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, 10th December 2020

The Christmas chart onslaught begins in earnest, although Covid being what it is, several of the original artists are available to remote-perform their evergreen hits. So as well as the archive footage of Elton, we have appearances from friend of the show Jess Glynne, Kelly Clarkson and the grande dame of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey (with a few special invitees). Even Queen Ariana Grande chucks in a bit of festivity alongside her immovable number 1 bonking anthem.

Non-Christmassy fun comes from Miley Cyrus, Liam Gallagher and CJ. Congratulations to them for impinging on the nation's mostly mince pie-focused consciousness.

Debuts: None.

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky

Up 2 to number 5

Jess Glynne - This Christmas

Up 35 to number 28

Liam Gallagher - All You're Dreaming Of

In at number 35

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree

Up 26 to number 20

CJ - Whoopty

Up 1 to number 11

From The Vault: Elton John - Step Into Christmas

Up 31 to number 18

Mariah Carey with Kelly Clarkson, Jess Glynn, Liam Gallagher and AJ Tracey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 12 to number 2

Ariana Grande - Positions / Santa Tell Me

Sixth week at number 1 / Back in at number 16

PRESENTERS: Olly Murs dressed as Santa and Nick Grimshaw dressed as an elf

Top of the Pops, 21st September 2017

What Taylor Swift can do, Sam Smith can also do. Too Good At Goodbyes drops in to say hello to the top spot, blowing everything else away. Other big new entries are from ZAYN (with the versatile Alessia Cara exclusively subbing for the absent Sia) and none other than Kelly Clarkson, while the new ones from friends of the show Jason Derulo and Rita Ora both creep into the top 30 for the first time.

If that's not enough, we have the delightful Stefflon Don, and the mental health anthem from Logic. His guest vocalist Khalid has a couple of other hits lower down the chart, so maybe we'll be seeing more of him in future weeks.

Debuts: Khalid, Young Thug.

Stefflon Don ft. French Montana - Hurtin' Me

Up 22 to number 28

ZAYN with Alessia Cara - Dusk Till Dawn

In at number 5

Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255

High Climber - Up 25 to number 16

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana

Up 1 to number 10

Jason Derulo - If I'm Lucky

Up 2 to number 30

Rita Ora - Lonely Together

Up 14 to number 21

Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece

In at number 27

Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 29th October 2015

We have a new number 1 from the debuting KDA, alongside Katy B and Tinie Tempah. Fellow producers Diplo, Kygo and Rudimental are also in the house, skulking behind their decks of course, while Ella Henderson takes over the vocals on Firestone, combining it with her own Kygo feature Here For You.

Hendersony's X Factor colleague Ben Haenow debuts this week too, aided by none other than (former American Idol herself) Kelly Clarkson, and the One Direction boys also fly the Syco flag.

Debuts: Ben Haenow, Sleepy Tom.

One Direction - Perfect

In at number 2

Ben Haenow ft. Kelly Clarkson - Second Hand Heart

In at number 21

Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih - Freak Of The Week

Up 4 to number 53

Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

Up 2 to number 39

Sleepy Tom and Diplo - Be Right There

In at number 8

Kygo ft. Ella Henderson - Firestone / Here For You

Up 5 to number 31 / Up 13 to number 47

Rudimental ft. Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me

Up 2 to number 13

KDA ft. Tinie Tempah and Katy B - Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 5 March 2015

The Brit Awards effect is muted this year: Smith (high) and Ezra (husky) are both on, but they seem to be on most weeks. Instead, dance music is taking the middle placings by storm and the highest honours go to Princess Ellie and Dame Kelly Clarkson.

Debuts: Kelly Clarkson, Disciples, Axwell.

Kelly Clarkson - Heartbeat Song

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Disciples - They Don't Know

In at number 24

David Guetta ft. Emeli Sande - What I Did For Love

High Climber - Up 14 to number 6

Karen Harding - Say Something

Up 2 to number 16

Axwell and Ingrosso - Something New

In at number 22

George Ezra - Budapest

Long Runner - Up 12 to number 18 after 39 weeks

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down

Back in at number 15

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill