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