Top of the Pops, 3rd March 2022

This week's big chart movers are D-Block Europe, Tion Wayne and especially Mimi Webb, who drops directly into the top ten - could she be another GAYLE?

We've also got the latest Jax Jones banger, which has been climbing the chart for a while, plus reprises from Lost Frequencies (another new peak this week), Fireboy DML and Lauren Spencer-Smith. And of course the Encanto Crew at number 1, this time roping in Imagine Dragons for a rocked-up version of their instant Disney classic.

Debuts: M24

Tion Wayne ft. M24 - Knock Knock

In at number 21

Lost Frequencies ft. Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

Up 1 to number 4

Mimi Webb - House on Fire

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Fireboy DML ft. Ed Sheeran - Peru

Up 1 to number 2

Jax Jones ft. MNEK - Where Did You Go

Up 7 to number 23

D-Block Europe - Make You Smile

High Climber - Up 26 to number 19

Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed

Up 1 to number 15

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

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Goldie Lookin' Chain

Top of the Pops, 17th February 2022

The show couldn't be much more varied this week: we've got dance-pop, pop-pop, US rap, UK rap, US rock, UK rock, and a show tune to cap it all off. Even Liam Gallagher pops up for the first time in a year or so.

Debuts: None

Arrdee and Aitch - War

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Imagine Dragons ft. JID - Enemy

Up 1 to number 17

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

In at number 24

Tiesto ft. Ava Max - The Motto

Up 4 to number 22

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Up 1 to number 7

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby - Do We Have A Problem

In at number 31

Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

In at number 18

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

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lorraine Kelly

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, 2nd December 2021

The Adele album is out, and she is good enough to give us a bit of the top three tracks from it to close the show this week. Between that and the sudden onset of Christmas music, current chart climbers are few and far between, which gives Lost Frequencies a chance to get on the show after seven weeks in the lower reaches. 

Friend of the show Anne-Marie and Niall Horan have a nice new entry with the Children In Need song, and D-Block Europe hit their highest chart placing to date. Justin Bieber and especially Imagine Dragons are featured for the first time in a while. And we have a very special in-person Mariah Carey performance with a couple of guest stars.

Debuts: JID, James Corden

Lost Frequencies ft Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

Up 11 to number 39

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Everywhere

In at number 23

Dermot Kennedy - Better Days

Up 2 to number 21

D-Block Europe ft Central Cee - Overseas

In at number 8

Justin Bieber - Ghost

Up 3 to number 29

Imagine Dragons ft JID - Enemy

Up 26 to number 40

Mariah Carey with James Corden and Paul McCartney - All I Want For Christmas Is You

High Climber - Up 20 to number 24

Adele - Easy On Me / Oh My God / I Drink Wine

Sixth week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2 / In at number 4

PRESENTERS: Greg James dressed as Father Christmas and Jordan North and Vick Hope dressed as elves

Top of the Pops, 27th July 2017

Movement at the top this week as the inimitable DJ Khaled, aided by Rihanna and Bryson Tiller of course, floats up one more space and topples Despacito. Reggaeton is not completely neglected, though, as the Script are here with their Daddy Yankee-influenced comeback single.

Moving on, we have rock from Imagine Dragons, Ed Sheeran-penned songs that sound like Ed Sheeran from Rita Ora and Liam Payne, and a lovely acapella version of Power from Little Mix. Friend of the show Camila Cabello also appears for a remarkable sixth time in seven weeks.

Debuts: None.

Imagine Dragons - Thunder

Up 4 to number 20

The Script - Rain

In at number 26

Rita Ora - Your Song

Up 1 to number 7

David Guetta ft. Liam Payne - 2U

Up 1 to number 10

Little Mix - Power

Up 2 to number 8

Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club

Up 1 to number 13

Liam Payne - Strip That Down

Up 1 to number 6

DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 29th June 2017

There's a glittering list of stars on Top Of The Pops this week. Not only do we have the all-star line-up of the Grenfell Tower charity single, there are also big debuts from DJ Khaled with Rihanna (gasp!) and Calvin Harris with three of his famous friends. Plus Rita Ora, Hailee Steinfeld and Selena Gomez - no small names themselves.

New friend of the show Camila Cabello appears for a second consecutive week, and those lovely Imagine Dragons round out the line-up.

Debuts: Big Sean, Bryson Tiller.

Rita Ora - Your Song

Up 4 to number 11

Calvin Harris ft. Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and Big Sean - Feels

In at number 21

Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

Up 7 to number 44

Imagine Dragons - Thunder

Up 2 to number 36

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

High Climber - Up 20 to number 33

Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club

Up 3 to number 20

DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

In at number 3

Artists For Grenfell - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 2nd March 2017

There's a bit of a Brits effect this week, with Coldplay and the Chainsmokers being the most obvious winners, but Take That also reminding us that they still mostly exist. Aside from that, Kygo and Selena Gomez have the biggest new track, and a slight lack of chart climbers allows rare TOTP appearances from actual bands The 1975 and Imagine Dragons.

Ed Sheeran is really something else, though. He's just dominating the chart at will at the moment, releasing another (de facto) single that shoots to join its older sister Shape Of You at the top of the chart. Sheeran appears again with a medley that gives us most of both tracks.

Debuts: Martin Jensen

Chainsmokers vs Coldplay - Something Just Like This

In at number 30

Kygo ft. Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

In at number 9

James Arthur - Safe Inside

Up 5 to number 31

The 1975 - The Sound

Back in at number 68

Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Up 2 to number 40

Imagine Dragons - Believer

Up 6 to number 47

Take That - Giants

In at number 13

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You / How Would You Feel (Paean)

Seventh week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2

PRESENTER: Craig David

Top of the Pops, 1st September 2016

The exclusives keep on coming. Lil Wayne's posse cut from Suicide Squad is climbing the chart once more so he combs the studio for extra vocalists and ends up with a one-off feat. Craig David, Sean Paul and Ellie Goulding. Wow. Craig David cannot contain himself and so lends his vocals to Major Lazer's number one hit as well, in Justin Bieber's absence.

There's a rare appearance from Sia, another resurfacing of the Puth and Gomez hit, and a nice run-out for relative newcomer Anne-Marie.

Debuts: None.

Sia ft. Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Up 3 to number 15

Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Anne-Marie - Alarm

Up 5 to number 19

Craig David vs Sigala - Ain't Giving Up

In at number 29

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 4 to number 24

Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

High Climber - Up 9 to number 14

Lil Wayne, Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Craig David, Sean Paul and Ellie Goulding - Sucker For Pain

Up 3 to number 13

Major Lazer ft. Craig David - Cold Water

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 18th August 2016

Double Bieber today, as Justin has both the number one single AND the highest new entry (alongside DJ Snake). Not sure if anyone's ever done that before with two different songs. There's double MØ as well as the co-number 1er has her own Final Song climbing the chart.

The rest of this week's line-up is fairly varied, featuring dance from TIEKS, leftfield pop from Christine and the Queens, centrefield pop from Fifth Harmony, and the entire line-up of that song from the Suicide Squad film - incidentally giving the icon Lil Wayne his TOTP debut.

Debuts: Lil Wayne, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign, X Ambassadors, TIEKS, Dan Harkna

DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 11 to number 41

Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign, Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors - Sucker For Pain

High Climber - Up 37 to number 28

Fifth Harmony - All In My Head (Flex)

Up 11 to number 25

Christine and the Queens - Tilted

Up 1 to number 20

TIEKS ft. Dan Harkna - Sunshine

Up 37 to number 31

MØ - Final Song

Up 1 to number 14

Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ - Cold Water

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver

Top of the Pops, 12th March 2015

Tons of new entries this week and not many climbers in the upper reaches, so we have room for a presumable future hit from Calvin Harris and Haim and a once again resurgent Imagine Dragons, among other varied delights.

Queen Taylor favours us with a visit, but she can't go on for too long because Kanye West is also here and he has two current hits to fit in. Anyway the week belongs to Years and Years as King receives its coronation.

Debuts: Alex Adair, Marlon Roudette.

Alex Adair - Make Me Feel Better

In at number 13

Marlon Roudette - When The Beat Drops Out

In at number 7

Imagine Dragons - Demons

High Climber - Up 27 to number 33

Calvin Harris ft. Haim - Pray to God

Up 11 to number 46

Lilly Wood - Prayer in C

Up 2 to number 50

Taylor Swift - Style

Up 6 to number 22

Kanye West - All Day / FourFiveSeconds

In at number 18 / Up 2 to number 3

Years and Years - King

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 20th February 2014

A truckload of new tracks make up most of the show this week, although one of them was also performed last week in its rip-off version; Zedd and Hayley turn up in person today to knock it into a cocked hat. Further continuity comes from Katy B and the all-conquering Clean Bandit, back for a fourth time with another irrepressible rendition. Soul Queen Mary J Blige also pops in to add some regal glitter.

Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - Stay The Night

Highest New Entry - Straight in at number 2

Disclosure ft. Mary J Blige - F For You

Up 7 to number 22

Katy B - Crying For No Reason

Up 2 to number 5

Le Youth ft. Dominique Young Unique - Dance With Me

In at number 11

Imagine Dragons - Demons

High Climber - Up 11 to number 19

Dapper Laughs - Proper Moist

In at number 15

David Guetta ft. Skylar Grey - Shot Me Down

In at number 4

Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 8th August 2013

Several enduringly popular tracks are bobbing back up the chart this week, which means that some entries from a couple of months ago deservingly get their time in the spotlight, while other acts return for a reprise with the chance to do something slightly different. And there's an exclusive two-song medley from one returning star.

John Newman - Love Me Again

Up 2 to number 2 - Bounding back up the chart, John Newman returns with a gospel choir to love us again again.

Calvin Harris ft. Ayah Marar - Thinking About You

Up 5 to number 9 - Calvin and Ayah are back to storm the barn for a second time.

Eliza Doolittle - Big When I Was Little/ You And Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 12 / Back in at number 73 - Eliza has two tracks to bring us this week. Most of her slot is devoted to new hit Big When I Was Little, but there's also time for a quick acapella segue into You And Me, which has slipped back into the lower end of the rundown.

Imagine Dragons - It's Time

Up 23 to number 30 - Rock song of the the week from these adequately groomed North Americans.

AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It

In at number 39 - In the week that their album enters the chart, George and Aluna bring us an icily boisterous performance of this returning older hit.
 

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness

High Climber - Up 28 to number 4 - Wait, come back! This is the dance remix. Minimal staging, maximal raving.

Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail

Up 6 to number 11 - Jay and JT have been climbing the top 30 for a few weeks, but only now have schedules lined up to permit this appearance. As you'd hope, it's something pretty special, the toe-tapping twosome matching each other line for line and hook for hook.

Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up

Third week at number 1 - Time for something a bit different in week 3: Avicii takes a break and Aloe Blacc ropes in a finger-pickin' friend for a stripped-back bluegrass version.

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh