Top of the Pops, 28th March 2024

It's quite a male line-up this week, with only Ava Max flying the female flag - even the first lady of country and western Beyonce has been knocked off the top spot in favour of Benson Boone and his questionable gender politics. Still, there are fairly storming performances from hoary growlers Teddy Swims and Rag 'N' Bone Man, and a more polished offering from V.

Noah Kahan makes a surprise return to the show, and the show is somewhat stolen by none other than Mark Knopfler and a stage full of six-string virtuosi.

Debuts: None

Calvin Harris ft. Rag 'N' Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life

Up 5 to number 14

Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes - Going Home

In at number 18

Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants

Up 1 to number 16

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 4

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

Up 3 to number 17

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Up 1 to number 6

V - Fri(end)s

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 22nd February 2024

US music royalty is here in abundance this week, with Beyonce off the dance bandwagon and on the country bandwagon, Kanye on the show for the first time in a while, and Taylor Swift reprising Cruel Summer in an exclusive mix played on glacial synths and percussion.

There's also a strong debut for Good Neighbours, an oldie from Mason and Princess Superstar, and a double bill from top guy Noah Kahan.

Debuts: Good Neighbours

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

Up 4 to number 24

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Good Neighbours - Home

Up 6 to number 34

YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight

Up 4 to number 5

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Up 3 to number 7

From The Vault: Mason vs Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder)

Up 4 to number 35

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign - Carnival

In at number 12

Noah Kahan - Stick Season / Forever

Seventh week at number 1 / In at number 31

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 1st February 2024

Immovable at the top just now, Noah Kahan also has this week's highest new entry, so Sam Fender joins him in a double bill to close the show. Just before that Sophie Ellis-Bextor celebrates her continued resurgence with a special contemporary update of Murder On The Dancefloor.

There's also a debut for Songer, a return for friend of the show Becky Hill, and a slightly rum collaboration from The Weeknd. And were it not for Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield would be attracting quite a lot of attention for her own triumphant comeback - can she breach the top ten?

Debuts: Songer, Lily-Rose Depp, Jennie Kim

Becky Hill vs Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

In at number 34

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Up 5 to number 13

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

In at number 18

Songer - Toxic

Up 7 to number 32

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

In at number 39

The Weeknd, Jennie Kim and Lily-Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

Up 1 to number 27

Sophie Ellis-Bextor ft. Charli XCX, Aitch and Nile Rodgers - Murder On The Dancefloor

Up 1 to number 2

Noah Kahan with Sam Fender - Homesick / Stick Season

Highest New Entry - In at number 5 / Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 10th March 2022

The big chart breakers this week come from a resurgent ACRAZE and serial music-releaser Central Cee. At the other end of the longevity spectrum, Glass Animals are welcomed back once again, celebrating well over a year on the chart.

There are also returns for George Ezra, Dove Cameron and Tate McRae, and a super serious, slowed down, exclusive Tiesto-less version of Ava Max's The Motto. The Encanto Crew get to six weeks at number 1.

Debuts: None

George Ezra - Anyone For You

Up 9 to number 16

ACRAZE ft Cherish - Do It To It

High Climber - Up 40 to number 28

Dove Cameron - Boyfriend

Up 3 to number 13

Glass Animals - Heat Waves

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 26 after 68 weeks

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

Up 4 to number 24

Central Cee - Straight Back To It

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Ava Max - The Motto

Up 3 to number 19

Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa and Rhenzy Feliz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 17th February 2022

The show couldn't be much more varied this week: we've got dance-pop, pop-pop, US rap, UK rap, US rock, UK rock, and a show tune to cap it all off. Even Liam Gallagher pops up for the first time in a year or so.

Debuts: None

Arrdee and Aitch - War

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Imagine Dragons ft. JID - Enemy

Up 1 to number 17

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

In at number 24

Tiesto ft. Ava Max - The Motto

Up 4 to number 22

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Up 1 to number 7

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby - Do We Have A Problem

In at number 31

Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

In at number 18

Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa and Rhenzy Feliz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lorraine Kelly

Top of the Pops, 27th January 2022

Shades of the Frozen phenomenon as We Need To Talk About Bruno leaps to the top of the chart (and other songs from Encanto are making headway lower down as well). In other chart news, we welcome debutant Hazey to the top 40. From further up the Mersey, Arrdee returns and brings the original performers of Flowers along for an exclusive performance.

Also welcomed back are Dermot Kennedy, Luude, and perennial hitmaker Ava Max. Fireboy DML performs an acoustic version with no Sheeran this week.

Debuts: Hazey

Tiesto ft. Ava Max - The Motto

Up 6 to number 35

Adele - Oh My God

Up 6 to number 18

Dermot Kennedy - Better Days

Up 2 to number 28

Luude ft. Colin Hay - Down Under

Up 6 to number 19

Hazey - Packs and Potions

Highest New Entry - In at number 26

Fireboy DML - Peru

Up 2 to number 4

Arrdee ft. Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers (Say My Name)

Up 1 to number 11

Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa and Rhenzy Feliz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 6th May 2021

This week spotlights an influx of newer hits at the lower end of the top 40, from Wes Nelson, Becky Hill and more surprisingly Rag 'N' Bone Man and Pink - surely they will climb higher?

We also have reprises from D-Block Europe, whose current hit is showing much more staying power than they usually do, good old Ava Max, and the megastar pairing of Doja Cat and SZA. Years and Years take their turn creating exclusive magic with Lil Nas X.

Debuts: None

Becky Hill - Last Time

Up 7 to number 39

Rag 'N' Bone Man and Pink - Anywhere Away From Here

High Climber - Up 19 to number 32

Wes Nelson ft Yxng Bane - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 3 to number 36

Years and Years - Starstruck

Up 18 to number 38

D-Block Europe ft RAYE - Ferrari Horses

Up 3 to number 14

Ava Max - My Head & My Heart

Up 1 to number 18

Doja Cat ft SZA - Kiss Me More

Up 3 to number 6

Lil Nas X ft Years and Years - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 1st April 2021

Justin Bieber launches an assault in earnest, smashing in with three songs, two of which are performed tonight. That causes a lot of other high-up songs to drop down the chart, so we have to go quite deep to fill the show (not that that's a bad thing) - hello James Arthur at number 43!

Nathan Evans holds steady at number 1, and we've got a lively line-up including new face Griff and a double bill from friend of the show Dua Lipa.

Debuts: Griff, Daniel Caesar, Fivio Foreign

Griff - Black Hole

In at number 39

Justin Bieber ft Daniel Caesar and Giveon - Peaches / Hold On

Highest New Entry - In at number 3 / High Climber - Up 21 to number 10

James Arthur - Medicine

Up 11 to number 43

Lil TJay ft Polo G and Fivio Foreign - Headshot

In at number 40

Ava Max - My Head & My Heart

Up 1 to number 18

Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean

Up 1 to number 23

Dua Lipa - We're Good / Levitating

Up 3 to number 29 / Up 3 to number 36

Nathan Evans vs 220Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Mark Goodyear, as an April fool

Top of the Pops, 4th March 2021

The top ten is fairly static this week, which means the show can feature some lower-down hits that have been waiting a few weeks for their chance. That means welcoming Duncan Laurence, as well as the latest hit from Ava Max. Glass Animals are back on the show and it's nice to see Ella Henderson, duetting here with Tom Grennan. Transatlantic star power comes from Cardi B, Doja Cat and of course the immovable Olivia Rodrigo at the top.

Debuts: Tom Grennan, Duncan Laurence

Ava Max - My Head & My Heart

Up 4 to number 25

Cardi B - Up

Up 5 to number 17

Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together

Highest New Entry - In at number 28

Glass Animals - Heat Waves

Up 3 to number 23

Doja Cat - Streets

Up 1 to number 13

Duncan Laurence - Arcade

Up 4 to number 29

A1 and J1 - Latest Trends

Up 5 to number 12

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Heidi Range (from a coldish beer garden)

Top of the Pops, 20th August 2020

Pushing the boundaries of what both Ofcom and the Zoom platform can accommodate vis a vis lewdness, Cardi B and Meghan Thee Stallion crash into the chart at number 4. Also special in its way is the exclusive performance of Dancing In The Moonlight, as hoary vets Toploader are invited to collaborate with its more recent interpreters Jubel and Neimy.

Other chartbreakers this week come from Bugzy Malone and Little Mix, and the line-up is rounded out with long-running faves from Nathan Dawe, Topic and Ava Max.

Debuts: None

Ava Max - Kings & Queens

Up 4 to number 20

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Nathan Dawe ft. JayKae - Flowers

Up 2 to number 17

Little Mix - Holiday

High Climber - Up 11 to number 19

Topic ft. A7S - Breaking Me

Up 2 to number 16

Bugzy Malone - M.E.N. III

In at number 18

Jubel ft. Neimy vs Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

Up 1 to number 11

Joel Corry ft. MNEK - Head and Heart

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville (on go karts)

Top of the Pops, 23rd July 2020

It's quite a quiet chart week this week, though there is interest in the shape of new hits from Halsey (and in memory of Juice WRLD), D-Block Europe and Bewdley's own Becky Hill. We also have classy returning performances from Ava Max and RAYE, and a second look at that new TikTok-type version of Dancing In The Moonlight.

Jason Derulo racks up a third week at number one, this time performing an acoustic version of Savage Love without young Jawsh for a bit of variety.

Debuts: None

Ava Max - Kings and Queens

Up 1 to number 21

Halsey - Life's A Mess

High Climber - Up 55 to number 11

Jubel ft. Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight

Up 4 to number 22

D-Block Europe - Plain Jane

In at number 30

Chris Brown ft. Young Thug - Go Crazy

Up 2 to number 25

Becky Hill vs Sigala - Heaven On My Mind

Up 9 to number 31

Regard ft. RAYE - Secrets

Up 2 to number 8

Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Tom Baker and David Tennant in a quarry

Top of the Pops, 9th July 2020

Congratulations to Jawsh 685, who leaps the last three places to take the top spot - with a little help from friend of the show Jason Derulo, of course. There's also a big new entry from K-pop maestros BlackPink, and a surprising leap for Jubel.

A couple of exclusives to mention: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber perform their lockdown anthem live down the actual telephone, and the legendary Sweet Female Attitude and Sugababes give Nathan Dawes the day off and give us a sweet blend of their own takes on Flowers instead.

Debuts: Jubel, Neimy

Ava Max - Kings and Queens

Up 2 to number 19

BlackPink - How You Like That

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Jubel ft. Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight

High Climber - Up 26 to number 27

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber - Stuck With U

Up 2 to number 17

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 12 after 31 weeks

RAYE vs Regard - Secrets

Up 3 to number 7

Sweet Female Attitude and the Sugababes - Flowers

Up 3 to number 14

Jawsh 685 vs Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 25th June 2020

This week's exciting new hit is from Jason Derulo and his buddy Jawsh 685. Other than that the chart continues to move slowly: there are returning performances from RAYE, 220 Kid, Young T and Bugsey, and Ava Max, who seems permanently stuck in the 20s and 30s. Oh, D-Block Europe have a new one.

What will blow your mind, though, is a special one-off exclusive collaboration between DaBaby, Roddy Ricch and dirgetastic chart legends Nickelback, who mix their respective "Rockstar" hits together to create something truly unforgettable.

Debuts: Jawsh 685

RAYE - Secrets

Up 4 to number 8

Jawsh 685 vs Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)

Highest New Entry - In at number 22

Ava Max - Kings and Queens

Up 5 to number 26

D-Block Europe - Free 22

In at number 31

StaySolidRocky - Party Girl

Up 1 to number 17

220 Kid ft. Gracey - Don't Need Love

Up 3 to number 10

Young T and Bugsey ft. Headie One - Don't Rush

High Climber - Up 11 to number 19

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch vs Nickelback - Rockstar

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue, from the highest turret in her fairy castle

Top of the Pops, 28th May 2020

Some big names (working from home still) appear on the show this week: Katy Perry has the highest new entry, and Nicki Minaj reprises her guest spot on Doja Cat's track as part of a two-song medley. Ava Max is back too, and the likeable Simba pounces into the top five.

DaBaby holds firm at number 1, but there's yet more fresh material from RAYE (acoustic version of her track with Regard) and Topic lower down. Lots going on.

Debuts: Topic, A7S

RAYE - Secrets

High Climber - Up 13 to number 30

Katy Perry - Daisies

Highest New Entry - In at number 37

Simba ft DTG - Rover

Up 4 to number 4

Topic ft A7S - Breaking Me

Up 9 to number 15

AJ Tracey ft Mostack - Dinner Guest

Up 1 to number 9

Doja Cat ft Nicki Minaj - Say So / Boss Bitch

Up 1 to number 2 / Up 7 to number 24

Ava Max - Kings & Queens

Up 4 to number 25

DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill (from the chicken coop)

Top of the Pops, 23rd May 2019

A week of reduced chart activity means that several long-running hits get another crack of the whip. Madison Beer is here without her DJ support to give us a candlelight version of All Day And Night, while Kygo, Jonas Blue and Meduza also represent the EDM contingent.

The big news, though, is the return of King Ed Sheeran. He and Justin Bieber doing impressions of each other are straight in at the top.

Debuts: Nafe Smallz

Skepta and Nafe Smallz - Greaze Mode

In at number 22

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 3 to number 27

Madison Beer - All Day And Night

Up 2 to number 11

Ava Max - So Am I

Up 1 to number 18

Jonas Blue ft. Theresa Rex - What I Like About You

Up 3 to number 19

Aloe Blacc - SOS

Up 1 to number 7

Meduza ft. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart

Up 1 to number 5

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Zoella and Joe Swash

Top of the Pops, 2nd May 2019

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus are still at the top and in the studio once again, giving ol' Billy the chance for a cheeky cameo on the Wiley track as well. Ava Max brings us both of her hits so far, and there are chartbreakers from Lil Dicky and, yet again, Jonas Blue. No idea what that guy's appeal is but at least he gives a lot of guest singers their moment in the spotlight.

Debuts: Theresa Rex

Jonas Brothers - Sucker

Up 1 to number 7

Ava Max - So Am I / Sweet But Psycho

Up 1 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 28

Chvrches - Here With Me

Up 1 to number 9

Lil Dicky - Earth

Highest New Entry - In at number 24

Jonas Blue ft. Theresa Rex - What I Like About You

High Climber - Up 20 to number 23

Khalid - Talk

Up 1 to number 10

Wiley ft. Stefflon Don, Idris Elba and Billy Ray Cyrus - Boasty

Up 5 to number 12

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 18th April 2019

Lewis Capaldi reaches a fairly elite seven weeks at the top of the chart, so he appears once again, this time with a two-song medley. As does friend of the show Khalid, the surprisingly reliable hitmaker also doing double duty.

Ava Max is finally invited to perform the follow-up to her surprise chart topper from January, and we also have an international flavour thanks to debutantes Blackpink and the Jax Jones/Martin Solveig Europa project.

Debuts: Blackpink, Victoria Monet, Madison Beer

Chvrches - Here With Me

Up 4 to number 11

Blackpink - Kill This Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Ava Max - So Am I

Up 4 to number 16

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Swervin

Up 5 to number 29

Ariana Grande and Victoria Monet - Monopoly

Up 17 to number 23

Jax Jones and Martin Solveig ft. Madison Beer - All Day And Night

Up 16 to number 25

Khalid - Talk / My Bad

Up 7 to number 9 / High Climber - Up 27 to number 32

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved / Grace

Seventh week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 27

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 28th February 2019

Ariana Grande is back at number 1, climbing one place to replace Ariana Grande; she comes into the studio for a triumphant performance. There are several big climbs this week, for Cadet and Deno Driz, Tom Walker and especially D-Block Europe. And it's always nice to welcome back Mr Entertainment, Bruno Mars.

Debuts: None

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 1 to number 10

Cardi B and Bruno Mars - Please Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tom Walker - Just You And I

Up 11 to number 19

D-Block Europe - Kitchen Kings

High Climber - Up 51 to number 16

Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend

Up 2 to number 8

Cadet and Deno Driz - Advice

Up 22 to number 14

Rag 'N' Bone Man - Giant

Up 2 to number 4

Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 24th January 2019

The big hitters have come out in earnest for 2019, starting with huge new entries from Calvin Harris and Rag 'N' Bone Man, and Sam Smith and Normani. But also somehow Westlife, and friend of the show The Weeknd alongside newcomer Gesaffelstein.

In other news, the Jax Jones/Years and Years collab makes the top ten after having its initial climb disrupted by Christmas, and Miley Cyrus and Ronson inch into second position - will they ever make the top?

Debuts: Gesaffelstein

Jax Jones ft. Years and Years - Play

Up 3 to number 8

Calvin Harris ft. Rag 'N' Bone Man - Giant

In at number 7

Westlife - Hello My Love

In at number 13

Gesaffelstein ft. The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire

In at number 9

Post Malone - Wow

Up 1 to number 3

Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

Up 2 to number 2

Sam Smith and Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 17th January 2019

We're still in that new year period, so there are plenty of 2018 faves hanging around, represented here by Freya Ridings, Halsey, Meek Mill and a Dua Lipa double bill. New for this year we have the highest new entry from Headie One, and offerings from NSG and the dashing Chris Brown.

Ava Max settles in for a third week at the top.

Debuts: Headie One, NSG, Tion Wayne

Headie One ft. Dave - 18Hunna

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Halsey - Without Me

Up 1 to number 10

Meek Mill - Going Bad

Up 4 to number 8

NSG ft. Tion Wayne - Options

In at number 25

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 3 to number 9

Chris Brown - Undecided

In at number 15

Dua Lipa - One Kiss / New Rules

High Climber - Up 15 to number 22 / Back in at number 54

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh