Top of the Pops, 6th March 2025

Tate McRae's album is out, and after building her following for a while she has a strong chart showing; she performs the biggest hit and the biggest new one. Also new is the Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco track, while Aitch and Bou rave their way into the top 40 for the first time.

Kendrick Lamar holds steady at number 1, just pipping eternal number 2 artiste Chappell Roan, and Lady Gaga keeps her place in the top 5.

Debuts: None

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco ft. Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

In at number 28

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Up 3 to number 4

Sam Fender - Arm's Length

Up 18 to number 17

Aitch vs Bou - Raving In The Studio

High Climber - Up 21 to number 22

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

Up 1 to number 2

From The Vault: Oasis - Whatever

Back in at number 36

Tate McRae - Sports Car / Revolving Door

Up 12 to number 3 / Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

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, 20th February 2025

There's a mix of the old and new this week: Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan bring us some of the enduringly loved tracks from last year, while exciting chart inroads are made by Lisa, Alex Warren, and the perfect match of Kendrick Lamar and SZA.

Benson Boone and friend of the show Jimin also ping back up the chart, and Lola Young makes it a month at number 1 and celebrates with an exclusive version featuring BRIT queen Charli XCX.

Debuts: Lisa

Lisa ft. Doja Cat and RAYE - Born Again

In at number 13

Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - Luther

High Climber - Up 24 to number 10

Alex Warren - Ordinary

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe / Red Wine Supernova

Up 6 to number 22 / Back in at number 32

Jimin - Who

Up 6 to number 17

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Long Runner - Up 27 to number 6 after 56 weeks

Billie Eilish with Charli XCX - Wildflower / Guess

Up 3 to number 16 / Up 10 to number 21

Lola Young ft. Charli XCX - Messy

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 13th February 2025

Some nice climbs this week: friend of the show The Weeknd entering the top ten, Doechii and Chappell Roan entering the top 20, and the banger from Aitch and Bou scraping into the top 40. Grammy winner Charli XCX is here too, and Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss also returns to the chart.

However the big new entry is from Lady Gaga, while Lola Young still sits on top.

Debuts: None

Charli XCX - Guess

Back in at number 31

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Back in at number 27

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Aitch vs Bou - Raving In The Studio

Up 13 to number 40

The Weeknd - Timeless / Cry For Me

Up 9 to number 7 / In at number 8

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Up 8 to number 16

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club / Casual

Up 12 to number 14 / Back in at number 62

Lola Young - Messy

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Ange Postecoglou

Top of the Pops, 5th December 2024

Christmas is coming up fast, so here's Bobby Helms in the From The Vault slot, plus festive studio appearances from Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande - who also duets with Cynthia Erivo on one of the big entries from Wicked.

Gracie Abrams makes it a month at the top, and there are intriguing bubbler-unders from Lola Young and Stomae and Pomme.

Debuts: Stromae, Pomme, Cynthia Erivo, Lola Young

Stromae and Pomme - Ma Meilleure Ennemie

In at number 21

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

In at number 7

Lola Young - Messy

Up 14 to number 41

From The Vault: Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

Up 21 to number 30

Ed Sheeran - Merry Christmas

Back in at number 31

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Up 19 to number 27

Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up / Luther

Highest New Entry - In at number 4 / In at number 5

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Ruth Jones and Joanna Page

Top of the Pops, 8th August 2024

The brat summer continues with Charli XCX reaching a new peak, still outside the top ten though, and working in a bit of the remix as well. Perhaps even more fabulous is Chappell Roan, now at number 2 and also able to perform a second hit.

Meanwhile there's a decent entry for Post Malone and a debut for Adam Port. We welcome back Shaboozey and Kendrick, take a look at the young years of Justin Timbo and the N*SYNC boys, and continue to enjoy Sabrina Carpenter who is really putting down roots in the top spot - she performs with a bluegrass-inspired arrangement this week.

Debuts: Adam Port, Stryv, Malachiii

Charli XCX - 360 / 365

Up 6 to number 12 / In at number 63

Post Malone ft. Luke Combs - Guy For That

Highest New Entry - In at number 26

Adam Port and Stryv ft. Malachiii - Move

Up 7 to number 18

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Up 1 to number 9

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Up 1 to number 10

From The Vault: N*SYNC - Bye Bye Bye

Back in at number 30

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe / Red Wine Supernova

Up 1 to number 2 / Up 1 to number 38

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 4th July 2024

The Glastonbury effect is alive and well for Coldplay, who bound onto the show with their first appearance since 2022. Charli XCX might be another beneficiary, and she brings Lorde along with her for a rare TOTP appearance.

Elsewhere there are a couple of impressive chart charges by Jordan Adetunji and Tommy Richman. Sabrina Carpenter makes it two weeks at numbers 1 and 2.

Debuts: Jordan Adetunji

David Guetta ft. OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait

Up 1 to number 22

Charli XCX ft. Lorde - Girl So Confusing

In at number 28

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Up 7 to number 14

Jordan Adetunji - Kehlani

Up 26 to number 29

Tommy Richman - Devil Is A Lie

High Climber - Up 27 to number 21

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Up 2 to number 3

Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 16th May 2024

Welcome to Drake vs Kendrick Lamar week! Top of the Pops presents a handy round-up of all the diss tracks that are climbing the chart in one manageable package. Also featured is a man who has collaborated with both, Future, so perhaps he can arbitrate if the result is in doubt.

On the pop side of things we have friend of the show Dua Lipa and a randomly returning Harry Styles, and on the authentic American troubadour side of things we have Benson Boone, newcomer Tommy Richman and arguably Shaboozey. Sabrina Carpenter continues to keep it classy at number 1.

Debuts: Tommy Richman

Dua Lipa - These Walls

In at number 40

Future - Like That

Up 10 to number 20

Harry Styles - As It Was

Long Runner - Back in at number 41 after 90 weeks

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Up 3 to number 3

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Up 5 to number 23

Kendrick Lamar vs Drake round-up - Not Like Us / Euphoria / Family Matters / Meet The Grahams

Highest New Entry - In at number 10 / Up 39 to number 11 / In at number 17 / In at number 28

Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

High Climber - Up 24 to number 7

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 4th April 2024

Spring has sprung and we have a very fresh show this week with a ton of new entries - Future, Hozier and Olivia Rodrigo in the top ten, and NewEra and Artemas lower down. Even Benson Boone at the top of the chart is able to pair his track of the moment with a new offering.

Charli XCX brings us Von Dutch for a second time, but this time it's the remix featuring Addison Rae. And Michael Marcagi reaches a new chart peak - how high can he go?

Debuts: NewEra, Artemas, Addison Rae

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

Up 1 to number 9

Future vs Metro Boomin ft. Kendrick Lamar - Like That

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed / So American

In at number 10 / In at number 24

NewEra - Birds In The Sky

In at number 23

Hozier - Too Sweet

In at number 8

Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me

In at number 13

Charli XCX ft. Addison Rae - Von Dutch

High Climber - Up 19 to number 27

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things / Slow It Down

Second week at number 1 / In at number 42

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 26th May 2022

If rock is over, nobody told My Chemical Romance, who open the show this week. There's also a pleasingly retro feel about our Eurovision-powered highest new entry from Sam Ryder. More contemporary sounds come from Post Malone, friends of the show D-Block Europe and Kendrick Lamar, and there's a welcome return for La Roux doing her cameo on the Tion Wayne track. Harry Styles dresses up as a hobbit for his seventh week at number 1.

Debuts: Sam Ryder

My Chemical Romance - The Foundations Of Decay

In at number 37

Post Malone ft. Roddy Ricch - Cooped Up

In at number 25

Sam Ryder - Space Man

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Tion Wayne ft. La Roux - IFTK

In at number 16

Benson Boone - In The Stars

Up 1 to number 24

D-Block Europe - Black Beatles

In at number 35

Kendrick Lamar - N95 / Die Hard

In at number 6 / In at number 7

Harry Styles - As It Was

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 19th May 2022

There's a rare sighting of Kendrick Lamar this week, and an even rarer non-festive sighting of Mariah Carey, who gamely comes along for her guest spot on the Latto track. Benzz is new, and Cat Burns and George Ezra reprise two of the tracks of the moment. Harry Styles has a Poirot-influenced look as he marks the magic six weeks at number 1.

Debuts: Benzz

Benzz - Je M'Appelle

High Climber - Up 14 to number 34

Kendrick Lamar - The Heart - Pt 5

In at number 24

Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

Up 1 to number 18

Jack Harlow - Churchill Downs

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Up 12 to number 31

Cat Burns - Go

Non-mover at number 3

Latto and Mariah Carey - Big Energy

Up 7 to number 21

Harry Styles - As It Was

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Clare Balding and Sue Barker

Top of the Pops, 11th October 2018

Some incredible star power on TOTP this week. The highest new entry is from LADY GAGA and her Star Is Born co-star, and we also have top US names Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar and friend of the show Khalid.

After a few weeks climbing, Sigala finally gets high enough to get a TOTP invitation, and he manages to corral all his co-artistes to appear with him. Meanwhile George Ezra's Shotgun somehow floats back into the top ten, so he makes a triumphant appearance and also helps out Calvin Harris by filling in for Sam Smith in a unique performance.

Debuts: Bradley Cooper

Sigala ft. Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana - Just Got Paid

High Climber - Up 16 to number 17

Lil Wayne ft. Kendrick Lamar - Mona Lisa

In at number 21

Dean Lewis - Be Alright

Up 7 to number 11

Khalid - Better

Up 7 to number 24

Dynoro - In My Mind

Up 3 to number 5

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 6 to number 10

Calvin Harris ft. George Ezra - Promises

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 1st March 2018

Finally, Justin Timberlake's new hit has climbed high enough to get the guy featured, along with featuree Chris Stapleton of course. There's also fresh material from Khalid and Bazzi, but a slow-moving chart means that the rest of the show consists of reprises: Portugal The Man, Kendrick Lamar, and friends of the show Dua Lipa, Mabel and Not3s. Drake's number 1 run looks set to stretch out and out.

Debuts: Normani (as solo), Chris Stapleton.

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 2 to number 4

Bazzi - Mine

High Climber - Up 10 to number 27

Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - All The Stars

Up 6 to number 5

Mabel ft. Not3s - Fine Line

Up 1 to number 16

Dua Lipa - IDGAF

Up 1 to number 3

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies

Highest New Entry - In at number 51

Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something

Up 5 to number 22

Drake - God's Plan

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 15th February 2018

The movie theme of the last few weeks continues, as Kendrick Lamar pops in with two friends and two songs from the Black Panther film. Keala Settle is here too, reprising the standout hit from The Greatest Showman.

Reality is represented by another new grimer B Young as well as friends of the show Mabel and Not3s. And there's some old-school toe-tapping from Bruno Mars and Portugal The Man.

Debuts: B Young.

Mabel ft. Not3s - Fine Line

Up 5 to number 17

Kendrick Lamar with SZA and the Weeknd - Pray For Me / All The Stars

Highest New Entry - In at number 15 / Up 9 to number 28

B Young - Jumanji

High Climber - Up 16 to number 27

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 4 to number 9

Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B - Finesse

Up 2 to number 7

G-Eazy and Halsey - Him & I

Up 3 to number 22

Keala Settle - This Is Me

Up 2 to number 6

Drake - God's Plan

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Top of the Pops, 27th April 2017

TOTP has a decidedly urban feel this week, as J Hus, Future and this week's chart dominator Kendrick Lamar all roll up. Plus of course Ed Sheeran returns to number 1 with the more urban-flavoured of his two hits; have we all forgotten poor Castle on the Hill now?

The rest of the show is female-dominated. Larsson, Gaga, Lovato and Michaels are as good a pop star line-up as you'll find anywhere, I'd say. And who thought that Cheat Codes would be back? It's nice, too, that half the show is made up of fresh material.

Debuts: Future

Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - Symphony

Up 2 to number 2

Kendrick Lamar - Humble / DNA / Element

High Climber - Up 25 to number 6 / Highest New Entry - In at number 18 / In at number 33

Lady Gaga - The Cure

In at number 23

Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato - No Promises

Up 3 to number 48

Julia Michaels - Issues

Up 1 to number 10

Future - Mask Off

Up 2 to number 24

J Hus - Did You See

Up 7 to number 34

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Up 1, fourteenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 13th April 2017

We are favoured with a few special performances this week. Friends of the show Coldplay are here for a heartfelt, Chainsmokerless rendition of Something Just Like This. Skip Marley turns up without Katy Perry to turn Chained To The Rhythm into a raggamuffin riot. And Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson do a two-song medley, with Mr Marley popping up again to fill in for Sean Paul.

We've also got a run-down of the biggest hits of the day from Jax Jones, Alessia Cara and Julia Michaels, and a rare sighting of international megastar Kendrick Lamar. Captain Ed is still number 1.

Debuts: None.

Julia Michaels - Issues

Up 3 to number 10

Skip Marley - Chained To The Rhythm

Up 6 to number 11

Kendrick Lamar - Humble

Highest New Entry - In at number 21

Alessia Cara - Stay

Up 2 to number 9

Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Up 1 to number 5

Jax Jones ft. RAYE - You Don't Know Me

Up 3 to number 15

Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson and Skip Marley - Symphony / Rockabye

Up 1 to number 3 / Up 8 to number 45

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Thirteenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 1st December 2016

Stars, stars everywhere this week. Mars, Bieber, Grande, Minaj, even Kendrick Lamar pops up for his feature on the weirdly persistent Maroon 5 track. Friend of the show The Weeknd is also here and brings his confreres Daft Punk with him... or does he? It's hard to tell with those masks.

Mannequin challenge guys Rae Sremmurd are here too, and there's a real treat at number 1: Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj invade the Clean Bandit song, making a supercharged exclusive concoction of the kind you can only find on TOTP.

Debuts: Daft Punk... or is it?

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Up 1 to number 6

The Vamps vs Matoma - All Night

High Climber - Up 15 to number 26

DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

Up 1 to number 15

Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane - Black Beatles

Up 2 to number 2

Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar - Don't Wanna Know

Up 3 to number 5

The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming / Party Monster

Highest New Entry - In at number 18 / In at number 33

Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

Up 1 to number 13

Clean Bandit ft. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - Rockabye

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Gary Lineker

Top of the Pops, 22nd September 2016

The big news this week is the return of Lady Gaga, who turns up in full kit to perform Perfect Illusion. And as if one straddler of the art-pop line wasn't enough, Sia is also here to perform The Greatest with Kendrick Lamar.

The rest of the line-up is pretty fun: friend of the show Tove Lo, party maniacs DNCE and mister funtimes himself, James Arthur. Plus Bastille and newcomer Tory Lanez.

Debuts: Tory Lanez.

Tove Lo - Cool Girl

Up 11 to number 48

DNCE - Toothbrush

Up 2 to number 53

Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

In at number 25

Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

High Climber - Up 44 to number 5

Bastille - Good Grief

Up 7 to number 20

Tory Lanez - Luv

Up 6 to number 50

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: David Dimbleby

Top of the Pops, 28th May 2015

A Taylor Swift TOTP appearance always feels like an event, and this week's is no exception. She and Kendrick Lamar have the highest new entry and turn up in some style with a performance inspired by the video - including on-stage cameos from Ellie Goulding and Cara Delevingne.

Elsewhere it's Ella Eyre's turn to ably fill in for Bieber on the Skrillex/Diplo (aka Jack U) track, while Jessie J and Ne-Yo climb the charts and fun debutants are flown in from as far away as Australia and YouTube World.

Debuts: Sheppard, Andie Case.

Ella Eyre - Together

In at number 12

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Jessie J - Flashlight

Up 23 to number 39

Ne-Yo - She Knows

High Climber - Up 32 to number 35

Skrillex & Diplo ft. Ella Eyre - Where Are U Now

Up 2 to number 5

Sheppard - Geronimo

In at number 36

Andie Case - Want To Want Me/I Want You To Want Me

In at number 24

OMI - Cheerleader

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 20th November 2014

One Direction's album has hit and there is no stopping them at the moment - they have a ton of singles climbing the chart and they appear for the third week in a row to bring us the highest-selling (and streaming) three of them.

Now in fine Jools Holland style, the other guests. From the American South! OneRepublic. From Australia! The Veronicas. From Ireland! Hozier. From Los Angeles! Kendrick Lamar. From Grimsby! Ella Henderson. From Magic FM! Sam Smith. And at number one it's the Children in Need record.

Debuts: Gareth Malone, Kendrick Lamar, the Veronicas

OneRepublic - I Lived

Up 1 to number 31

The Veronicas - You Ruin Me

In at number 8

Ella Henderson - Yours

In at number 46

Kendrick Lamar - i

In at number 20

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Up 9 to number 25

Sam Smith - Like I Can

In at number 9

One Direction - Steal My Girl / 18 / Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

Up 6 to number 3 / In at number 45 / In at number 47

Gareth Malone's All Star Choir - Wake Me Up

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton