Top of the Pops, 10th October 2024

The reborn Linkin Park open and close the show this week, performing their big climber Heavy Is The Crown and also adding to a thrashed-up exclusive version of Sabrina Carpenter's sempiternal number 1 Taste. Also doubling up a friends of the show Coldplay, who throw in a bit of Yellow as a nice surprise alongside their current hit, and Nines, who has two hits making headway lower down the rundown.

The biggest new entry of the week comes from The Weeknd and the biggest non-Carpenter chart achievement has to be Noah Kahan, who celebrates a year on the hit parade for Stick Season.

Debuts: None

Linkin Park - Heavy Is The Crown

High Climber - Up 48 to number 18

The Weeknd with Playboi Carti - Timeless

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 40 after 53 weeks

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Free

Up 6 to number 46

Nines - Going Crazy / Tony Soprano 3

In at number 39 / Up 15 to number 44

Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

Up 2 to number 36

Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove / Yellow

Up 4 to number 27 / Up 7 to number 55

Sabrina Carpenter vs Linkin Park - Taste

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

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, 22nd August 2024

After a summer of Sabrina stability, and a week of Charli, there's more upheaval at the top of the chart as Chase and Status and Stormzy smash into the number 1 spot. It's a pretty dance-heavy week all around in fact, with Adam Port, BL3SS, the Blessed Madonna and the lord of the floor Calvin Harris (again with princess Ellie Goulding) all appearing. The other Madonna, Madonna, is also featured in the from the vault slot.

But despite all that, the show is possibly stolen by a resurgent Jade, performing the slow, angelic, dramatic version of Angel Of My Dreams with piano and orchestra.

Debuts: None

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Free

Up 3 to number 35

Jade - Angel Of My Dreams

Up 8 to number 10

Blessed Madonna ft. Clementine Douglas - Happier

Up 1 to number 28

Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

Up 2 to number 34

Adam Port and Stryv ft. Malachiii - Move

Up 5 to number 11

From The Vault: Madonna - Like A Prayer

Back in at number 27

BL3SS and CamrinWatsin ft. bbyclose - Kisses

Up 1 to number 7

Chase and Status ft. Stormzy - Backbone

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 8th June 2023

Legend in her own lifetime Taylor Swift is back on the show, soaring up the chart with Karma. Other big pop names who are featured include friend of the show Dua Lipa, and arguably the Jonas Brothers, who finally climb high enough to get on after a couple of months in the lower reaches of the chart.

Lil Durk is back for another bite, and Ellie Goulding ropes in J Hus to add a bit of grime flavour to Miracle in its seventh week on top. A Tina Turner tribute is in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: None

Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

Up 3 to number 33

Taylor Swift - Karma

High Climber - Up 55 to number 12

J Hus - It's Crazy

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

Jazzy - Giving Me

Up 2 to number 6

Lil Durk ft. J Cole - All My Life

Up 2 to number 14

From The Vault: Tina Turner - The Best

Back in at number 25

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

In at number 20

Ellie Goulding ft. J Hus - Miracle

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

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, 25th May 2023

There's an unprecedented Eurovision flavour to the show this week, as no fewer than four of the featured acts invade the top ten. Some of the performances shown here are taken from the event itself, but Mae Muller and winner Loreen make the trip to the TOTP studio.

In non-Euro news, Jazzy has a breakthrough climb and we welcome international megastar Post Malone, homegrown chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi, and a first appearance for almost two years for Little Durk.

Debuts: Alessandra, Kaarija, Loreen

Jazzy - Giving Me

Up 24 to number 14

Lil Durk ft. J Cole - All My Life

In at number 17

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song

High Climber - Up 36 to number 9

Alessandra - Queen Of Kings

In at number 10

Kaarija - Cha Cha Cha

In at number 6

Loreen - Tattoo

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best

Up 1 to number 6

Post Malone - Chemical

Up 1 to number 13

Ellie Goulding ft. Mae Muller and Loreen - Miracle

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 18th May 2023

King Ed Sheeran shows us how it's done, climbing into the top ten and twenty with three tracks and mashing them into a medley to delight us this week. Also impressing are Rudimental, finally breaking into the top 40 after a three-week climb, and Bring Me The Horizon who have a pretty high entry for a traditional band.

Returning to the studio are Cupid and the incomparable Taylor Swift, and Florence is in the From The Vault slot with one of the tracks that made her name all those years ago. Ellie Goulding gives us the candlelight version of Miracle for its fifth week at the summit.

Debuts: Charlotte Plank, Krown Jewelz

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

High Climber - Up 14 to number 33

Krown Jewelz - Scrap The Monarchy

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Bring Me The Horizon - Lost

In at number 29

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Up 2 to number 22

Cupid - Fifty Fifty

Up 1 to number 8

From The Vault: Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Back in at number 27

Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed / Boat / Curtains

Up 3 to number 3 / Back in at number 15 / In at number 16

Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 11th May 2023

It's a big week for Nines, who appears with two new tracks, guest stars in tow - and his hit Tony Soprano from last week is riding high as well. More fresh sounds come from Tyler the Creator, while at the other end of the scale are Glass Animals whose phenomenon of a track has now spent well over two years on the chart.

Friend of the show Zara Larsson is welcomed back, we remember Carlos Santana for some reason, and Calvin and Ellie make it four at the top.

Debuts: Kali Uchis, Aisa, J Styles

Ayra Starr - Rush

Up 1 to number 32

Tyler the Creater ft. Kali Uchis - See You Again

Up 9 to number 27

Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

Up 4 to number 26

Bakar - Hell N Back

Up 29 to number 22

Glass Animals - Heat Waves

Long Runner - Up 3 to number 35 after 123 weeks

From The Vault: Carlos Santana ft. The Product G&B - Maria Maria

Back in at number 51

Nines ft. Aisa and J Styles - Calendar / Favela

Highest New Entry - In at number 19 / In at number 34

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Alison Hammond

Top of the Pops, 4th May 2023

Once again there are several new entries this week, the pick of them being from newcomer Nines. Lower down Jax Jones and Cupid are both doing well after quite a while on the chart already, and internet personality HSTikkyTokky appears to bewilder the TOTP audience.

Calvin and Ellie pop back up to number 1 following last week's Capaldi surge, and Ellie helps out Rema on an exclusive version of Calm Down too.

Debuts: Cupid, Nines, Hstikkytokky, General G

Jax Jones ft. Calum Scott - Whistle

Up 3 to number 17

The Weeknd ft. Future - Double Fantasy

In at number 14

Cupid - Fifty Fifty

Up 8 to number 18

Nines - Tony Soprano 2

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

HSTikkyTokky ft. General G - Twust

In at number 21

Rema ft. Ellie Goulding - Calm Down

Up 1 to number 5

Anne-Marie ft. Haddaway - Baby Don't Hurt Me

Up 4 to number 19

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

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, 13th April 2023

In a slightly surprising development, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding leap up to replace Ed Sheeran at the top after only a week! Elsewhere on the chart a few fallers from near the top mean that some long-running hits get to shuffle up a bit - not least Harry Styles who celebrates a year on the hit parade with a special steel drum-assisted performance.

We're also able to give a first exposure to some hits that have been quietly climbing for a while now, so welcome Tom Grennan, Meghan Trainor, Nathan Dawe and friend of the show Zara Larsson. Mimi Webb also gives us a special extra-dubby version of Red Flags.

Debuts: Bshp

Nathan Dawe and Bru-C ft. Bshp and Issey Cross - Oh Baby

Up 5 to number 36

Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

Up 9 to number 27

Tom Grennan - Here

Up 6 to number 37

Pinkpantheress - Boy's A Liar

Up 1 to number 9

Meghan Trainor - Mother

Up 5 to number 22

Mimi Webb - Red Flags

Up 1 to number 12

Harry Styles with the Panic Community Steel Band - As It Was

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 7 after 53 weeks

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: Mr T

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, 12th December 2019

It's a big week for chart climbers. Not only do we have the annual Christmas song invasion, but returning friend of the show The Weeknd leapfrogs all of them, and Ellie Goulding has been pretty nifty too.

Christmas is represented by an old performance from Wham! and an in-person appearance by Ariana Grande. And with many of the acts climbing the chart being from the 70s, Trevor Daniel is able to sneak himself an invitation from number 40.

Debuts: Trevor Daniel

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Back in at number 33

The Weeknd - Heartless

High Climber - Up 54 to number 10

Trevor Daniel - Falling

Up 6 to number 40

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 1 to number 20

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 1 to number 7

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 30 to number 43

Ellie Goulding - River

Up 43 to number 14

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dannii Minogue and JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 8th August 2019

There are a few songs around that have just kept building and building. Here's AJ Tracey, now up to number 4 after 22 weeks on the chart, and Dominic Fike makes the top ten for the first time after 13 weeks. Lower down, Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld have finally climbed high enough to get their TOTP invitation too.

We've also got dance from Joel Corry, rap from Dave and newcomer Lil Tecca, and the sultry Canadio-Latin number 1 from Shawn and Camila.

Debuts: Joel Corry, Lil Tecca

Joel Corry - Sorry

High Climber - Up 17 to number 21

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 3 to number 4

Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld - Hate Me

Up 3 to number 33

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

Up 2 to number 14

Dominic Fike - 3 Nights

Up 6 to number 8

Lil Tecca - Ransom

Up 17 to number 23

Post Malone - Goodbyes

Up 1 to number 16

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Zoella and Joe Swash

Top of the Pops, 30th May 2019

It's Album Sampler Week on TOTP: Digga D and to a greater extent Tyler The Creator are smashing up the chart with their new releases, so both are invited on to give us a flavour of what they're offering. Chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi has three chart climbers this week too.

We also have a welcome resurfacing of the Calvin Harris/Rag 'N' Bone Man effort from the start of the year, some nice britrap from Dave and Hardy Caprio, and friend of the show Ellie Goulding.

Debuts: Tyler The Creator

Calvin Harris ft. Rag 'N' Bone Man - Giant

Up 5 to number 24

Tyler The Creator - Earfquake / I Think / Igor's Theme

Highest New Entry - In at number 17 / In at number 30 / In at number 41

Ellie Goulding - Sixteen

Up 4 to number 21

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

Up 1 to number 12

Digga D - No Diet / P4DP

Up 8 to number 25 /  In at number 54

Hardy Caprio and DigDat - Guten Tag

Up 1 to number 20

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved / Hold Me While You Wait / Grace

Up 1 to number 3 / Up 3 to number 5 / Up 19 to number 9

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: The Hairy Bikers

Top of the Pops, 16th May 2019

2019's biggest discoveries continue to go from strength to strength: Lewis Capaldi has the highest new entry while his previous megahit is still in the top ten, and Billie Eilish performs two of her itchy, witchy anthems.

We also have friend of the show Ellie Goulding breaking through with Sixteen, the return of Shawn Mendes, an Eminem cameo and of course the mighty Stormzy at number 1.

Debuts: Bugzy Malone

Ellie Goulding - Sixteen

Up 5 to number 31

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Bugzy Malone - M.E.N. II

In at number 34

Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You

In at number 9

Logic ft. Eminem - Homicide

In at number 15

Hardy Caprio and DigDat - Guten Tag

In at number 18

Billie Eilish - Bad Guy / You Should See Me In A Crown

Up 1 to number 5 / In at number 60

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 31st January 2019

Ariana Grande works her magic again, a new song poofing into existence at the very top of the chart, as if from nowhere. Ariana spearheads a healthy crop of new material, with chart breakthroughs also from Mabel, AJ Tracey and debutants Russ and Lewis Capaldi.

Continuity is provided by friend of the show Ellie Goulding, and a second appearance for NSG and his buddy Tion Wayne.

Debuts: Russ, Lewis Capaldi

Diplo ft. Ellie Goulding - Close To Me

High Climber - Up 32 to number 25

Mabel - Don't Call Me Up

In at number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Up 16 to number 13

Russ - Gun Lean

Up 25 to number 9

Khalid - Saturday Nights

Up 4 to number 34

AJ Tracey - Psych Out

In at number 27

NSG ft. Tion Wayne - Options

Up 2 to number 12

Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 20th December 2018

There are presents, snow and mince pies everywhere in the just-before-Christmas chart. Leona Lewis kicks us off with One More Sleep, and then there are wintery versions of the hits from Freya Ridings, George Ezra and Ellie Goulding.

Goulding also participates in this week's exclusive, joining Post Malone for a one-off duet on Sunflower. The Pogues get the From The Vault slot but no one can shift Ariana Grande from number 1 - can she cling on for another week?

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 28

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 1 to number 12

George Ezra - Hold My Girl

Up 8 to number 25

Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott - Zeze

Up 2 to number 13

Ellie Goulding - Close To Me

Up 4 to number 17

From The Vault: The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

Up 8 to number 10

Post Malone ft. Ellie Goulding - Sunflower

Up 7 to number 9

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Father Christmas and Matt Edmondson dressed as an elf

Top of the Pops, 29th November 2018

The celeb version of the Greatest Showman soundtrack has been making chart waves for a while, but this is the week it really breaks through: Pink, James Arthur and Anne-Marie bring us two songs from the hit show between them.

After a while away, friend of the show Ellie Goulding is back with her new one. There's also an impressive chart jump from newcomer Ava Max, and the Little Mix album is out so they give us a three song medley.

Debuts: Ava Max, Sharaya J

Ellie Goulding and Swae Lee - Close To Me

Up 9 to number 21

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 19 to number 13

Jess Glynne - Thursday

Up 3 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Polaroid

Up 1 to number 12

Little Mix ft. Sharaya J - Woman Like Me / Strip / The Cure

Up 1 to number 2 / In at number 25 / In at number 49

James Arthur and Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Pink - A Million Dreams

High Climber - Up 25 to number 11

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Joe Swash and Zoella

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