Top of the Pops, 20th August 2015

It's a deep-cut week on TOTP: most featured songs this week come from placings in the 20s and 30s. Not that that's a bad thing - it allows space for medleys from Galantis and friend of the show The Weeknd, as well as the hot newie from Selena Gomez and old reliables from Birdy and James Bay.

That oldest of old reliables Ed Sheeran is also back, with Photograph, and with the dashing Chris Brown unavailable for his Rita Ora feature, who can we call on? Step forward... Ed Sheeran again! Puth and Trainor are sparky and sparkly in the number 1 slot.

Debuts: None.

Selena Gomez - Good For You

High Climber - Up 17 to number 29

Galantis - Runaway (U & I) / Peanut Butter Jelly

Up 1 to number 30 / Up 23 to number 41

James Bay - Let It Go

Up 3 to number 22

Birdy - Wings

Up 1 to number 28

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face / The Hills

Up 5 to number 3 / Up 4 to number 31

Ed Sheeran - Photograph

Up 1 to number 19

Rita Ora ft. Ed Sheeran - Body On Me

In at number 23

Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: JB Gill and Chloe Gill

Top of the Pops, 16th July 2015

This is the week the chart changes from Sunday to Friday, though TOTP of course remains in its Thursday slot, now with a whole week to book the acts. What it does mean is that there's more chart upheaval than usual, with David Zowie the big winner from a 51-place leap to the top.

We also have Fifth Harmony with their best-ever chart place, the new one from Years & Years, and another performance from friend of the show The Weeknd. No idea why Ginuwine is back in the chart but he is, so we dig out an old clip for everyone's enjoyment.

Debuts: Nathan Sykes, Petite Meller, David Zowie.

Years & Years - Shine

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

The Weeknd - The Hills

Up 6 to number 35

Petite Meller - Baby Love

In at number 30

Nathan Sykes - Kiss Me Quick

In at number 14

Fifth Harmony - Worth It

Up 48 to number 3

From The Vault: Ginuwine - Pony

Back in at number 62

James Bay - Let It Go

Up 4 to number 10

David Zowie - House Every Weekend

Up 51 places to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 2nd July 2015

Lots of new entries here, in contrast to last week, seeming all the more numerous since one of them is the eight-piece Stereo Kicks. We also welcome back The Weeknd, who seems to be a friend of the show in the making, and new pop royalty Tinie Tempah and Jess Glynne are at number one.

Debuts: Lost Frequencies, Stereo Kicks, Verdine White.

Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me

High Climber - Up 46 to number 2

Stereo Kicks - Love Me So

In at number 31

James Bay - Let It Go

Up 28 to number 17

Kygo ft. Parson James - Stole The Show

Up 11 to number 27

Duke Dumont - The Giver

In at number 32

Flo Rida ft. Robin Thicke and Verdine White - I Don't Like It I Love It

In at number 7

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

Up 1 to number 33

Tinie Tempah ft. Jess Glynne - Not Letting Go

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Heidi Range and Kerry Katona

Top of the Pops, 26th March 2015

A bit of TOTP musical chairs this week produces some special one-offs. Bruno Mars is out of town so Mark Ronson calls on Olly Murs AND Maroon 5's Adam Levine to bring their song and dance man talents to Uptown Funk. Murs in turn recruits Sam Smith for the Lovato role on Up, before returning the favour to do justice to John Legend's lines on still-number-one Lay Me Down.

We also see James Bay scale a new chart peak, and a trio of dance hits rounds out the show.

Debut: Tough Love.

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Up 1 to number 10

Mark Ronson ft. Olly Murs and Adam Levine - Uptown Funk

Up 1 to number 8

James Bay - Hold Back The River

High Climber - Up 6 to number 4

Tough Love - So Freakin' Tight

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Marlon Roudette - When The Beat Drops Out

Up 2 to number 12

Philip George - Wish You Were Mine

Up 1 to number 25

Olly Murs ft. Sam Smith - Up

Up 1 to number 24

Sam Smith ft. Olly Murs - Lay Me Down

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 26th February 2015

Three shades of cinema tie-ins this week as Ellie Goulding continues to tie up the number 1 slot, while fellow bondage-beneficiary The Weeknd has two charting songs from the soundtrack of the moment. Most other appearances are reprises of previously featured songs, but note that all the artists do take the time to visit the studio again - there are no repeated performances on this show, folks.

Our new entry comes from sometime presenter Marvin Humes's Luvbug, and the most special performance is once again down to Olly Murs: with Demi Lovato out of the country, he recruits Princess Ellie to help out for an exclusive one-off duet.

Debuts: None

Alesso ft. Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be)

Up 2 to number 19

The Weeknd - Earned It / Where You Belong

Up 6 to number 4 / In at number 64

Avicii - The Nights

Up 1 to number 8

James Bay - Hold Back The River

Up 4 to number 13

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Up 4 to number 7

LuvBug - Revive (Say Something)

Highest New Entry - In at number 17

Olly Murs with Ellie Goulding - Up

Up 2 to number 16

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 5th February 2015

The January slow period is over and we have four new entries in the studio, including TOTP debuts for Karen Harding, Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo. Even so, there's still room for Hozier and James Bay, who both reach new chart peaks this week, and a re-showed vintage performance from Jay-Z and Linkin Park.

Ronson and Mars hold fast at number 1. With Ronson free but Mars out of the country, Britain's always-available equivalent Olly Murs ably stands in on vocals and fancy footwork.

Debuts: Karen Harding, Hannah Wants, Chris Lorenzo

Karen Harding - Say Something

In at number 7

Fergie - LA Love (La La)

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

James Bay - Hold Back The River

High Climber - Up 13 to number 16

Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants

In at number 30

Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo - Rhymes

In at number 13

From The Vault: Jay-Z vs Linkin Park - Numb/Encore

Back in at number 42

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Up 1 to number 2

Mark Ronson feat. Olly Murs - Uptown Funk

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 22nd January 2015

It's their fifth week at number one and glory be, Mark Ronson and Bruno have made it into the studio, with electrifying results. At the other end of some imaginary scale, friends of the show Sam Smith and George Ezra team up for a joint performance of two of their long-running faves.

Speaking of singer/songwriters, Hozier strides to his highest chart peak yet and newcomer James Bay rides the crest of his Brits wave. And there's even newer new blood from fellow start-of-year accoladees Years and Years and likeable American dark horses Echosmith.

Debut: Echosmith.

Years and Years - Desire

Up 12 to number 46

Echosmith - Cool Kids

High Climber - Up 11 to number 28

James Bay - Hold Back The River

Up 5 to number 31

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Up 2 to number 3

Alesso feat. Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be)

Up 2 to number 7

George Ezra vs Sam Smith - Budapest / I'm Not The Only One

Up 1 to number 17 / Up 3 to number 21

Avicii - The Nights

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 4th December 2014

It's an unusually left-field line-up this week. Sure, Take That are at number 1, but the other notable new entries come from an extraordinarily slow ballad (Labrinth) and an unprecedented pop-pop-punk supergroup (McBusted).

Lower down we have film music from James Newton Howard (with J-Law's vocals, played over a Hunger Games montage) and some tips for next year in Years and Years and James Bay. And the Christmas cheer starts here: we take the first of our annual digs into the festive vault and bring out Mariah Carey.

Debuts: McBusted, James Bay.

McBusted - Air Guitar

In at number 12

Sam Smith - Like I Can

Up 2 to number 15

James Newton Howard - The Hanging Tree

In at number 14

Years and Years - Desire

In at number 22

James Bay - Hold Back The River

In at number 18

From the Vault: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 16 to number 52

Labrinth - Jealous

In at number 7

Take That - These Days

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Duffy and Heidi Range dressed as reindeer