Top of the Pops, 29th January 2026

A lot of fallers in the top 40 means that it's one of those weeks when the TOTP producers get to explore the lower reaches a bit. They find the evergreen People Watching from the hugely popular Sam Fender, a longtime bubbler-under from Addison Rae, and the first appearance in a long while from ASAP Rocky.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are going back up the chart for whatever reason, as are the Cure, who get the From The Vault slot. There are strong new showings from Gunna and friend of the show Zara Larsson, while Dave (with Tems of course) gets a richly deserved, or even somewhat belated, number 1 hit.

Debuts: None

Sam Fender - People Watching

Up 1 to number 43

ASAP Rocky - Helicopter

Highest New Entry - In at number 42

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Up 10 to number 29

Gunna ft. Burna Boy - WGFT

Up 11 to number 30

Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun

Up 3 to number 44

From The Vault: The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

Back in at number 39

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Up 5 to number 23

Dave ft. Tems - Raindance

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Gio Compario

Top of the Pops, 28th August 2025

The K-Pop Demon Hunters chart onslaught continues: they remain at number 1, and other songs such as Your Idol continue to be magnetically drawn towards the chart's upper placings. Not only that, girl group Twice, who've previously been heard under the Demon Hunters umbrella, are now here performing in their own right.

In non-K-pop news, the highest new entry is another strong showing by the new golden girl Olivia Dean, Gunna and Burna Boy charge into the top 40, and there's a double bill from the quietly-very-successful-just-now Sombr.

Debuts: Twice (non-demon hunting)

Twice - Strategy

Up 10 to number 45

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Gunna ft. Burna Boy - WGFT

High Climber - Up 26 to number 34

Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

Up 1 to number 21

Lewis Capaldi - Survive

Up 1 to number 19

Lola Young - Dealer

Up 4 to number 27

Sombr - 12 To 12 / Back To Friends

Up 3 to number 14 / Up 2 to number 24

K-Pop Demon Hunters - Golden / Your Idol

Third week at number 1 / Up 1 to number 6

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 21st September 2023

It's quite a moment this week as none other than the Rolling Stones are welcomed back to the Top of the Pops studio after decades away. More familiar faces (to younger viewers) are Leigh-Anne with a respectable second solo hit, BTS's V making his solo debut, and the chart queen of the moment Olivia Rodrigo. None of them can knock Doja Cat off the top, though, and she has another outlandish red-themed performance to delight the viewers.

Debuts: ANOTR, Abel Balder

Leigh-Anne ft. Ayra Starr - My Love

In at number 28

Burna Boy - City Boys

Up 9 to number 23

The Rolling Stones - Angry

In at number 34

ANOTR ft. Abel Balder - Relax My Eyes

Up 6 to number 33

Troye Sivan - Rush

Up 1 to number 21

V - Slow Dancing

In at number 24

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 7th September 2023

Dance music has had a great year so far, and this week two veterans of the field each have two tracks to perform - step forward MK (with a cheeky appearance for longtime friend of the show Rita Ora) and Chase and Status.

Burna Boy and Dave have a new track, and Casso, RAYE and the D-Block lads return with a nice chart jump, but the big accolades go to a trio of big name female singers: Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez both enter the chart and Olivia Rodrigo hops up to number 1.

Debuts: None

Burna Boy ft. Dave - Cheat On Me

In at number 19

Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

MK ft. Clementine Douglas and Rita Ora - Asking / Drinkin'

Up 1 to number 20 / In at number 44

Casso ft. RAYE and D-Block Europe - Prada

High Climber - Up 12 to number 8

Chase and Status ft. Becky Hill, Trigga and Takura - Disconnect / Baddadan

Up 1 to number 6 / Up 5 to number 9

Fred Again - Adore U

Up 4 to number 13

Selena Gomez - Single Soon

In at number 21

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: Emma Raducanu

Top of the Pops, 1st December 2022

Taylor Swift is making a five-week run at the top of the chart look very effortless. At this point her biggest challenger might be Mariah Carey, who glides in at number 18 this week, or even Baddiel and Skinner if results go their way. They are in the From The Vault slot for now but might be tempted to appear in person if they climb higher?

In more normal news we have a very tempting selection of hits from the lower half of the top 40, including a welcome return for friend of the show RAYE and some interesting first appearances.

Debuts: 070 Shake, JVKE, Meekz, Clavish

RAYE ft. 070 Shake - Escapism

In at number 31

JVKE - Golden Hour

Up 4 to number 36

Meekz and Dave - Fresh Out The Bank

In at number 35

Clavish ft. D-Block Europe - Rocket Science

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Burna Boy - Alone

Up 4 to number 28

From The Vault: Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 20

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 18 to number 18

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dion Dublin

Top of the Pops, 6th October 2022

There's strong African representation this week, from Rema and the main man Burna Boy. The latter also guests with D-Block Europe as they premier their latest triumphant trio of tracks.

There's another big new entry from Stormzy, as well as Sam Smith and Kim Petras at the very top. Seafret make their first appearance, friend of the show Zara Larsson is back, and Lizzo makes a new chart peak with her latest.

Debuts: Kim Petras, Seafret

Alesso ft. Zara Larsson - Words

Up 7 to number 36

Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

Up 7 to number 21

Seafret - Atlantis

Up 3 to number 38

Stormzy - Mel Made Me Do It

In at number 12

Rema - Calm Down

Up 7 to number 32

Burna Boy - For My Hand

Up 1 to number 20

D-Block Europe ft. Burna Boy - 4 The Win / She's Not Anyone / Conor McGregor

In at number 23 / In at number 30 / In at number 39

Sam Smith and Kim Petras - Unholy

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 8th September 2022

Congratulations to Eliza Rose: she overtakes LF System after eight weeks to reach number 1! Well done also to David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, and Elton John and Britney Spears, for having the biggest new entries of the week.

Burna Boy invites his compadre Ed Sheeran to guest on a double performance, and we have a debut for Ghost and repeat appearances from the enduringly popular KSI, James Hype and Cian Ducrot.

Debuts: Ghost

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

In at number 7

Elton John ft. Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Ghost - Mary On A Cross

High Climber - Up 10 to number 33

KSI ft. Tom Grennan - Not Over Yet

Up 8 to number 6

Cian Ducrot - All For You

Up 1 to number 29

James Hype ft. Miggy Dela Rosa - Ferrari

Up 1 to number 8

Burna Boy ft. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand / Last Last

Up 1 to number 24 / Up 1 to number 26

Eliza Rose - BOTA (Baddest Of Them All)

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 4th August 2022

LF System are quietly putting together an impressive run at the top - that's four weeks now. Almost pipping them this week is drill superstar Central Cee, and in a varied line-up, we also have house from James Hype, afro-pop from Burna Boy, Euro-acoustica from Rosa Linn, Billie Eilish music from Billie Eilish and Post Malone music from Post Malone.

Debuts: Miggy Dela Rosa, Mattafix, Rosa Linn

James Hype ft. Miggy Dela Rosa - Ferrari

Up 4 to number 36

Post Malone ft. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

Up 4 to number 29

Billie Eilish - TV

In at number 23

Luude ft. Mattafix - Big City Life

Up 4 to number 37

Burna Boy - For My Hand

Up 3 to number 32

Rosa Linn - Snap

High Climber - Up 17 to number 26

Central Cee - Doja

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 21st July 2022

After his ten-week odyssey at number 1 a couple of months ago, Harry Styles brings us two of the other tracks from Harry's House. Also doubling up is Burna Boy, whose album is out this week.

Lizzo and George Ezra are both still doing well in the top ten, and special congratulations to Diplo whose tune is finally placed high enough to be featured after 19 weeks in the lower reaches of the chart.

Debuts: None

Lizzo - About Damn Time

Up 1 to number 6

Diplo ft. Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

High Climber - Up 12 to number 32

Burna Boy ft. J Hus - For My Hand / Cloak & Dagger

Highest New Entry - In at number 30 / In at number 47

Sigala ft. Talia Mar - Stay The Night

Up 8 to number 17

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Up 2 to number 3

Latto with DJ Khaled - Big Energy

Up 9 to number 26

Harry Styles - Late Night Talking / Music For A Sushi Restaurant

Up 1 to number 13 / Up 3 to number 19

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 14th July 2022

It's a week for patient climbers: Doja Cat, Burna Boy and Bru-C all reach new chart peaks, while LF System complete a very impressive journey to the top spot. The highest new entry isn't even in the top 40, but credit to Tiesto and Charli XCX regardless and they feature here in an energetic performance.

Nathan Dawe, Ella Henderson and Jax Jones are all welcomed back to the party, and Metallica pop up in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Bru-C

Tiesto ft. Charli XCX - Hot In It

Highest New Entry - In at number 42

Burna Boy - Last Last

Up 10 to number 12

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Up 3 to number 10

Bru-C - No Excuses

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

From The Vault: Metallica - Master Of Puppets

Back in at number 47

Jax Jones ft. MNEK - Where Did You Go

Up 4 to number 15

Doja Cat - Vegas / I Like You (A Happier Song)

Up 8 to number 27 / Up 1 to number 32

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 16th June 2022

Harry Styles has made it to ten weeks at number 1. Chart compilation rules mean that a dip next week is quite likely, so he pulls out all the stops here and invites most of this week's performers and some other celebrity friends to join him on stage.

In other news we have a rare solo hit from Burna Boy, the return of friend of the show Doja Cat alongside megastar scruff Post Malone, and a little bit of Shotgun from George Ezra because why not.

Debuts: LF System

Sam Ryder - Space Man

Up 6 to number 5

LF System - Afraid To Feel

High Climber - Up 56 to number 13

Burna Boy - Last Last

Up 15 to number 29

Tom Grennan - Remind Me

Up 3 to number 27

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Up 1 to number 17

Post Malone ft. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

George Ezra - Green Green Grass / Shotgun

Up 8 to number 9 / Back in at number 75

Harry Styles with George Ezra, Doja Cat, Sam Ryder, Ella Henderson, Mel and Sue, Tinie Tempah, Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and a choir of children - As It Was

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 6th February 2020

It's been a longish climb, but the latest fizzer from chart heavyweight Lewis Capaldi has made it all the way to the top. He's run fairly close by friends of the show Dua Lipa and The Weeknd.

We've also got a couple of special performances: a double header from the ever more impressive Billie Eilish, and a new album sampler from man of the moment J Hus. Maroon 5 and Harry Styles bring the pop disco.

Debuts: Icee TGM

Harry Styles - Adore You

Up 1 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 1 to number 6

J Hus ft Burna Boy and Icee TGM - Play Play / Big Conspiracy

Highest New Entry - In at number 11 / In at number 19

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 1 to number 18

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Up 1 to number 2

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 2 to number 16

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted / Bad Guy

Up 3 to number 8 / Long Runner - Up 6 to number 22 after 44 weeks

Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Top of the Pops, 23rd January 2020

After a couple of eventful weeks the upper reaches of the chart have slowed down a bit, but there's plenty of action outside the top 20. Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez are both charging up, and British urban artists Darkoo and AJ Tracy both make mini-climbs - the latter brings us an exclusive all star remix of his 2019 behemoth.

Nearer the top we've got the high new entry from Future, and a Sheeranless version of Stormzy's number 1 (with a bit of number 21 mixed in).

Debuts: DaBaby

Darkoo ft One Acen - Gangsta

Up 7 to number 26

Future - Life Is Good

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

In at number 37

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered / Power Over Me

Up 2 to number 38 / Back in at number 60

Selena Gomez - Rare / Lose You To Love Me

In at number 28 / Up 2 to number 18

Camila Cabello ft DaBaby - My Oh My

Up 1 to number 20

AJ Tracey ft Jorja Smith, Darkoo, One Acen and Stormzy - Ladbroke Grove

Up 2 to number 34

Stormzy ft Burna Boy - Own It / Still Disappointed

Third week at number 1 / In at number 21

PRESENTERS: Ainslie Harriott and Paul Hollywood

Top of the Pops, 9th January 2020

Happy New Year! All the Christmas music has suddenly evanasced, so nearly every song in the chart is a climber - which means that this is going to be an especially creme-de-la-creme episode of TOTP, basically a Best Of Chart Music from the last couple of months. That means big names like Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and chart monolith Lewis Capaldi, the inescapable Tones & I, and songs-of-the-moment from Endor and Arizona Zervas.

There is a bit of new stuff as well though, as One Acen and TOTP debutant Darkoo make the top 30 for the first time.

Debuts: Darkoo

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Up 15 to number 5

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

Up 17 to number 6

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 12 to number 4

Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

Up 10 to number 2

Darkoo and One Acen - Gangsta

Highest New Entry - In at number 22

Endor - Pump It Up

High Climber - Up 28 to number 8

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 11 to number 3

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 19th December 2019

With one week to go, the contenders for Christmas number 1 are manoeuvring into position, spearheaded by the mighty Stormzy and then Dua Lipa. Although it all presupposes that it's even possible to dislodge Tones & I, who is inching up the all-time list of long-running number 1s.

Also in the festive spirit (ie wearing Santa hats) are Leona Lewis, Lewis Capaldi and the highest new entrant Harry Styles. And britrap, the genre of 2019, is not forgotten thanks to Young T and Bugsey (as well as Stormzy of course).

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 29

Harry Styles - Adore You

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Up 7 to number 27

Stormzy ft. Burna Boy - Own It

Up 1 to number 2

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

Up 7 to number 30

From The Vault: Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

Up 8 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 1 to number 3

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Mary, Rylan dressed as Joseph and Matt Edmondson dressed as Baby Jesus

Top of the Pops, 5th December 2019

Stormzy launches his bid for Christmas number 1, recruiting King Ed Sheeran and chart dark horse Burna Boy to help him. But it's looking like Tones & I may cling on, having first topped the chart back in October.

Lower down we've got another appearance for the resurgent Ella Henderson, the new one from DigDat, an exclusive version from KSI, and that nice Niall Horan.

Debuts: None

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 3 to number 7

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 1 to number 24

DigDat ft. D-Block Europe - New Dior

In at number 16

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 2 to number 18

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

Up 15 to number 34

KSI ft. S-X - Down Like That

High Climber - Up 12 to number 10

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Will Young and Gareth Gates

Top of the Pops, 17th October 2019

Fear not, Ed Sheeran fans: the king only misses one week before coming back with the next song on his collabo conveyor belt, this time featuring Cardi B and friend of the show Camila Cabello. But Tones & I is holding on to the top spot for now, despite strong competition from Travis Scott.

Dave, Aitch and Jorja Smith provide yet another strong britrap/britrnb contingent, and we have three songs from Summer Walker, whose album has had a big impact slightly further down the chart.

Debuts: Summer Walker

Aitch ft. Ziezie - Buss Down

Up 5 to number 20

Ed Sheeran ft. Camila Cabello and Cardi B - South Of The Border

High Climber - Up 16 to number 24

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 4 to number 11

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 4 to number 13

Dave - Professor X

Up 2 to number 18

Travis Scott - Highest In The Room

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Summer Walker ft. Usher and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Playing Games / Come Through / Stretch You Out

In at number 25 / In at number 42 / In at number 70

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Harry and Jamie Redknapp

Top of the Pops, 3rd October 2019

After last week's chart mayhem, this TOTP is the complete opposite: every song in the top 5 gets to appear, and they're all tracks that have been around for quite some time. Crowning it all is King Ed Sheeran, still top of the chart, though he mixes it up a bit by mixing in a bit of Beautiful People, thanks to a cameo by friend of the show Khalid.

For a bit of variety we do have a triple bill from Burna Boy, who features on three chart climbers this week. He performs his bits of all of them, bringing along TOTP debutante Mahalia to help with the most obscure of the three.

Debuts: Mahalia

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 2 to number 15

Burna Boy with Mahalia - Location / Be Honest / Simmer

Up 10 to number 39 / Up 2 to number 16 / Up 1 to number 53

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 3

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 1 to number 2

Regard - Ride It

Up 6 to number 5

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Up 7 to number 7

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy and Khalid - Take Me Back To London / Beautiful People

Fifth week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 25

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 12th September 2019

Once again more than half the line-up this week is britrap and related music - 2019 has really been the year for it. Meanwhile Post Malone seems to have abandoned US-rap for the moment, dropping in at number 11 with a soft rock song instead.

In other genres, Rita Ora fronts Jonas Blue's dance ditty as it reaches a new high position, and chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi flies the flag for hoary balladeering.

Debuts: None

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 3 to number 3

Post Malone - Circles

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 1 to number 18

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

Up 1 to number 24

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

Up 1 to number 10

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 21 after 36 weeks

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer

Top of the Pops, 29th August 2019

It's a showcase of mostly long-running hits this week, none more so than AJ Tracey, who changes things up by performing the remix this time round. New material comes from Tracey's samplee Jorja Smith, who brings along Burna Boy to perform our highest new entry. And Shawn Mendes is back to give us the standard version of his duet with Camila Cabello.

Debuts: None

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

AJ Tracey ft. Not3s and General Levy - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 5

Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

Up 3 to number 17

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 4

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 1 to number 14

Freya Ridings - Castles

Up 2 to number 16

Lil Tecca - Ransom

Up 6 to number 7

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill