Thursday 20 December 2018

Top of the Pops, 20th December 2018

There are presents, snow and mince pies everywhere in the just-before-Christmas chart. Leona Lewis kicks us off with One More Sleep, and then there are wintery versions of the hits from Freya Ridings, George Ezra and Ellie Goulding.

Goulding also participates in this week's exclusive, joining Post Malone for a one-off duet on Sunflower. The Pogues get the From The Vault slot but no one can shift Ariana Grande from number 1 - can she cling on for another week?

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 28

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 1 to number 12

George Ezra - Hold My Girl

Up 8 to number 25

Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott - Zeze

Up 2 to number 13

Ellie Goulding - Close To Me

Up 4 to number 17

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

Up 8 to number 10

Post Malone ft. Ellie Goulding - Sunflower

Up 7 to number 9

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Father Christmas and Matt Edmondson dressed as an elf

Thursday 13 December 2018

Top of the Pops, 13th December 2018

The Christmas factor ramps up here, with bids for Christmas number 1 from Mark Ronson and Dalton Castle and even immovable chart colossus Ariana Grande mixing in a bit of Christmas with her performance.

But amid festive fun from Wham! and James Arthur there's also a surprisingly strong showing from the new Meek Mill album, and Ava Max's surprising rise continues. Plus friends of the show Clean Bandit finally get high enough with the very unseasonal Baby to come and perform it. Would you believe this is Marina and the Diamonds's Top of the Pops debut?

Debuts: Marina and the Diamonds, Dalton Harris, Meek Mill

Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

In at number 10

Clean Bandit ft. Marina and the Diamonds - Baby

Up 1 to number 25

Dalton Harris ft. James Arthur - The Power Of Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

James Arthur and Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars

Up 9 to number 8

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

High Climber - Up 38 to number 14

Meek Mill - Going Bad / What's Free

In at number 17 / In at number 55

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 4 to number 2

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next / Santa Tell Me

Fifth week at number 1 / Back in at number 35

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday 6 December 2018

Top of the Pops, 6th December 2018

Sleigh bells are ringing in the chart once again, so Mariah Carey gets her annual showing in the From The Vault slot. Back in the present day, sort of, we have a lively performance from Charli XCX and Troye Sivan and a new top twenty smash from DigDat and friends. Halsey, Khalid and friend of the show Zara Larsson all return to perform their long-running hits.

Debuts: DigDat, K Trap, Billie Eilish

DigDat ft. K Trap and Krept & Konan - Air Force

Highest Re-Entry - Back in at number 20

Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan - 1999

Up 4 to number 13

Billie Eilish - When The Party's Over

Up 3 to number 21

Halsey - Without Me

Up 2 to number 4

Khalid - Better

Up 3 to number 15

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

Up 31 to number 34

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

Up 4 to number 11

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range