Top of the Pops, 15th May 2025

Alex Warren makes it eight weeks at number 1: this is a serious run now, and he invites Chrystal to contribute to a moody techno reimagining of the song to celebrate. At the other end of the musical spectrum, maybe, are raucous debutantes KATSEYE, and there are other new entries from Jorja Smith and a surprisingly mid-table King Ed Sheeran.

Sombr also returns once more, as do the likeable Nathan Dawe and Myles Smith.

Debuts: KATSEYE

KATSEYE - Gnarly

In at number 52

Sombr - Undressed

Up 7 to number 6

Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You

In at number 39

Chrystal - The Days

Up 1 to number 31

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Up 2 to number 13

Nathan Dawe ft. Abi Flynn - Here In Your Arms

Up 1 to number 34

Ed Sheeran - Old Phone

Highest New Entry - In at number 17

Alex Warren vs Chrystal - Ordinary

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 1st May 2025

Ordinary is becoming a phenomenon, but Alex Warren's other songs are doing pretty well too - he brings us a double bill this week, as does Lady Gaga with two tracks from her recent album. There are a couple of debuts, and Addison Rae has the highest new entry.

Debuts: Abi Flynn, Rachel Chinouriri, MOLIY, Silent Addy

Nathan Dawe ft. Abi Flynn - Here In Your Arms

Up 4 to number 34

Addison Rae - Headphones On

Highest New Entry - In at number 24

Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

Up 1 to number 9

Sonny Fodera ft. Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

Up 1 to number 26

Rachel Chinouriri - All I Ever Asked

Up 12 to number 46

MOLIY and Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max (FLY)

Up 10 to number 25

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra / Garden Of Eden

Up 5 to number 36 / Up 2 to number 62

Alex Warren - Ordinary / Burning Down

Sixth week at number 1 / Up 3 to number 33

PRESENTER: Lucy Bronze

Top of the Pops, 22nd June 2023

It's Dave and Central Cee's week again: Sprinter stays at the top and their two other collabs both reach new peaks just a little lower down. Not even a strong showing from J Hus and global superstar Drake can spoil their party.

Party vibes are also brought by the Jonas Brothers, Rudimental, and in unbelievably basic form, Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry. There's a rousing return for Sam Fender and a pretty surprising instance of Shania Twain as well.

Debuts: Byron Messia

Anne-Marie ft. Shania Twain - Unhealthy

Up 12 to number 36

J Hus ft. Drake - Who Told You

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

Up 8 to number 22

Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry ft. Ella Henderson - 0800 Heaven

In at number 23

Byron Messia - Talibans

Up 3 to number 34

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

Up 2 to number 6

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Back in at number 29

Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter / Trojan Horse / UK Rap

Second week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 12 / Up 3 to number 14

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 13th April 2023

In a slightly surprising development, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding leap up to replace Ed Sheeran at the top after only a week! Elsewhere on the chart a few fallers from near the top mean that some long-running hits get to shuffle up a bit - not least Harry Styles who celebrates a year on the hit parade with a special steel drum-assisted performance.

We're also able to give a first exposure to some hits that have been quietly climbing for a while now, so welcome Tom Grennan, Meghan Trainor, Nathan Dawe and friend of the show Zara Larsson. Mimi Webb also gives us a special extra-dubby version of Red Flags.

Debuts: Bshp

Nathan Dawe and Bru-C ft. Bshp and Issey Cross - Oh Baby

Up 5 to number 36

Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

Up 9 to number 27

Tom Grennan - Here

Up 6 to number 37

Pinkpantheress - Boy's A Liar

Up 1 to number 9

Meghan Trainor - Mother

Up 5 to number 22

Mimi Webb - Red Flags

Up 1 to number 12

Harry Styles with the Panic Community Steel Band - As It Was

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 7 after 53 weeks

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Miracle

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: Mr T

Top of the Pops, 11th August 2022

Beyonce is the big chart disruptor this week, smashing in with two new songs and boosting the already large hit Break My Soul at the same time. She performs a double-header here.

Lady Gaga is on the show too, running Queen B close for star power, and there's a fun talent exchange between Becky Hill and Tom Grennan on each other's similarly-titled songs.

Debuts: JAE5, BNXN

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Non-mover at number 11

Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

Up 3 to number 42

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

Up 1 to number 17

JAE5 ft. Dave and BNXN - Propeller

In at number 38

Becky Hill with Tom Grennan - Remember

Up 4 to number 39

Tom Grennan with Becky Hill - Remind Me

Up 1 to number 41

Beyonce - Break My Soul / Cuff It

Up 4 to number 2 / Highest New Entry - In at number 14

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Scarlett Moffatt

Top of the Pops, 14th July 2022

It's a week for patient climbers: Doja Cat, Burna Boy and Bru-C all reach new chart peaks, while LF System complete a very impressive journey to the top spot. The highest new entry isn't even in the top 40, but credit to Tiesto and Charli XCX regardless and they feature here in an energetic performance.

Nathan Dawe, Ella Henderson and Jax Jones are all welcomed back to the party, and Metallica pop up in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Bru-C

Tiesto ft. Charli XCX - Hot In It

Highest New Entry - In at number 42

Burna Boy - Last Last

Up 10 to number 12

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Up 3 to number 10

Bru-C - No Excuses

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

From The Vault: Metallica - Master Of Puppets

Back in at number 47

Jax Jones ft. MNEK - Where Did You Go

Up 4 to number 15

Doja Cat - Vegas / I Like You (A Happier Song)

Up 8 to number 27 / Up 1 to number 32

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 16th June 2022

Harry Styles has made it to ten weeks at number 1. Chart compilation rules mean that a dip next week is quite likely, so he pulls out all the stops here and invites most of this week's performers and some other celebrity friends to join him on stage.

In other news we have a rare solo hit from Burna Boy, the return of friend of the show Doja Cat alongside megastar scruff Post Malone, and a little bit of Shotgun from George Ezra because why not.

Debuts: LF System

Sam Ryder - Space Man

Up 6 to number 5

LF System - Afraid To Feel

High Climber - Up 56 to number 13

Burna Boy - Last Last

Up 15 to number 29

Tom Grennan - Remind Me

Up 3 to number 27

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

Up 1 to number 17

Post Malone ft. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

George Ezra - Green Green Grass / Shotgun

Up 8 to number 9 / Back in at number 75

Harry Styles with George Ezra, Doja Cat, Sam Ryder, Ella Henderson, Mel and Sue, Tinie Tempah, Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and a choir of children - As It Was

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 2nd June 2022

The chart this week belongs to Harry Styles, who pulls off a rare 1-2-3 clean sweep; he performs all three tracks here. In addition, Mimi Webb joins King Ed Sheeran for a special performance of Bam Bam, and music legends N-Dubz make their long-awaited TOTP debut if you can believe that.

Ella Henderson also pulls double duty on two dance bangers, we welcome back Tate McRae, and Aitch is back with a new hit as well.

Debuts: N-Dubz

Nathan Dawe ft. Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

High Climber - Up 21 to number 20

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

Up 4 to number 15

Mimi Webb - House On Fire

Up 1 to number 19

Aitch - 1989

In at number 23

Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

Up 3 to number 14

Ed Sheeran with Mimi Webb - Bam Bam / 2Step

Up 2 to number 9 / Up 4 to number 11

N-Dubz - Charmer

In at number 32

Harry Styles - As It Was / Late Night Talking / Music For A Sushi Restaurant

Eighth week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2 / In at number 3

PRESENTER: Sam Ryder

Top of the Pops, 13th May 2021

Tion Wayne and Russ Millions make a slightly unexpected leap to the top of the chart, so they are in rude form here. The biggest new entry is from 2020s pop legend Billie Eilish, but we also have chartbreakers from friends of the show Little Mix, the Weeknd suddenly diving for the top ten, and the Bad Boy Chiller Crew.

From lower down the chart there's a new one from Nathan Dawe and the delightful Anne-Marie, plus Mostack, and second showings for hits by Aurora and Tom Zanetti.

Debuts: Bad Boy Chiller Crew

Bad Boy Chiller Crew - Don't You Worry About Me

Up 7 to number 37

Little Mix - Confetti

In at number 15

The Weeknd - Save Your Tears

High Climber - Up 12 to number 8

Nathan Dawe ft Anne-Marie and Mostack - Way Too Long

Up 11 to number 38

Tom Zanetti - Didn't Know

Up 2 to number 22

Aurora - Runaway

Up 4 to number 25

Billie Eilish - Your Power

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: Richard Herring

Top of the Pops, 21st January 2021

Pow! Olivia Rodrigo drops in right at the top of the charts. Perhaps 2021 will be the Year of Rodrigo?

Other inroads are made by Central Cee, Tiesto and SZA, to name but three. Rodrigo notwithstanding rap is the dominant genre, with both UK and US takes on the genre represented multiple times.

Debuts: Olivia Rodrigo

Tiesto - The Business

Up 10 to number 21

Nathan Dawe ft. Little Mix - No Time For Tears

Up 2 to number 22

SZA - Good Days

Up 14 to number 14

Bugzy Malone ft Chip - Notorious

In at number 30

James Arthur - Train Wreck

Up 1 to number 17

Travis Scott - Goosebumps

Up 12 to number 25

Central Cee - Loading

Up 1 to number 19

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill (from the stables)

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, 6th August 2020

Taylor Swift's album arrives, placing three new songs in the upper reaches and pushing most other tracks down accordingly, which means opportunities for a couple of climbers in the lower reaches: Tom Walker and Dua Lipa are both delighted to appear. Taylor herself brings us an impassioned remote rendition of Cardigan.

Swifty doesn't have the highest new entry, though. That honour goes to men of the moment Nathan Dawe and KSI, who appear in split screen. Friends of the show Little Mix also place well with their newest release, and MNEK and Joel Corry hold on at number 1.

Debuts: None

Topic ft. A7S - Breaking Me

Up 2 to number 18

Little Mix - Holiday

In at number 17

Tom Walker - Wait For You

Up 7 to number 47

Nathan Dawe ft. KSI - Lighter

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Dua Lipa - Hallucinate

Up 16 to number 49

Jubel ft. Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight

Up 5 to number 16

Taylor Swift - Cardigan

In at number 6

Joel Corry ft. MNEK - Head and Heart

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range, from the 'Another Place' art installation on the Crosby shore

Top of the Pops, 4th June 2020

Most of the higher-up climbers this week are the same ones as last week, so we get to showcase some of the bubbler-unders - StaySolidRocky, 220 Kid, and the surprisingly seldom featured 1975.

There are surges from Harry Styles and KSI, but the big story is Gaga and Grande pelting into the top spot with their summer behemoth. They mesh pretty well in split screen.

Debuts: StaySolidRocky

StaySolidRocky - Party Girl

Up 6 to number 28

The 1975 - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)

High Climber - Up 19 to number 33

KSI ft. Swarmz and Tion Wayne - Houdini

Up 8 to number 15

Nathan Dawe ft. JayKae - Flowers

Up 1 to number 12

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Up 14 to number 21

220 Kid ft. Gracey - Don't Need Love

Up 3 to number 7

The Weeknd - In Your Eyes

Up 10 to number 29

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande - Rain On Me

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range (from her friend's garden)

Top of the Pops, 21st May 2020

We've got quite a surprising number 1 this week: DaBaby takes a five place bounce to pip Drake, Doja and the rest. He and Roddy Ricch give an ebullient splitscreen performance to celebrate.

We've also got another new chart peak for Sam Fischer, a big-news new entry from Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, and new indoors versions of evergreen hits from Dua Lipa, Harry Styles and Saint JHN. Sweet Female Attitude even pop up to get the credit they are due for the fairly low rent Nathan Dawe hit. And look at Tones and I - 41 weeks now for her.

Debuts: None

Sam Fischer - This City

Up 4 to number 20

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber - Stuck With U

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Harry Styles - Adore You

Up 5 to number 18

Saint JHN - Roses

Up 1 to number 13

Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 21 after 41 weeks

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

Up 1 to number 11

Nathan Dawe ft Jaykae and Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers

Up 4 to number 17

DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

Up 5 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh (from the Royal Albert Hall, with nobody in it)

Top of the Pops, 16th April 2020

Still in lockdown, blah blah blah. We've got some great work-from-home performances though, including Powfu from his actual bed (not a death bed) and Harry Styles continuing to do his best Olly Murs-alike from his home swimming pool.

Nathan Dawe is new this week, and although his chart position doesn't strictly merit it, Matt Lucas is allowed on as a public service.

Debuts: Nathan Dawe, Jaykae, Matt Lucas

Powfu - Death Bed

Up 6 to number 8

Drake - Toosie Slide

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Matt Lucas - Thank You Baked Potato

In at number 34

Nathan Dawe ft Jaykae - Flowers

High Climber - Up 11 to number 23

Harry Styles - Adore You

Up 3 to number 13

From The Vault: Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Back in at number 73

Lady Gaga - Stupid Love

Up 1 to number 21

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Abz Breen (from a van somewhere)