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Thursday, 5 February 2015

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

Thursday, 8 August 2013

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