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