Top of the Pops, 9th May 2024

The tortured poet wave has largely broken, meaning that a lot of songs shuffle up a few places, giving us a nice compendium of the top hits of the moment from Benson Boone, Dasha, Artemas and even Noah Kahan. The most impressive climb, though, has to be Sabrina Carpenter skipping up all the way to her first even number 1 single.

Taylor Swift isn't completely done either, though, and she's here with another track from her super new album. Friend of the show Dua Lipa is here too, and Natasha Bedingfield is back with a second resurrected track, this time Badger-assisted.

Debuts: Badger

Badger vs Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

High Climber - Up 13 to number 22

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 2 to number 4

Dua Lipa - Illusion

Up 3 to number 16

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Up 1 to number 14

Dasha - Austin

Up 1 to number 9

Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me

Up 2 to number 5

Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 2nd May 2024

In a week with such a high profile new release, it was inevitable that the number 1 spot would of course be taken by the world-shaking cultural icon Post Malone - and of course Taylor Swift, on whose song he is kindly invited to guest.

Elsewhere the influx of Swift has pushed most other songs down a few places, so we have to look a fair way down the chart for other climbers. That's good news for Shaboozey and Lay Bankz, and even Pozer down at number 41. Also of note is the new entry from Headie One and Stormzy - with a perhaps surprisingly low-key chart position for such a big-name team-up, but of course they bring the energy to the TOTP studio.

Debuts: Lay Bankz, Shaboozey

Pozer - Malicious Intentions

In at number 41

Drake - Push Ups

In at number 14

Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants

Up 2 to number 22

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

High Climber - Up 25 to number 16

Lay Bankz - Tell Ur Girlfriend

Up 13 to number 18

From The Vault: Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Up 8 to number 43

Headie One ft. Stormzy - Cry No More

In at number 33

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - Fornight

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Brian Butterfield