Top of the Pops, 7th August 2025

This week the K-Pop Demon Hunters cap one of the all-time chart climbs by easing up the last few places to number 1 - congratulations to them. Just a bit lower down, Drake continues his impressive record of high chart entries, and we also have new hits by recent chart phenom Sombr and Miss Messy Lola Young.

With the K-Poppers and also Ozzy Osbourne (RIP) pushing everyone else down, there's room for a debut appearance by Marino down at number 50, and reprises of ever-popular hits from Myles Smith and King Ed Sheeran.

Debuts: Marino

Lola Young - Dealer

In at number 34

Drake ft. Central Cee - Which One

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Marino - Devil In Disguise

Up 14 to number 50

Sombr - 12 To 12

In at number 31

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Up 1 to number 28

From The Vault: Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

Up 31 to number 25

Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

Up 2 to number 7

K-Pop Demon Hunters - Golden

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: Alex Scott

Top of the Pops 17th July 2025

After their debut last week, the K-Pop Demon Hunters are back with two songs this time. Also returning are King Ed Sheeran and (now four in a row) Olivia Dean. Friend of the show Tate McRae is back as well, and international megastar Drake provides even more star power.

Perhaps surprisingly, Lewis Capaldi's drop allows MK and Chrystal to hop up to the top spot - well done to them!

Debuts: None

K-Pop Demon Hunters - Your Idol / How It's Done

Up 8 to number 26 / Up 8 to number 32

Drake - What Did I Miss

In at number 27

Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching

Up 1 to number 13

Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Up 2 to number 15

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

Up 2 to number 10

From The Vault: Oasis - Acquiesce

Highest New Entry - In at number 17

Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

Up 1 to number 3

MK ft. Chrystal - Dior

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Eddie "The Beast" Hall

Top of the Pops, 22nd May 2025

Some quietly impressive chart climbs this week: Sombr's secondary hit reaches a new peak, and number 1 resident Alex Warren is now just one place short of having two top ten hits at once. Lusty-lunged Benson Boone and Tate McRae are also making progress.

The highest new entry this week comes from Calvin Harris, while Florence and MOLIY also supply dance bangers. And Drake is still hanging about.

Debuts: None

MOLIY and Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max (FLY)

Up 11 to number 15

Drake - Nokia

Up 1 to number 17

Calvin Harris ft. Clementine Douglas - Blessings

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Benson Boone - Mystical Magical

Up 3 to number 13

Tate McRae - Revolving Door

Up 7 to number 16

Florence + the Machine vs Morgan Seatree - Say My Name

Up 2 to number 27

Sombr - Back To Friends

Up 3 to number 12

Alex Warren - Ordinary / Carry You Home

Ninth week at number 1 / Up 3 to number 11

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 27th March 2025

Some strong new entries this week, from Sleep Token, Jade and most impressively Chappell Roan, jumping straight into her customary number 2 slot. One better than her, though, is Alex Warren, who takes a very impressive start to the year to the next level by attaining his first number 1 hit.

Doechii is also doing very well, but the big showcase artist this week is Playboi Carti. In the wake of his album dropping he brings us two hot tracks, with Skepta guesting.

Debuts: Sleep Token

Jade - FUFN

In at number 25

Sleep Token - Emergence

In at number 17

Chappell Roan - The Giver

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Doechii - Anxiety

Up 1 to number 3

Drake - Nokia

Up 1 to number 19

From The Vault: Adele - Hometown Glory

Back in at number 31

Playboi Carti ft. Skepta - Evil Jordan / Toxic

In at number 7 / In at number 21

Alex Warren - Ordinary

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 27th February 2025

Here's one of the more remarkable climbs to number 1: Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us makes it all the way in its 25th week on the chart. Kendrick celebrates with a raucus performance, and also invites SZA for a touching reprise of All The Stars. It's his week, but his buddy Drake is also here with his own new top 20 entry.

Elsewhere there's a fun new duet from AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith, last year's empress Sabrina Carpenter with her newest track plus an oldie, and a rousing show-opener from Sam Fender.

Debuts: None

Sam Fender - People Watching

Up 5 to number 26

Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - All The Stars

Up 6 to number 5

AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - Crush

In at number 23

Drake - Nokia

In at number 19

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

Up 1 to number 14

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Up 3 to number 16

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please / Busy Woman

Back in at number 9 / Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 16th May 2024

Welcome to Drake vs Kendrick Lamar week! Top of the Pops presents a handy round-up of all the diss tracks that are climbing the chart in one manageable package. Also featured is a man who has collaborated with both, Future, so perhaps he can arbitrate if the result is in doubt.

On the pop side of things we have friend of the show Dua Lipa and a randomly returning Harry Styles, and on the authentic American troubadour side of things we have Benson Boone, newcomer Tommy Richman and arguably Shaboozey. Sabrina Carpenter continues to keep it classy at number 1.

Debuts: Tommy Richman

Dua Lipa - These Walls

In at number 40

Future - Like That

Up 10 to number 20

Harry Styles - As It Was

Long Runner - Back in at number 41 after 90 weeks

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Up 3 to number 3

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Up 5 to number 23

Kendrick Lamar vs Drake round-up - Not Like Us / Euphoria / Family Matters / Meet The Grahams

Highest New Entry - In at number 10 / Up 39 to number 11 / In at number 17 / In at number 28

Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

High Climber - Up 24 to number 7

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 2nd May 2024

In a week with such a high profile new release, it was inevitable that the number 1 spot would of course be taken by the world-shaking cultural icon Post Malone - and of course Taylor Swift, on whose song he is kindly invited to guest.

Elsewhere the influx of Swift has pushed most other songs down a few places, so we have to look a fair way down the chart for other climbers. That's good news for Shaboozey and Lay Bankz, and even Pozer down at number 41. Also of note is the new entry from Headie One and Stormzy - with a perhaps surprisingly low-key chart position for such a big-name team-up, but of course they bring the energy to the TOTP studio.

Debuts: Lay Bankz, Shaboozey

Pozer - Malicious Intentions

In at number 41

Drake - Push Ups

In at number 14

Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants

Up 2 to number 22

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

High Climber - Up 25 to number 16

Lay Bankz - Tell Ur Girlfriend

Up 13 to number 18

From The Vault: Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Up 8 to number 43

Headie One ft. Stormzy - Cry No More

In at number 33

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - Fortnight

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Brian Butterfield

Top of the Pops, 21st March 2024

Heeeeere's some more new Ariana Grande, but she can't quite make it to the top and dislodge Beyonce, who is still here in a corn pone hat to recite the list of cliches from her country music mood board. Elsewhere it's a strong week for debuts - no fewer than four - and Billie Eilish, riding her Oscar recognition, brings us a special chamber orchestra version of What Was I Made For.

Debuts: 4Batz, Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners, Pozer, Dasha

Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

Up 4 to number 37

4Batz ft. Drake - Act II - Date At 8

In at number 18

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Good Neighbours - Home

Up 1 to number 29

Pozer - Kitchen Stove

Up 6 to number 22

Dasha - Austin

High Climber - Up 32 to number 25

Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For

Back in at number 16

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 30th November 2023

It's quite a week for the big pop name: Taylor is here with two tracks, Tate McRae keeps the chart positions high with her follow-up to Greedy, friend of the show Olivia Rodrigo is here again and even Doja Cat is back to open up for us. On the other side of things are sort-of-rap megastars Drake and Jack Harlow, plus debutant Paul Russell and Chase and Status with their badman drum and bass throwback monster.

Debuts: Paul Russell

Doja Cat - Agora Hills

Up 1 to number 23

Drake - You Broke My Heart / First Person Shooter

In at number 26 / High Climber - Up 26 to number 27

Tate McRae - Exes

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang

Up 10 to number 36

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Up 12 to number 13

Chase and Status and Bou ft. Flowdan, IRAH, Trigga and Takura - Baddadan

Up 1 to number 9

Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? / Cruel Summer

Up 1 to number 6 / Up 1 to number 8

Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 9th November 2023

It's a bit of a crazy week, with the combined entries of Taylor Swift (in the studio in person this week with her new old song at number 1) and various Halloween favourites pushing everything else down and making climbers few and far between. That means a second performance for mid-level hits from big names Doja Cat and Drake, and surprise showcases for Tems and K A D. Perhaps most surprisingly of all, Wheatus are back! They get Doja Cat to do the girl bit on their song.

Debuts: Danny Elfman, K A D, Kak Hatt

Tems - Me & U

Up 2 to number 34

Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween

In at number 14

K A D ft. Kak Hatt - Just How You Like It

Up 7 to number 43

Drake ft. Sexyy Red and SZA - Rich Baby Daddy

Up 2 to number 15

Doja Cat - Agora Hills

Up 2 to number 26

From The Vault: Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

Back in at number 21

Wheatus ft. Doja Cat - Teenage Dirtbag

Back in at number 38

Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 26th October 2023

Seismic news this week: not only do we have top music icon Taylor Swift; not only do we have the red hot artist of the moment Olivia Rodrigo; but both have agreed to collaborate on a special performance of Get Him Back! Incredible scenes.

Not that the rest of the show is skippable, though: Drake has another big hit and brings both guest vocalists with him, Kenya Grace shows it wasn't a fluke with a second week at number 1, and there are strong new entries from Fred Again and Troye Sivan.

Debuts: Sexxy Red, Jo'zzy

Troye Sivan - One Of Your Girls

In at number 17

Drake ft. Sexxy Red and SZA - Rich Baby Daddy

In at number 21

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Up 6 to number 14

Fred Again ft. Jo'zzy - Ten

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Up 5 to number 8

Billy Gillies ft. Hannah Boleyn - DNA (Loving You)

Up 5 to number 12

Olivia Rodrigo ft. Taylor Swift - Get Him Back

Up 3 to number 11

Kenya Grace - Strangers

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 19th October 2023

With the exception of a new smash from top-tier megastar Drake, this is one of the more left-field Top of the Pops editions in recent memory, with an assortment of up-and-comers, bubbler-unders and surprise hits. That includes Kenya Grace, who deservedly makes the final hop up to number 1, as well as breakthroughs from Noah Kahan and Suicidal-Idol.

Hip trendsetters Jungle also make a rare appearance, and there's a double-track performance from UK rapper of the moment Nines.

Debuts: Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Jungle, Suicidal-Idol, Tunde, Mugzz

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

High Climber - Up 41 to number 28

Drake ft. J Cole - First Person Shooter

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

Up 8 to number 29

Jungle - Back on 74

Up 6 to number 30

Suicidal-Idol - Ecstacy

Up 7 to number 26

Lovejoy - Normal People Things

In at number 27

Nines ft. Tunde and Mugzz - Daily Duppy / I Do

Up 7 to number 23 / In at number 35

Kenya Grace - Strangers

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Carol Decker

Top of the Pops, 28th September 2023

SZA has the second highest climber and the second highest new entry, alongside Drake - both songs get the full treatment this week. There's a strong entry from Tate McRae and a big debut for Tyla. And drum and bass continues its bumper year with a new entry from Chase & Status and Hedex; Chase & Status stick around for an exclusive reimagining of the Doja Cat track in its third week at the top.

Debuts: Tyla, Hedex

Drake ft. SZA - Slime You Out

In at number 10

SZA - Snooze

Up 30 to number 18

Tate McRae - Greedy

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Casso ft. RAYE and D-Block Europe - Prada

Up 1 to number 4

Tyla - Water

High Climber - Up 31 to number 24

Kenya Grace - Strangers

Up 9 to number 3

Chase & Status and Hedex ft. Arrdee - Liquor and Cigarettes

In at number 31

Doja Cat vs Chase & Status - Paint The Town Red

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 22nd June 2023

It's Dave and Central Cee's week again: Sprinter stays at the top and their two other collabs both reach new peaks just a little lower down. Not even a strong showing from J Hus and global superstar Drake can spoil their party.

Party vibes are also brought by the Jonas Brothers, Rudimental, and in unbelievably basic form, Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry. There's a rousing return for Sam Fender and a pretty surprising instance of Shania Twain as well.

Debuts: Byron Messia

Anne-Marie ft. Shania Twain - Unhealthy

Up 12 to number 36

J Hus ft. Drake - Who Told You

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

Up 8 to number 22

Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry ft. Ella Henderson - 0800 Heaven

In at number 23

Byron Messia - Talibans

Up 3 to number 34

Rudimental ft. Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry - Dancing Is Healing

Up 2 to number 6

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Back in at number 29

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter / Trojan Horse / UK Rap

Second week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 12 / Up 3 to number 14

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 20th April 2023

Ellie Goulding and Calvin hold on at the top (stripped back solo performance from Ellie this week) but they are run close by Libianca, who peaks at number 2 after several months on the chart. Also continuing to climb is Bakar, while chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi has in incredible resurgence thanks to the release of his album.

As the days lengthen, George Ezra appears once again to satisfy his baying public, and there's a new banger from David Guetta and a reprise from Taylor Swift. Drake has the highest new entry.

Debuts: None

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Up 2 to number 9

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Up 3 to number 16

Drake - Search & Rescue

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie and Coi LeRay - Baby Don't Hurt Me

In at number 26

Bakar - Hell N Back

Up 8 to number 20

Libianca - People

Up 2 to number 2

Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me / Pointless

High Climber - Up 37 to number 8 / Back in at number 17

Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 17th November 2022

The highest new entry this week is one of three from the superhero team-up of Drake and 21 Savage. On the UK side we have the high climber from K-Trap, while Mimi Webb and Tom Odell bring ballads new and old, and Selena Gomez drops in for her cameo turn on the Rema track. Taylor Swift makes it three weeks at the top.

Debuts: K-Trap

K-Trap - Warm

High Climber - Up 29 to number 18

Drake and 21 Savage - Rich Flex

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Mimi Webb - Ghost Of You

Up 1 to number 28

Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

Up 6 to number 8

Tom Odell - Another Love

Up 3 to number 17

From The Vault: Eminem - Mockingbird

Back in at number 48

Rema ft. Selena Gomez - Calm Down

Up 3 to number 16

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Caity Baser

Top of the Pops, 28th July 2022

This week belongs to Calvin Harris, who is able to bring five famous friends to perform two tracks from his current album, if the audience isn't already exhausted by the likes of Bru-C, David Guetta and Becky Hill and Charli XCX. The presence of Drake adds another megastar to the pile, while Steve Lacy makes an assured debut.

Debuts: Steve Lacy

David Guetta ft. Becky Hill - Remember

Long Runner - Back in at number 31 after 44 weeks

OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

Up 1 to number 13

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

High Climber - Up 44 to number 25

Bru-C - No Excuses

Up 4 to number 17

Charli XCX - Hot In It

Up 2 to number 27

Drake ft. 21 Savage - Jimmy Cooks

Up 2 to number 21

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa, Young Thug, Justin Timberlake, Halsey and Pharrell - Potion / Stay With Me

Up 1 to number 23 / Highest New Entry - In at number 29

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 7th July 2022

Kate Bush is still at the top of the hill, though she's yet to be tempted into the studio: we have to make do with the video once again. There are a few long-running hits going back up the chart, from Sam Fender, Ed Sheeran and Becky Hill and Ella Henderson, while the ballad from Joji and the most recent offering from Future both get featured for a second time. Drake has the highest new entry.

Debuts: None

Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

Up 2 to number 11

Drake - Sticky

Highest New Entry - In at number 30

Joji - Glimpse Of Us

Up 2 to number 13

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

High Climber - Up 40 to number 20

Tion Wayne ft. La Roux - IFTK

Up 3 to number 9

Ed Sheeran - 2Step

Up 3 to number 16

Future ft. Tems - Wait For U

Up 2 to number 18

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richard and Mat Osman

Top of the Pops, 30th June 2022

Big new entries from Drake and to a lesser extent Beyonce have pushed most of the other songs down the chart, so we have to delve a long way to find performers - but we strike gold with fresh tracks from Doja Cat and a triumphantly returning Chase and Status.

It's pretty dance-heavy this week even apart from Beyonce's bandwagon jump: Sigala reach a new peak with their latest hit and LF System inch their way into the top three. Tom Grennan will please fans of more singer-songwriterly material.

Debuts: Talia Mar

Chase and Status - Mixed Emotions

Up 1 to number 46

Beyonce - Break My Soul

In at number 21

Tom Grennan - Remind Me

Up 1 to number 33

Doja Cat - Vegas

Up 9 to number 43

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Up 1 to number 3

Sigala ft. Talia Mar - Stay The Night

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

Drake ft. 21 Savage - Jimmy Cooks / Massive

Highest New Entry - In at number 7 / In at number 8

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 12th May 2022

It's a very American show this week. There are two more products of the current endless US ballad factory from Benson Boone and Ruth B, plus a somewhat funner effort from Lizzo and the latest mega-team-up from Future and Drake (and Tems).

Dance fans will also be pleased to see Diplo and Miguel, plus Becky Hill and the new dance princess on the block Ella Henderson; the latter two stick around to help out Dave and Lizzo for an exclusive special performance of Starlight.

Debuts: Benson Boone, Ruth B

Lizzo - About Damn Time

High Climber - Up 42 to number 15

Future ft. Drake and Tems - Wait For U

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Benson Boone - In The Stars

In at number 21

Diplo ft. Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

Up 2 to number 39

Ruth B - Dandelions

Up 1 to number 44

Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

Up 1 to number 17

Dave ft. Becky Hill, Ella Henderson and Lizzo - Starlight

Up 1 to number 4

Harry Styles - As It Was

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen