Thursday 25 November 2021

Top of the Pops, 25th November 2021

A couple of big album releases influence the TOTP lineup this week. There's Silk Sonic, who perform two of their lovely classic RnB jams for us, and there's Taylor Swift's rights reclamation, which gives us our highest new entry. In addition to that there are debuts for Gayle and Acraze, the latest single from friends of the show Little Mix, and another posthumous hit for Juice WRLD (obviously we show the video).

Debuts: Acraze, Cherish, Gayle

Acraze ft Cherish - Do It To It

High Climber - Up 12 to number 24

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Little Mix - No

In at number 35

Gayle - ABCDEFU

In at number 40

SwitchOTR ft A1 and J1 - Coming For You

Up 4 to number 10

Juice WRLD - Already Dead

In at number 25

Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open / Fly As Me

Back in at number 31 / In at number 49

Adele - Easy On Me / When We Were Young

Fifth week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 71


PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Thursday 18 November 2021

Top of the Pops, 18th November 2021

A nice mix of new and returning tracks this week. In the new column are some of the stories of the year: Arrdee, Silk Sonic and Sam Fender, plus Post Malone's first TOTP appearance since he bestrode the world in 2019. Returning are some big names: Coldplay, Dua, Elton John (who fills in for BTS doing the Korean bits on the Coldplay track) and of course everyone's favourite, Adele.

Debuts: None

Elton John and Dua Lipa - Cold Heart

Up 1 to number 4

Arrdee - Flowers (Say My Name)

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Coldplay ft Elton John - My Universe

Up 1 to number 12

Silk Sonic - Smokin' Out The Window

In at number 28

Post Malone ft The Weeknd - One Right Now

In at number 20

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

High Climber - Up 21 to number 22

Summer Walker ft SZA - No Love

In at number 24

Adele - Easy On Me

Fourth week at number 1


PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday 11 November 2021

Top of the Pops, 11th November 2021

Adele occupies the castle but Ed Sheeran is still hammering at the gates, this week deploying new single Overpass Graffiti to try to shift her. That's one of a large number of new songs that are featured this week: SwitchOTR is completely new to the show, and we also welcome Drake, Joel Corry and D-Block Europe with their freshest offerings. The most impressive chart leap comes from Neiked and Mae Muller.

Debuts: SwitchOTR, Mae Muller

SwitchOTR ft A1 and J1 - Coming For You

In at number 20

Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Joel Corry ft Mabel - I Wish

In at number 23

D-Block Europe - No Competition

In at number 18

Neiked ft Mae Muller and Polo G - Better Days

High Climber - Up 19 to number 33

From The Vault: Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Back in at number 38

Drake ft Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls

Up 1 to number 17

Adele - Easy On Me

Third week at number 1


PRESENTER: Lulu

Thursday 4 November 2021

Top of the Pops, 4th November 2021

Most of the major genres are represented this week: dance from Swedish House Mafia (actually making their TOTP debut as a group) among others, rap from Digga D, RnB from Craig David and MNEK, pop from Mimi Webb, who has two songs climbing the chart. But Adele stays steady at the top of the chart with her good old-fashioned ballad.

Debuts: None

Swedish House Mafia ft The Weeknd - Moth To A Flame

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

Craig David and MNEK - Who You Are

In at number 39

Digga D - Red Light Green Light

In at number 17

Joel Corry ft Charli XCX - Out Out

Up 1 to number 8

Central Cee - Obsessed With You

Up 1 to number 6

Ewan McVicar - Tell Me Something Good

Up 9 to number 21

Mimi Webb - 24/5 / Halfway

Up 8 to number 25 / In at number 54

Adele - Easy On Me

Second week at number 1


PRESENTER: JB Gill