Top of the Pops, 7th November 2024

Incredible scenes this week as the number 1 single is... not Sabrina Carpenter! Instead it's Gigi Perez, capping off one of the more impressive chart climbs of the year with (at least) a week at the very top. Sabrina is not to be defeated completely though, as newer hit Bed Chem is looming ominously in the lower reaches of the top ten.

Other big news includes a big new entry from Lady Gaga, and the release of Tyler the Creator's album, sampled here with two choice tracks. Addison Rae doubles up as well, adding new hit Aquamarine to the still-climbing Diet Pepsi.

Debuts: None

KSI ft. Trippie Redd - Thick Of It

Up 2 to number 8

Lady Gaga - Disease

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

Up 2 to number 9

Teddy Swims - The Door

Up 1 to number 12

Tate McRae - It's OK I'm OK

Up 2 to number 35

Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi / Aquamarine

Up 2 to number 10 / In at number 45

Tyler the Creator - St. Chroma / Noid

In at number 15 / High Climber - Up 34 to number 16

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Mimi Webb

Top of the Pops, 17th October 2024

There's still no stopping Miss 2024 Sabrina Carpenter: she powers through the six-week barrier to capture a seventh week at number 1 with Taste (to add to all those other weeks with her other hits already this year). And not only that: she fills in alongside Bruno Mars, as Lady Gaga is off promoting her Joker musical madhouse film.

Elsewhere we have the return of international megastar Jimin, a nice slowed-down candlelight performance from Jazzy, and a big new entry from KSI. Plus a new chart peak for Addison Rae and a look back into the past with Crowded House.
 
Debuts: None

Jimin - Who

Up 10 to number 31

Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi

Up 7 to number 15

KSI ft. Trippie Redd - Thick Of It

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Jazzy - Somedays

Up 2 to number 8

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Up 2 to number 29

From The Vault: Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

Back in at number 37

Bruno Mars with Sabrina Carpenter - Die With A Smile

Up 1 to number 3

Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs

Top of the Pops, 9th February 2023

Having made waves on social media this week, Sam Smith is here for an extravagant performance of I'm Not Here To Make Friends. But there are a couple of even higher chart entries, from Kid Laroi and KSI, who's here with Oliver Tree for a fun double performance.

Miguel reaches another new chart peak, Sub Focus are here to push the tempo, and there's a trio of exciting female singer/songwriters in Tate McRae, Mimi Webb and of course Miley Cyrus.

Debuts: Dimension

Sub Focus and Dimension - Ready To Fly

Up 5 to number 35

Miguel - Sure Thing

Up 4 to number 6

Tate McRae - 10:35

Up 1 to number 13

Kid Laroi - Love Again

In at number 18

Mimi Webb - Red Flags

Up 1 to number 20

Sam Smith - I'm Not Here To Make Friends

In at number 23

KSI ft. Oliver Tree - Voices / Miss You

Highest New Entry - In at number 11 / Up 1 to number 10

Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 13th October 2022

Who should have the highest new entry this week but King Ed Sheeran, as unstoppable as ever. KSI and the good old Arctic Monkeys also have new chart hits, DV4D reaches a new peak, and we welcome back Cian Ducrot and friend of the show Anne-Marie. Sam Smith and Kim Petras are still at number one with the scariest, perviest dirge to hit the top since Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Debuts: DV4D

Arctic Monkeys - Body Paint

In at number 26

Cian Ducrot - All For You

Up 6 to number 23

Ed Sheeran - Celestial

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

KSI - Summer Is Over

In at number 24

DV4D - Romantic Homicide

High Climber - Up 10 to number 31

From The Vault: Coolio ft. LV - Gangsta's Paradise

Back in at number 55

Anne-Marie ft. Aitch - Psycho

Up 1 to number 12

Sam Smith and Kim Petras - Unholy

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: David O'Doherty

Top of the Pops, 8th September 2022

Congratulations to Eliza Rose: she overtakes LF System after eight weeks to reach number 1! Well done also to David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, and Elton John and Britney Spears, for having the biggest new entries of the week.

Burna Boy invites his compadre Ed Sheeran to guest on a double performance, and we have a debut for Ghost and repeat appearances from the enduringly popular KSI, James Hype and Cian Ducrot.

Debuts: Ghost

David Guetta ft. Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

In at number 7

Elton John ft. Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Ghost - Mary On A Cross

High Climber - Up 10 to number 33

KSI ft. Tom Grennan - Not Over Yet

Up 8 to number 6

Cian Ducrot - All For You

Up 1 to number 29

James Hype ft. Miggy Dela Rosa - Ferrari

Up 1 to number 8

Burna Boy ft. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand / Last Last

Up 1 to number 24 / Up 1 to number 26

Eliza Rose - BOTA (Baddest Of Them All)

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 18th August 2022

Wall-to-wall bangers this week. As well as LF System clocking up the magic six weeks at number 1, there's booty-shaking-oriented content from Joel Corry and Queen Becky Hill, Eliza Rose, Sigala and James Hype. Even George Ezra gives it a little shimmy towards the end of his song.

Debuts: Eliza Rose

Joel Corry ft. Becky Hill - History

In at number 20

OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

Up 1 to number 9

KSI ft. Tom Grennan - Not Over Yet

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Up 2 to number 3

Eliza Rose - BOTA (Baddest Of Them All)

High Climber - Up 35 to number 10

Sigala ft. Talia Mar - Stay The Night

Up 4 to number 11

James Hype ft. Miggy Dela Rosa - Ferrari

Up 8 to number 17

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 26th August 2021

King Ed Sheeran can't be shifted from the top and it's hard to see who would even have a chance - the highest new entry this week is from Digga D and Arrdee and well done to them, but number 6 is a long way from number 1. It's a strong and diverse line-up on the show, though, with Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, KSI, Doja Cat, Little Mix, Anne-Marie and even Tones & I all arguably the the biggest current names in their respective sub-fields. Whew.

Debuts: None

Digga D ft Arrdee - Wasted

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor / Good 4 U

Up 3 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 16

Tones & I - Fly Away

Up 8 to number 11

Doja Cat - Woman

In at number 26

KSI - Holiday

Up 2 to number 10

Anne-Marie with Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

Up 6 to number 14

Lil Nas X ft Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

Up 4 to number 7

Ed Sheeran with Lil Nas X and Tones & I - Bad Habits

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 19th August 2021

Lots to get excited about this week. The highest new entry is the new one from the reliably hitmaking The Weeknd, and there are also new breakers from Wizkid, Sleepy Hallow and KSI, while Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman hit a new peak. Mabel is also on the up, and Fredo brings us an album sampler in the form of three tracks from the lower reaches of the singles chart.

Debuts: Tems, Sleepy Hallow, Sus

Wizkid ft Tems - Essence

High Climber - Up 12 to number 35

The Weeknd - Take My Breath

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Sleepy Hallow - 2055

Up 9 to number 30

Rain Radio vs DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About

Up 3 to number 14

Mabel - Let Them Know

Up 8 to number 23

KSI ft Lil Wayne - Lose

In at number 18

Fredo with Sus - Flowers and the Snow / 14 / Double Tap

In at number 40 / In at number 55 / In at number 73

Ed Sheeran with Mabel and Wizkid - Bad Habits

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Idris Elba

Top of the Pops, 29th July 2021

As the football songs exit the chart, most other tracks shuffle up a place or two, which means repeat appearances for Tom Grennan, Anne-Marie and Niall Horan, Arrdee, Tones & I, and bafflingly, Maneskin, who are still in the top ten with two different tracks, neither of which is their Eurovision winner.

New material comes from KSI and Lil Durk, plus the latest posthumous release from Pop Smoke, which Dua Lipa helps to propel a little higher than usual. Needless to say King Ed Sheeran still reigns, as just the seventh artist to hit number one this year.

Debuts: None

Tones & I - Fly Away

High Climber - Up 10 to number 16

Arrdee - Oliver Twist

Up 2 to number 15

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Our Song

Up 1 to number 17

Tom Grennan - By Your Side

Up 1 to number 11

KSI ft Lil Durk - Holiday / No Time

Up 3 to number 7 / In at number 24

Pop Smoke ft Dua Lipa - Demeanor

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Maneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave

Up 2 to number 5

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Gary Lineker and Chris Camara

Top of the Pops, 1st July 2021

There's a nice selection of bigger and (so far) smaller hits this week. At the top we have Olivia Rodrigo (plus another new one of hers), KSI and UK Rodrigo avatar Mimi Webb. Lower down are Willow, Griff and the new one from Mabel.

In the middle we have the man of the moment Tom Grennan, who brings back Ella Henderson to help out on an acoustic version of By Your Side as well as their duet.

Debuts: Willow, Travis Barker (without the rest of Blink)

Becky Hill vs David Guetta - Remember

In at number 22

KSI - Holiday

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Mimi Webb - Good Without

Up 1 to number 8

Willow ft Travis Barker - Transparent Soul

Up 5 to number 28

Griff - Black Hole

Up 6 to number 23

Mabel - Let Them Know

In at number 38

Tom Grennan with Ella Henderson - By Your Side / Let's Go Home Together

Up 2 to number 11 / Up 7 to number 33

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U / Favorite Crime

Fifth week at number 1 / In at number 17

PRESENTER: Tim Key

Top of the Pops, 25th March 2021

With Olivia Rodrigo capsizing all the way down to number 18 this week, the top ten is finally showing some movement. One beneficiary is Nathan Evans, but we all get to enjoy a high-quality show featuring a lot of very big hits.

With KSI busy performing his new track with Yungblud, Anne-Marie brings us an acoustic version of Don't Play. There's also a double performance by Doja Cat (plus Saweetie) and a riotous exclusive from RAYE and her compadres D-Block Europe. Topic and A7S are also back, but it seems 9pm might be past ATB's bedtime these days.

Debuts: Saweetie, Yungblud, Polo G

A1 and J1 - Latest Trends

High Climber - Up 10 to number 2

Doja Cat ft Saweetie - Streets / Best Friend

Up 7 to number 9 / Non-mover at number 40

Anne-Marie - Don't Play

Up 2 to number 7

Riton vs Nightcrawlers ft Mufasa - Friday

Up 2 to number 5

Topic ft A7S - Your Love (9pm)

Up 3 to number 11

KSI ft Yungblud and Polo G - Patience

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

RAYE and D-Block Europe - Bed / Ferrari Horses

Up 9 to number 8 / Up 13 to number 36

Nathan Evans vs 220Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue (from a vast warehouse full of dresses)

Top of the Pops, 18th February 2021

The big new entry this week is from Digga D and AJ Tracy. It's followed up by the equally exciting pairing of Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus, and later on The Weeknd performs a double helping of his happening hits. 

There are return appearances from Kid Laroi and the Digital Farm Animals song, which is still riding high. And no one can shift Olivia Rodrigo from the top.

Debuts: None

Digga D and AJ Tracy - Bringing It Back

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Miley Cyrus ft Dua Lipa - Prisoner

Up 3 to number 17

Kid Laroi - Without You

Up 1 to number 3

A1 and J1 - Latest Trends

In at number 19

Anne-Marie and KSI vs Digital Farm Animals - Don't Play

Up 1 to number 4

Cardi B - Up

In at number 21

The Weeknd - Save Your Tears / Blinding Lights

High Climber - Up 16 to number 15 / Long Runner - Up 6 to number 20 after 63 weeks

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberly Walsh (from the top of a snowy peak)

Top of the Pops, 28th January 2021

Olivia Rodrigo holds on at the top but there is stiff competition from friend of the show Anne-Marie, as well as the indomitable Ariana Grande, who recruits a couple of the other performers this week for an exclusive deluxe version of 34+35.

The most unexpected appearance here might be the Longest Johns, riding a wave of sea shanty fever. But there's also a debut from Nuka alongside Derulo, and a return appearance from Kid Laroi.

Debuts: Nuka, The Longest Johns

The Longest Johns - Wellerman

In at number 37

Anne-Marie and KSI vs Digital Farm Animals - Don't Play

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Kid Laroi - Without You

Up 1 to number 5

Jason Derulo vs Nuka - Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)

Up 3 to number 26

Meduza ft Dermot Kennedy - Paradise

Up 1 to number 6

Doja Cat - Streets

High Climber - Up 39 to number 20

Ariana Grande with Jason Derulo and Doja Cat - 34+35

Up 8 to number 3

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue (from the set of the Harry Potter films)

Top of the Pops, 14th January 2021

All the Christmas songs suddenly disappear into the ether, leaving room for some monster climbs by the rest of them. The resulting line-up is more or less a who's who of anyone who's anyone: Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa, Queen Ariana Grande (performing most of her album), Taylor Swift. They are ably supplemented by some chart favourites from the second half of 2020 in Tate McRae, Meduza and KSI.

Perhaps the most surprising climb of all is the Little Mix song, which leaps the eight places needed to hit the top almost out of nowhere. They give an ebullient performance, and give us a bit of their (so far) more minor hit No Time For Tears as an encore.

Debuts: None.

Dua Lipa - Levitating

Up 63 to number 5

Justin Bieber - Anyone

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Taylor Swift - Willow

Up 22 to number 12

KSI ft. Craig David and Digital Farm Animals - Really Love

Up 22 to number 14

Meduza ft. Dermot Kennedy - Without You

Up 19 to number 10

Tate McRae - You Broke Me First

High Climber - Up 65 to number 9

Ariana Grande - 34 + 35 / Positions / POV

Up 12 to number 8 / Up 23 to number 22 / Back in at number 52

Little Mix - Sweet Melody / No Time For Tears

Up 8 to number 1 / Up 38 to number 24

PRESENTER: Heidi Range (from an abandoned hairdresser's)

Top of the Pops, 5th November 2020

After several weeks of mostly slow climbers, today sees fireworks as three songs zoom straight into the top ten: friends of the show Little Mix, KSI, and right at the top Ariana Grande making her big return.

That pushes a lot of other songs downwards, meaning we're also able to feature several acts from lower down the top 40, including a rare sighting of actual guitars in the hands of Bring Me The Horizon. Central Cee makes his debut, and there are welcome pop-ins from Jax Jones and Sam Smith.

Debuts: Central Cee.

Jax Jones ft. Au/Ra - I Miss U

Up 9 to number 30

Little Mix - Sweet Melody

In at number 8

Sam Smith - Diamonds

Up 3 to number 17

Bring Me The Horizon - Teardrops

In at number 39

KSI, Craig David and Digital Farm Animals - Really Love

In at number 3

Central Cee - Loading

In at number 37

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 31 after 48 weeks

Ariana Grande - Positions

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby

Top of the Pops, 24th September 2020

She may have had one of the albums of the year, but we haven't seen that much of friend of the show Dua Lipa on TOTP lately. She puts that right this week, sneaking into the line-up as Hallucinate rises to number 31. Also breaking the surface is Dermot Kennedy, while Simba and Gunna make rather flashier inroads.

Paul Woolford and Diplo have quietly floated up into the top ten so they make a third appearance in six weeks, while Cardi B and Megan remain at the top, glee unabated.

Debuts: Don Tolliver, Nav.

Clean Bandit ft. Mabel and 24KGoldn - Tick Tock

Up 2 to number 12

Dua Lipa - Hallucinate

Up 2 to number 31

Dermot Kennedy - Giants

Up 4 to number 18

Simba ft. KSI - Loose

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Calvin Harris ft. The Weeknd - Over Now

Up 1 to number 34

Gunna ft. Don Tolliver and Nav - Lemonade

High Climber - Up 21 to number 16

Paul Woolford and Diplo ft. Kareen Lomax - Looking For Me

Up 3 to number 5

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh (in the royal box in an empty theatre)

Top of the Pops, 10th September 2020

It's a strange chart this week: almost nobody has climbed more than three places. The exceptions are Clean Bandit and the new entry from Calvin Harris and friend of the show The Weeknd, so they beam in as much energy as is humanly possible over a remote connection.

Huge congratulations also to Cardi and Megan, who perform as much of their song as the censors allow to celebrate reaching the top.

Debuts: None.

Little Mix - Holiday

Up 3 to number 18

Clean Bandit ft. Mabel and 24KGoldn - Tick Tock

High Climber - Up 16 to number 20

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky

Up 2 to number 17

Paul Woolford and Diplo ft. Kareen Lomax - Looking For Me

Up 3 to number 12

Chris Brown ft. Young Thug - Go Crazy

Up 1 to number 11

Nathan Dawe ft. KSI - Lighter

Up 2 to number 3

Calvin Harris ft. The Weeknd - Over Now

Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton (from his shed)

Top of the Pops, 6th August 2020

Taylor Swift's album arrives, placing three new songs in the upper reaches and pushing most other tracks down accordingly, which means opportunities for a couple of climbers in the lower reaches: Tom Walker and Dua Lipa are both delighted to appear. Taylor herself brings us an impassioned remote rendition of Cardigan.

Swifty doesn't have the highest new entry, though. That honour goes to men of the moment Nathan Dawe and KSI, who appear in split screen. Friends of the show Little Mix also place well with their newest release, and MNEK and Joel Corry hold on at number 1.

Debuts: None

Topic ft. A7S - Breaking Me

Up 2 to number 18

Little Mix - Holiday

In at number 17

Tom Walker - Wait For You

Up 7 to number 47

Nathan Dawe ft. KSI - Lighter

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Dua Lipa - Hallucinate

Up 16 to number 49

Jubel ft. Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight

Up 5 to number 16

Taylor Swift - Cardigan

In at number 6

Joel Corry ft. MNEK - Head and Heart

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range, from the 'Another Place' art installation on the Crosby shore

Top of the Pops, 4th June 2020

Most of the higher-up climbers this week are the same ones as last week, so we get to showcase some of the bubbler-unders - StaySolidRocky, 220 Kid, and the surprisingly seldom featured 1975.

There are surges from Harry Styles and KSI, but the big story is Gaga and Grande pelting into the top spot with their summer behemoth. They mesh pretty well in split screen.

Debuts: StaySolidRocky

StaySolidRocky - Party Girl

Up 6 to number 28

The 1975 - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)

High Climber - Up 19 to number 33

KSI ft. Swarmz and Tion Wayne - Houdini

Up 8 to number 15

Nathan Dawe ft. JayKae - Flowers

Up 1 to number 12

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Up 14 to number 21

220 Kid ft. Gracey - Don't Need Love

Up 3 to number 7

The Weeknd - In Your Eyes

Up 10 to number 29

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande - Rain On Me

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range (from her friend's garden)

Top of the Pops, 7th May 2020

In what is being billed as Radio 1's first ever number 1 hit, the Live Lounge Allstars leap four places to hit the top, all in aid of a good cause of course. The lockdown isolation vibe is carried on with downbeat solo performances from Powfu's samplee Beabadoobee and Joel Corry's collaborator Harlee, plus a Zoom chat version of the 1975.

There are also big hip hop entries (in video form) from KSI and the Scotts and dance from the 220 Kid, and Sam Fischer gets his TOTP debut at last after months in the lower reaches of the chart.

Debuts: Kid Cudi, Swarmz, Sam Fischer, 220 Kid, Gracey, Harlee (on her own)

Travis Scott and Kid Cudi - The Scotts

In at number 11

The 1975 - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)

In at number 14

KSI ft Swarmz and Tion Wayne - Houdini

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Sam Fischer - This City

Up 2 to number 31

220 Kid and Gracey - Don't Need Love

High Climber - Up 11 to number 38

Beabadoobee - Coffee For Your Head

Up 2 to number 5

Harlee - Lonely

Up 2 to number 8

Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: Paije from the X Factor (from his sofa)