Thursday 29 June 2023

Top of the Pops, 29th June 2023

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles are the big names this week, both seldom off the chart and making new forays with tracks that have been relatively unfeatured so far. Jorja Smith also reaches a new peak - could this be the real big hit she's promised for so long?

There are new entries for Leigh-Anne (welcome back Leigh-Anne!) and Peggy Gou, and a big leap for Tom Grennan, while Dave and Central Cee look pretty comfortable at the top.

Debuts: Leigh-Anne (as solo), Peggy Gou

Leigh-Anne - Don't Say Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Jorja Smith - Little Things

Up 5 to number 15

Harry Styles - Satellite

Up 13 to number 18

Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

In at number 14

Tom Grennan - How Does It Feel

High Climber - Up 27 to number 31

Hannah Laing ft. RoRo - Good Love

Up 4 to number 9

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Back in at number 28

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter

Third week at number 1


PRESENTER: Idris Elba

Thursday 22 June 2023

Top of the Pops, 22nd June 2023

It's Dave and Central Cee's week again: Sprinter stays at the top and their two other collabs both reach new peaks just a little lower down. Not even a strong showing from J Hus and global superstar Drake can spoil their party.

Party vibes are also brought by the Jonas Brothers, Rudimental, and in unbelievably basic form, Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry. There's a rousing return for Sam Fender and a pretty surprising instance of Shania Twain as well.

Debuts: Byron Messia

Anne-Marie ft. Shania Twain - Unhealthy

Up 12 to number 36

J Hus ft. Drake - Who Told You

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

Up 8 to number 22

Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry ft. Ella Henderson - 0800 Heaven

In at number 23

Byron Messia - Talibans

Up 3 to number 34

Rudimental ft. Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry - Dancing Is Healing

Up 2 to number 6

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Back in at number 29

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter / Trojan Horse / UK Rap

Second week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 12 / Up 3 to number 14


PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Thursday 15 June 2023

Top of the Pops, 15th June 2023

There are second appearances this week for three tracks that are showing more chart staying power than perhaps might have been expected: the Eurovision winner Loreen, plus Kylie Minogue and Lana Del Rey, who in recent years have often both seen their high chart entries drop down in subsequent weeks. Not this time!

There's also a healthy dose of dance music from Hannah Laing and Becky Hill (unbelievably, the dance queen's first appearance this year), as well as a sighting of Jorja Smith. It's always nice to welcome Madonna back to the show, but perhaps the biggest news is Dave and Central Cee's superstar team-up finally knocking Calvin and Ellie off the top.

Debuts: Hannah Laing, RoRo, Lewis Thompson

The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti and Madonna - Popular

In at number 21

Hannah Laing ft. RoRo - Good Love

High Climber - Up 41 to number 22

Becky Hill vs Lewis Thompson - Side Effects

Up 5 to number 35

Loreen - Tattoo

Up 3 to number 7

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

Up 11 to number 12

Jorja Smith - Little Things

Up 17 to number 28

Lana Del Rey - Say Yes To Heaven

Up 4 to number 23

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter

Straight in at number 1


PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 8 June 2023

Top of the Pops, 8th June 2023

Legend in her own lifetime Taylor Swift is back on the show, soaring up the chart with Karma. Other big pop names who are featured include friend of the show Dua Lipa, and arguably the Jonas Brothers, who finally climb high enough to get on after a couple of months in the lower reaches of the chart.

Lil Durk is back for another bite, and Ellie Goulding ropes in J Hus to add a bit of grime flavour to Miracle in its seventh week on top. A Tina Turner tribute is in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: None

Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

Up 3 to number 33

Taylor Swift - Karma

High Climber - Up 55 to number 12

J Hus - It's Crazy

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

Jazzy - Giving Me

Up 2 to number 6

Lil Durk ft. J Cole - All My Life

Up 2 to number 14

From The Vault: Tina Turner - The Best

Back in at number 25

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

In at number 20

Ellie Goulding ft. J Hus - Miracle

Seventh week at number 1


PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday 1 June 2023

Top of the Pops, 1st June 2023

Calvin Harris is back in the studio for the proper rave-up version of Miracle as it reaches six weeks at the top. Other dance bangers are brought by Anne-Marie, Rudimental and Switch Disco, and the latter two join Calvin to do a three-way euphoric remix of As It Was as Harry Styles celebrates 60 consecutive weeks on the chart, most of them in the upper reaches.

Two big names have new entries this week: Lana Del Rey and Kylie Minogue both do well with their fresh material. David Kushner is also back with his Hozier-style, inexplicably popular balled.

Debuts: None

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

Up 2 to number 6

Lana Del Rey - Say Yes To Heaven

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

In at number 26

Rudimental ft. Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry - Dancing Is Healing

Up 9 to number 14

David Kushner - Daylight

Up 1 to number 2

Anne-Marie and Coi LeRay - Don't Hurt Me

Up 2 to number 13

Harry Styles vs Rudimental, Switch Disco and Calvin Harris ft. Vibe Chemistry and Coi LeRay- As It Was

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 10 after 60 weeks

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Sixth week at number 1


PRESENTER: JB Gill