Thursday 28 September 2017

Top of the Pops, 28th September 2017

As semi-predicted last week, Khalid makes his second appearance in a fortnight, with a sampler of two of the hot new talent's current hits. Yxng Bane also doubles up, so he adds his sleeper hit Rihanna to a reprise of the smash Bestie. Meanwhile friends of the show Craig David and Little Mix are also in attendance, the latter doing without CNCO for a solo (or quattro?) version of Reggaeton Lento.

New material comes from highest new entrants Post Malone and 21 Savage, plus Niall Horan, while P!nk stops the show with a show-stopping acoustic version of her show-stopper What About Us.

Debuts: Post Malone, 21 Savage.

Craig David - Heartline

In at number 35

Little Mix - Reggaeton Lento

Up 1 to number 6

Khalid - Silence / Young Dumb & Broke

Up 5 to number 29 / Up 1 to number 60

Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

In at number 24

Yungen ft. Yxng Bane - Bestie / Rihanna

Up 4 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 49

Pink - What About Us

Up 1 to number 3

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - Rockstar

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Mhairi Black

Thursday 21 September 2017

Top of the Pops, 21st September 2017

What Taylor Swift can do, Sam Smith can also do. Too Good At Goodbyes drops in to say hello to the top spot, blowing everything else away. Other big new entries are from ZAYN (with the versatile Alessia Cara exclusively subbing for the absent Sia) and none other than Kelly Clarkson, while the new ones from friends of the show Jason Derulo and Rita Ora both creep into the top 30 for the first time.

If that's not enough, we have the delightful Stefflon Don, and the mental health anthem from Logic. His guest vocalist Khalid has a couple of other hits lower down the chart, so maybe we'll be seeing more of him in future weeks.

Debuts: Khalid, Young Thug.

Stefflon Don ft. French Montana - Hurtin' Me

Up 22 to number 28

ZAYN with Alessia Cara - Dusk Till Dawn

In at number 5

Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255

High Climber - Up 25 to number 16

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana

Up 1 to number 10

Jason Derulo - If I'm Lucky

Up 2 to number 30

Rita Ora - Lonely Together

Up 14 to number 21

Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece

In at number 27

Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 14 September 2017

Top of the Pops, 14th September 2017

Double Taylor this week: a second week at number one and a second track in the top ten means a second peformance for the TOTP fans. Swift heads up a strong transatlantic contingent including Justin Bieber and a returning Maroon 5 and Chris Brown (boooo), while the UK has Charli XCX and Yungen. Plus the pan-European duo of J Balvin and Willy William with this week's dose of reggaeton.

Debuts: Sza.

J Balvin and Willy William - Mi Gente

Up 4 to number 5

Maroon 5 ft. Sza - What Lovers Do

In at number 23

Chris Brown - Questions

Up 3 to number 16

Charli XCX - Boys

Up 5 to number 31

Justin Bieber - Friend

Up 1 to number 4

Yungen ft. Yxng Bane - Bestie

Up 1 to number 19

Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

Up 3 to number 9

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do / Ready For It

Second week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 7

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 7 September 2017

Top of the Pops, 7th September 2017

Taylor Swift booms in at the top in a way that we'd almost forgotten about. Big new release, and if you look carefully you can see Right Said Fred in the audience bopping away as she sings.

Elsewhere, friend of the show Camila Cabello has yet another concurrent hit, and there's more new material from Macklemore and - uh-oh! - Katy Perry. I expect Pink will keep the peace.

Debuts: Macklemore (without Ryan Lewis).

Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey - Glorious

Up 13 to number 23

James Hype ft. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends

Up 2 to number 8

Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3

Long runner - Up 5 to number 25 after 21 weeks

The Script - Rain

Up 1 to number 18

Katy Perry - Swish Swish

High Climber - Up 29 places to number 29

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana

Up 13 to number 24

Pink - What About Us

Up 1 to number 3

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton