Thursday 19 December 2019

Top of the Pops, 19th December 2019

With one week to go, the contenders for Christmas number 1 are manoeuvring into position, spearheaded by the mighty Stormzy and then Dua Lipa. Although it all presupposes that it's even possible to dislodge Tones & I, who is inching up the all-time list of long-running number 1s.

Also in the festive spirit (ie wearing Santa hats) are Leona Lewis, Lewis Capaldi and the highest new entrant Harry Styles. And britrap, the genre of 2019, is not forgotten thanks to Young T and Bugsey (as well as Stormzy of course).

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 29

Harry Styles - Adore You

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Up 7 to number 27

Stormzy ft. Burna Boy - Own It

Up 1 to number 2

Young T and Bugsey ft. Headie One - Don't Rush

Up 7 to number 30

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

Up 8 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 1 to number 3

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Mary, Rylan dressed as Joseph and Matt Edmondson dressed as Baby Jesus

Thursday 12 December 2019

Top of the Pops, 12th December 2019

It's a big week for chart climbers. Not only do we have the annual Christmas song invasion, but returning friend of the show The Weeknd leapfrogs all of them, and Ellie Goulding has been pretty nifty too.

Christmas is represented by an old performance from Wham! and an in-person appearance by Ariana Grande. And with many of the acts climbing the chart being from the 70s, Trevor Daniel is able to sneak himself an invitation from number 40.

Debuts: Trevor Daniel

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Back in at number 33

The Weeknd - Heartless

High Climber - Up 54 to number 10

Trevor Daniel - Falling

Up 6 to number 40

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 1 to number 20

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 1 to number 7

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 30 to number 43

Ellie Goulding - River

Up 43 to number 14

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dannii Minogue and JB Gill

Thursday 5 December 2019

Top of the Pops, 5th December 2019

Stormzy launches his bid for Christmas number 1, recruiting King Ed Sheeran and chart dark horse Burna Boy to help him. But it's looking like Tones & I may cling on, having first topped the chart back in October.

Lower down we've got another appearance for the resurgent Ella Henderson, the new one from DigDat, an exclusive version from KSI, and that nice Niall Horan.

Debuts: None

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 3 to number 7

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 1 to number 24

DigDat ft. D-Block Europe - New Dior

In at number 16

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 2 to number 18

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

Up 15 to number 34

KSI ft. S-X - Down Like That

High Climber - Up 12 to number 10

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Will Young and Gareth Gates