Top of the Pops, 11th February 2016

A 90s-style chart leads to a fevered vision of what 90s TOTP would have been like if they hadn't relaxed their rules. Apart from a straight-in chart topper from ZAYN, almost nobody (with the admirable exception of Craig David) is climbing the top 40, so most performers come from the lower reaches.

That isn't necessarily a bad thing, though, as we're able to welcome some more leftfield performers than usual, including Twenty One Pilots and G-Eazy. Friends of the show Coldplay also sneak in with their Superbowl song.

Debuts: Twenty One Pilots, ZAYN (as solo).

Craig David and Big Narstie - When The Bassline Drops

Up 4 to number 10

Charlie Puth - One Call Away

Up 16 to number 25

G-Eazy ft. Bebe Rexha - Me Myself & I

Up 7 to number 44

Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend

In at number 60

Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

In at number 61

Birdy - Keeping Your Head Up

Up 6 to number 62

Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself

Up 5 to number 70

ZAYN - Pillowtalk

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 24th September 2015

DOUBLE ADAM LEVINE this week: Mr Maroon appears to sing his featured bit on the R City track and then helps out Pia Mia in a surprise exclusive (the dashing Chris Brown being unavailable). Friend of the show Birdy is also back with mid-chart perennial Wings, and there's a nice bit of urban edge in the shape of a frenetic two-song tear-up from Stormzy.

Fetty Wap is also able to bring us two songs today, though Justin Bieber is elsewhere so we have to make do with his video.

Debuts: Adam Levine (solo), R City.

Martin Solveig & GTA - Intoxicated

Up 2 to number 9

R City ft. Adam Levine - Locked Away

High Climber - Up 23 to number 16

Stormzy - Wickedskengman 4 / Shut Up

Highest New Entry - In at number 18 / In at number 59

Birdy - Wings

Up 10 to number 19

Calvin Harris ft. Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

Up 1 to number 3

Fetty Wap - Trap Queen / 679

Up 3 to number 22 / Up 6 to number 37

Pia Mia ft. Adam Levine - Do It Again

Up 5 to number 11

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean

Back up 1 place to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 20th August 2015

It's a deep-cut week on TOTP: most featured songs this week come from placings in the 20s and 30s. Not that that's a bad thing - it allows space for medleys from Galantis and friend of the show The Weeknd, as well as the hot newie from Selena Gomez and old reliables from Birdy and James Bay.

That oldest of old reliables Ed Sheeran is also back, with Photograph, and with the dashing Chris Brown unavailable for his Rita Ora feature, who can we call on? Step forward... Ed Sheeran again! Puth and Trainor are sparky and sparkly in the number 1 slot.

Debuts: None.

Selena Gomez - Good For You

High Climber - Up 17 to number 29

Galantis - Runaway (U & I) / Peanut Butter Jelly

Up 1 to number 30 / Up 23 to number 41

James Bay - Let It Go

Up 3 to number 22

Birdy - Wings

Up 1 to number 28

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face / The Hills

Up 5 to number 3 / Up 4 to number 31

Ed Sheeran - Photograph

Up 1 to number 19

Rita Ora ft. Ed Sheeran - Body On Me

In at number 23

Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: JB Gill and Chloe Gill

Top of the Pops, 6th August 2015

There's a very special performance this week, as the people behind two of the tracks of the summer, Major Lazer and OMI, team up for a reggae crossover mashup combined performance of them both. British female soloists named after animals are well represented by Birdy, Foxes and Ella Hen-derson,  and enthusiastic Americans Walk The Moon are also welcomed back. Friend of the show The Weeknd appears too - we can't keep him away!

Debuts: None.

Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

Up 3 to number 5

Foxes - Body Talk

In at number 25

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

High Climber - Up 9 to number 17

Sigma ft. Ella Henderson - Glitterball

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Birdy - Wings

Up 1 to number 21

Years & Years - Shine

Up 1 to number 2

Major Lazer ft. OMI - Lean On / Cheerleader

Long Runners - Up 2 to number 10 after 22 weeks / Up 2 to number 7 after 30 weeks

Little Mix - Black Magic

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Pink

Top of the Pops, 9th July 2015

Florence + The Machine have been floating around the lower reaches of the chart for a while now, waiting for a week without too many climbers higher up so that they can get on the show. This is that week, so welcome Florence, along with a returning Rita Ora, new guys Krept & Konan, and a triumphant chart-bestraddling performance from Lost Frequencies.

Our exclusive this week is Mark Ronson once again. This time, it's not only Rita Ora but also Ellie Goulding who shake their respective things and invite JB Gill not to believe them.

Debuts: Krept & Konan, Florence + The Machine

Florence + The Machine - Ship To Wreck

Up 4 to number 48

Rita Ora - Poison

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Birdy - Wings

Back in at number 31

Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih - Freak of the Week

In at number 9

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 33 after 46 weeks

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Up 1 to number 38

Mark Ronson ft. Rita Ora & Ellie Goulding - Uptown Funk

Up 2 to number 19

Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 26th September 2013

Second TOTP appearance for the Wanted this week, but the big news is two appearances from US megastars - Linkin Park and Nicki Minaj, who appears without Chris Brown who was otherwise engaged. Plinky plonky singers Christina Perri and Birdy both appear with possibly X-Factor-related chart ascents, while Jason Derulo crashes in at the top with 2 Chainz along for the ride.

 

Jessie J - It's My Party

In at number 3

The Wanted - We Own The Night

High Climber - Up 28 to 23

Nicki Minaj - Love More

Up 2 to 32

Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Back in at number 11

Avicii - You Make Me

In at number 5

Birdy - Wings

In at number 16

Linkin Park ft Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes

In at 34

Jason Derülo and 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Marvin Humes

Top of the Pops, 15th August 2013

Tinie Tempah ft. 2 Chainz - Trampoline

In at number 3 - With dancers on actual trampolines, playing tambourines, dressed as tangerines.

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

High Climber - Up 15 to number 19 - Iceland's answer to Mumford and Sons are back in the chart and in your living room (or portable multimedia device).

Le Youth - Cool

Up 14 to number 35 - Top 40 and TOTP debut for this "electronic musician, DJ and producer" (says Wikipedia). Here in his capacity as electronic musician.

Rudimental - Right Here

Up 10 to number 14 - The Rude boys have already been on a couple of times, but this is their first appearance without a credited vocalist to assist them.They smash it.

Disclosure - F for You

Up 8 to number 20 - Memories of the Artful Dodger's classic 90s performances come flooding back as the Disclosure brothers both play instruments whose combined output can only make up about 1% of the song. Where is the rest of the music coming from?

Birdy - Skinny Love

Up 1 to number 44 - Birdie pops in unexpectedly as Skinny Love climbs up the chart for the 50th time. The crowd and the viewers fall in love with it all over again.

Pink - True Love / Just Give Me A Reason

Up 1 to number 17 - Pink's Nate Ruess vehicle Just Give Me A Reason is convecting upwards in the lower depths of the chart this week, so Pink comes on to sing her bits from that duet and her current hit as well. With a snap costume change in between.

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop

Straight in at number 1 - Miley's number 1! But she's not in the country sadly, so we have to content ourselves with the video, edited to remove a decent portion of the rump-shaking. She can't stop us stopping her.

PRESENTER: James Masterton