Top of the Pops, 24th April 2025

Alex Warren is still fairly uncontested at the top, but there's a notable chart achievement from Sombr, whose multiple tracks on the chart permit a fourth consecutive showing from the new artiste.

Aside from that we have a couple of climbers, a debut and a big re-entry, and a real curiosity in the shape of Jack Black's very short song from the Minecraft film: he makes the most of his screen time with an outlandish costume and a confetti cannon.

Debuts: Ely Oaks

Tate McRae - Sports Car

 

Up 1 to number 5

 

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - Fornight

 

Back in at number 29

 

Lana Del Rey - Henry Come On

 

In at number 30

 

Ely Oaks - Running Around

 

Up 4 to number 28

 

Leon Thomas - Mutt

 

Up 2 to number 17

Sombr - Back To Friends

 

Up 2 to number 23

 

Jack Black - Steve's Lava Chicken

 

Highest New Entry - In at number 21

 

Alex Warren - Ordinary

 

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 18th July 2024

As the brat summer sets in, Charli XCX performs two tracks from her era-defining album. There are some fairly superstar names on too, including Eminem and Lana Del Rey and not forgetting Sabrina Carpenter who replaces herself at number 1 this time.

Chappell Roan is back again as well, and as football fever builds we delve into the vault for a classic Neil Diamond performance.

Debuts: Babytron

Jordan Adetunji - Kehlani

Up 3 to number 21

Eminem ft. Big Sean and Babytron - Tobey

Highest New Entry - In at number 29

Quavo and Lana Del Rey - Tough

In at number 32

Hozier - Too Sweet

Up 6 to number 13

Chappell Roan - Hot To Go

Up 2 to number 24

From The Vault: Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

Back in at number 55

Charli XCX - 360 / Apple

Up 1 to number 31 / In at number 64

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

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, 1st June 2023

Calvin Harris is back in the studio for the proper rave-up version of Miracle as it reaches six weeks at the top. Other dance bangers are brought by Anne-Marie, Rudimental and Switch Disco, and the latter two join Calvin to do a three-way euphoric remix of As It Was as Harry Styles celebrates 60 consecutive weeks on the chart, most of them in the upper reaches.

Two big names have new entries this week: Lana Del Rey and Kylie Minogue both do well with their fresh material. David Kushner is also back with his Hozier-style, inexplicably popular balled.

Debuts: None

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

Up 2 to number 6

Lana Del Rey - Say Yes To Heaven

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

In at number 26

Rudimental ft. Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry - Dancing Is Healing

Up 9 to number 14

David Kushner - Daylight

Up 1 to number 2

Anne-Marie and Coi LeRay - Don't Hurt Me

Up 2 to number 13

Harry Styles vs Rudimental, Switch Disco and Calvin Harris ft. Vibe Chemistry and Coi LeRay- As It Was

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 10 after 60 weeks

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 24th November 2022

The show is bristling with exclusives and one-off performances this week. No less names than Stormzy and Taylor Swift (with Lana Del Rey along for the ride) both perform two-track showcases of their recent albums, while Aitch and Anne-Marie stick around after doing their own song to join David Guetta and breathe new life into his Blue reimagining, UK style.

To add to that, there are chartbreakers from Bugzy Malone and Tiesto, and warm welcomes back for the tracks of the moment from Oliver Tree and Dermot Kennedy.

Debuts: Teedee

Stormzy - Hide & Seek / Firebabe

Up 2 to number 8 / In at number 26

Oliver Tree vs Robin Schulz - Miss You

Up 1 to number 3

Bugzy Malone ft. Teedee - Out Of Nowhere

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

Up 4 to number 21

Tiesto ft. Tate McRae - 10:35

High Climber - Up 21 to number 39

Anne-Marie ft. Aitch - Psycho

Up 7 to number 14

David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie and Aitch - I'm Good (Blue)

Up 6 to number 13

Taylor Swift with Lana Del Rey - Anti-Hero / Snow On The Beach

Fourth week at number 1 / Up 1 to number 14

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 5th June 2014

Another rush of new entries this week, although they are a nicely varied bunch encompassing dance, rock, and moody American cinerama-pop; Lana Del Rey (for it is she) favours us with two songs from her forthcoming CD. Sam Smith drops down the chart with last week's number 1, but previous hit Money On My Mind is still buoyant so he nets a coveted two TOTPs in a row. Friend of the show and human ray of sunshine Ellie Goulding returns once again, with an all-new song. And summer must be coming, because Kevin Lyttle's ten-year-old reggae smash Turn Me On is climbing the lower reaches once more.

Lana Del Rey - West Coast / Once Upon A Dream

In at number 21 / In at number 60

One Direction - You & I

High Climber - Up 24 to number 22

Sam Smith - Money On My Mind

Up 4 to number 26

Klingande - Jubel

In at number 3

Twin Atlantic - Heart & Soul

In at number 17

From the Vault: Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

Up 13 to number 61

Ellie Goulding - Beating Heart

In at number 9

SecondCity - I Wanna Feel

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 5th September 2013

A lot of star power this week: Gaga, Miley and Lana all show up as well as Ellie Goulding returning triumphantly for a third week at number 1. TOTP veteran Shane Filan (ex-Westlife) is also here, kicking off a solo career. But the show is stolen by the irrepressible Rizzle Kicks, marauding all over the stage and through the audience and into your front room.

Lady Gaga - Applause

Up 2 to number 7

Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith - La La La

Up 1 to number 18

Shane Filan - Everything to Me

In at number 14

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop

Up 1 to number 5

Lana del Rey - Summertime Sadness

Up 1 to number 4

From the Vault: Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Back in at number 40

Rizzle Kicks - Lost Generation

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Ellie Goulding - Burn

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 8th August 2013

Several enduringly popular tracks are bobbing back up the chart this week, which means that some entries from a couple of months ago deservingly get their time in the spotlight, while other acts return for a reprise with the chance to do something slightly different. And there's an exclusive two-song medley from one returning star.

John Newman - Love Me Again

Up 2 to number 2 - Bounding back up the chart, John Newman returns with a gospel choir to love us again again.

Calvin Harris ft. Ayah Marar - Thinking About You

Up 5 to number 9 - Calvin and Ayah are back to storm the barn for a second time.

Eliza Doolittle - Big When I Was Little/ You And Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 12 / Back in at number 73 - Eliza has two tracks to bring us this week. Most of her slot is devoted to new hit Big When I Was Little, but there's also time for a quick acapella segue into You And Me, which has slipped back into the lower end of the rundown.

Imagine Dragons - It's Time

Up 23 to number 30 - Rock song of the the week from these adequately groomed North Americans.

AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It

In at number 39 - In the week that their album enters the chart, George and Aluna bring us an icily boisterous performance of this returning older hit.
 

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness

High Climber - Up 28 to number 4 - Wait, come back! This is the dance remix. Minimal staging, maximal raving.

Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail

Up 6 to number 11 - Jay and JT have been climbing the top 30 for a few weeks, but only now have schedules lined up to permit this appearance. As you'd hope, it's something pretty special, the toe-tapping twosome matching each other line for line and hook for hook.

Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up

Third week at number 1 - Time for something a bit different in week 3: Avicii takes a break and Aloe Blacc ropes in a finger-pickin' friend for a stripped-back bluegrass version.

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh