Top of the Pops, 12th September 2019

Once again more than half the line-up this week is britrap and related music - 2019 has really been the year for it. Meanwhile Post Malone seems to have abandoned US-rap for the moment, dropping in at number 11 with a soft rock song instead.

In other genres, Rita Ora fronts Jonas Blue's dance ditty as it reaches a new high position, and chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi flies the flag for hoary balladeering.

Debuts: None

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 3 to number 3

Post Malone - Circles

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 1 to number 18

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

Up 1 to number 24

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

Up 1 to number 10

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 21 after 36 weeks

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer

Top of the Pops, 1st August 2019

Camila Cabello (plus Shawn Mendes) skips back up to number 1, making it five weeks in a row on the show for the Americo-Cuban chanteuse. Also returning are Kygo (with Kelli-Leigh doing the Whitney bit again), Katy Perry, Stormzy and the long-running Freya Ridings.

New material comes from Lil Nas X, dance DJs featuring Rita Ora, and the big new entry from Sam Smith. Ed Sheeran takes a week off for once.

Debuts: None

Freya Ridings - Castles

Up 8 to number 18

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tiesto and Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

Lil Nas X - Panini

Up 3 to number 29

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 2 to number 15

Katy Perry - Never Really Over

Up 1 to number 21

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Up 1 to number 23

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 23rd May 2019

A week of reduced chart activity means that several long-running hits get another crack of the whip. Madison Beer is here without her DJ support to give us a candlelight version of All Day And Night, while Kygo, Jonas Blue and Meduza also represent the EDM contingent.

The big news, though, is the return of King Ed Sheeran. He and Justin Bieber doing impressions of each other are straight in at the top.

Debuts: Nafe Smallz

Skepta and Nafe Smallz - Greaze Mode

In at number 22

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 3 to number 27

Madison Beer - All Day And Night

Up 2 to number 11

Ava Max - So Am I

Up 1 to number 18

Jonas Blue ft. Theresa Rex - What I Like About You

Up 3 to number 19

Aloe Blacc - SOS

Up 1 to number 7

Meduza ft. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart

Up 1 to number 5

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Zoella and Joe Swash

Top of the Pops, 2nd May 2019

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus are still at the top and in the studio once again, giving ol' Billy the chance for a cheeky cameo on the Wiley track as well. Ava Max brings us both of her hits so far, and there are chartbreakers from Lil Dicky and, yet again, Jonas Blue. No idea what that guy's appeal is but at least he gives a lot of guest singers their moment in the spotlight.

Debuts: Theresa Rex

Jonas Brothers - Sucker

Up 1 to number 7

Ava Max - So Am I / Sweet But Psycho

Up 1 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 28

Chvrches - Here With Me

Up 1 to number 9

Lil Dicky - Earth

Highest New Entry - In at number 24

Jonas Blue ft. Theresa Rex - What I Like About You

High Climber - Up 20 to number 23

Khalid - Talk

Up 1 to number 10

Wiley ft. Stefflon Don, Idris Elba and Billy Ray Cyrus - Boasty

Up 5 to number 12

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 29th November 2018

The celeb version of the Greatest Showman soundtrack has been making chart waves for a while, but this is the week it really breaks through: Pink, James Arthur and Anne-Marie bring us two songs from the hit show between them.

After a while away, friend of the show Ellie Goulding is back with her new one. There's also an impressive chart jump from newcomer Ava Max, and the Little Mix album is out so they give us a three song medley.

Debuts: Ava Max, Sharaya J

Ellie Goulding and Swae Lee - Close To Me

Up 9 to number 21

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 19 to number 13

Jess Glynne - Thursday

Up 3 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Polaroid

Up 1 to number 12

Little Mix ft. Sharaya J - Woman Like Me / Strip / The Cure

Up 1 to number 2 / In at number 25 / In at number 49

James Arthur and Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Pink - A Million Dreams

High Climber - Up 25 to number 11

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Joe Swash and Zoella

Top of the Pops, 15th November 2018

Once again Ariana Grande makes it look easy, teleporting in to the top of the chart with Thank U, Next. Slightly lower down Rita Ora and Halsey continue to perform strongly, and there's a new one from James Arthur too.

Jonas Blue has three vocalists in tow for a two-track medley, while the From The Vault slot showcases Queen, who are back in the lower reaches of the chart for some reason.

Debuts: Lennon Stella

Halsey - Without Me

Up 13 to number 9

James Arthur - Empty Space

High Climber - Up 39 to number 27

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill, Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Back & Forth / Polaroid

Up 1 to number 14 / Up 28 to number 16

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

Up 6 to number 22

From The Vault: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Up 7 to number 46

Post Malone ft. Swae Lee - Sunflower

Up 1 to number 10

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 1st November 2018

In an incredible chart story, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper do what the casts of Frozen and The Greatest Showman couldn't quite do and take their music soundtrack to the very top.

In other news, friend of the show Zara Larsson is back for the first time in a while, Post Malone resurfaces, and Rita Ora invites a very special guest star: it is All Saints day after all.

Debuts: D-Block Europe, Lil Pino

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

In at number 31

Post Malone ft. Swae Lee - Sunflower

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Halsey - Without Me

Up 1 to number 26

D-Block Europe ft. Lil Pino - Nassty

In at number 35

Khalid - Better

Up 4 to number 18

Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill - Back & Forth

Up 1 to number 16

Rita Ora with Shaznay Lewis - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 18th October 2018

It's always impressive when a collaboration between more than about three artistes gets them all to turn out on the TOTP stage. This week we have two examples - from Jason Derulo, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William, and Fredo, Young T and Bugsey - so A+ for effort to them. Fredo actually manages two appearances on his TOTP debut, including the number 1 single alongside Dave.

We're also strong in the singing department, thanks to Rita Ora, Becky Hill and Halsey, and the serious star power comes from Eminem, who's been on a few times lately.

Debuts: Fredo, Young T, Bugsey, Lil Baby, Gunna

Jason Derulo vs David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj and Willy William - Goodbye

Up 8 to number 26

MK and Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill - Back & Forth

Up 16 to number 21

Halsey - Without Me

In at number 24

Eminem - Venom

In at number 16

Fredo, Young T and Bugsey - Ay Caramba

Up 7 to number 32

Lil Baby and Gunna - Drip Too Hard

High Climber - Up 32 to number 28

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Dave ft. Fredo - Funky Friday

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Darren Day

Top of the Pops, 26th July 2018

It's an almost entirely transatlantic week, with only Jonas Blue and friends of the show Little Mix flying the British flag - and even they are both in collaboration with American acts.

Biggest new hit is from ever-rising star Ariana Grande, and our new number 1, for a bit of variety, is from the Canadian Drake.

Debuts: None.

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 1 to number 6

Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

Up 2 to number 17

Tyga - Taste

Up 8 to number 16

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

Up 1 to number 7

Post Malone - Better Now

Up 1 to number 13

Cheat Codes ft. Little Mix - Only You

Up 9 to number 19

Drake - In My Feelings

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 12th July 2018

Another Drake album, another meteor shower of high chart entries, and the man himself is here to perform three of them. Also new are the bangers from Jax Jones, Tyga and Dennis Lloyd.

George Ezra holds firm at number 1, and the biggest chart jump is the footy-fuelled revival of Three Lions. How loud can those big cats roar?

Debuts: Rich the Kid, Offset (as solo), Dennis Lloyd

Jax Jones ft. Mabel and Rich the Kid - Ring Ring

Up 4 to number 36

Maroon 5 - Girls Like You

Up 3 to number 10

Tyga ft. Offset - Taste

Up 7 to number 27

Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

Up 7 to number 32

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 1 to number 11

From The Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

High Climber - Up 18 to number 24

Drake - Don't Matter To Me / Nonstop / Emotionless

Highest New Entries - In at number 2 / In at number 4 / In at number 5

George Ezra - Shotgun

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Ainsley Harriot

Top of the Pops, 28th June 2018

Lots of new material here: Jonas Blue and misery master Juice Wrld both make chart breakthroughs, and a little lower down there's a glittering new entry from Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. Meanwhile 5 Seconds Of Summer finally take their long-running hit to a TOTP-worthy peak.

We have another new number one thanks to friends of the show Clean Bandit, but more surprisingly, the World Cup brings our old friends Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds back to the chart, so here they are in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Juice Wrld, Jack & Jack

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 9 to number 13

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

Up 1 to number 7

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

High Climber - Up 16 to number 23

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 14 to number 17

Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Up 3 to number 18

From The Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 72

Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande - Bad

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 6th July 2017

It's a pretty elite week, with lots of chart movement high up leading to all eight featured tracks being in the top 20. French Montana is back once again, as is DJ Khaled, and Quavo and Chance the Rapper take the opportunity presented by Bieber's absence to do a nice exclusive version of I'm The One.

Peerless friend of the show Ed Sheeran has another random chart climb, so he's here. This means that the inevitable can finally happen: he guests on Despacito for a busker/reggaeton mashup.

Debuts: None.

French Montana - Unforgettable

Up 1 to number 4

Sigala ft. Ella Eyre - Came Here For Love

Up 4 to number 19

DJ Khaled ft. Quavo and Chance the Rapper - I'm The One

Up 2 to number 7

Maggie Lindemann - Pretty Girl

Up 4 to number 12

Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - Mama

Up 1 to number 5

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Up 6 to number 11

Little Mix ft. Stormzy - Power

Up 1 to number 9

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Ed Sheeran - Despacito

Up 1 to number 1 for the seventh week

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 1st June 2017

The Puerto Rico contingent are still bringing the fiesta to the number 1 spot, though the last remaining One Directioner Liam Payne runs them close-ish with his new Sheeran-penned, Sheeran-alike, I-can't-believe-it's-not-Sheeran track Strip That Down.

Other than that it's US solo starlets alternating with the producer-plus-feature production line; Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato even tick both boxes. Needless to say Ariana Grande isn't in the studio, but we play a tribute video to accompany her re-entry One Last Time.

Debuts: Liam Payne (as solo).

Liam Payne - Strip That Down

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato - No Promises

Up 7 to number 18

Charlie Puth - Attention

Up 3 to number 9

Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - Mama

Up 10 to number 12

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

In at number 35

Martin Solveig ft. Ina Wroldsen - Places

Up 1 to number 34

From The Vault: Ariana Grande - One Last Time

Back in at number 11

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee - Despacito

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 18th May 2017

It's common to see credited producers doing well in the chart these days, and this week three make it on to the show: Martin Solveig, Martin Jensen and Jonas Blue. The trio each stand around moodily while their vocalists perform the songs, and then celebrate by teaming up on an exclusive housed-up version of Lady Gaga's The Cure (they take a chorus each).

We also have pop, rap, whatever Niall Horan is and the sound of the summer, reggaeton. Yes, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi (for it is they) have taken their Spanish-language hit to the very top, though it's largely thanks to the anglophone presence of Justin Bieber, who's good enough to come into the studio and help out on the remix in person.

Debuts:

Martin Solveig ft. Ina Wroldsen - Places

Up 4 to number 32

Niall Horan - Slow Hands

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Martin Jensen ft. Ina Wroldsen - Solo Dance

Up 1 to number 9

French Montana ft. Swae Lee - Unforgettable

Up 4 to number 8

Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - Mama

In at number 29

Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

Up 2 to number 7

Lady Gaga vs Martin Jensen, Jonas Blue and Martin Solveig - The Cure

Up 1 to number 22

Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber - Despacito

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 8th December 2016

We're quite producer-heavy here: Jonas Blue, Tom Zanetti, Nevada and Neiked all feature, although Nevada's turn is enlivened once again by a gleeful Mark Morrison - or maybe it's a lookalike, knowing him.

Friend of the show The Weeknd also appears for the second week in a row, and Clean Bandit are still number 1, this time bringing us a special Sean Paul-less performance with a Christmassed up Anne Marie. But none of them can steal the show: in the week he's announced as the winner of the Brit Awards Critics Choice Award, none other than Rag 'n' Bone Man debuts in triumph.

Oh, and look who's in the From The Vault slot. Mariah Carey is storming up the chart once again thanks to streaming playlists, already making number 26 with three charts to go until Christmas. How high up the tree will she climb?

Debuts: Rag 'n' Bone Man, Tom Zanetti, Sadie Ama.

Jonas Blue ft. Raye - By Your Side

Up 6 to number 15

Rag 'N' Bone Man - Human

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

The Weeknd - Starboy

Up 5 to number 3

Tom Zanetti ft. Sadie Ama - You Want Me

Up 9 to number 25

Nevada ft. Mark Morrison - The Mack

Up 3 to number 14

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

High Climber - Up 43 to number 29

Neiked - Sexual

Up 1 to number 6

Clean Bandit ft. Anne Marie - Rockabye

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 10th November 2016

Little Mix remain triumphant at number 1 this week, which gives them the chance to drop in a bit of their new song You Gotta Not as well as the all-conquering Shout Out To My Ex. The biggest new tracks are by X-Factor winner Lousia Johnson, who seems to be getting into gear now, and faceless dance magician Jonas Blue.

Three big names give oomph to the line-up: in roughly ascending order there's another slick turn by Bruno Mars, a double-header of Drake's latest material, and a nice Halloween From The Vault slot for Michael Jackson. We've also got Maroon 5 and Galantis.

Debuts: Raye.

Louisa Johnson - So Good

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Galantis vs Hook n Sling - Love On Me

Up 9 to number 18

Drake - Fake Love / Sneakin'

High Climber - Up 27 to number 10 / In at number 52

Jonas Blue ft. Raye - By Your Side

In at number 21

Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

Up 6 to number 11

From The Vault: Michael Jackson - Thriller

Back in at number 62

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Up 5 to number 6

Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex / You Gotta Not

Third week at number 1 / In at number 61

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 21st July 2016

Drake is now one week away from drawing level with Wet Wet Wet at number one but he's not here to celebrate. Instead we get one of the livelier stand-in performances as Britain's foremost light entertainer Olly Murs takes the helm for a snappy reimagining.

As well as the Mursinator, Bastille and MØ are returning after some time away, the latter now with her own song after spending most of last year guesting with Major Lazer. Jonas Blue, Kent Jones and promising newcomers Christine and the Queens are also making headway up the chart.

Debuts: MØ (as solo).

Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

Up 13 to number 3

Kent Jones - Don't Mind

Up 2 to number 10

Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend

Up 3 to number 19

Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 23

Bastille - Good Grief

Up 4 to number 25

MØ - Final Song

High Climber - Up 27 to number 28

Christine and the Queens - Tilted

Up 2 to number 40

Kyla with Olly Murs and MØ - One Dance

Fourteenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 7th July 2016

Iiiiiit's the Drake show! In his Slim Whitman-pummelling twelfth week at number 1, the man himself returns to duet with Rihanna on their two current hot tracks. And of course he comes on at the end of the show to do One Dance - this time in a raved-up megaversion thanks to a fortuitous encounter with Calvin Harris.

Making more modest strides up the chart are Dua Lipa, Jonas Blue and a couple of debutants in Kent Jones and Christine and the Queens. Shawn Mendes's possibly problematic Treat You Better is also making inroads.

Debuts: JP Cooper, Christine and the Queens, Kent Jones.

Rihanna with Drake - Needed Me / Too Good

Up 4 to number 41 / Up 2 to number 3

Dua Lipa - Hotter Than Hell

Up 2 to number 15

Kent Jones - Don't Mind

High Climber - Up 13 to number 26

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

Up 9 to number 29

Dizzee Rascal vs Calvin Harris - Hype

Highest New Entry - In at number 34

Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

Up 6 to number 38

Christine and the Queens - Tilted

Up 13 to number 40

Drake vs Calvin Harris - One Dance

Twelfth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 28th April 2016

Friend of the show Zara Larsson is back, not only featuring on the Tinie Tempah track of the moment but also spilling over into a guest vocal on Jonas Blue's Fast Car, making a nice TOTP exclusive. In their second week at number 1, Drake and his featured guests make the trip to appear in person. Our From The Vault slot is a tribute to Prince, closing the show because how do you follow it?

Debuts: Wizkid and Kyla (in person), Desiigner.

Galantis - No Money

Up 6 to number 23

Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Up 1 to number 24

Alan Walker - Faded

Up 1 to number 7

Desiigner - Panda

High Climber - Up 20 to number 27

Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson - Girls Like

Up 2 to number 5

Jonas Blue ft. Zara Larsson - Fast Car

Up 1 to number 11

Drake ft. Wizkid and Kyla - One Dance

Second week at number 1

From The Vault: Prince - Purple Rain

Back in at number 65

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 3rd March 2016

All very marginal climbers this week, but a nice range of styles and --wait for it-- Rihanna is finally here, complete with Drake, to perform Work in its fifth week on the chart. Justin Bieber adds to the megastar count, and star-in-the-making Zara Larsson brings MNEK along for a double hit of her current tracks.

Debuts: None.

Light It Up - Major Lazer ft. Nyla

Up 1 to number 12

Rihanna ft. Drake - Work

Up 1 to number 2

Years & Years - Eyes Shut

Up 1 to number 30

Jonas Blue ft. Dakota - Fast Car

Up 1 to number 3

Charlie Puth - One Call Away

Up 1 to number 26

Zara Larsson ft. MNEK - Lush Life / Never Forget You

Up 3 to number 6 / Up 1 to number 24

Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

Up 2 to number 5

Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh