Top of the Pops, 15th May 2025

Alex Warren makes it eight weeks at number 1: this is a serious run now, and he invites Chrystal to contribute to a moody techno reimagining of the song to celebrate. At the other end of the musical spectrum, maybe, are raucous debutantes KATSEYE, and there are other new entries from Jorja Smith and a surprisingly mid-table King Ed Sheeran.

Sombr also returns once more, as do the likeable Nathan Dawe and Myles Smith.

Debuts: KATSEYE

KATSEYE - Gnarly

In at number 52

Sombr - Undressed

Up 7 to number 6

Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You

In at number 39

Chrystal - The Days

Up 1 to number 31

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Up 2 to number 13

Nathan Dawe ft. Abi Flynn - Here In Your Arms

Up 1 to number 34

Ed Sheeran - Old Phone

Highest New Entry - In at number 17

Alex Warren vs Chrystal - Ordinary

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 27th February 2025

Here's one of the more remarkable climbs to number 1: Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us makes it all the way in its 25th week on the chart. Kendrick celebrates with a raucus performance, and also invites SZA for a touching reprise of All The Stars. It's his week, but his buddy Drake is also here with his own new top 20 entry.

Elsewhere there's a fun new duet from AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith, last year's empress Sabrina Carpenter with her newest track plus an oldie, and a rousing show-opener from Sam Fender.

Debuts: None

Sam Fender - People Watching

Up 5 to number 26

Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - All The Stars

Up 6 to number 5

AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - Crush

In at number 23

Drake - Nokia

In at number 19

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

Up 1 to number 14

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Up 3 to number 16

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please / Busy Woman

Back in at number 9 / Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 7th December 2023

Michael Buble isn't wrong - it is indeed beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least in the singles chart. Only Jack Harlow, at the very top of the tree, valiantly sings about something other than presents, elves, warm feelings, tinsel and such.

Apart from Wham! in the From The Vault slot, Top of the Pops brings you a selection of the more relatively contemporary Christmas hits, including new-for-this-year tracks from Jorja Smith and Sam Ryder alongside modern classics from Kelly Clarkson, Sia and friend of the show Ariana Grande.

Debuts: None

Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Up 21 to number 16

Sam Ryder - You're Christmas To Me

Up 27 to number 23

Sia - Snowman

Up 27 to number 40

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree

Up 22 to number 27

Jorja Smith - Stay Another Day

Up 37 to number 38

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 9 to number 5

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Up 16 to number 22

Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Ed Sheeran in a disguise, pretending it isn't him

Top of the Pops, 17th August 2023

After last week's pink dominance, this week Doja Cat's return paints the TOTP studio red. Chase and Status also have a big climber to go alongside their now top ten hit alongside Becky Hill, and several hits from earlier in the summer are climbing back up the chart.

Dave and Central Cee make it ten weeks at the top - often the end of the road for number 1s due to the chart rules. They rope in some other guests to make the performance a memorable one.

Debuts: Flowdan, Irah, Trigga, Takura

Jorja Smith - Little Things

Up 3 to number 14

Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Up 1 to number 4

Byron Messia - Talibans

Up 2 to number 17

J Hus - Who Told You

Up 1 to number 15

D.O.D. - So Much In Love

Up 7 to number 16

Chase and Status and Bou ft. Becky Hill, Flowdan, Irah, Trigga and Takura - Disconnect / Baddadan

Up 6 to number 9 / Up 10 to number 21

Dave and Central Cee ft. D.O.D., Doja Cat and Becky Hill - Sprinter

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver

Top of the Pops, 20th July 2023

Staying power is the theme this week: Kylie Minogue, friend of the show Dua Lipa and Jorja Smith all reap the rewards of long, measured climbs up the chart. Nobody has more chart stamina at the moment than Dave and Central Cee though, and they celebrate six weeks at number 1 with an exclusive version of their track featuring a couple of handy guests.

Centre stage, though, goes to Taylor Swift as she showcases two hit tracks from her latest re-recorded album.

Debuts: D.O.D.

Jorja Smith - Little Things

Up 1 to number 14

D.O.D. - So Much In Love

High Climber - Up 14 to number 24

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

Up 2 to number 10

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

Up 4 to number 16

Hannah Laing ft. RoRo - Good Love

Up 1 to number 7

Gunna - Fukumean

Up 6 to number 12

Taylor Swift - I Can See You / Enchanted

Highest New Entry - In at number 6 / In at number 15

Dave and Central Cee ft. Jorja Smith and RoRo - Sprinter

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 29th June 2023

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles are the big names this week, both seldom off the chart and making new forays with tracks that have been relatively unfeatured so far. Jorja Smith also reaches a new peak - could this be the real big hit she's promised for so long?

There are new entries for Leigh-Anne (welcome back Leigh-Anne!) and Peggy Gou, and a big leap for Tom Grennan, while Dave and Central Cee look pretty comfortable at the top.

Debuts: Leigh-Anne (as solo), Peggy Gou

Leigh-Anne - Don't Say Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Jorja Smith - Little Things

Up 5 to number 15

Harry Styles - Satellite

Up 13 to number 18

Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

In at number 14

Tom Grennan - How Does It Feel

High Climber - Up 27 to number 31

Hannah Laing ft. RoRo - Good Love

Up 4 to number 9

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Back in at number 28

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Idris Elba

Top of the Pops, 15th June 2023

There are second appearances this week for three tracks that are showing more chart staying power than perhaps might have been expected: the Eurovision winner Loreen, plus Kylie Minogue and Lana Del Rey, who in recent years have often both seen their high chart entries drop down in subsequent weeks. Not this time!

There's also a healthy dose of dance music from Hannah Laing and Becky Hill (unbelievably, the dance queen's first appearance this year), as well as a sighting of Jorja Smith. It's always nice to welcome Madonna back to the show, but perhaps the biggest news is Dave and Central Cee's superstar team-up finally knocking Calvin and Ellie off the top.

Debuts: Hannah Laing, RoRo, Lewis Thompson

The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti and Madonna - Popular

In at number 21

Hannah Laing ft. RoRo - Good Love

High Climber - Up 41 to number 22

Becky Hill vs Lewis Thompson - Side Effects

Up 5 to number 35

Loreen - Tattoo

Up 3 to number 7

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

Up 11 to number 12

Jorja Smith - Little Things

Up 17 to number 28

Lana Del Rey - Say Yes To Heaven

Up 4 to number 23

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 23rd January 2020

After a couple of eventful weeks the upper reaches of the chart have slowed down a bit, but there's plenty of action outside the top 20. Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez are both charging up, and British urban artists Darkoo and AJ Tracy both make mini-climbs - the latter brings us an exclusive all star remix of his 2019 behemoth.

Nearer the top we've got the high new entry from Future, and a Sheeranless version of Stormzy's number 1 (with a bit of number 21 mixed in).

Debuts: DaBaby

Darkoo ft One Acen - Gangsta

Up 7 to number 26

Future - Life Is Good

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

In at number 37

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered / Power Over Me

Up 2 to number 38 / Back in at number 60

Selena Gomez - Rare / Lose You To Love Me

In at number 28 / Up 2 to number 18

Camila Cabello ft DaBaby - My Oh My

Up 1 to number 20

AJ Tracey ft Jorja Smith, Darkoo, One Acen and Stormzy - Ladbroke Grove

Up 2 to number 34

Stormzy ft Burna Boy - Own It / Still Disappointed

Third week at number 1 / In at number 21

PRESENTERS: Ainslie Harriott and Paul Hollywood

Top of the Pops, 17th October 2019

Fear not, Ed Sheeran fans: the king only misses one week before coming back with the next song on his collabo conveyor belt, this time featuring Cardi B and friend of the show Camila Cabello. But Tones & I is holding on to the top spot for now, despite strong competition from Travis Scott.

Dave, Aitch and Jorja Smith provide yet another strong britrap/britrnb contingent, and we have three songs from Summer Walker, whose album has had a big impact slightly further down the chart.

Debuts: Summer Walker

Aitch ft. Ziezie - Buss Down

Up 5 to number 20

Ed Sheeran ft. Camila Cabello and Cardi B - South Of The Border

High Climber - Up 16 to number 24

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 4 to number 11

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 4 to number 13

Dave - Professor X

Up 2 to number 18

Travis Scott - Highest In The Room

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Summer Walker ft. Usher and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Playing Games / Come Through / Stretch You Out

In at number 25 / In at number 42 / In at number 70

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Harry and Jamie Redknapp

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, 29th August 2019

It's a showcase of mostly long-running hits this week, none more so than AJ Tracey, who changes things up by performing the remix this time round. New material comes from Tracey's samplee Jorja Smith, who brings along Burna Boy to perform our highest new entry. And Shawn Mendes is back to give us the standard version of his duet with Camila Cabello.

Debuts: None

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

AJ Tracey ft. Not3s and General Levy - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 5

Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

Up 3 to number 17

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 4

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 1 to number 14

Freya Ridings - Castles

Up 2 to number 16

Lil Tecca - Ransom

Up 6 to number 7

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 18th July 2019

Lots of changes on the chart here. King Ed is finally deposed from number 1 by our new king and queen, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. There's a trio of strong new entries from Mist, Post Malone and D-Block Europe, and longtime climbers from Kygo, Freya Ridings, Miley Cyrus and especially AJ Tracey are all rewarded with new chart peaks. Tracey welcomes his sampled vocalist Jorja Smith onto the show to sing live in celebration, while Kygo gets leading soundalike singer Kelli-Leigh to pay tribute to Whitney.

Debuts: None

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 12 to number 26

Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter

Up 4 to number 29

Post Malone ft. Young Thug - Goodbyes

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

D-Block Europe - Home Pussy

In at number 20

Freya Ridings - Castles

High Climber - Up 18 to number 34

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

In at number 11

AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - Ladbroke Grove

Up 4 to number 12

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 21st June 2018

Cardi B pulls double duty here, guesting on the new Maroon 5 track as well as performing her own long-running hit. The big news of the week, though, is a new number 1, friend of the show Jess Glynne finally climbing that elusive last place. And there's a debut for new British talent Jorja Smith.

Debuts: Jorja Smith

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 4 to number 4

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

High Climber - Up 12 to number 16

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 7 to number 12

Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

Highest New Entry - In at number 38

Selena Gomez - Back To You

Up 10 to number 13

Liam Payne - Familiar

Up 4 to number 14

Cardi B - I Like It

Up 4 to number 9

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Rio Ferdinand