Thursday 27 June 2024

Top of the Pops, 27th June 2024

This week is a bit of a round-up of a lot of the big hits of the last few months, with a strong skew towards that American country-adjacent sound that's made such an unexpected impact his year. So we've got Dasha, Benson Boone, Michael Marcagi, Post Malone going country, and the rest.

A bit breezier is Sabrina Carpenter, hitting number 1 now with her Meghan Trainor-esque newer hit (with Espresso at number 2 as well). And what's that on the horizon? Football might be coming home so here are its sempiternal harbingers, Baddiel and Skinner.

Debuts: None

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Up 3 to number 15

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Up 1 to number 6

Dasha - Austin

Up 1 to number 9

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

Up 1 to number 22

Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

Up 1 to number 11

Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 32

Post Malone - I Had Some Help / Fortnight

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 10

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Up 2 to number 1


PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday 20 June 2024

Top of the Pops, 20th June 2024

Sabrina Carpenter is still kept off the top by Eminem, but she does have the highest new entry this week, giving her two songs in the top 3. Speaking of follow-ups, RAYE is back with the sequel or coda to last year's all-conquering album. There are also debuts for Flex (UK) and Gracie Abrams.

Queen Taylor Swift drops in as well for a double header, although it's interesting that  the track from ages ago is actually higher in the chart than the one from her latest album.

Debuts: Flex (UK), Gracie Abrams

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

RAYE - Genesis

In at number 22

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Up 1 to number 4

Flex (UK) - 6 In The Morning

Up 10 to number 40

Gracie Abrams - Close To You

In at number 35

Dua Lipa - Illusion

Up 1 to number 32

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer / I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

Back in at number 17 / Up 1 to number 19

Eminem - Houdini

Second week at number 1


PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday 13 June 2024

Top of the Pops, 13th June 2024

Out of nowhere, Eminem tops the chart! Wow. The show also features new or newish songs from Fred Again and Charli XCX, repeat visits for the enduring hits from Mark Ambor and Blessed Madonna, and a couple of double-headers from Gunna and (in a rather extravagant performance) Chappell Roan. Oh, and Taylor Swift stops by to open the show.

Debuts: Chika

Taylor Swift - Fortnight

Up 2 to number 11

Gunna - One Of Wun / On One Tonight

Up 7 to number 30 / Up 13 to number 57

Fred Again ft. Anderson .Paak and Chika - Places To Be

In at number 35

Blessed Madonna ft. Clementine Douglas - Happier

Up 1 to number 22

Mark Ambor - Belong Together

Up 1 to number 14

Charli XCX - 360

Up 18 to number 41

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe / Hot To Go

Up 4 to number 16 / In at number 53

Eminem - Houdini

Straight in at number 1


PRESENTER: Sir Ian McKellan

Thursday 6 June 2024

Top of the Pops, 6th June 2024

The 2024 trend of rootsiness continues, with Zach Bryan entering the chart and a double performance from the man who might have started it all (?), Teddy Swims. Some variation is provided by Bring Me The Horizon's metalish rock and Central Cee's mid-Atlantic rap sound, plus Billie Eilish with another song from her album following the double bill last week.

None of that multifarious authenticity, however, can dislodge the incongruously breezy Sabrina Carpenter from number 1. Five weeks now!

Debuts: None

Bring Me The Horizon - Top 10 Statues That Cried Blood

In at number 41

Central Cee ft. Lil Baby - Band4Band

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Up 5 to number 9

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Up 4 to number 5

Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

In at number 31

From The Vault: The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Up 10 to number 38

Teddy Swims - The Door / Lose Control

Up 10 to number 35 / Up 1 to number 19

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Fifth week at number 1


PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield