boyzz and Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe

High Climber - Up 23 to number 27

Anne-Marie - Friends

Up 1 to number 4

B Young - Jumanji

Up 1 to number 14

Years and Years - Sanctify

In at number 25

Drake - God's Plan

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Clara Amfo

Thursday 15 March 2018

Top of the Pops, 15th March 2018

Half of this week's TOTP is a sampler of most of the biggest hits of the moment: Portugal The Man, Jax Jones, Justin Timberlake, and needless to say, Drake. But there are also exciting new hits from Zedd, Paloma Faith and TOTP debutant XXXtentacion. The oddball is Stormzy's Blinded By Your Grace from before Christmas, which provides a nice break from the madness.

Debuts: Maren Morris, Grey, XXXtentacion.

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 2 to number 4

XXXtentacion - Sad! / Changes

Highest New Entry - In at number 26 / In at number 71

Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something

Up 1 to number 9

Zedd ft. Maren Morris and Grey - The Middle

High Climber - Up 13 to number 18

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Up 1 to number 12

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 11 to number 21

Stormzy ft. MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace pt 2

Up 6 to number 29

Drake - God's Plan

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 8 March 2018

Top of the Pops, 8th March 2018

Several new songs storm the charts this week, mingling with the ever-present Drake, Not3s and Mabel. Most impressive are Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign, but there's also room for strong chart charges by 5 Seconds of Summer, Ed Sheeran, and a TOTP mainstay of a couple of years ago, George Ezra. Anne-Marie and B Young round out a diverse and riveting show.

Debuts: None.

5 Seconds Of Summer - Want You Back

In at number 22

Marshmello ft. Anne-Marie - Friends

Up 4 to number 5

Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

George Ezra - Paradise

High Climber - Up 15 to number 30

B Young - Jumanji

Up 6 to number 19

Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers

Back in at number 29

Not3s ft. Mabel - My Lover

Up 1 to number 17

Drake with Blocboy JB - God's Plan / Look Alive

Sixth week at number 1 / Up 3 to number 18

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday 1 March 2018

Top of the Pops, 1st March 2018

Finally, Justin Timberlake's new hit has climbed high enough to get the guy featured, along with featuree Chris Stapleton of course. There's also fresh material from Khalid and Bazzi, but a slow-moving chart means that the rest of the show consists of reprises: Portugal The Man, Kendrick Lamar, and friends of the show Dua Lipa, Mabel and Not3s. Drake's number 1 run looks set to stretch out and out.

Debuts: Normani (as solo), Chris Stapleton.

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 2 to number 4

Bazzi - Mine

High Climber - Up 10 to number 27

Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - All The Stars

Up 6 to number 5

Mabel ft. Not3s - Fine Line

Up 1 to number 16

Dua Lipa - IDGAF

Up 1 to number 3

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies

Highest New Entry - In at number 51

Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something

Up 5 to number 22

Drake - God's Plan

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 22 February 2018

Top of the Pops, 22nd February 2018

Grime and film continue to be the twin sounds of 2018: this week it's Kojo Funds representing the former, and Liam and Rita for the latter - though they only get through a verse and a chorus before Rita barges Liam off the stage and launches into a spirited rendition of the far superior Anywhere.

We also have the quietly very successful song from Jax Jones and Ina Wroldsen, the rather blunt new lyric from Anne-Marie, and a whole bunch of people crammed on to the stage with Hailee Steinfeld. Drake looks very cool at number 1 (and number 23 too).

Debuts: Florida Georgia Line, Andrew Watt, Blocboy JB.

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You (Fifty Shades Freed) / Anywhere

Up 10 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 31

Hailee Steinfeld vs Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line and Andrew Watt - Let Me Go

Up 9 to number 30

Anne-Marie - Friends

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

Kojo Funds ft. RAYE - Check

Up 1 to number 32

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Up 2 to number 34

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Up 1 to number 10

Blocboy JB ft. Drake - Look Alive

In at number 23

Drake - God's Plan

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday 15 February 2018

Top of the Pops, 15th February 2018

The movie theme of the last few weeks continues, as Kendrick Lamar pops in with two friends and two songs from the Black Panther film. Keala Settle is here too, reprising the standout hit from The Greatest Showman.

Reality is represented by another new grimer B Young as well as friends of the show Mabel and Not3s. And there's some old-school toe-tapping from Bruno Mars and Portugal The Man.

Debuts: B Young.

Mabel ft. Not3s - Fine Line

Up 5 to number 17

Kendrick Lamar with SZA and the Weeknd - Pray For Me / All The Stars

Highest New Entry - In at number 15 / Up 9 to number 28

B Young - Jumanji

High Climber - Up 16 to number 27

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 4 to number 9

Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B - Finesse

Up 2 to number 7

G-Eazy and Halsey - Him & I

Up 3 to number 22

Keala Settle - This Is Me

Up 2 to number 6

Drake - God's Plan

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Thursday 8 February 2018

Top of the Pops, 8th February 2018

Double Drake this week: the great man holds steady at number 1, and also shares the distinction of highest new entry with Migos. There's no Greatest Show tune, sadly, but Hollywood is represented by Liam and Rita's theme from the Fifty Shades film. Sigrid is back, as are Not3s and Mabel, who seem to be on every week just now. The big new track of the moment comes from Rudimental, who show up with all three of their guest vocalists as well as, of course, that guy in the hat.

Debuts: Dan Caplen.

Craig David ft. Bastille - I Know You

Up 5 to number 5

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You (Fifty Shades Freed)

Up 6 to number 23

Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Dan Caplen and Macklemore - These Days

High Climber - Up 22 to number 11

Not3s ft. Mabel - My Lover

Up 1 to number 16

Sigrid - Strangers

Up 4 to number 10

Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

Up 1 to number 14

Migos ft. Drake - Walk It Talk It

Highest New Entry - In at number 30

Drake - God's Plan

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 1 February 2018

Top of the Pops, 1st February 2018

SMASH! King Ed Sheeran's run at number 1 is over, and who else should do the deed but our other leading chart wizard, Drake? He comes straight in at the top.

There is grime all over the rest of the show, with Steel Banglez, Yungen, Mostack, Not3s, Mabel and J Hus representing the best of British youth. Some contrast is provided by Portugal The Man's peppy number, and the US is represented by G-Eazy, Halsey and a French Montana double hit.

Debuts: Portugal The Man, Steel Banglez.

Mabel ft. Not3s - Fine Line

In at number 32

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 5 to number 20

G-Eazy and Halsey - Him & I

Up 5 to number 27

French Montana and Stefflon Don - Tip Toe / Hurtin' Me

Up 3 to number 5 / Up 1 to number 49

Steel Banglez, Yungen and Mostack - Bad

Up 3 to number 30

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Up 3 to number 9

J Hus - Bouff Daddy

Up 1 to number 26

Drake - God's Plan

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Stephen Mulhern

Thursday 25 January 2018

Top of the Pops, 25th January 2018

Perfect drops from the top but Ed Sheeran remains unbowed: he is now there with his good buddy Eminem and their hit River (we just show the video). Fresher blood comes from Sigrid and several cast members from The Greatest Show, whose soundtrack is proving a runaway hit.

Dua Lipa and Camila Cabello both have breakthrough weeks with follow-ups to the defining hits of the last quarter, and we remember Dolores O'Riordan in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Sigrid, Zac Efron, Zendaya.

Sigrid - Strangers

Highest New Entry - In at number 26

RAYE ft. Mr Eazi - Decline

Up 7 to number 15

Keala Settle / Zac Efron / Zendaya - This Is Me / Rewrite The Stars

Up 3 to number 13 / Up 5 to number 19

Dua Lipa - IDGAF

High Climber - Up 24 to number 14

Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

Up 22 to number 7

From The Vault: The Cranberries - Zombie

Back in at number 45

Clean Bandit ft. Zac Efron - I Miss You

Up 1 to number 4

Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran - River

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 18 January 2018

Top of the Pops, 18th January 2018

After last week's best-of-2017 feel, this week brings a fair few new hits. Ramz completes a long trek to the top 5, and there are big new entries from Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, and Liam and Rita from the new 50 Shades soundtrack.

There's also the open-to-question pairing of Craig David and Bastille, and for a bit of variety King Ed gets Andrea Bocelli in to do the faux-classical version of Perfect.

Debuts: Cardi B.

Ramz - Barking

Up 4 to number 4

Justin Timberlake - Filthy

In at number 15

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You

In at number 11

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

High Climber - Up 10 to number 14

Craig David ft. Bastille - I Know You

Up 5 to number 10

Jason Derulo - Tip Toe

Up 7 to number 12

Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B - Finesse

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Ed Sheeran ft. Andrea Bocelli - Perfect

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday 11 January 2018

Top of the Pops, 11th January 2018

Happy New Year! It's the crazy post-Christmas chart where literally every single song is a climber, which combined with the lack of a regular show last week means that the entire top 7 is eligible to be featured. How many of them could you guess? You'd probably get Ed Sheeran, Eminem and Rita Ora, but MK and Big Shaq provide a couple of curveballs.

Lots of climbers also means lots of acts with multiple hits, so Clean Bandit give us an all star best of 2017 medley, and Camila Cabello drops a bit of her new single in alongside the evergreen Havana. The one new hit comes from Keala Settle, with her show-stopper from the film The Greatest Showman.

Debuts: Keala Settle.

MK - 17

Up 16 to number 7

Rita Ora - Anywhere

Up 4 to number 4

Keala Settle - This Is Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 28

Clean Bandit ft. Julia Michaels and Zara Larsson - I Miss You / Symphony

Up 12 to number 6 / High Climber - Up 34 to number 18

Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot

Up 3 to number 3

Camila Cabello - Havana / Never Be The Same

Up 7 to number 5 / Up 34 to number 37

Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran - River

Up 1 to number 2

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Tuesday 2 January 2018

Fantasy Top of the Pops 2017 round-up

Happy New Year, everybody!

I hope you've enjoyed the last year of fantasy TOTP line-ups, and in the real world I hope you also enjoyed the Christmas and New Year editions of actual, for real Top of the Pops. I know I did. Stars of the show for me were Stormzy, Starley's stylist, Clean Bandit's stand-in vocalist, Duke Dumont for going into a remix at the end, and two people who were head and shoulders above the rest. Rita Ora's performance of Anywhere was a true TOTP classic, and Clara Amfo did such an incredible job presenting that Fearne (I'm sorry to say) looked a bit redundant.

Anyway, let's run down the fantasy version of the show's most featured artistes for 2017.

In joint ninth place, with nine appearances, we have Stormzy. Everyone knows the grime master had a great year so it's been good to see him on TOTP, firmly in the mainstream. He appeared with three of his own grime tracks, as a featured rapper with Little Mix, and of course with MNEK on his stop-you-in-your-tracks gospel number towards the end of the year.

Also joint ninth with nine appearances is James Arthur. 2016 was his big comeback year but he kept the momentum going throughout 2017: Say You Won't Let Go still had some chart stamina at the start of the year, then there was his feature with Rudimental, and another big hit with his own Naked, dubious image or not, to round things off.

And also joint ninth with nine appearances is ZAYN. 2017 wasn't as high profile for him as the year before, but he had big hits alongside PARTYNEXTDOOR, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Sia. Not bad and clearly still going in the right direction.

Joint sixth with ten appearances is Rag 'n' Bone Man. Another member of the class of 2016, the singing Steptoe maintained his popularity and his hits Skin and Human were both good for multiple appearances, often in back-to-back weeks.

Also sixth with ten appearances are friends of the show Clean Bandit. Symphony and I Miss You were both big chart hits; the latter took a while to climb to the upper reaches but got there in the end. Their 2016 behemoth Rockabye chipped in a couple of appearances too.

And also joint sixth with ten appearances is Rita Ora. We heard nothing from Rita for the first five months of the year, but she's made up for lost time with a very successful album campaign. Your Song, Anywhere and the Avicii collaboration Lonely Together have all been big hits with a lot of staying power.

In fifth place with twelve appearances are Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. All those appearances are of course for the same song, Despacito, which had a memorable run at number 1 for much of the year. Some of those appearances would have been showings of the video rather than in the studio, but that's the perk of being number 1.

In fourth place with thirteen appearances is Dua Lipa. Not everyone would have expected the success the Star Warsily named Dua has achieved, but everyone seems to be pleased to see her ascent to pop's top tier. New Rules was the big breakthrough, but Scared To Be Lonely, Be The One and No Lie made her a TOTP regular even before that.

In third place with sixteen appearances are friends of the show Little Mix. Britain's top pop group built on a big 2016 to do even better last year, appearing on no fewer than six of their own songs (and always being ready for a guest spot on someone else's as well).

In second place with seventeen appearances is Camila Cabello. That probably would have been enough to make her number 1 in a normal year, but 2017's unstoppable force couldn't be resisted. None the less, Cabello's 2017 looked a lot like Dua Lipa's only even more wildly successful: starting out as a mid-ranking singer, she picked up a lot of appearances with various mid-level hits before breaking through near the end of the year with a biggie. Well done to her!

And in first place with 24 appearances (being on almost every other week, in other words), needless to say, is Ed Sheeran. Love him or not, 2017 belonged to him. He had the biggest album, the most singles, the Christmas number 1, and just about every other conceivable chart honour. So all hail King Ed.

Finally let's take a look at the updated all-time Fantasy TOTP top appearers:

1 Ed Sheeran (56)
2 Little Mix (40)
3 Clean Bandit (33)
4 Sam Smith (26)
= Ellie Goulding (26)
6 Calvin Harris (25)
= Justin Bieber (25)
= Coldplay (25)
9 Zara Larsson (24)
= Ariana Grande (24)
= Major Lazer (24)
12 One Direction (22)
13 Rita Ora (21)
= Jess Glynne (21)
15 Jason Derulo (20)
= Drake (20)
17 Dua Lipa (19)
= Tinie Tempah (19)
19 Chainsmokers (18)
= The Weeknd (18)

It looks like Ed will be top for a very long time, barring another phenomenon. One Direction hold steady in twelfth despite not appearing at all in 2017, and of course would be a lot higher if you added up all their solo careers. Camila Cabello didn't do quite enough to make the top 20 in her first year, but will surely be there in 2018.