Top of the Pops, 11th April 2024

Buoyed by the release of her album, Beyonce skips back up to number 1! She's in the studio this week performing the track of the moment once again, alongside her 21st century, non-weakness-admitting version of Jolene, which seems very her.

Also with a second hit is Benson Boone, one of several impressive chart climbs this week that also include the Blessed Madonna, Mark Ambor, Meghan Trainor and even Jungle. Rudimental are back as well, and Natasha Bedingfield pops up again as Unwritten's impressive second life continues.

Debuts: Skepsis, Riko Dan, Mark Ambor, T-Pain

Rudimental vs Skepsis ft. Charlotte Plank and Riko Dan - Green & Gold

Up 1 to number 29

Blessed Madonna ft. Clementine Douglas - Happier

Up 14 to number 26

Mark Ambor - Belong Together

High Climber - Up 32 to number 22

Meghan Trainor ft. T-Pain - Been Like This

Up 10 to number 40

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Up 1 to number 16

Jungle - Back on 74

Up 7 to number 25

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Up 15 to number 27

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em / Jolene

Up 2 to number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 8

PRESENTER: Hannah Waddingham

Top of the Pops, 21st March 2024

Heeeeere's some more new Ariana Grande, but she can't quite make it to the top and dislodge Beyonce, who is still here in a corn pone hat to recite the list of cliches from her country music mood board. Elsewhere it's a strong week for debuts - no fewer than four - and Billie Eilish, riding her Oscar recognition, brings us a special chamber orchestra version of What Was I Made For.

Debuts: 4Batz, Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners, Pozer, Dasha

Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

Up 4 to number 37

4Batz ft. Drake - Act II - Date At 8

In at number 18

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Good Neighbours - Home

Up 1 to number 29

Pozer - Kitchen Stove

Up 6 to number 22

Dasha - Austin

High Climber - Up 32 to number 25

Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For

Back in at number 16

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 14th March 2024

The big winner at the BRITs is also the big performer on Top Of The Pops this week: Best New Act (among other things) RAYE celebrates ten years in the biz with three chart climbers, performed in an exclusive medley.

Also performing two tracks are Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign, whose latest batch of hits seems to have more chart staying power than usual. And there are new chart peaks for Djo, and Benson Boone's throaty woman-as-object anthem. Beyonce remains at number 1 and is joined by another classic country act for extra authenticity.

Debuts: None

Djo - End Of Beginning

Up 1 to number 4

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign - Carnival / Burn

Up 4 to number 5 / Up 1 to number 33

Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants

High Climber - Up 11 to number 20

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

Up 6 to number 22

Charli XCX - Von Dutch

Highest New Entry - In at number 26

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 1 to number 2

RAYE - Escapism / Prada / Worth It

Back in at number 13 / Up 9 to number 28 / In at number 38

Beyonce with the Rednex - Texas Hold'em

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 7th March 2024

There's a nice BRIT Awards element to the show this week: Best International Artist SZA is here with the highest new entry, Critical Stitch-up Award winners the Last Dinner Party return, and Dua Lipa, Central Cee and Fred Again were also nominees.

In non-BRIT news we've got another, even more triumphant return for Natasha Bedingfield, a lights-out banger from Ella Henderson and a very special Irish folkified performance from Beyonce with help from the Mary Wallopers.

Debuts: None

Dua Lipa - Houdini

Up 1 to number 14

Central Cee - I Will

In at number 18

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Up 2 to number 12

Fred Again ft. Baby Keem - Leavemealone

Up 2 to number 19

Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

Up 11 to number 16

Ella Henderson vs Rudimental - Alibi

Up 1 to number 11

SZA - Saturn

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

Beyonce with the Mary Wallopers - Texas Hold'em

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Nitro and Legend from Gladiators, with a funny cameo from Viper

Top of the Pops, 29th February 2024

Divas upon divas this week. Friend of the show Dua Lipa has the highest new entry, Ariana Grande recruits Mariah Carey for a double diva version of her big-but-not-yet-huge comeback hit, and --yee haw!-- it's country diva Beyonce at number 1.

On the other side of things there's a big return for Calvin Harris and Rag 'N' Bone Man (the latter's first appearance in a couple of years) as well as a couple of debuts and yet another new peak for Teddy Swims. Can he get to the top two? The From The Vault slot is for Bob Marley, as the recent biopic sparks renewed interest in his evergreen catalogue; Could You Be Loved? in particular is a nice choice.

Debuts: Yung Filly, Djo

Dua Lipa - Training Season

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Yung Filly - Grey

High Climber - Up 19 to number 33

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

In at number 19

Djo - End Of Beginning

In at number 11

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 3

From The Vault: Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved? / Three Little Birds

Back in at number 51 / Back in at number 56

Ariana Grande with Mariah Carey - Yes, And?

Up 3 to number 7

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em

Up 8 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Sable and Fury from Gladiators

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, 29th September 2022

A big welcome back for friend of the show Anne-Marie! Aitch guests on her song, and he's also here on his own track alongside King Ed Sheeran, so it all joins up. Also returning are international stars BlackPink with their second hit of the year, and Rosa Linn, who's showing a lot of staying power for a Eurovision hit.

Our debutant this week Montell Fish, and unqualified congratulations must go to David Guetta and Bebe Rexha for jumping up to number 1, whatever the material is like.

Debuts: Montell Fish

Anne-Marie ft. Aitch - Psycho

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Beyonce - Cuff It

High Climber - Up 18 to number 20

Rosa Linn - Snap

Up 1 to number 22

Luude ft. Mattafix - Big City Life

Up 2 to number 9

Montell Fish - Hotel

In at number 17

Aitch ft. Ed Sheeran - My G

Up 1 to number 14

BlackPink - Shut Down

In at number 24

David Guetta ft. Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Lindsay Bluth and Tobia Funke

Top of the Pops, 11th August 2022

Beyonce is the big chart disruptor this week, smashing in with two new songs and boosting the already large hit Break My Soul at the same time. She performs a double-header here.

Lady Gaga is on the show too, running Queen B close for star power, and there's a fun talent exchange between Becky Hill and Tom Grennan on each other's similarly-titled songs.

Debuts: JAE5, BNXN

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Non-mover at number 11

Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

Up 3 to number 42

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

Up 1 to number 17

JAE5 ft. Dave and BNXN - Propeller

In at number 38

Becky Hill with Tom Grennan - Remember

Up 4 to number 39

Tom Grennan with Becky Hill - Remind Me

Up 1 to number 41

Beyonce - Break My Soul / Cuff It

Up 4 to number 2 / Highest New Entry - In at number 14

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Scarlett Moffatt

Top of the Pops, 30th June 2022

Big new entries from Drake and to a lesser extent Beyonce have pushed most of the other songs down the chart, so we have to delve a long way to find performers - but we strike gold with fresh tracks from Doja Cat and a triumphantly returning Chase and Status.

It's pretty dance-heavy this week even apart from Beyonce's bandwagon jump: Sigala reach a new peak with their latest hit and LF System inch their way into the top three. Tom Grennan will please fans of more singer-songwriterly material.

Debuts: Talia Mar

Chase and Status - Mixed Emotions

Up 1 to number 46

Beyonce - Break My Soul

In at number 21

Tom Grennan - Remind Me

Up 1 to number 33

Doja Cat - Vegas

Up 9 to number 43

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Up 1 to number 3

Sigala ft. Talia Mar - Stay The Night

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

Drake ft. 21 Savage - Jimmy Cooks / Massive

Highest New Entry - In at number 7 / In at number 8

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 14th May 2020

There's not as much variation in genre as usual here: Drake's album release and high-profile guest star remixes by Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion spearhead the hip-hop charge and don't leave room for too much else. On the plus side, the ritzy cameos from Beyonce downwards are all happy to Zoom-chat on to the show - it's not like they're doing much else.

On the British side of things the likeable Simba reaches a new chart peak and friends of the show Little Mix are on call with hairbrush mics and lippy. JP Saxe and Julia Michaels's lockdown-friendly anthem continues to climb as well.

Debuts: None

Simba ft. DTG - Rover

Up 6 to number 7

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce - Savage

Up 19 to number 3

JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

Up 9 to number 25

AJ Tracey ft. Mostack - Dinner Guest

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Little Mix - Break Up Song

Up 2 to number 18

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

High Climber - Up 21 to number 6

Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj - Say So

Up 8 to number 2

Drake - Toosie Slide

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton (from his utility room)

Top of the Pops, 5th May 2016

The two big stories of the week are both represented here. We show three of the vids from Beyonce's new 'visual album' (in a very rare break of the no videos rule), and the From The Vault slot is of course filled by a stone cold classic from the already much missed Prince.

It's hard for others to compete with that one-two punch, but we have a resurgent Meghan Trainor, an ebullient Little Mix, and the effervescent DNCE all trying their hardest. At number one, Drake gives a subdued, almost acapella solo performance of One Dance.

Debuts: Disturbed, Bipolar Sunshine

Little Mix - Hair

Up 12 to number 19

Disturbed - The Sound of Silence

Up 10 to number 34

Beyonce - Hold Up / Formation / Sorry

Highest New Entry - In at number 17 / In at number 31 / In at number 33

Meghan Trainor - NO

Up 1 to number 11

DJ Snake ft. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle

High Climber - Up 15 to number 18

DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

Up 5 to number 4

From The Vault: Prince - When Doves Cry

Back in at number 26

Drake - One Dance

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 10th December 2015

It's beginning to look a little like Christmas, as Mariah spearheads the annual festive chart invasion; once again an old performance of hers brings Christmas magic to the From The Vault slot. After his domination last week, Bieber takes the day off, but he's still at number 1 so Love Yourself is played over a montage of clips from his already surprisingly long career.

We may not have Bieber, but - it's a Festivus miracle! - none other than Beyonce is finally here to give us the full version of Runnin' in all its glory, alongside Naughty Boy and Arrow Benjamin. Coldplay give us a cockle-warming acoustic version of Adventure Of A Lifetime, and friend of the show The Weeknd is here to perform The Hills in full Santa regalia.

Debuts: None.

Sigma ft. Rita Ora - Coming Home

High Climber - Up 22 to number 26

WSTRN - In2

Up 1 to number 9

Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

Up 8 to number 15

The Weeknd - The Hills

Up 1 to number 10

Jamie Lawson - Wasn't Expecting That

Up 4 to number 20

Olly Murs - Kiss Me

Up 2 to number 11

From The Vault: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Back in at number 35

Naughty Boy ft. Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All)

Up 3 to number 16

Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 6th March 2014

It's Pharrell's week once again. Not only is the impish hat-donner now on a near-unprecedented third run at number one with a song newly anointed as a million-seller, he's also the ten-gallon musical brain behind Paloma Faith's new top ten entry; he duly larks around in the background of Paloma's performance before inviting her to join his own. New to TOTP this week are John Legend and American Authors, and international diva Beyonce drops by (with another sparkly dress) as her Brits-performed track rises another place.

Tiësto - Red Lights

Highest new entry - In at number 6

Beyonce - XO

Up 1 to number 22

John Legend - All Of Me

High Climber - Up 20 to number 9

Foxes - Let Go For Tonight

In at number 7

American Authors - Best Day Of My Life

Up 20 to number 17

From the Vault: Starship - We Built This City

Back in at number 26

Paloma Faith - Can't Rely On You

In at number 10

Pharrell Williams ft. Paloma Faith - Happy

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 16th January 2014

A couple of rare treats this week. First Beyonce jets in to bring us (most of) not one but two tracks from her barricade-storming new album. Second, the Gaga/Aguilera diva double both appear to sing the revamped version of Do What U Want which is currently giving the track a second wind. Elsewhere there is a high banger concentration; Pharrell isn't here in person so we enjoy the video for Happy.

Hardwell ft. Matthew Koma - Dare You

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

Beyonce - Drunk in Love / XO

Up 17 to number 10 / In at number 45

Little Mix - Little Me

Up 6 to number 14

Sub Focus - Turn Back Time

High Climber - Up 30 to number 15

Bastille - Of The Night

Up 1 to number 11

Vance Joy - Riptide

In at number 35

Lady Gaga ft. Christina Aguilera - Do What U Want

Up 11 to number 12

Pharrell Williams - Happy

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh