Top of the Pops, 20th January 2022

Quite an interesting chart this week. After months of the number 1 spot being dominated by the very biggest names, new face GAYLE ascends one final spot to stand on top of the mountain. Lauren Spencer-Smith is another fresh artist making waves in the top five, and lower down we have debuts from Belters Only and David Kushner.

It's also a big week for friend of the show The Weeknd, who performs a double-header, we welcome back britrap stars D-Block Europe and Central Cee, and there's a second belter from Disney's Encanto too.

Debuts: Lauren Spencer-Smith, David Kushner, Jazzy, Belters Only, Jessica Darrow

Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Lost Frequencies ft. Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

Up 6 to number 17

David Kushner - Miserable Man

In at number 39

D-Block Europe ft. Central Cee - Overseas

Up 1 to number 7

Belters Only ft. Jazzy - Make Me Feel Good

Up 31 to number 35

Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

Up 6 to number 8

The Weeknd - Sacrifice / Take My Breath

In at number 10 / Up 43 to number 14

GAYLE - ABCDEFU

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 13th January 2022

As the Christmas faves disappear with a poof, all the big non-Christmas hits of the time stampede back into the top chart places. That means a high-quality TOTP with almost every featured song being in the top ten. The exceptions are a new entry from Luude and a trip down memory lane with Whitney Houston, and the featured hit from Disney's Encanto is also new to the show.

Debuts: Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Luude, Colin Hay

GAYLE - ABCDEFU

Up 12 to number 2

Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa and Rhenzy Feliz - We Don't Talk About Bruno

Up 62 to number 4

Luude ft. Colin Hay - Down Under

Highest New Entry - In at number 32

SwitchOTR ft. A1 and J1 - Coming For You

Up 36 to number 5

Arrdee - Flowers (Say My Name)

Up 27 to number 7

From The Vault: Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Back in at number 73

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Up 27 to number 3

Adele - Easy On Me

Up 37 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Arrdee and Aitch

Top of the Pops, 9th December 2021

This is the point where the charts really go Christmas crazy, so well done to GAYLE for almost making the very top with her decidedly un-Christmassy debut single. What a chart story that would have been, but number 2 is still a big deal and very well deserved. Congratulations also to Imagine Dragons and indeed Ed Sheeran for managing small chart climbs against the rising tide of sherry and trifle.

In festive news, we welcome new-for-this-year tracks from George Ezra and Olivia Dean, and invite self-appointed Mr Christmas Michael Buble to delight us with a medley of three of his American-style faves. It's Brenda Lee's turn in the From The Vault slot, and Adele hangs on to the top spot for now at least.

Debuts: Olivia Dean

Imagine Dragons ft JID - Enemy

Up 6 to number 34

GAYLE - ABCDEFU

Up 12 to number 2

Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

Up 1 to number 9

Olivia Dean - The Christmas Song

In at number 46

George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas

In at number 36

From The Vault: Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Up 36 to number 22

Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas / Holly Jolly Christmas / The Christmas Sweater

Up 29 to number 20 / Back in at number 52 / In at number 74

Adele - Easy On Me

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Brian Harvey in the outfit from the Stay Another Day video

Top of the Pops, 25th November 2021

A couple of big album releases influence the TOTP lineup this week. There's Silk Sonic, who perform two of their lovely classic RnB jams for us, and there's Taylor Swift's rights reclamation, which gives us our highest new entry. In addition to that there are debuts for Gayle and Acraze, the latest single from friends of the show Little Mix, and another posthumous hit for Juice WRLD (obviously we show the video).

Debuts: Acraze, Cherish, Gayle

Acraze ft Cherish - Do It To It

High Climber - Up 12 to number 24

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Little Mix - No

In at number 35

Gayle - ABCDEFU

In at number 40

SwitchOTR ft A1 and J1 - Coming For You

Up 4 to number 10

Juice WRLD - Already Dead

In at number 25

Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open / Fly As Me

Back in at number 31 / In at number 49

Adele - Easy On Me / When We Were Young

Fifth week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 71

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen