Top of the Pops, 5th September 2024

This week, more than any yet, belongs to Sabrina Carpenter. Her third release in a row breezes into the number 1 slot, and the other two swarm up behind it leaving everyone else to battle it out for fourth. She performs a charming medley of all three year-defining songs on the show.

The rest of the chart sees a lot of downward shuffling, which means that the viewers get a deep dive into the lower reaches, with pretty interesting results. There's the new single from Coldplay, a quietly building old cover version by Disturbed, and a debut from Alex Warren. Oasis are in the From The Vault slot, and Billie Eilish and a stripped-down version of Free by just Ellie Goulding round out the line-up.

Debuts: Alex Warren

Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove / We Pray

Up 4 to number 29 / In at number 44

Billie Eilish - Wildflower

Up 2 to number 34

Ellie Goulding - Free

Up 1 to number 41

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

Up 1 to number 50

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Up 4 to number 42

Teddy Swims - The Door

Up 1 to number 22

From The Vault: Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

Back in at number 16

Sabrina Carpenter - Taste / Espresso / Please Please Please

Straight in at number 1 / Up 11 to number 3 / Up 15 to number 2

PRESENTER: Rylan

Top of the Pops, 5th May 2016

The two big stories of the week are both represented here. We show three of the vids from Beyonce's new 'visual album' (in a very rare break of the no videos rule), and the From The Vault slot is of course filled by a stone cold classic from the already much missed Prince.

It's hard for others to compete with that one-two punch, but we have a resurgent Meghan Trainor, an ebullient Little Mix, and the effervescent DNCE all trying their hardest. At number one, Drake gives a subdued, almost acapella solo performance of One Dance.

Debuts: Disturbed, Bipolar Sunshine

Little Mix - Hair

Up 12 to number 19

Disturbed - The Sound of Silence

Up 10 to number 34

Beyonce - Hold Up / Formation / Sorry

Highest New Entry - In at number 17 / In at number 31 / In at number 33

Meghan Trainor - NO

Up 1 to number 11

DJ Snake ft. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle

High Climber - Up 15 to number 18

DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

Up 5 to number 4

From The Vault: Prince - When Doves Cry

Back in at number 26

Drake - One Dance

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy