Top of the Pops, 8th February 2024

Given their ubiquity just lately it would be a bit of a shock if the Last Dinner Party weren't on Top of the Pops - but here they are to open the show. Just pipping them as a high climber, though, is YG Marley, so he could be one to watch.

Megan Thee Stallion completes a trio of new entries, complementing some of the bigger hits from last year from Casso, Tate McRae and Sonny Fodera which take their 2023 momentum into a second month. But once again the week belongs to Noah Kahan, though the story of the year so far Teddy Swims is gaining on him.

Debuts: The Last Dinner Party, YG Marley

The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

Up 19 to number 22

Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss

Highest New Entry - In at number 31

Sonny Fodera and MK ft. Clementine Douglas

Up 1 to number 21

YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight

High Climber - Up 31 to number 20

Tate McRae - Greedy

Up 1 to number 7

Casso ft. RAYE and D-Block Europe - Prada

Up 1 to number 6

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 3 to number 3

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 24th March 2022

There's lots of fresh material climbing the chart this week. There are new entries from Aitch and Megan Thee Stallion, a huge leap for Liilz and Ziezie, and slow-climbing tracks finally getting some attention from Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Becky Hill and friend of the show Camila Cabello.

King Ed Sheeran treats us to a solo hit as well as jerkily performing his bit of the Cabello number, while Dave holds on at number 1.

Debuts: Liilz

Bad Boy Chiller Crew - BMW

Up 11 to number 21

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

In at number 31

Aitch - Baby

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran - Bam Bam

Up 4 to number 18

Liilz ft. Ziezie - Glad U Came

High Climber - Up 30 to number 35

Ed Sheeran - Shivers

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 29 after 27 weeks

Becky Hill vs Galantis - Run

Up 6 to number 28

Dave - Starlight

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 24th September 2020

She may have had one of the albums of the year, but we haven't seen that much of friend of the show Dua Lipa on TOTP lately. She puts that right this week, sneaking into the line-up as Hallucinate rises to number 31. Also breaking the surface is Dermot Kennedy, while Simba and Gunna make rather flashier inroads.

Paul Woolford and Diplo have quietly floated up into the top ten so they make a third appearance in six weeks, while Cardi B and Megan remain at the top, glee unabated.

Debuts: Don Tolliver, Nav.

Clean Bandit ft. Mabel and 24KGoldn - Tick Tock

Up 2 to number 12

Dua Lipa - Hallucinate

Up 2 to number 31

Dermot Kennedy - Giants

Up 4 to number 18

Simba ft. KSI - Loose

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Calvin Harris ft. The Weeknd - Over Now

Up 1 to number 34

Gunna ft. Don Tolliver and Nav - Lemonade

High Climber - Up 21 to number 16

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

Up 3 to number 5

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh (in the royal box in an empty theatre)

Top of the Pops, 17th September 2021

The big hitters of the moment are still clustered in the top five: Headie One and friends, 24KGolden and of course the wicked sisters Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Lower down there are some strong climbs from Conan Gray and Tate McRae, and Jason Derulo occupies consecutive places at 11 and 12 so it's medley time for him.

Highest new entry this week is from Sigala and James Arthur, and DJ Khaled and Drake make their second appearance in a few weeks with a massive 50 place jump.

Debuts: None.

Sigala ft. James Arthur - Lasting Lover

Highest New Entry - In at number 27

DJ Khaled ft. Drake - Popstar

High Climber - Up 51 to number 20

Conan Gray - Heather

Up 6 to number 17

Headie One ft. Stormzy and AJ Tracey - Ain't It Different

Up 2 to number 3

24KGolden ft. Iann Dior - Mood

Up 2 to number 2

Tate McRae - You Broke Me First

Up 9 to number 13

Jason Derulo - Take You Dancing / Savage Love

Up 4 to number 11 / Up 4 to number 12

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Daryl Denham

Top of the Pops, 10th September 2020

It's a strange chart this week: almost nobody has climbed more than three places. The exceptions are Clean Bandit and the new entry from Calvin Harris and friend of the show The Weeknd, so they beam in as much energy as is humanly possible over a remote connection.

Huge congratulations also to Cardi and Megan, who perform as much of their song as the censors allow to celebrate reaching the top.

Debuts: None.

Little Mix - Holiday

Up 3 to number 18

Clean Bandit ft. Mabel and 24KGoldn - Tick Tock

High Climber - Up 16 to number 20

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky

Up 2 to number 17

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

Up 3 to number 12

Chris Brown ft. Young Thug - Go Crazy

Up 1 to number 11

Nathan Dawe ft. KSI - Lighter

Up 2 to number 3

Calvin Harris ft. The Weeknd - Over Now

Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton (from his shed)

Top of the Pops, 20th August 2020

Pushing the boundaries of what both Ofcom and the Zoom platform can accommodate vis a vis lewdness, Cardi B and Meghan Thee Stallion crash into the chart at number 4. Also special in its way is the exclusive performance of Dancing In The Moonlight, as hoary vets Toploader are invited to collaborate with its more recent interpreters Jubel and Neimy.

Other chartbreakers this week come from Bugzy Malone and Little Mix, and the line-up is rounded out with long-running faves from Nathan Dawe, Topic and Ava Max.

Debuts: None

Ava Max - Kings & Queens

Up 4 to number 20

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Nathan Dawe ft. JayKae - Flowers

Up 2 to number 17

Little Mix - Holiday

High Climber - Up 11 to number 19

Topic ft. A7S - Breaking Me

Up 2 to number 16

Bugzy Malone - M.E.N. III

In at number 18

Jubel ft. Neimy vs Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

Up 1 to number 11

Joel Corry ft. MNEK - Head and Heart

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville (on go karts)

Top of the Pops, 18th June 2020

There are a couple of nice exclusive performances this week: The Weeknd celebrates six months on the chart with an eerie unaccompanied performance from his elaborate bathroom, and Roddy Ricch takes the lead on the DaBaby track and interpolates a bit of his own hit The Box for good measure. We've also got a peppy debut from Niko B, and stalwart reprises from AJ Tracey and Mostack, Powfu and the indomitable Harry Styles.

Debuts: Niko B

Powfu ft. Beabadoobee - Death Bed

Up 1 to number 5

Niko B - Who's That What's That

Up 7 to number 26

Megan Thee Stallion - Savage

Up 2 to number 8

Sam Fischer - This City

Up 2 to number 17

AJ Tracey ft. Mostack - Dinner Guest

Up 2 to number 6

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Up 1 to number 15

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 10 after 28 weeks

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - Rockstar / The Box

Fourth week at number 1 / Up 9 to number 63

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville, awkwardly socially distancing

Top of the Pops, 14th May 2020

There's not as much variation in genre as usual here: Drake's album release and high-profile guest star remixes by Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion spearhead the hip-hop charge and don't leave room for too much else. On the plus side, the ritzy cameos from Beyonce downwards are all happy to Zoom-chat on to the show - it's not like they're doing much else.

On the British side of things the likeable Simba reaches a new chart peak and friends of the show Little Mix are on call with hairbrush mics and lippy. JP Saxe and Julia Michaels's lockdown-friendly anthem continues to climb as well.

Debuts: None

Simba ft. DTG - Rover

Up 6 to number 7

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce - Savage

Up 19 to number 3

JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

Up 9 to number 25

AJ Tracey ft. Mostack - Dinner Guest

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Little Mix - Break Up Song

Up 2 to number 18

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

High Climber - Up 21 to number 6

Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj - Say So

Up 8 to number 2

Drake - Toosie Slide

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton (from his utility room)

Top of the Pops, 23rd April 2020

The Weeknd is still at the top, quietly getting closer to having one of the all-time runs at number 1. How long can he hold it? Without much new material appearing to challenge him, maybe quite a long time.

We do have new-to-TOTP songs from Jones and Solveig's Europa project, Khalid and Disclosure, and the lockdown-appropriate hit from JP Saxe, one of three TOTP debuts this week. And Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion continue to make chart inroads.

Debuts: JP Saxe, Simba, DTG

Khalid and Disclosure - Know Your Worth

Up 1 to number 27

Jax Jones and Martin Solveig ft RAYE - Tequila

Up 11 to number 21

JP Saxe ft Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

Up 4 to number 31

Simba ft DTG - Rover

High Climber - Up 25 to number 23

Megan Thee Stallion - Savage

Up 5 to number 17

Harry Styles - Falling

Up 1 to number 15

Doja Cat - Say So / Boss Bitch

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 28

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness as Max and Paddy doing a bit

Top of the Pops, 9th April 2020

Friends of the show Little Mix are back, via a conference call from their bedrooms. Skepta and friends also take the multiscreen option, whereas Justin Bieber simply ropes in a few of his four-legged friends to fill in for Quavo. We've also got the return of Rihanna (!) but only via an inset video in a kitchen-based performance from PartyNextDoor.

The Weeknd hops back up to number 1 after a couple of weeks off.

Debuts:Young Adz (as solo), Megan Thee Stallion

Little Mix - Break Up Song

In at number 9

Lil Mosey - Blueberry Faygo

Up 11 to number 11

PartyNextDoor ft Rihanna - Believe It

In at number 12

Skepta ft Chip and Young Adz - Waze / Mains

In at number 18 / In at number 32

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Megan Thee Stallion - Savage

High Climber - Up 19 to number 28

Justin Bieber ft Justin Bieber's pets - Intentions

Up 1 to number 8

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Back up to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range (from an empty Anfield)