Top of the Pops, 29th March 2018

The highest new entry this week is a novelty single: Lil Dicky and the dashing Chris Brown turn TOTP Thursday into Freaky Friday. Also making chart inroads are XXXtentacion, Khalid and Normani (of Fifth Harmony, or possibly ex-Fifth Harmony), and the indestructible Sigala.

We have a couple of special exclusives, too. Florida Georgia Line are back with a solo rendition of Let Me Go, their Hailee Steinfeld co-credit, and Maren Morris leaves the DJs at home to bring us an acoustic version of The Middle.

PS If you're wondering where Rudimental have got to, the problem is that they've been a non-mover for weeks and weeks, stuck behind Drake. Apart from the number 1 we only feature chart climbers, so they haven't been on much. Sorry, hat guy, but those are the rules.

Debuts: Lil Dicky.

Florida Georgia Line - Let Me Go

Up 1 to number 32

XXXtentacion - Sad! / Moonlight

Up 8 to number 20 / In at number 31

Maren Morris - The Middle

Up 1 to number 10

Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown - Freaky Friday

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies

Up 6 to number 24

From The Vault: Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Back in at number 58

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 6 to number 13

Drake - God's Plan

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 3rd April 2014

Success for 5 Seconds of Summer, as well as another wave of assorted dance bangers by two or three people. We also have ballads! from Christina Perri, rock! (sort of) from Coldplay, and soul! from the arrestingly gifted MNEK, who performs a stripped-back version of his hit with Gorgon City. And friends of the show One Republic are back, this time romping through Counting Stars on banjos and jug.

FAUL & Wad Ad vs Pnau - Changes

In at number 3

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

Up 3 to number 19

Christina Perri - Human

Up 1 to number 16

MNEK - Ready For Your Love

Up 2 to number 24

Tujamo & Plastik Funk ft. Sneakbo - Dr Who

In at number 21

Coldplay - Magic

Up 3 to number 20

Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway - Wizard

In at number 7

5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

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

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