Top of the Pops, 12th January 2023

It's the weird post-Christmas chart where all the tinsel gets cleared out and the normal music floods back in to take its place. That means newish material from Central Cee and SZA, older 2022 bangers from Anne-Marie and Venbee and Goddard, and a very old, hoary and well-tested number from Tom Odell.

All the congratulations in the world to RAYE. It's been a long journey but here she is at the top.

Debuts: None

Anne-Marie ft. Aitch - Psycho

Back in at number 11

Venbee and Goddard - Messy In Heaven

Up 62 to number 3

Tom Odell - Another Love

Back in at number 10

Bugzy Malone ft. Teedee - Out Of Nowhere

Up 29 to number 9

Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

Up 61 to number 5

SZA - Kill Bill

Up 28 to number 4

Central Cee - Let Go

Up 25 to number 6

RAYE - Escapism

Up 12 to number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 22nd December 2022

This close to Christmas, it's not that easy to find charting acts that are still extant. So thanks to Leona Lewis and Ariana Grande for dropping by for their annual festive performances. Earlier, it's a bit of a grime extravaganza as Headie One, Bugzy Malone and the Sidemen are clearly soundtracking their fair share of Christmas parties. And well done to SZA for three new entries this week, none of them obviously related to Christmas.

Wham! deservedly take over the holly-and-mistletoe crown from Mariah Carey.

Debuts: The Sidemen

SZA - Kill Bill / Nobody Gets Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 15 / In at number 27

Headie One - 50S

In at number 48

Bugzy Malone ft Teedee - Out Of Nowhere

Up 1 to number 27

Sidemen - Christmas Drillings

Up 17 to number 41

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Up 2 to number 14

From The Vault: Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Up 1 to number 5

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

Up 3 to number 31

Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Greg James dressed as Santa and Matt Edmondson dressed as an elf

Top of the Pops, 24th November 2022

The show is bristling with exclusives and one-off performances this week. No less names than Stormzy and Taylor Swift (with Lana Del Rey along for the ride) both perform two-track showcases of their recent albums, while Aitch and Anne-Marie stick around after doing their own song to join David Guetta and breathe new life into his Blue reimagining, UK style.

To add to that, there are chartbreakers from Bugzy Malone and Tiesto, and warm welcomes back for the tracks of the moment from Oliver Tree and Dermot Kennedy.

Debuts: Teedee

Stormzy - Hide & Seek / Firebabe

Up 2 to number 8 / In at number 26

Oliver Tree vs Robin Schulz - Miss You

Up 1 to number 3

Bugzy Malone ft. Teedee - Out Of Nowhere

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

Up 4 to number 21

Tiesto ft. Tate McRae - 10:35

High Climber - Up 21 to number 39

Anne-Marie ft. Aitch - Psycho

Up 7 to number 14

David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie and Aitch - I'm Good (Blue)

Up 6 to number 13

Taylor Swift with Lana Del Rey - Anti-Hero / Snow On The Beach

Fourth week at number 1 / Up 1 to number 14

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 21st January 2021

Pow! Olivia Rodrigo drops in right at the top of the charts. Perhaps 2021 will be the Year of Rodrigo?

Other inroads are made by Central Cee, Tiesto and SZA, to name but three. Rodrigo notwithstanding rap is the dominant genre, with both UK and US takes on the genre represented multiple times.

Debuts: Olivia Rodrigo

Tiesto - The Business

Up 10 to number 21

Nathan Dawe ft. Little Mix - No Time For Tears

Up 2 to number 22

SZA - Good Days

Up 14 to number 14

Bugzy Malone ft Chip - Notorious

In at number 30

James Arthur - Train Wreck

Up 1 to number 17

Travis Scott - Goosebumps

Up 12 to number 25

Central Cee - Loading

Up 1 to number 19

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill (from the stables)

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, 4th July 2019

It might be American Independence Day but here on TOTP it's possibly the biggest week ever for UK rap. There are chart entries for Jay1 and Bugzy Malone, a longtime chart climber from AJ Tracey, and another super-strong new hit from the man of the moment Stormzy.

On the sung side of things, Becky Hill has a double bill and Mabel continues her impressive 2019, and the US flag is flown (alongside the Cuban and Canadian ones) by Camila Cabello. Ed is still at number 1 and he flies in three American collaborators this week.

Debuts: Aitch

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 21

Stormzy - Crown

In at number 5

Mabel - Mad Love

Up 3 to number 13

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Jay1 - Mocking It

In at number 19

Becky Hill - Wish You Well / I Could Get Used To This

Up 3 to numbr 11 / In at number 66

Bugzy Malone ft. Aitch - Kilos

In at number 20

Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock - I Don't Care  / Cross Me

Seventh week at number 1 / Up 4 to number 4

PRESENTERS: Ricky, Melvin and Charlie

Top of the Pops, 16th May 2019

2019's biggest discoveries continue to go from strength to strength: Lewis Capaldi has the highest new entry while his previous megahit is still in the top ten, and Billie Eilish performs two of her itchy, witchy anthems.

We also have friend of the show Ellie Goulding breaking through with Sixteen, the return of Shawn Mendes, an Eminem cameo and of course the mighty Stormzy at number 1.

Debuts: Bugzy Malone

Ellie Goulding - Sixteen

Up 5 to number 31

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Bugzy Malone - M.E.N. II

In at number 34

Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You

In at number 9

Logic ft. Eminem - Homicide

In at number 15

Hardy Caprio and DigDat - Guten Tag

In at number 18

Billie Eilish - Bad Guy / You Should See Me In A Crown

Up 1 to number 5 / In at number 60

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill