Thursday 28 May 2020

Top of the Pops, 28th May 2020

Some big names (working from home still) appear on the show this week: Katy Perry has the highest new entry, and Nicki Minaj reprises her guest spot on Doja Cat's track as part of a two-song medley. Ava Max is back too, and the likeable Simba pounces into the top five.

DaBaby holds firm at number 1, but there's yet more fresh material from RAYE (acoustic version of her track with Regard) and Topic lower down. Lots going on.

Debuts: Topic, A7S

RAYE - Secrets

High Climber - Up 13 to number 30

Katy Perry - Daisies

Highest New Entry - In at number 37

Simba ft DTG - Rover

Up 4 to number 4

Topic ft A7S - Breaking Me

Up 9 to number 15

AJ Tracey ft Mostack - Dinner Guest

Up 1 to number 9

Doja Cat ft Nicki Minaj - Say So / Boss Bitch

Up 1 to number 2 / Up 7 to number 24

Ava Max - Kings & Queens

Up 4 to number 25

DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill (from the chicken coop)

Thursday 21 May 2020

Top of the Pops, 21st May 2020

We've got quite a surprising number 1 this week: DaBaby takes a five place bounce to pip Drake, Doja and the rest. He and Roddy Ricch give an ebullient splitscreen performance to celebrate.

We've also got another new chart peak for Sam Fischer, a big-news new entry from Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, and new indoors versions of evergreen hits from Dua Lipa, Harry Styles and Saint JHN. Sweet Female Attitude even pop up to get the credit they are due for the fairly low rent Nathan Dawe hit. And look at Tones and I - 41 weeks now for her.

Debuts: None

Sam Fischer - This City

Up 4 to number 20

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber - Stuck With U

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Harry Styles - Adore You

Up 5 to number 18

Saint JHN - Roses

Up 1 to number 13

Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 21 after 41 weeks

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

Up 1 to number 11

Nathan Dawe ft Jaykae and Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers

Up 4 to number 17

DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

Up 5 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh (from the Royal Albert Hall, with nobody in it)

Thursday 14 May 2020

Top of the Pops, 14th May 2020

There's not as much variation in genre as usual here: Drake's album release and high-profile guest star remixes by Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion spearhead the hip-hop charge and don't leave room for too much else. On the plus side, the ritzy cameos from Beyonce downwards are all happy to Zoom-chat on to the show - it's not like they're doing much else.

On the British side of things the likeable Simba reaches a new chart peak and friends of the show Little Mix are on call with hairbrush mics and lippy. JP Saxe and Julia Michaels's lockdown-friendly anthem continues to climb as well.

Debuts: None

Simba ft. DTG - Rover

Up 6 to number 7

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce - Savage

Up 19 to number 3

JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

Up 9 to number 25

AJ Tracey ft. Mostack - Dinner Guest

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Little Mix - Break Up Song

Up 2 to number 18

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

High Climber - Up 21 to number 6

Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj - Say So

Up 8 to number 2

Drake - Toosie Slide

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton (from his utility room)

Thursday 7 May 2020

Top of the Pops, 7th May 2020

In what is being billed as Radio 1's first ever number 1 hit, the Live Lounge Allstars leap four places to hit the top, all in aid of a good cause of course. The lockdown isolation vibe is carried on with downbeat solo performances from Powfu's samplee Beabadoobee and Joel Corry's collaborator Harlee, plus a Zoom chat version of the 1975.

There are also big hip hop entries (in video form) from KSI and the Scotts and dance from the 220 Kid, and Sam Fischer gets his TOTP debut at last after months in the lower reaches of the chart.

Debuts: Kid Cudi, Swarmz, Sam Fischer, 220 Kid, Gracey, Harlee (on her own)

Travis Scott and Kid Cudi - The Scotts

In at number 11

The 1975 - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)

In at number 14

KSI ft Swarmz and Tion Wayne - Houdini

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Sam Fischer - This City

Up 2 to number 31

220 Kid and Gracey - Don't Need Love

High Climber - Up 11 to number 38

Beabadoobee - Coffee For Your Head

Up 2 to number 5

Harlee - Lonely

Up 2 to number 8

Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: Paije from the X Factor (from his sofa)