Top of the Pops, 25th July 2024

England's continued football success propels Baddiel, Skinner and Broudie into the top ten once again. That isn't the oldest hit featured this week, though, as Bruce Springsteen's 80s obelisk Dancing In The Dark makes the From The Vault slot.

At the opposite end of the recency spectrum there are high entries from Eminem, Ice Spice and Central Cee. Dasha and Taylor Swift drop in once again, and Sabrina Carpenter is still giving us that her espresso at number 1.

Debuts: White Gold

Central Cee and Ice Spice - Did It First

In at number 15

Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Up 12 to number 8

Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

Up 1 to number 26

BL3SS and CamrinWatsin ft. bbyclose - Kisses

Up 2 to number 24

Dasha - Austin

Up 1 to number 9

From The Vault: Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

Back in at number 36

Eminem ft. White Gold - Habits

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 27th June 2024

This week is a bit of a round-up of a lot of the big hits of the last few months, with a strong skew towards that American country-adjacent sound that's made such an unexpected impact his year. So we've got Dasha, Benson Boone, Michael Marcagi, Post Malone going country, and the rest.

A bit breezier is Sabrina Carpenter, hitting number 1 now with her Meghan Trainor-esque newer hit (with Espresso at number 2 as well). And what's that on the horizon? Football might be coming home so here are its sempiternal harbingers, Baddiel and Skinner.

Debuts: None

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Up 3 to number 15

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Up 1 to number 6

Dasha - Austin

Up 1 to number 9

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

Up 1 to number 22

Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

Up 1 to number 11

Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 32

Post Malone - I Had Some Help / Fortnight

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 10

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 1st December 2022

Taylor Swift is making a five-week run at the top of the chart look very effortless. At this point her biggest challenger might be Mariah Carey, who glides in at number 18 this week, or even Baddiel and Skinner if results go their way. They are in the From The Vault slot for now but might be tempted to appear in person if they climb higher?

In more normal news we have a very tempting selection of hits from the lower half of the top 40, including a welcome return for friend of the show RAYE and some interesting first appearances.

Debuts: 070 Shake, JVKE, Meekz, Clavish

RAYE ft. 070 Shake - Escapism

In at number 31

JVKE - Golden Hour

Up 4 to number 36

Meekz and Dave - Fresh Out The Bank

In at number 35

Clavish ft. D-Block Europe - Rocket Science

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Burna Boy - Alone

Up 4 to number 28

From The Vault: Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 20

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 18 to number 18

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dion Dublin

Top of the Pops, 15th July 2021

Football fever grips the nation. We have to make do with another From The Vault clip of Three Lions, but Fat Les do reform and come into the studio to rouse everyone's spirits further. 

Off the field, there's a new chart peak for the current Jonas Brothers single, a new track involving Drake, dancefloor royalty Becky Hill, and a couple of the less well-known songs from Miss 2021, Olivia Rodrigo. King Ed Sheeran reigns at the top for a second week.

Debuts: Brent Faiyaz

Fat Les - Vindaloo

Back in at number 36

Marshmello ft the Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me

Up 7 to number 28

Becky Hill - Remember

Up 3 to number 13

Brent Faiyaz ft Drake - Wasting Time

In at number 34

Joel Corry ft RAYE - Bed

Up 5 to number 32

From The Vault: Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

High Climber - Up 18 to number 4

Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor / Favorite Crime

Up 1 to number 10 / Up 3 to number 18

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 24th June 2021

There's a lot of chart news this week. Lorde is back, but such is the power of Olivia Rodrigo that New Zealand's pop yoda is actually outdone by Britain's own Rodrigo-alike Mimi Webb. Maneskin continue to defy conventional wisdom about Eurovision winners and rock music in general by now having ANOTHER hit with their version of Beggin'. And with the football starting up, Three Lions is looking in pretty good shape to go higher than its current placing of 22.

Among all that chart bedlam, some credit should go to Masked Wolf and Tom Zanetti, who have both racked up impressive runs in the top 20 and deserve their repeat appearances here.

Debuts: None

Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean

Up 1 to number 15

Lorde - Solar Power

In at number 17

Mimi Webb - Dumb Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tom Zanetti - Didn't Know

Up 4 to number 14

Doja Cat - Need To Know

In at number 37

From The Vault: Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 22

Maneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave / Beggin'

Up 5 to number 7 / In at number 73

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Saoirse Ronan and Olivia Coleman

Top of the Pops, 19th July 2018

Chart history is made, as Three Lions leaps 23 places to hit the very top thanks to World Cup fever and some wholly acceptable performances from the brave England lads. Baddiel and Skinner, and at least some of the Lightning Seeds, come into the study to join the celebration.

It's almost a shame, since other things that would be big news - a new anthem from Drake, Green Day back in for some reason - are relegated to the footnotes. Never mind though - let's see how long the nation will stay football crazy.

Debuts: None

M-22 ft. Medina - First Time

Up 3 to number 22

Drake - In My Feelings

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Tiesto and Dzeko ft. Preme and Drake - Jackie Chan

Up 5 to number 12

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 1 to number 11

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 3 to number 6

From The Vault: Green Day - American Idiot

Back in at number 25

ASAP Rocky ft. Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Up 1 to number 20

Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Up 23 places to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 12th July 2018

Another Drake album, another meteor shower of high chart entries, and the man himself is here to perform three of them. Also new are the bangers from Jax Jones, Tyga and Dennis Lloyd.

George Ezra holds firm at number 1, and the biggest chart jump is the footy-fuelled revival of Three Lions. How loud can those big cats roar?

Debuts: Rich the Kid, Offset (as solo), Dennis Lloyd

Jax Jones ft. Mabel and Rich the Kid - Ring Ring

Up 4 to number 36

Maroon 5 - Girls Like You

Up 3 to number 10

Tyga ft. Offset - Taste

Up 7 to number 27

Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

Up 7 to number 32

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 1 to number 11

From The Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

High Climber - Up 18 to number 24

Drake - Don't Matter To Me / Nonstop / Emotionless

Highest New Entries - In at number 2 / In at number 4 / In at number 5

George Ezra - Shotgun

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Ainsley Harriot

Top of the Pops, 28th June 2018

Lots of new material here: Jonas Blue and misery master Juice Wrld both make chart breakthroughs, and a little lower down there's a glittering new entry from Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. Meanwhile 5 Seconds Of Summer finally take their long-running hit to a TOTP-worthy peak.

We have another new number one thanks to friends of the show Clean Bandit, but more surprisingly, the World Cup brings our old friends Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds back to the chart, so here they are in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Juice Wrld, Jack & Jack

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Up 9 to number 13

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

Up 1 to number 7

Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

High Climber - Up 16 to number 23

Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - Rise

Up 14 to number 17

Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Up 3 to number 18

From The Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 72

Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande - Bad

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 19th June 2014

Football looms large here. Mr Worldwide Pitbull jets in with his two co-vocalists in tow to bring us the official World Cup song, while Three Lions climbs high enough for us to show an original performance from those hopeful days in '96. More surprisingly, the late Rik Mayall's Noble England has entered the top ten, so is played over a thoughtful montage.

But it's Ella Henderson who lifts the trophy this week and makes her Top of the Pops debut. Raleigh Ritchie and Skepta also appear for the first time, and the line-up is completed by a slow burner from Foxes and Zedd.

Tiesto ft. Matthew Koma - Naked

In at number 3

Zedd ft. Foxes - Clarity

Up 11 to number 31

From the Vault: Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Back in at number 27

Pitbull ft. Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte - We Are One (Ole Ola)

In at number 29

Raleigh Ritchie - Stronger than Ever

High Climber - Up 28 to number 30

Skepta ft. JME - That's Not Me

In at number 21

Rik Mayall - Noble England

In at number 7

Ella Henderson - Ghost

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh