Top of the Pops, 28th March 2024

It's quite a male line-up this week, with only Ava Max flying the female flag - even the first lady of country and western Beyonce has been knocked off the top spot in favour of Benson Boone and his questionable gender politics. Still, there are fairly storming performances from hoary growlers Teddy Swims and Rag 'N' Bone Man, and a more polished offering from V.

Noah Kahan makes a surprise return to the show, and the show is somewhat stolen by none other than Mark Knopfler and a stage full of six-string virtuosi.

Debuts: None

Calvin Harris ft. Rag 'N' Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life

Up 5 to number 14

Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes - Going Home

In at number 18

Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants

Up 1 to number 16

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 4

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

Up 3 to number 17

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Up 1 to number 6

V - Fri(end)s

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 22nd February 2024

US music royalty is here in abundance this week, with Beyonce off the dance bandwagon and on the country bandwagon, Kanye on the show for the first time in a while, and Taylor Swift reprising Cruel Summer in an exclusive mix played on glacial synths and percussion.

There's also a strong debut for Good Neighbours, an oldie from Mason and Princess Superstar, and a double bill from top guy Noah Kahan.

Debuts: Good Neighbours

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

Up 4 to number 24

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Good Neighbours - Home

Up 6 to number 34

YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight

Up 4 to number 5

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Up 3 to number 7

From The Vault: Mason vs Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder)

Up 4 to number 35

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign - Carnival

In at number 12

Noah Kahan - Stick Season / Forever

Seventh week at number 1 / In at number 31

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 1st February 2024

Immovable at the top just now, Noah Kahan also has this week's highest new entry, so Sam Fender joins him in a double bill to close the show. Just before that Sophie Ellis-Bextor celebrates her continued resurgence with a special contemporary update of Murder On The Dancefloor.

There's also a debut for Songer, a return for friend of the show Becky Hill, and a slightly rum collaboration from The Weeknd. And were it not for Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield would be attracting quite a lot of attention for her own triumphant comeback - can she breach the top ten?

Debuts: Songer, Lily-Rose Depp, Jennie Kim

Becky Hill vs Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

In at number 34

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Up 5 to number 13

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

In at number 18

Songer - Toxic

Up 7 to number 32

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

In at number 39

The Weeknd, Jennie Kim and Lily-Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

Up 1 to number 27

Sophie Ellis-Bextor ft. Charli XCX, Aitch and Nile Rodgers - Murder On The Dancefloor

Up 1 to number 2

Noah Kahan with Sam Fender - Homesick / Stick Season

Highest New Entry - In at number 5 / Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 27th August 2020

A couple of legends grace our screens this week - after all, it's not like they're doing anything else. We have 50 Cent accompanying Roddy Ricch and a recording of Pop Smoke, and then none other than Tina Turner deigning to join in with Kygo's plunking.

There are exciting new entries from Miley Cyrus and Lil Durk, and possibly unexpected appearances from DJ Khaled and Diplo. MNEK and Corry are immovable at the summit.

Debuts: Paul Woolford, Kareen Lomax, Lil Durk,

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

High Climber - Up 15 to number 14

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky

In at number 15

Drake ft. Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Kygo vs Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It

Up 1 to number 31

Jason Derulo - Take You Dancing

Up 15 to number 19

Pop Smoke ft. 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch - The Woo

Up 2 to number 13

DJ Khaled ft. Drake - Greece

Up 1 to number 8

Joel Corry ft. MNEK - Head and Heart

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue (in her underground bunker)

Top of the Pops, 3rd October 2019

After last week's chart mayhem, this TOTP is the complete opposite: every song in the top 5 gets to appear, and they're all tracks that have been around for quite some time. Crowning it all is King Ed Sheeran, still top of the chart, though he mixes it up a bit by mixing in a bit of Beautiful People, thanks to a cameo by friend of the show Khalid.

For a bit of variety we do have a triple bill from Burna Boy, who features on three chart climbers this week. He performs his bits of all of them, bringing along TOTP debutante Mahalia to help with the most obscure of the three.

Debuts: Mahalia

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 2 to number 15

Burna Boy with Mahalia - Location / Be Honest / Simmer

Up 10 to number 39 / Up 2 to number 16 / Up 1 to number 53

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 3

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 1 to number 2

Regard - Ride It

Up 6 to number 5

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Up 7 to number 7

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy and Khalid - Take Me Back To London / Beautiful People

Fifth week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 25

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

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, 15th August 2019

She hasn't been away all that long, but it's nice to see Ariana Grande hasn't lost her ability to materialise in the upper reaches of the chart at will. King Ed Sheeran, alongside the mighty Stormzy, is also now making inroads with yet another of his wildly popular duets.

In other news, we get a couple of round-ups of some lower-down hits thanks to three-song medleys from Drake and new friend of the show Aitch. And with Shawn Mendes unavailable, it falls to Stormzy to serenade Camila Cabello in the top position.

Debuts: Social House

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Back in at number 14

Ariana Grande and Social House - Boyfriend

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Drake - Money In The Grave / How Bout Now / 4pm in Calabasas

Up 3 to number 29 / In at number 50 / In at number 72

Jax Jones ft. Bebe Rexha - Harder

Up 9 to number 36

Krept and Konan - I Spy

High Climber - Up 15 to number 22

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 9

Aitch - Tast (Make It Shake) / Strike A Pose / Kilos

In at number 8 / Up 2 to number 18 / Up 1 to number 66

Camila Cabello with Stormzy - Senorita

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

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, 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, 6th June 2019

Not content with a third week at number 1, King Ed Sheeran also has the highest new entry, so he brings along Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock, the other rapper, to perform it. Meanwhile Mark Ronson and Lykke Li finally break into the top 30 and 5 Seconds Of Summer crash the party once more.

Meduza and Kygo (with Rita Ora of course) are becoming regulars here, so they both give us slightly different exclusive versions of their evergreen hits.

Debuts: Lykke Li, PnB Rock

Meduza ft. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart

Up 1 to number 6

Mark Ronson ft. Lykke Li - Late Night Feelings

Up 3 to number 30

Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You

Up 3 to number 10

NSG - OT Bop

In at number 17

5 Seconds Of Summer - Easier

In at number 29

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 2 to number 26

Young Thug and J Cole - The London

In at number 18

Ed Sheeran ft. Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock - I Don't Care / Cross Me

Third week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 9

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

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, 9th May 2019

Two earth-shaking entries rock the top five: Taylor Swift returning alongside Brendon Urie, and the mighty Stormzy knocking Lil Nas X off the chart pinnacle.

There's also Rita Ora featuring on a Kygo track, friend of the show Zara Larsson, and two and a half minutes of birdsong from the RSPB, so that's enjoyable.

Debuts: Brendon Urie (as solo, though Panic At The Disco is quasi-solo anyway), Digga D, the RSPB

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 9 to number 30

Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME

In at number 3

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

Up 1 to number 10

Zara Larsson - Don't Worry Bout Me

High Climber - Up 13 to number 34

Digga D - No Diet

Up 7 to number 20

Jax Jones ft. Madison Beer - All Day And Night

Up 2 to number 12

RSPB - Let Nature Sing

In at number 18

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 11th May 2017

Huge, old-style new entry incoming: DJ Khaled and a bunch of people but, to be fair, mainly Justin Bieber smash their way in at number 1. Khaled is here and, while he hasn't brough all his buds, Justin is in the building. Hooray! Not only that: since he's here, he's also good enough to take the stage with Demi Lovato and do the male voice bits in her song that sound more or less like him anyway on the record.

Also invading our airspace are Ellie Goulding and Charlie Puth, and there are longer runners from Disciples, Anne-Marie (who just can't say goodbye) and J Hus. Mr Hus also injects a bit of newness into an exclusive version of Rag 'n' Bone Man's modern classic.

Debuts: Quavo.

Kygo ft. Ellie Goulding - First Time

In at number 34

Charlie Puth - Attention

High Climber - Up 19 to number 31

Rag 'n' Bone Man ft. J Hus - Human

Up 2 to number 29

Disciples - On My Mind

Up 1 to number 27

Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

Up 3 to number 14

J Hus - Did You See

Up 3 to number 17

Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber - No Promises

Up 13 to number 26

DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber and Quavo - I'm The One

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 23rd March 2017

The post-Sheermageddon era, week 1. As demand for Divide eases somewhat, the more popular non-Ed tracks regroup and make modest rises, so this week's show is a bit of a showcase for most of the main current hits. That means Rag 'n' Bone Man, Coldplay and the 'Smokers, Jax Jones and the newish one from Zedd and Alessia Cara.

It also means Kygo and Selena Gomez, but Selena is elsewhere so who better to fill in than Captain Ed himself? He also closes the show with another album sampler - eight tracks from Divide have now been featured.

However, the biggest news for long-time fans is the return of the mighty Steps. They have this week's highest new entry, which is good for one more TOTP appearance.

Debuts: None.

Zedd ft. Alessia Cara - Stay

High Climber - Up 15 to number 23

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

Up 5 to number 17

Steps - Scared of the Dark

Highest New Entry - In at number 37

Calvin Harris ft. Migos - Slide

Up 4 to number 19

Rag 'N' Bone Man - Human

Up 2 to number 14

Chainsmokers vs Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Up 3 to number 4

Kygo ft. Ed Sheeran - It Ain't Me

Up 3 to number 18

Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers / What Do I Know / Shape Of You

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 9 / Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 2nd March 2017

There's a bit of a Brits effect this week, with Coldplay and the Chainsmokers being the most obvious winners, but Take That also reminding us that they still mostly exist. Aside from that, Kygo and Selena Gomez have the biggest new track, and a slight lack of chart climbers allows rare TOTP appearances from actual bands The 1975 and Imagine Dragons.

Ed Sheeran is really something else, though. He's just dominating the chart at will at the moment, releasing another (de facto) single that shoots to join its older sister Shape Of You at the top of the chart. Sheeran appears again with a medley that gives us most of both tracks.

Debuts: Martin Jensen

Chainsmokers vs Coldplay - Something Just Like This

In at number 30

Kygo ft. Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

In at number 9

James Arthur - Safe Inside

Up 5 to number 31

The 1975 - The Sound

Back in at number 68

Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Up 2 to number 40

Imagine Dragons - Believer

Up 6 to number 47

Take That - Giants

In at number 13

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You / How Would You Feel (Paean)

Seventh week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2

PRESENTER: Craig David

Top of the Pops, 26th May 2016

Where have they been all this time? A much-loved superstar act makes its return to TV as Reggie 'n' Bollie perform their new hit single New Girl. The Stone Roses are also here, just pipping RnB with their newie All For One, and there are a host of exciting debuts including Gnash and Cheat Codes.

The King of Spotify Drake is still number one. This week he's joined by Kyla for a medley of the deathless One Dance and the Drake/Rihanna hit Too Good.

Debuts: Reggie 'n' Bollie, Gnash, Olivia O'Brien, Cheat Codes, Kris Kross, Gareth Malone, The Invictus Games Choir.

Reggie 'n' Bollie - New Girl

In at number 26

Kygo ft. Kodaline - Raging

In at number 42

Gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U I Love U

Up 12 to number 33

Desiigner - Panda

Up 5 to number 7

Cheat Codes ft. Kris Kross - Sex

Up 5 to number 30

Stone Roses - All For One

Highest New Entry - In at number 17

Gareth Malone and the Invictus Games Choir - Flesh and Blood

In at number 29

Drake ft. Kyla - One Dance / Too Good

Sixth week at number 1 / Up 15 to number 8

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver

Top of the Pops, 18th February 2016

There are no new entries at all in the top 40 this week. However, there are a lot of climbers - many of them the same songs as were rising a fortnight ago, so we welcome back Little Mix, Zara Larsson, Alessia Cara, Jason Derulo and Ellie Goulding, as well as Lukas Graham who vault straight into the top spot. It's as pure pop a line-up as you'll see on the show, and many of the repeat performers are good enough to drop in little twists to change things up. Ellie Goulding is backed by a German oompah band.

Filling out the line-up are friends of the show Kygo and Coldplay, the latter fresh from their Superbowl triumph-style event.

Debuts: None.

Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song

Up 4 to number 7

Alessia Cara - Here

Up 1 to number 31

Kygo ft. Maty Noyes - Stay

Up 2 to number 22

Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

Up 7 to number 11

Zara Larsson - Lush Life

Up 3 to number 16

Ellie Goulding - Army

Up 8 to number 20

Jason Derulo - Get Ugly

Up 5 to number 12

Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Up 6 to number 1

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver

Top of the Pops, 21st January 2016

TOTP is all about music, entertainment, showbiz, glitz, and winning the heart of the nation, so how could it not pay tribute to David Bowie? We show a classic performance of "Heroes", his highest-charting single of a dozen re-entering the chart this week.

Aside from that we see quite a few climbers, notably from David Guetta and the ever wonderful Craig David - and indeed the two team up for a special re-interpretation of Bang My Head: double David. Justin Bieber is firmly ensconced at number 1, but it's only the video, not a studio performance.

Debuts: Craig David, Big Narstie, Maty Noyes.

Craig David and Big Narstie - When The Bassline Drops

Up 21 to number 15

Shawn Mendes - Stitches

Up 2 to number 4

From The Vault: David Bowie - "Heroes"

Back in at number 12

Little Mix - Secret Love Song

High Climber - Up 32 to number 34

Kygo ft. Maty Noyes - Stay

Up 20 to number 40

Robin Schulz ft. Yates - Sugar

Up 6 to number 27

David Guetta ft. Craig David - Bang My Head

Up 9 to number 21

Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

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, 17th September 2015

There's a blistering start to this week's show as Ed Sheeran gives us his take on banger-of-the-moment Where Are U Now, as Justin Bieber has the week off. Skrillex (no Diplo this week either) then returns the favour with a techno dismantling of Sheeran's Photograph. Mega!

Also rocking the house are Galantis and friend of the show Jess Glynne, while Ella Henderson pops up twice, both guesting on the Kygo track and helping out with another exclusive girl/girl take on Rita Ora's Body On Me. Sigala lands at number 1.

Debuts: Sigala.

Skrillex ft. Ed Sheeran - Where Are U Now

Up 4 to number 27

Ed Sheeran vs Skrillex - Photograph

Up 1 to number 23

Kygo ft. Ella Henderson - Here For You

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

Galantis - Peanut Butter Jelly

Up 7 to number 8

Jess Glynne - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself / Hold My Hand

Up 2 to number 3 / Up 10 to number 37

From The Vault: NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Up 11 to number 66

Rita Ora ft. Ella Henderson - Body On Me

Up 6 to number 22

Sigala - Easy Love

Up 70 to number 1

PRESENTER: Abz Breen