Top of the Pops, 30th April 2020

It's a very quiet chart in some ways, but there's a decent number of new entries stretching from the top to the bottom of the top 40. From slow-burning new arrivals like Gerry Cinnamon, to new stuff from established stars like Sam Smith, to a double bill of blockbuster reactions to the pandemic from the Live Lounge Allstars and the thoroughly good egg Captain Tom Moore.

In fact the only non-new entry comes from friends of the show Little Mix, performing a lovely exclusive version of Break Up Song in split-screen acapella.

Debuts: M Huncho, Beth Porch, Gerry Cinnamon, Captain Tom Moore.

Sam Smith and Demi Lovato - I'm Ready

In at number 20

Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These

In at number 5

Nafe Smallz ft. M Huncho - Part Of The Plan

In at number 38

Beth Porch - You Taught Me What Love Is

In at number 25

Gerry Cinnamon - Where We're Going

In at number 39

DaBaby - Rockstar / Find My Way

In at number 29 / Up 7 to number 64

Little Mix - Break Up Song

Up 2 to number 18

Michael Ball ft. Captain Tom Moore - You'll Never Walk Alone

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue from her private beach

Top of the Pops, 19th March 2020

Well. With concerts, events and gatherings of all kinds being cancelled, Top of the Pops errs on the side of prudence and does the (almost) unthinkable: drops the studio. Instead we get a mix of archive footage (The Weeknd), concert footage (Eminem) and jolly low-fi Skype-type pop-ins (Dua Lipa, the welcome return of Anne-Marie, Da Beatfreakz in a multi-window Zoom-style scenario).

The week's relatively rich crop of debutants will have to wait for their big studio moments, but it can't be helped.

Debuts: Tay Keith, Deno, 24KGoldn

Anne-Marie - Birthday

Up 3 to number 33

Aitch ft AJ Tracey and Tay Keith - Rain

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Demi Lovato - I Love Me

In at number 35

Da Beatfreakz ft Krept and Konan, D-Block Europe and Deno - Self-Obsessed

In at number 26

24KGoldn - City of Angels

Up 2 to number 32

Eminem - Godzilla

Up 2 to number 13

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now / Physical

Up 1 to number 5 / Up 5 to number 8

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden (in their kitchens)

Top of the Pops, 23rd August 2018

Stateside star power descends once more: we have a double header from Ariana Grande, the new track from Nicki Minaj, and newer blue chip prospects Halsey and Khalid as well.

Several of those names join friends of the show Clean Bandit for an exclusive extravaganza that is anything but solo. But the highest honours belong to George Ezra, who shotguns back to the top for the second time with that song.

Debuts: None

Benny Blanco ft. Halsey and Khalid - Eastside

Up 8 to number 4

Nicki Minaj - Barbie Dreams

Highest New Entry - In at number 36

Little Mix - Only You

Up 3 to number 14

Loud Luxury ft. Brando - Body

Up 2 to number 6

Jax Jones ft. Mabel and Rich the Kid - Ring Ring

Up 3 to number 13

Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman / No Tears Left To Cry

Up 1 to number 12 / Up 2 to number 45

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato, Mabel, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - Solo

Up 3 to number 17

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 28th June 2018

Lots of new material here: Jonas Blue and misery master Juice Wrld both make chart breakthroughs, and a little lower down there's a glittering new entry from Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. Meanwhile 5 Seconds Of Summer finally take their long-running hit to a TOTP-worthy peak.

We have another new number one thanks to friends of the show Clean Bandit, but more surprisingly, the World Cup brings our old friends Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds back to the chart, so here they are in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Juice Wrld, Jack & Jack

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 9 to number 13

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

Up 1 to number 7

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

High Climber - Up 16 to number 23

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 14 to number 17

Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Up 3 to number 18

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

Back in at number 72

Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande - Bad

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 14th June 2018

It's quite a varied week: we have guitar experimentation from the 1975, sincere bawling from Tom Walker, UK urban from newcomer AJ Tracey and Not3s, and even sometime presenter Dappy with his music hat back on.

The climax of the show, though, has to be top megastar Kanye West celebrating the success of his latest album with an extended, ranty two-song performance.

Debuts: Ay Em, AJ Tracey

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

Up 3 to number 2

Dappy ft. Ay Em - Oh My

Up 3 to number 39

The 1975 - Give Yourself A Try

In at number 22

Demi Lovato - Solo

Up 4 to number 6

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

High Climber - Up 15 to number 16

AJ Tracey and Not3s - Butterflies

In at number 24

Kanye West - Yikes / All Mine

Highest New Entries - In at number 10 / In at number 11

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 31st May 2018

Calvin and Dua make it six weeks at the top, while there's fresher material from Tom Walker - making his chart breakthrough - and Clean Bandit.

Paloma Faith brings us a stripped down solo version of her Sigala co-hit this week, and Yxng Bane and friend of the show Jess Glynne both do two-song medleys.

Debuts: Tom Walker

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

High Climber - Up 33 to number 35

Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 1 to number 11

Yxng Bane - Answerphone / Vroom

Up 2 to number 5 / Up 5 to number 27

Anne-Marie - 2002

Up 1 to number 4

Post Malone - Better Now

Up 1 to number 10

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There / These Days

Up 7 to number 6 / Up 1 to number 23

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 14th September 2017

Double Taylor this week: a second week at number one and a second track in the top ten means a second peformance for the TOTP fans. Swift heads up a strong transatlantic contingent including Justin Bieber and a returning Maroon 5 and Chris Brown (boooo), while the UK has Charli XCX and Yungen. Plus the pan-European duo of J Balvin and Willy William with this week's dose of reggaeton.

Debuts: Sza.

J Balvin and Willy William - Mi Gente

Up 4 to number 5

Maroon 5 ft. Sza - What Lovers Do

In at number 23

Chris Brown - Questions

Up 3 to number 16

Charli XCX - Boys

Up 5 to number 31

Justin Bieber - Friend

Up 1 to number 4

Yungen ft. Yxng Bane - Bestie

Up 1 to number 19

Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

Up 3 to number 9

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do / Ready For It

Second week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 7

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 31st August 2017

More fresh delights appear as summer draws to a close. Not least is the collaboration between friends of the show Little Mix and CNCO, all nine of whom come to grace the TOTP stage. Liam Payne has the latest in the unending procession of 1D solo singles, and we have an exclusive double-header from Yxng Bane and Yungen, who are both capital fellows.

The big news, though, is the return of Justin Bieber. Although Dua Lipa impressively prevents him from reaching the very top, this week at least.

Debuts: CNCO.

CNCO ft. Little Mix - Reggaeton Lento

In at number 5

Justin Bieber - Friends

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

Up 1 to number 14

Yungen ft. Yxng Bane - Bestie / Rihanna

Up 3 to number 18 / In at number 65

Liam Payne - Get Low

Up 2 to number 32

Rudimental ft. James Arthur - Sun Comes Up

Up 1 to number 6

Enrique Iglesias ft. Sean Paul and Matt Terry - Súbeme la radio

Up 2 to number 12

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 24th August 2017

In a mild coincidence, there are appearances this week for both Kelli-Leigh and Jax Jones, who previously collaborated on the summer house classic I Got U. Funnily enough their co-credit on that track (well, Kelli wasn't credited, but whatever), Duke Dumont, also has a song further down the chart - perhaps he'll make the cut next week.

After quite a sludgy summer we're seeing a lot of chart movement just now, with big tunes from P!nk and Kesha also making their presence felt. The biggest news is of course Dua Lipa making a startling leap up to number 1 from four places below. Her fellow British-Kosovan Rita Ora is also on the show with a resurgent Your Song.

Debuts: James Hype, Kelli Leigh (credited), Kesha!

James Hype ft. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends

High Climber - Up 31 to number 16

P!nk - What About Us

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don

Up 3 to number 13

ALMA - Chasing Highs

Up 2 to number 19

J Balvin and Willy William - Mi Gente

Up 7 to number 12

Rita Ora - Your Song

Up 1 to number 10

Kesha - Praying

Up 11 to number 27

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 10th August 2017

There's a very international flavour to TOTP this week. The Latin thing is catching fire now with not only Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee approaching the elite with their number 1 run (we show the video on this occasion), but also the swivel-hipped duo of Enrique Iglesias and Matt Terry, and J Balvin and Willy William storming the chart as well. And there's Scandi singer ALMA representing Northern Europe. (It's nice to see a few debuts here, after over a month without any.)

A couple of exclusives: it's Demi Lovato's turn to add some (extra) fun to the Ed Sheeran track that won't die, and Matt Terry and Charli XCX gamely fill in for Pharrell and Katy on Feels by Calvin Harris.

Debuts: Stefflon Don, ALMA, J Balvin, Willy William.

Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don - Sorry Not Sorry / Instructions

Up 11 to number 16 / Up 10 to number 22

Charli XCX - Boys

Highest New Entry - In at number 42

ALMA - Chasing Highs

Up 6 to number 18

Enrique Iglesias ft. Matt Terry - Súbeme la radio

Up 4 to number 12

J Balvin and Willy William - Mi Gente

High Climber - Up 25 to number 21

Calvin Harris ft. Matt Terry and Charli XCX - Feels

Up 1 to number 3

Ed Sheeran with Demi Lovato - Shape Of You

Up 1 to number 25

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - Despacito

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 1st June 2017

The Puerto Rico contingent are still bringing the fiesta to the number 1 spot, though the last remaining One Directioner Liam Payne runs them close-ish with his new Sheeran-penned, Sheeran-alike, I-can't-believe-it's-not-Sheeran track Strip That Down.

Other than that it's US solo starlets alternating with the producer-plus-feature production line; Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato even tick both boxes. Needless to say Ariana Grande isn't in the studio, but we play a tribute video to accompany her re-entry One Last Time.

Debuts: Liam Payne (as solo).

Liam Payne - Strip That Down

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato - No Promises

Up 7 to number 18

Charlie Puth - Attention

Up 3 to number 9

Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - Mama

Up 10 to number 12

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

In at number 35

Martin Solveig ft. Ina Wroldsen - Places

Up 1 to number 34

From The Vault: Ariana Grande - One Last Time

Back in at number 11

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee - Despacito

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 11th May 2017

Huge, old-style new entry incoming: DJ Khaled and a bunch of people but, to be fair, mainly Justin Bieber smash their way in at number 1. Khaled is here and, while he hasn't brough all his buds, Justin is in the building. Hooray! Not only that: since he's here, he's also good enough to take the stage with Demi Lovato and do the male voice bits in her song that sound more or less like him anyway on the record.

Also invading our airspace are Ellie Goulding and Charlie Puth, and there are longer runners from Disciples, Anne-Marie (who just can't say goodbye) and J Hus. Mr Hus also injects a bit of newness into an exclusive version of Rag 'n' Bone Man's modern classic.

Debuts: Quavo.

Kygo ft. Ellie Goulding - First Time

In at number 34

Charlie Puth - Attention

High Climber - Up 19 to number 31

Rag 'n' Bone Man ft. J Hus - Human

Up 2 to number 29

Disciples - On My Mind

Up 1 to number 27

Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

Up 3 to number 14

J Hus - Did You See

Up 3 to number 17

Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber - No Promises

Up 13 to number 26

DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber and Quavo - I'm The One

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 27th April 2017

TOTP has a decidedly urban feel this week, as J Hus, Future and this week's chart dominator Kendrick Lamar all roll up. Plus of course Ed Sheeran returns to number 1 with the more urban-flavoured of his two hits; have we all forgotten poor Castle on the Hill now?

The rest of the show is female-dominated. Larsson, Gaga, Lovato and Michaels are as good a pop star line-up as you'll find anywhere, I'd say. And who thought that Cheat Codes would be back? It's nice, too, that half the show is made up of fresh material.

Debuts: Future

Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - Symphony

Up 2 to number 2

Kendrick Lamar - Humble / DNA / Element

High Climber - Up 25 to number 6 / Highest New Entry - In at number 18 / In at number 33

Lady Gaga - The Cure

In at number 23

Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato - No Promises

Up 3 to number 48

Julia Michaels - Issues

Up 1 to number 10

Future - Mask Off

Up 2 to number 24

J Hus - Did You See

Up 7 to number 34

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Up 1, fourteenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 29th October 2015

We have a new number 1 from the debuting KDA, alongside Katy B and Tinie Tempah. Fellow producers Diplo, Kygo and Rudimental are also in the house, skulking behind their decks of course, while Ella Henderson takes over the vocals on Firestone, combining it with her own Kygo feature Here For You.

Hendersony's X Factor colleague Ben Haenow debuts this week too, aided by none other than (former American Idol herself) Kelly Clarkson, and the One Direction boys also fly the Syco flag.

Debuts: Ben Haenow, Sleepy Tom.

One Direction - Perfect

In at number 2

Ben Haenow ft. Kelly Clarkson - Second Hand Heart

In at number 21

Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih - Freak Of The Week

Up 4 to number 53

Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

Up 2 to number 39

Sleepy Tom and Diplo - Be Right There

In at number 8

Kygo ft. Ella Henderson - Firestone / Here For You

Up 5 to number 31 / Up 13 to number 47

Rudimental ft. Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me

Up 2 to number 13

KDA ft. Tinie Tempah and Katy B - Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 10th September 2015

We're very pop this week, with Demi Lovato, Little Mix, 5 Seconds Of Summer and new number 1 Justin Bieber providing the bulk of the show. Bieber also doubles up to fill in for the dashing (but again unavailable) Chris Brown on Pia Mia's Do It Again.

Friend of the show The Weeknd has released his album and invaded the lower reaches of the chart with no fewer than four mini-hits; he performs two of them alongside continued smash Can't Feel My Face. This week's archive dredge is Elton John - why is he back in the chart?

Debuts: None.

Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

In at number 7

Little Mix - Hair

In at number 35

Labrinth - Jealous

Back in at number 25

5 Seconds Of Summer - She's Kinda Hot / Jet Black Heart

High Climber - Up 47 to number 14 / In at number 60

Pia Mia ft. Justin Bieber - Do It Again

Up 4 to number 16

From The Vault: Elton John - Tiny Dancer

Back in at number 70

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face / Often / Real Life

Up 3 to number 3 / In at number 65 / In at number 72

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 17th July 2014

Just when you least expect it, Will.i.am body-pops in through an upstairs window and reclaims the top spot, this time with Cody Wise in tow. We've got a lot of dance music again this week, seasoned with more guitar-like offerings from Milky Chance and the Vamps. Demi Lovato shows up to add some glam with her guest spot on Somebody To You. Calvin is relieved that Summer is still a hit now that the weather makes it relevant.

Debuts: Jess Glynne (as solo), Tanya Lacey, Milky Chance, MKTO, Cody Wise.

Jess Glynne - Right Here

In at number 6

Matrix and Futurebound ft. Tanya Lacey - Don't Look Back

In at number 38

Milky Chance - Stolen Dance

Up 6 to number 26

MKTO - Classic

In at number 24

Calvin Harris - Summer

Up 1 to number 15

Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones - I Got U

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 40 after 17 weeks

The Vamps ft. Demi Lovato - Somebody To You

High Climber - Up 35 to number 4

Will.i.am and Cody Wise - It's My Birthday

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Marvin Humes

Top of the Pops, 26th June 2014

For the first time in three months or more the number one song stays on at the top, so well done Ella Henderson. Ed Sheeran's Sing slips down the chart but album track One is rising so he keeps up the momentum for his imminent album - but his songwriterly acousticness has competition from newcomer George Ezra. 5 Seconds of Summer perform a mix of two poptacular hits, and indie rock, pop-dance, dance-pop and afro-urbo-pop are represented as well.

Ed Sheeran - One

High Climber - Up 27 to number 20

The Kooks - Around Town

In at number 35

George Ezra - Budapest

Back in at number 4

Gorgon City ft. Laura Welsh - Here For You

In at number 7

Fuse ODG - Dangerous Love

Up 1 to number 11

5 Seconds of Summer - Don't Stop / She Looks So Perfect

Highest New Entry - In at number 2 / Up 1 to number 32

Demi Lovato - Neon Lights

In at number 15

Ella Henderson - Ghost

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 3rd October 2013

Unusually, the US dominates this week. There are reprises from Macklemore, OneRep, Jason Derulo of course and not least Drake, who brings us an exclusive medley of three recent hits. Representing the UK are Sub Focus and another returnee, Ben Pearce.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Mary Lambert - Same Love

Up 3 to number 6

Demi Lovato - Skyscraper

Back in at number 13

Sub Focus feat Kele - Turn It Around

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

Up 1 to number 3

Ben Pearce - What I Might Do

Up 6 to number 7

Haim - The Wire

In at number 16

From the Vault: Jojo - Leave (Get Out)

Back in at number 61

Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home / Started From the Bottom / Take Care

Up 3 to number 4 / Back in at number 46 / Back in at number 57

Jason Derülo - Talk Dirty

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 1st August 2013

Not many new entries this week, which means a lot of climbers and the chance for a few long-lived hits to get their turn on the show. Look out for a surprise duet near the end!

One Direction - Best Song Ever

Highest New Entry - In at number 2 - And what better way to kick off any episode of Top of the Pops than with everybody's favourite five eager beavers, jigging about to the general delight of the studio audience.

Demi Lovato - Heart Attack

Up 3 to number 33 - No, she wasn't on last week, that was Selena Gomez. Another polished performance from another pristine popstrel. And a great light show.

Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre - Waiting All Night

Up 9 to number 25 - Not the first time on for Rudimental but a TOTP debut for the talented Ella Eyre. The singer is front and centre in this performance, clouds of dry ice obscuring the Rude boys as they skulk in the shadows.

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

Up 3 to number 18 - This uncharacteristically enduring Arctics hit gets a second airing as it climbs back into the top 20. The boys are happy to come on again, turning up the intensity for the second pound through.

Fuse ODG - Antenna

Up 2 to number 22 - And another returning face to restore the party vibe. With four female dancers wearing antennae this time around.

From the Vault: Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight

Up 36 to number 27 - A huge leap up the chart for this pukka classic sends our tape delvers deep into the archive to retrieve this footage from the year 2000.

Ed Sheeran with Demi Lovato - Everything Has Changed

Up 1 to number 12 - Taylor is out of the country again, so who better to fill in than the versatile Demi Lovato? She and Ed have great chemistry, making eyes at each other throughout this fun reinterpretation.

Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up

Second week at number 1 - The euroDJ and his soulful pal return for a second performance, and this time Aloe Blacc wears a top hat, an enormous fur coat and white loafers. You've changed, Aloe.

PRESENTER: James Masterton