Top of the Pops, 9th January 2025

Happy 2025 and we start with the strangest chart of the year, when all the Christmas songs melt away like snow, making way for a top ten best summarised as "bangers from the last four months". That means a high-quality show with Gigi Perez, Teddy Swims and Gracie Abrams and others all lined up to reprise their pre-Christmas hits.

Amid all that, there's a new entry for Ella Henderson, while Lola Young may have the most potential of the just-before-Christmas bubbler-unders.

Debuts: None.

Rose ft. Bruno Mars - APT

Up 26 to number 2

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Up 48 to number 10

Ella Henderson - Filthy Rich

Highest New Entry - In at number 58

Lola Young - Messy

Up 30 to number 3

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Up 67 to number 4

Chrystal - The Days

Up 44 to number 5

Teddy Swims - The Door / Bad Dreams

Back in at number 6 / Back in at number 7

Gracie Abrams - That's So True / Close To You

Up 20 to number 1 / Back in at number 37

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 18th April 2024

2024's parade of gravelly-voiced, whiskey-soaked, wizened troubadors rolls on with none other than Hozier making a slightly unexpected vault into pole position. Only a little behind him are Artemas, Dasha and Djo, all on impressive runs.

Good Neighbours are back too, as their single continues to bubble under, while new material comes from J Cole.

Debuts: Bas

Dasha - Austin

Up 7 to number 8

Good Neighbours - Home

Up 1 to number 27

Bakar - Hell N Back

Back in at number 26

Ella Henderson vs Rudimental - Alibi

Up 2 to number 12

Djo - End Of Beginning

Up 1 to number 6

Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me

Up 1 to number 5

J Cole ft. Bas and Central Cee - H.Y.B.

Highest New Entry - In at number 29

Hozier - Too Sweet

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 7th March 2024

There's a nice BRIT Awards element to the show this week: Best International Artist SZA is here with the highest new entry, Critical Stitch-up Award winners the Last Dinner Party return, and Dua Lipa, Central Cee and Fred Again were also nominees.

In non-BRIT news we've got another, even more triumphant return for Natasha Bedingfield, a lights-out banger from Ella Henderson and a very special Irish folkified performance from Beyonce with help from the Mary Wallopers.

Debuts: None

Dua Lipa - Houdini

Up 1 to number 14

Central Cee - I Will

In at number 18

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Up 2 to number 12

Fred Again ft. Baby Keem - Leavemealone

Up 2 to number 19

Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

Up 11 to number 16

Ella Henderson vs Rudimental - Alibi

Up 1 to number 11

SZA - Saturn

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

Beyonce with the Mary Wallopers - Texas Hold'em

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Nitro and Legend from Gladiators, with a funny cameo from Viper

Top of the Pops, 15th February 2024

Your big name of the week is Justin Timberlake, whose decadely return to the world of pop places him at number 29 this week. Also featured are a nice selection of more modern artists including Fred Again, Benson Boone, the modern-day CJ Lewis Paul Russell, and Tate McRae who seems to have taken off a bit in recent months.

Noah Kahan is still at the top, and this week he is joined by the Mary Wallopers for an exclusive furious Irish folk version of Stick Season.

Debuts: Baby Keem, Michael Marcagi, the Mary Wallopers

Tate McRae - Exes

Up 7 to number 23

Justin Timberlake - Selfish

Up 8 to number 29

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 6 to number 5

Fred Again with Baby Keem - Leavemealone

Up 2 to number 17

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

Up 7 to number 31

Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang

Up 2 to number 33

Ella Henderson vs Rudimental - Alibi

Up 8 to number 16

Noah Kahan with the Mary Wallopers - Stick Season

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 25th January 2024

Huge amounts of new material this week - not just friend of the show Ariana Grande with her long-awaited return, and not even just 21 Savage with a chartbusting new song collection, but also entries from D-Block Europe, Flo Milli, and further down the chart, Ella Henderson and Nathan Evans.

A bit of continuity comes from a resurgent Tom Odell, and Noah Kahan, who is quietly putting together a very respectable run on top of the chart.

Debuts: Flo Milli, Noizy

Ariana Grande - Yes, And?

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Flo Milli - Never Lose Me

Up 17 to number 24

Nathan Evans - Heather On The Hill

In at number 42

Ella Henderson ft. Rudimental - Alibi

In at number 46

D-Block Europe ft. Noizy - Eagle

In at number 19

Tom Odell - Black Friday

High Climber - Up 31 to number 31

21 Savage ft. Doja Cat - Redrum / N.H.I.E.

In at number 11 / In at number 27

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 2nd November 2023

Kenya Grace makes it three weeks at number 1, with the nearest featured competition being Noah Kahan's welcome surprise of a hit, just on the fringe of the top ten. Lower down Bastille are back in the chart for some reason, Olivia Rodrigo resurrects Vampire, and Kid Laroi has the highest new entry. But the most special performance is from Dave and Central Cee, who reprise their summer smash and finally reveal the identities of the nine girls they put in their Sprinter.

Debuts: ABRA

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Up 1 to number 18

Kid Laroi ft. Jung Kook and Central Cee - Too Much

Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Up 9 to number 9

Bastille - Pompeii

Up 11 to number 26

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

Up 4 to number 22

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

Up 3 to number 20

Dave and Central Cee ft. Issey Cross, Ella Henderson, Steflon Don, Charli XCX, ABRA, Zara Larsson, Florence Welch, Lisa Maffia and Olivia Rodrigo - Sprinter

Up 1 to number 19

Kenya Grace - Strangers

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: John McEnroe

Top of the Pops, 6th July 2023

It's a strong rap week this week: not only are Dave and Central Cee immovable at the top, but the chart is crashed by Stormzy, Fredo and Gunna as well. Playboi Carti is also here alongside the Weeknd, though there's no Madonna this week unfortunately. Shania Twain more than makes up for it.

Guns 'N' Roses get enough Glastonbury bounce to make it into the From The Vault slot, Stephen Sanchez is back, and Ella Henderson gives us a lovely acoustic medley of her two current banger-style hits.

Debuts: None

Gunna - Fukumean

High Climber - Up 25 to number 22

Anne-Marie ft. Shania Twain - Unhealthy

Up 4 to number 20

Stormzy ft. Fredo - Toxic Trait

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You

Back in at number 14

The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti - Popular

Up 9 to number 18

From The Vault: Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

Back in at number 40

Ella Henderson - React / 0800 Heaven

Up 1 to number 6 / Up 8 to number 13

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

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, 1st June 2023

Calvin Harris is back in the studio for the proper rave-up version of Miracle as it reaches six weeks at the top. Other dance bangers are brought by Anne-Marie, Rudimental and Switch Disco, and the latter two join Calvin to do a three-way euphoric remix of As It Was as Harry Styles celebrates 60 consecutive weeks on the chart, most of them in the upper reaches.

Two big names have new entries this week: Lana Del Rey and Kylie Minogue both do well with their fresh material. David Kushner is also back with his Hozier-style, inexplicably popular balled.

Debuts: None

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

Up 2 to number 6

Lana Del Rey - Say Yes To Heaven

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

In at number 26

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

Up 9 to number 14

David Kushner - Daylight

Up 1 to number 2

Anne-Marie and Coi LeRay - Don't Hurt Me

Up 2 to number 13

Harry Styles vs Rudimental, Switch Disco and Calvin Harris ft. Vibe Chemistry and Coi LeRay- As It Was

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 10 after 60 weeks

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 27th April 2023

Chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi makes it look easy, easing into the number 1 berth once again. He leads quite a back of new entries this week, including Ice Spice, Post Malone and David Kushner, as well as the movie-driven novelty chart breaker from Jack Black.

The middle of the show welcomes back Ella Henderson and Niall Horan, whose hits are showing some good staying power. And one of the big hitmakers from the end of last year, SZA, is back with a double hitter.

Debuts: Jack Black (as solo)

Ice Spice - Princess Diana

In at number 22

Post Malone - Chemical

In at number 11

David Kushner - Daylight

In at number 3

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

Up 3 to number 12

Jack Black - Peaches

High Climber - Up 19 to number 28

Niall Horan - Heaven

Up 1 to number 21

SZA - Kill Bill / Snooze

Up 4 to number 14 / Up 7 to number 39

Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 6th April 2023

After well over two months at the top, who is finally the person to knock off Miley Cyrus? Of course it's King Ed Sheeran, who wafts effortlessly in at number 1 with his latest hit. He's not the only new entrant here either - we have BTS star Jimin as well as Bakar and Paris Paloma.

Lower down there's the bubbler-under from Jax Jones, plus repeat showings for Caity Baser, Switch Disco and Mae Stephens.

Debuts: Jimin, Paris Paloma, Bakar

Jimin - Like Crazy

In at number 8

Paris Paloma - Labour

In at number 29

Bakar - Hell N Back

Up 6 to number 35

Jax Jones ft. Calum Scott - Whistle

Up 3 to number 22

Mae Stephens - If We Ever Broke Up

Up 1 to number 16

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

Up 6 to number 26

Caity Baser - Pretty Boys

Up 6 to number 30

Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 23rd March 2023

It's been a while since a massive track splatted into the top ten but that's what we have this week, as Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding smash down at number 3. It's not enough to best Miley Cyrus though, and her next-best competition seems to come from herself as River is the second highest new entry.

Further down we have Switch Disco with their own Robert Miles homage, well deserved returns from Ayra Starr, Coi LeRay and (at yet another new peak) Lizzy McAlpine, plus the first bit of drill for a while from Digga D. And lovely George Ezra pops in to celebrate the vernal equinox.

Debuts: Switch Disco

Coi LeRay - Players

Up 1 to number 9

Ayra Starr - Rush

Up 4 to number 24

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Up 1 to number 6

Digga D - Energy

In at number 19

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

High Climber - Up 14 to number 40

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Up 2 to number 13

Miley Cyrus - Flowers / River

Ninth week at number 1 / In at number 16

PRESENTERS: Maya Jama and Lorraine Kelly

Top of the Pops, 25th August 2022

The Top of the Pops summer of dance continues, with LF System still at the top and David Guetta, Tiesto, Calvin Harris, Luude and Bru-C joining in the up-tempo fun. Cian Ducrot balances things out a bit with a ballad, and Nicki Minaj brings the highest new entry and a record number of complaints.

Debuts: Cian Ducrot

Tiesto ft. Charli XCX - Hot In It

Up 5 to number 24

David Guetta ft. Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

Up 2 to number 5

Cian Ducrot - All For You

High Climber - Up 25 to number 29

Calvin Harris ft. Halsey - Stay With Me

Up 3 to number 10

Bru-C - No Excuses

Up 4 to number 14

Luude ft. Mattafix - Big City Life

Up 8 to number 16

Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 11th August 2022

Beyonce is the big chart disruptor this week, smashing in with two new songs and boosting the already large hit Break My Soul at the same time. She performs a double-header here.

Lady Gaga is on the show too, running Queen B close for star power, and there's a fun talent exchange between Becky Hill and Tom Grennan on each other's similarly-titled songs.

Debuts: JAE5, BNXN

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Non-mover at number 11

Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

Up 3 to number 42

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

Up 1 to number 17

JAE5 ft. Dave and BNXN - Propeller

In at number 38

Becky Hill with Tom Grennan - Remember

Up 4 to number 39

Tom Grennan with Becky Hill - Remind Me

Up 1 to number 41

Beyonce - Break My Soul / Cuff It

Up 4 to number 2 / Highest New Entry - In at number 14

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Scarlett Moffatt

Top of the Pops, 14th July 2022

It's a week for patient climbers: Doja Cat, Burna Boy and Bru-C all reach new chart peaks, while LF System complete a very impressive journey to the top spot. The highest new entry isn't even in the top 40, but credit to Tiesto and Charli XCX regardless and they feature here in an energetic performance.

Nathan Dawe, Ella Henderson and Jax Jones are all welcomed back to the party, and Metallica pop up in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Bru-C

Tiesto ft. Charli XCX - Hot In It

Highest New Entry - In at number 42

Burna Boy - Last Last

Up 10 to number 12

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Up 3 to number 10

Bru-C - No Excuses

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

From The Vault: Metallica - Master Of Puppets

Back in at number 47

Jax Jones ft. MNEK - Where Did You Go

Up 4 to number 15

Doja Cat - Vegas / I Like You (A Happier Song)

Up 8 to number 27 / Up 1 to number 32

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

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, 16th June 2022

Harry Styles has made it to ten weeks at number 1. Chart compilation rules mean that a dip next week is quite likely, so he pulls out all the stops here and invites most of this week's performers and some other celebrity friends to join him on stage.

In other news we have a rare solo hit from Burna Boy, the return of friend of the show Doja Cat alongside megastar scruff Post Malone, and a little bit of Shotgun from George Ezra because why not.

Debuts: LF System

Sam Ryder - Space Man

Up 6 to number 5

LF System - Afraid To Feel

High Climber - Up 56 to number 13

Burna Boy - Last Last

Up 15 to number 29

Tom Grennan - Remind Me

Up 3 to number 27

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Up 1 to number 17

Post Malone ft. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

George Ezra - Green Green Grass / Shotgun

Up 8 to number 9 / Back in at number 75

Harry Styles with George Ezra, Doja Cat, Sam Ryder, Ella Henderson, Mel and Sue, Tinie Tempah, Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and a choir of children - As It Was

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 2nd June 2022

The chart this week belongs to Harry Styles, who pulls off a rare 1-2-3 clean sweep; he performs all three tracks here. In addition, Mimi Webb joins King Ed Sheeran for a special performance of Bam Bam, and music legends N-Dubz make their long-awaited TOTP debut if you can believe that.

Ella Henderson also pulls double duty on two dance bangers, we welcome back Tate McRae, and Aitch is back with a new hit as well.

Debuts: N-Dubz

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

High Climber - Up 21 to number 20

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

Up 4 to number 15

Mimi Webb - House On Fire

Up 1 to number 19

Aitch - 1989

In at number 23

Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

Up 3 to number 14

Ed Sheeran with Mimi Webb - Bam Bam / 2Step

Up 2 to number 9 / Up 4 to number 11

N-Dubz - Charmer

In at number 32

Harry Styles - As It Was / Late Night Talking / Music For A Sushi Restaurant

Eighth week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2 / In at number 3

PRESENTER: Sam Ryder

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

Top of the Pops, 21st April 2022

Harry Styles continues to fry all opposition with the force of his pure loveliness, even Jack Harlow who can only reach number 2 (still hugely impressive from him). Not too shabby either is Cat Burns, who makes the top five for the first time.

There's a raft of new tracks on the show this week, including Digga D, Vibe Chemistry and Becky Hill and Ella Henderson trying to out-belt each other, plus a Tyga/Doja Cat collaboration that's spent a few weeks in the lower reaches already. Doja sticks around to exclusively do the Fergie bits for Jack Harlow as well, which is nice.

Debuts: Vibe Chemistry

Cat Burns - Go

Up 1 to number 5

Vibe Chemistry - Balling

Up 1 to number 37

Wilkinson ft. Issey Cross - Used To This

Up 1 to number 38

Digga D - Hold It Down

In at number 35

David Guetta ft. Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

In at number 20

Tyga ft. Doja Cat - Freaky Deaky

Up 2 to number 43

Jack Harlow ft. Doja Cat - First Class

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Harry Styles - As It Was

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill