Top of the Pops, 19th August 2021

Lots to get excited about this week. The highest new entry is the new one from the reliably hitmaking The Weeknd, and there are also new breakers from Wizkid, Sleepy Hallow and KSI, while Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman hit a new peak. Mabel is also on the up, and Fredo brings us an album sampler in the form of three tracks from the lower reaches of the singles chart.

Debuts: Tems, Sleepy Hallow, Sus

Wizkid ft Tems - Essence

High Climber - Up 12 to number 35

The Weeknd - Take My Breath

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Sleepy Hallow - 2055

Up 9 to number 30

Rain Radio vs DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About

Up 3 to number 14

Mabel - Let Them Know

Up 8 to number 23

KSI ft Lil Wayne - Lose

In at number 18

Fredo with Sus - Flowers and the Snow / 14 / Double Tap

In at number 40 / In at number 55 / In at number 73

Ed Sheeran with Mabel and Wizkid - Bad Habits

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Idris Elba

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, 15th September 2016

The Chainsmokers hold on at the top, heading up an almost motionless top ten. One of the few climbers in the upper reaches is Shawn Mendes, who dodges the feminist picket line to perform his dubiously reasoned track once again.

The big news, though, is that Lil Wayne's track from Suicide Squad is still inching up the chart and as if in answer to MRA Mendes, Weezy has invited an all-female posse for a super-charged TOTP exclusive. Hold on to your hats.

Debuts: Offaiah.

Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

High Climber - Up 48 to number 24

Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

Highest New Entry - In at number 30

Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Up 7 to number 19

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 7 to number 10

Offaiah - Trouble

Up 29 to number 31

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

Up 1 to number 8

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, Ariana Grande, Zara Larsson, Ellie Goulding, Halsey and Skunk Anansie - Sucker For Pain

Up 2 to number 11

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 1st September 2016

The exclusives keep on coming. Lil Wayne's posse cut from Suicide Squad is climbing the chart once more so he combs the studio for extra vocalists and ends up with a one-off feat. Craig David, Sean Paul and Ellie Goulding. Wow. Craig David cannot contain himself and so lends his vocals to Major Lazer's number one hit as well, in Justin Bieber's absence.

There's a rare appearance from Sia, another resurfacing of the Puth and Gomez hit, and a nice run-out for relative newcomer Anne-Marie.

Debuts: None.

Sia ft. Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Up 3 to number 15

Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Anne-Marie - Alarm

Up 5 to number 19

Craig David vs Sigala - Ain't Giving Up

In at number 29

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 4 to number 24

Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

High Climber - Up 9 to number 14

Lil Wayne, Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Craig David, Sean Paul and Ellie Goulding - Sucker For Pain

Up 3 to number 13

Major Lazer ft. Craig David - Cold Water

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 18th August 2016

Double Bieber today, as Justin has both the number one single AND the highest new entry (alongside DJ Snake). Not sure if anyone's ever done that before with two different songs. There's double MØ as well as the co-number 1er has her own Final Song climbing the chart.

The rest of this week's line-up is fairly varied, featuring dance from TIEKS, leftfield pop from Christine and the Queens, centrefield pop from Fifth Harmony, and the entire line-up of that song from the Suicide Squad film - incidentally giving the icon Lil Wayne his TOTP debut.

Debuts: Lil Wayne, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign, X Ambassadors, TIEKS, Dan Harkna

DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 11 to number 41

Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign, Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors - Sucker For Pain

High Climber - Up 37 to number 28

Fifth Harmony - All In My Head (Flex)

Up 11 to number 25

Christine and the Queens - Tilted

Up 1 to number 20

TIEKS ft. Dan Harkna - Sunshine

Up 37 to number 31

MØ - Final Song

Up 1 to number 14

Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ - Cold Water

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver