Top of the Pops, 30th March 2017

At one third Sheeran, one third Drake, the chart's looking more broken than ever. Luckily Top Of The Pops just about manages to put together a viable line-up and there's actually plenty to get excited about, even aside from this very historic period in singles chart terms.

Top billing has to go to man of the moment Drake, who appears to perform three of his twenty-two current hits. British rapper Giggs joins him to feature on two of those tracks. Also new is the massive friend of the show team-up from Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson, who never disappoint on the TOTP stage.

We also have transatlantic stars Ariana Grande and John Legend with a charming performance of the Beauty and the Beast theme, long-running hits from Anne-Marie, Bruno Mars and Martin Jensen, and the return of the slow burner from Julia Michaels. Captain Ed is still top; he plays Shape Of You on the banjo this week for a bit of variety.

Debuts: Giggs.

Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - Symphony

In at number 6

Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

Up 10 to number 10

Julia Michaels - Issues

Up 8 to number 28

Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

Up 10 to number 25

Drake ft Giggs - Passionfruit / KMT / No Long Talk

Highest New Entry - In at number 4 / In at number 9 / In at number 17

Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Up 4 to number 8

Ariana Grande and John Legend - Beauty And The Beast

Back in at number 72

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 15th December 2016

The Christmas invasion has set in, so there is hot (or cold) competition for the From The Vault slot this week. Main billing is given to the Pogues but there's also room for clips of Wham!, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard and others. A secondary effect of all these older songs climbing the chart is that we have to look a little lower down for current acts to invite, meaning that Charli XCX, John Legend and (wow!) Adele return to the show with tracks that have been in the lower part of the chart for a few weeks or longer.

Sean Paul is back with a rare lead artist credit, bringing Brits Critics' Choice nominee and burgeoning friend of the show Dua Lipa along with him. And then - why not? - the two of them stay on for another exclusive interpretation of Clean Bandit's now five-week number 1.

Debuts: Lil Yachty, Starley.

Zara Larsson - I Would Like

Up 33 to number 21

Charli XCX ft. Lil Yachty - After The Afterparty

Up 7 to number 34

John Legend - Love Me Now

Up 3 to number 30

Starley - Call On Me

Up 13 to number 45

Adele - Water Under The Bridge

Up 12 to number 49

From The Vault: Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairy Tale Of New York plus Xmas faves from Wham!, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard, Band Aid and Chris Rea

High Climber - Up 50 to number 16 / Back in at numbers 19, 28, 37, 41 and 46

Sean Paul and Dua Lipa - No Lie / Blow Your Mind

Up 4 to number 48 / Up 5 to number 67

Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul and Dua Lipa - Rockabye

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Olly Murs dressed as Father Christmas and Nick Grimshaw dressed as an elf

Top of the Pops, 19th March 2015

The chart is looking very 90s this week, with patches of new entries and even fewer climbers than last week. This means that we have to look into the lower reaches for our guest performers, with the interesting result that there are three rock-ish acts featured for the first time in a long time. Including Muse, if you can believe it.

It's not all guitars and shrieking, though - there are also fresh faces from the worlds of dance and grime, a bit of Flo Rida, and the haha-larious Sam Smith and John Legend at number 1.

Debuts: Sage the Gemini, Kygo, Conrad, Stormzy

Flo Rida ft. Sage the Gemini - GFDR

In at number 3

The Vaccines - Handsome

In at number 74

Kygo ft. Conrad - Firestone

Up 11 to number 53

Stormzy - Know Me From

In at number 49

Muse - Psycho

In at number 65

Mumford and Sons - Believe

In at number 20

John Legend - All of Me

Long Runner - Up 3 to number 40 after 58 weeks

Sam Smith ft. John Legend - Lay Me Down

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Topof the Pops, 12th February 2015

TOTP goes bondage-tastic this week as not only does Ellie Goulding splat in at number 1 with her dewy-eyed 50 Shades Of Grey sing-fest, but The Weeknd is/are our highest climber with another song from the soundtrack.

In non-deviant news, John Legend flies in to celebrate 53 weeks of All Of Me with a white grand piano and his sincerest rendition yet. Maroon 5 and Avicii are back, and friend of the show Ed Sheeran rubs shoulders with newcomers Mike Mago, Kodaline and Dragonette.

Debuts: Mike Mago, Dragonette, Kodaline

Mike Mago ft. Dragonette - Outlines

In at number 8

Kodaline - Honest

In at number 39

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Up 8 to number 14

Ed Sheeran - Don't

Up 2 to number 35

Avicii - The Nights

Up 4 to number 10

John Legend - All Of Me

Long Runner - Up 15 to number 24 after 53 weeks

The Weeknd - Earned It

High Climber - Up 15 to number 18

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 18th September 2014

Blame, blame, blame. George Ezra and friend of the show John Newman are both discussing it this week - Newman in a solo performance because Calvin Harris is off DJing somewhere. We also enjoy an energising turn from Fall Out Boy, and a treat from Christina Aguilera: she is in the building for her feature on the Great Big World song, so who better to take the mic with Clean Bandit for a very special performance of Rather Be. Morose-voiced overgrown choirboy Sam Smith also pops in for the fourth week in a row, by virtue of having multiple tracks climbing the list lately.

Debuts: Fall Out Boy, Ten Walls.

John Legend - All Of Me

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 23 after 32 weeks

Fall Out Boy - Centuries

In at number 22

Sam Smith - Stay With Me / Money On My Mind

Up 1 to number 15 / Up 2 to number 55

Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants

In at number 6

George Ezra - Blame It On Me

Up 7 to number 20

A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera - Say Something

High Climber - Up 15 to number 26

Clean Bandit ft. Christina Aguilera - Rather Be

Up 2 to number 29

John Newman - Blame

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 12th June 2014

This week belongs to Ed Sheeran, who crashes in at the top with his acoustic guitar Timberlake impression after a triumphant crowd singalong at R1's Big Weekend. The guitar tide seems to be rising, in fact, as Kasabian and Coldplay are also here to fly the rock flag. We also have another outing for John Legend's sempiternal top ten mainstay, Little Mix bringing the pop, and Derulo wiggling away for a third time, this time with Lethal Bizzle on rapping and "wiggle wiggle wiggle" duty. I'm sure Snoop will make it eventually.

Little Mix - Salute

High Climber - Up 16 to number 24

Kasabian - Eez-Eh

In at number 22

John Legend - All Of Me

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 5 after 18 weeks

Neon Brotherhood - Hope Ain't a Bad Thing

In at number 19

Lethal Bizzle ft. Cherri Voncelle - The Drop

In at number 20

Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars

Up 1 to number 13

Jason Derulo ft. Lethal Bizzle - Wiggle

Up 10 to number 19

Ed Sheeran - Sing

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 10th April 2014

There's a bit of movie magic this week as five voices from the Frozen soundtrack make the trip to celebrate four songs climbing the charts at once - an almost Glee-level achievement. That's not the only medley either, as French Montana flies in to perform his two hit rap features, throwing in a bit of freestyle and abetted by a body-poppin' Will.I.Am for the latter half.

Elsewhere, John Legend is back and romantic as ever, and we also welcome global Latin superstars Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Paolo Nutini (though Pitbull is busy being Mister Worldwide somewhere else). Finally at the top of the chart, Avicii's former shadow-dweller Aloe Blacc hits number 1 in his own right.

Enrique Iglesias - I'm A Freak

Up 2 to number 9

Paolo Nutini - Scream (Funk My Life Up)

In at number 12

John Legend - All Of Me

Up 3 to number 2

Shakira - Empire

High Climber - Up 36 to number 25

French Montana with Will.I.Am - Loyal / Feelin' Myself

Up 2 to number 13 / Up 4 to number 24

John Martin - Anywhere For You

In at number 7

Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn, Katie Lopez and Santino Fontana - Let It Go / Do You Want To Build A Snowman? / For The First Time In Forever / Love Is An Open Door

Up 10 to number 17 / Up 19 to number 40 / Back in at number 56 / In at number 64

Aloe Blacc - The Man

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 20th March 2014

We see big comebacks from three female solo artists this week: Kylie Minogue, Pixie Lott and the singer-songwriter-type Christina Perri. John Legend continues his slow, sentimental chart climb, and there is a bouncing return from One Direction as their AC/DC-style rocker pops back into the top 40. The novelty genre is also strongly represented by the Chainsmokers and Flo Rida, while friend of the show Tinie Tempah (and some trolls hunched over Korgs) crash in at the top.

Kylie Minogue - Into The Blue

In at number 12

One Direction - Midnight Memories

Back in at number 29

John Legend - All Of Me

Up 2 to number 6

The Chainsmokers - #selfie

High Climber - Up 25 to number 17

Pixie Lott - Nasty

In at number 9

Christina Perri - Human

In at number 14

Flo Rida - How I Feel

In at number 8

DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Marvin Humes

Top of the Pops, 6th March 2014

It's Pharrell's week once again. Not only is the impish hat-donner now on a near-unprecedented third run at number one with a song newly anointed as a million-seller, he's also the ten-gallon musical brain behind Paloma Faith's new top ten entry; he duly larks around in the background of Paloma's performance before inviting her to join his own. New to TOTP this week are John Legend and American Authors, and international diva Beyonce drops by (with another sparkly dress) as her Brits-performed track rises another place.

Tiësto - Red Lights

Highest new entry - In at number 6

Beyonce - XO

Up 1 to number 22

John Legend - All Of Me

High Climber - Up 20 to number 9

Foxes - Let Go For Tonight

In at number 7

American Authors - Best Day Of My Life

Up 20 to number 17

From the Vault: Starship - We Built This City

Back in at number 26

Paloma Faith - Can't Rely On You

In at number 10

Pharrell Williams ft. Paloma Faith - Happy

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton