Top of the Pops, 23rd March 2017

The post-Sheermageddon era, week 1. As demand for Divide eases somewhat, the more popular non-Ed tracks regroup and make modest rises, so this week's show is a bit of a showcase for most of the main current hits. That means Rag 'n' Bone Man, Coldplay and the 'Smokers, Jax Jones and the newish one from Zedd and Alessia Cara.

It also means Kygo and Selena Gomez, but Selena is elsewhere so who better to fill in than Captain Ed himself? He also closes the show with another album sampler - eight tracks from Divide have now been featured.

However, the biggest news for long-time fans is the return of the mighty Steps. They have this week's highest new entry, which is good for one more TOTP appearance.

Debuts: None.

Zedd ft. Alessia Cara - Stay

High Climber - Up 15 to number 23

Jax Jones ft. RAYE - You Don't Know Me

Up 5 to number 17

Steps - Scared of the Dark

Highest New Entry - In at number 37

Calvin Harris ft. Migos - Slide

Up 4 to number 19

Rag 'N' Bone Man - Human

Up 2 to number 14

Chainsmokers vs Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Up 3 to number 4

Kygo ft. Ed Sheeran - It Ain't Me

Up 3 to number 18

Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers / What Do I Know / Shape Of You

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 9 / Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 2nd March 2017

There's a bit of a Brits effect this week, with Coldplay and the Chainsmokers being the most obvious winners, but Take That also reminding us that they still mostly exist. Aside from that, Kygo and Selena Gomez have the biggest new track, and a slight lack of chart climbers allows rare TOTP appearances from actual bands The 1975 and Imagine Dragons.

Ed Sheeran is really something else, though. He's just dominating the chart at will at the moment, releasing another (de facto) single that shoots to join its older sister Shape Of You at the top of the chart. Sheeran appears again with a medley that gives us most of both tracks.

Debuts: Martin Jensen

Chainsmokers vs Coldplay - Something Just Like This

In at number 30

Kygo ft. Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

In at number 9

James Arthur - Safe Inside

Up 5 to number 31

The 1975 - The Sound

Back in at number 68

Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Up 2 to number 40

Imagine Dragons - Believer

Up 6 to number 47

Take That - Giants

In at number 13

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You / How Would You Feel (Paean)

Seventh week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2

PRESENTER: Craig David

Top of the Pops, 9th February 2017

We've a bit of a departure this week, as for the first time in history Top Of The Pops DOESN'T PLAY THE NUMBER ONE SONG! Sales of smelling salts rocket across the UK. There is a good reason, though - Ed Sheeran has had the number 1 and 2 slots tied up for a month so it's about time Castle On The Hill, which could sort of be considered a co-number 1 in a way, got its moment in the spotlight.

What else? Well, Dua Lipa is all over the chart at the moment. She follows up last week's two-song medley with a guest spot on the Martin Garrix record, and also fills in for Taylor Swift alongside ZAYN on an exclusive version of the 50 Shades problemato-pop behemoth.

We've also got a reprise from Clean Bandit, who are climbling the chart once more, a big new Major Lazer track, and plenty more lively stuff that you may or may not have heard of.

Debuts: PARTYNEXTDOOR

Major Lazer ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR and Nicki Minaj - Run Up

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Migos - Bad And Boujee

Up 3 to number 31

Chainsmokers - Paris

Up 2 to number 5

Tom Zanetti ft. Sadie Ama - You Want Me

Up 2 to number 24

Clean Bandit ft. Anne-Marie - Rockabye

Up 1 to number 8

Martin Garrix ft. Dua Lipa - Scared To Be Lonely

In at number 23

ZAYN with Dua Lipa - I Don't Wanna Live Forever

Up 5 to number 13

Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill

Fourth week at number 2

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 26th January 2017

Most of the songs climbing the top 20 are the same ones as last week, so this week's TOTP is mostly a pleasant stroll through the lower reaches. That means The Vamps (hanging around the chart for an unprecedentedly long time with this one), Robin Schulz, Sage The Gemini and album chart-toppers The XX. Nice selection.

We also have a big new entry from the incorrigible Chainsmokers and a number 1 reprise from man of the moment Ed Sheeran. And in a very special moment, none other than Robyn is here to duet with Calum Scott on his cover of her song.

Debuts: The XX, Migos, Robyn.

The Vamps - All Night

Up 2 to number 29

Chainsmokers - Paris

Highest New Entry - In at number 10

The XX - On Hold

High Climber - Up 40 to number 34

Migos - Bad And Boujee

Up 13 to number 37

Robin Schulz ft. Cheat Codes - Shed A Light

Up 5 to number 27

Sage the Gemini - Now And Later

Up 11 to number 32

Calum Scott with Robyn - Dancing On My Own

Up 2 to number 46

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 5th January 2017

Which songs have been rebounding up the chart in the new year lull? It's a fairly healthy mix of US party tracks and friends of the show, with the occasional 2016 fave thrown in for good measure. The bigger, sadder news is the death of George Michael; we leave it until the end of the show before screening a classic performance in tribute.

Debuts: None.

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Up 2 to number 10

Maroon 5 ft. Skepta - Don't Wanna Know

Up 1 to number 16

Zara Larsson - I Would Like

Up 4 to number 2

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Up 4 to number 14

Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex

Up 7 to number 6

Louisa Johnson - So Good

Up 7 to number 18

Clean Bandit ft. Anne-Marie and Sean Paul - Rockabye

Eighth week at number 1

From The Vault: George Michael - Careless Whisper

Back in at number 44

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 13th October 2016

All right! James Arthur is not letting go of number 1 this week so we're graced with his ebullient presence once more. And speaking of ebullience, the Busted boys return to the TOTP studio for the first time in forever, even though they're only number 60, thanks to a dearth of chart climbers. Hooray!

We also have the newie from the Chainsmokers, friends of the show Zara Larsson and Ariana Grande (giving a Minajless exclusive performance of Side To Side), and the second solo debut of a member of One Direction.

Debuts: Neiked, Phoebe Ryan, Niall Horan (as solo).

Craig David vs Sigala - Ain't Giving Up

Up 16 to number 23

Busted - On What You're On

In at number 60

Ariana Grande - Side To Side

Up 1 to number 5

Neiked - Sexual

Up 7 to number 34

Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

Up 7 to number 16

Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan - All We Know

In at number 24

Niall Horan - This Town

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 29th September 2016

The way the chart works nowadays means that five of the songs performed on the show two weeks ago now return to the show - more than half the line-up. To keep things fresh, most of the artistes in question change up their arrangements, including a lovely candlelight performance from friend of the show Ellie Goulding and a reggaeton remix from Grande and Minaj with a cameo from the legendary Don Omar.

It's not all continuity, though - there are big returns from megastars Calvin Harris and Emeli Sande, and the slow burner from Matoma and Becky Hill finally rises high enough to make the cut in its eighth week on the chart.

Debuts: Matoma, Don Omar.

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 1 to number 10

Emeli Sande - Hurts

In at number 22

Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

High Climber - Up 9 to number 12

Calvin Harris - My Way

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Matoma ft. Becky Hill - False Alarm

Up 7 to number 33

Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

Up 6 to number 26

Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj and Don Omar - Side To Side

Up 2 to number 6

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 22nd September 2016

The big news this week is the return of Lady Gaga, who turns up in full kit to perform Perfect Illusion. And as if one straddler of the art-pop line wasn't enough, Sia is also here to perform The Greatest with Kendrick Lamar.

The rest of the line-up is pretty fun: friend of the show Tove Lo, party maniacs DNCE and mister funtimes himself, James Arthur. Plus Bastille and newcomer Tory Lanez.

Debuts: Tory Lanez.

Tove Lo - Cool Girl

Up 11 to number 48

DNCE - Toothbrush

Up 2 to number 53

Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

In at number 25

Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

High Climber - Up 44 to number 5

Bastille - Good Grief

Up 7 to number 20

Tory Lanez - Luv

Up 6 to number 50

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: David Dimbleby

Top of the Pops, 15th September 2016

The Chainsmokers hold on at the top, heading up an almost motionless top ten. One of the few climbers in the upper reaches is Shawn Mendes, who dodges the feminist picket line to perform his dubiously reasoned track once again.

The big news, though, is that Lil Wayne's track from Suicide Squad is still inching up the chart and as if in answer to MRA Mendes, Weezy has invited an all-female posse for a super-charged TOTP exclusive. Hold on to your hats.

Debuts: Offaiah.

Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

High Climber - Up 48 to number 24

Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

Highest New Entry - In at number 30

Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Up 7 to number 19

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 7 to number 10

Offaiah - Trouble

Up 29 to number 31

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

Up 1 to number 8

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, Ariana Grande, Zara Larsson, Ellie Goulding, Halsey and Skunk Anansie - Sucker For Pain

Up 2 to number 11

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 8th September 2016

With the top of the chart all jammed up, we get to feature some hot tracks from the lower reaches this week. That includes a long runner from friends of the show Coldplay, and the new one from Cash Cash and Digital Farm Animals.

The old Bob Marley track is leaping up the chart again, and happily Olly Murs is here to reprise his vocal turn from a fortnight ago (no, not in a rasta wig). This time Nelly joins him to add an exclusive few bars of his own.

Debuts: Mike Perry, Shy Martin

TIEKS ft. Dan Harkna - Sunshine

Up 8 to number 15

Snakehips ft. ZAYN - Cruel

Up 7 to number 34

Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 31 after 31 weeks

Mike Perry ft. Shy Martin - The Ocean

Up 4 to number 41

Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love

Up 4 to number 27

Cash Cash and Digital Farm Animals ft. Nelly - Millionaire

Up 4 to number 42

Lvndscape and Bolier ft. Olly Murs and Nelly - Is This Love

High Climber - Up 19 to number 20

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 25th August 2016

An exclusive treat this week: in Cold Water's fourth week at number one, we have Ed Sheeran, officially on a break from the biz, filling in for Justin Bieber on the track he wrote. And not only that: obviously Bob Marley can't come into the studio to sing Is This Love, so Olly Murs gamely takes vocal duties with Lvndscape and Bolier.

With summer still ongoing, Justin Timberlake finally gets back on the show with Can't Stop The Feeling, and the Chainsmokers are also here with their nice late summer anthem Closer. Friends of the show Clean Bandit and ZAYN also make microclimbs so are invited to reprise their current tracks.

Debuts: None.

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Up 8 to number 4

Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love

High Climber - Up 16 to number 19

Snakehips ft. ZAYN - Cruel

Up 2 to number 36

Twenty One Pilots - Heathens / Ride

Up 2 to number 7 / Up 4 to number 47

Lvndscape and Bolier ft. Olly Murs - Is This Love

Up 1 to number 42

Clean Bandit ft. Lousia Johnson - Tears

Up 1 to number 15

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling

Up 2 to number 13

Major Lazer ft. Ed Sheeran - Cold Water

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 11th August 2016

At the risk of the universe imploding, we have girlband M.O. and rubberised Dane MØ on the same show this week. For safety, we put them at opposite ends of the line-up, so the girls get to open proceedings while their near-namesake takes full vocal duties on Cold Water - we can't expect Bieber to be available every week, can we?

We may not have young Justin but we do have something quite special: the reigning queen of pop Rihanna is here, alongside Calvin Harris, for a three-song superhit medley. There are also a few welcome debuts and fresh material from Twenty One Pilots.

Debuts: Halsey, Anne-Marie, Joel Adams.

M.O. - Who Do You Think Of?

Up 7 to number 18

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For / Too Good / Needed Me

Up 1 to number 7 / Up 2 to number 8 / Up 3 to number 45

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Anne-Marie - Alarm

Up 10 to number 22

Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

High Climber: Up 14 to number 20

Joel Adams - Please Don't Go

Up 3 to number 50

Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Any More

Up 2 to number 26

Major Lazer ft. MØ - Cold Water

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Top of the Pops, 14th July 2016

Drake's still at number one, I'm afraid, but once again Top of the Pops finds a way to keep the One Dance performances fresh. This week we have Drizzy's featured performer Wizkid mashing it up with Tinie Tempah, whose Mamacita he also guests on in the chart this week.

Freshness also emanates from MK and Becky Hill, and to a lesser extent Charlie Puth, while tried and trusted tracks from Adele, Major Lazer and friend of the show Ariana Grande join them on the TOTP stage. The latest Chainsmokers track is also doing surprisingly well, isn't it?

Debuts: None.

MK ft. Becky Hill - Piece Of Me

Up 4 to number 39

Chainsmokers ft. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Up 9 to number 7

Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Any More

High Climber: Up 12 to number 49

Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

Up 2 to number 10

Major Lazer ft. Nyla - Light It Up

Up 3 to number 36

Ariana Grande - Into You

Up 8 to number 14

Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Up 1 to number 5

Wizkid with Tinie Tempah - One Dance / Mamacita

Thirteenth week at number 1 / Up 4 to number 48

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 30th June 2016

Two Glastonbury headliners are climbing the chart this week, so both Adele and Coldplay wash the mud off and come down the the studio to ride their momentum. Bastille and Sigala are both back, the latter bringing along the legendary Nile Rogers as well as our old friend of the show John Newman.

At the top of the charts, One Dance is getting into silly territory with its eleventh week at number 1. Once again Drake isn't around, so the lovely Little Mix are here to perform the song instead. They get Nile Rodgers to back them up since he's here, and Jade has a tambourine.

Debuts: Nile Rodgers (as featured artist).

Bastille - Good Grief

In at number 25

Ariana Grande - Into You

Up 8 to number 26

Sigala ft. John Newman and Nile Rodgers - Give Me Your Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

Up 12 to number 16

Chainsmokers ft. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Up 6 to number 24

Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Up 10 to number 15

Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend / Adventure Of A Lifetime

Up 3 to number 30 / Up 8 to number 54

Little Mix with Nile Rodgers - One Dance

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 9th June 2016

She might have missed out on the number 1 (and indeed the top 8) at Christmas, but Louisa Johnson has the highest new entry this week alongside friends of the show Clean Bandit. She also has the honour of filling in the Beyonce bit in a memorable performance of Coldplay's Hymn For The Weekend. Gnash and Cheat Codes continue to make inroads into the chart, and there's a nice bit of History as we recognise One Direction's continuing chart presence months after their split. Gone but not forgotten.

Drake has now been at number 1 for two months but we just get a (specially prepared) lyric video this week. Not even one dance.

Debuts: Louisa Johnson, Daya.

Clean Bandit ft. Louisa Johnson - Tears

Highest New Entry: In at number 6

Pink - Just Like Fire

Up 14 to number 22

Chainsmokers ft. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Up 11 to number 33

Cheat Codes ft. Kris Kross - Sex

Up 6 to number 14

Coldplay ft. Louisa Johnson - Hymn For The Weekend

Up 8 to number 32

From The Vault: One Direction - History

Up 7 to number 66

Gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U I Love U

Up 4 to number 8

Drake ft. Wizkid and Kyla - One Dance

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 21st April 2016

The big chart story this week is Drake's mighty leap to number 1, but unfortunately he is on the other side of the pond so we have to make do with a video montage. Not to worry though: we do have a transatlantic contingent Meghan Trainor and Shawn Mendes, along with hip Brits AlunaGeorge and, once again, the resurgent Craig David. A beaming Kevin Simm makes his debut after winning The Voice.

Debuts: Popcaan, Kevin Simm, Wizkid, Kyla.

AlunaGeorge ft. Popcaan - I'm In Control

Up 3 to number 39

Meghan Trainor - No

Up 12 to number 11

Kevin Simm - All You Good Friends

Highest New Entry - In at number 24

Years & Years ft. Tove Lo - Desire

Up 19 to number 27

Chainsmokers ft. Rozes - Roses

Up 4 to number 22

Blonde ft. Craig David - Nothing Like This

Up 5 to number 15

Shawn Mendes - Stitches

Up 2 to number 16

Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

Up 20 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 7th April 2016

The exclusive collaborations keep coming: this week Craig David adds some smooth vocals to Fifth Harmony's Work From Home, continuing his jaw-dropping resurgence. Snakehips' appearance this week is something special too: a percussion only version of their anthemic track.

We also have re-appearances from longtime absentees Meghan Trainor and the Chainsmokers (of #SELFIE fame). And Mike Posner makes it three weeks ruling all he surveys.

Debuts: Rozes.

Craig David and Big Narstie - When The Bassline Drops

Up 1 to number 34

Fifth Harmony ft Craig David- Work From Home

Up 1 to number 2

Meghan Trainor - No

Up 12 to number 30

Chainsmokers ft. Rozes - Roses

Up 7 to number 26

From The Vault: The Killers - Mr Brightside

Back in at number 53

Alan Walker - Faded

Up 7 to number 11

Snakehips ft. Tinashe and Chance the Rapper - All My Friends

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 23 after 17 weeks

Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver

Top of the Pops, 20th March 2014

We see big comebacks from three female solo artists this week: Kylie Minogue, Pixie Lott and the singer-songwriter-type Christina Perri. John Legend continues his slow, sentimental chart climb, and there is a bouncing return from One Direction as their AC/DC-style rocker pops back into the top 40. The novelty genre is also strongly represented by the Chainsmokers and Flo Rida, while friend of the show Tinie Tempah (and some trolls hunched over Korgs) crash in at the top.

Kylie Minogue - Into The Blue

In at number 12

One Direction - Midnight Memories

Back in at number 29

John Legend - All Of Me

Up 2 to number 6

The Chainsmokers - #selfie

High Climber - Up 25 to number 17

Pixie Lott - Nasty

In at number 9

Christina Perri - Human

In at number 14

Flo Rida - How I Feel

In at number 8

DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Marvin Humes