Top of the Pops, 27th April 2023

Chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi makes it look easy, easing into the number 1 berth once again. He leads quite a back of new entries this week, including Ice Spice, Post Malone and David Kushner, as well as the movie-driven novelty chart breaker from Jack Black.

The middle of the show welcomes back Ella Henderson and Niall Horan, whose hits are showing some good staying power. And one of the big hitmakers from the end of last year, SZA, is back with a double hitter.

Debuts: Jack Black (as solo)

Ice Spice - Princess Diana

In at number 22

Post Malone - Chemical

In at number 11

David Kushner - Daylight

In at number 3

Switch Disco ft. Ella Henderson - React

Up 3 to number 12

Jack Black - Peaches

High Climber - Up 19 to number 28

Niall Horan - Heaven

Up 1 to number 21

SZA - Kill Bill / Snooze

Up 4 to number 14 / Up 7 to number 39

Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 30th March 2023

This week it's a bit of a run-down of the top solo stars of the moment. On the female side there's Ariana Grande doing a Weeknd-less version of Die For You, Miley at the top, Brit-of-the-moment RAYE and all-timer Taylor Swift, plus Selena Gomez doing a Rema-less version of Calm Down with Ariana along for the ride.

Then on the male side there's chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan and the latest toe-tapper from Hozier.

Debuts: None

Lewis Capaldi - How I'm Feeling Now

In at number 24

Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Niall Horan - Heaven

Up 2 to number 20

Ariana Grande - Die For You

Up 1 to number 3

RAYE - Escapism

Up 1 to number 14

Hozier - Eat Your Young

In at number 22

Selena Gomez ft. Ariana Grande - Calm Down

Up 1 to number 4

Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 2nd March 2023

It's singer-songwriter central this week, as the show welcomes back Lizzy McAlpine and Mimi Webb and also showcases the new hit from Mae Stephens, as well as the long-running hits from Cian Ducrot and SZA, a double-header from Pink and the newie from Niall Horan.

At the top of the chart, Miley Cyrus celebrates the strong female contingent with a very special all-star version of Flowers.

Debuts: Mae Stephens

Mae Stephens - If We Ever Broke Up

High Climber - Up 22 to number 23

SZA - Kill Bill

Up 1 to number 3

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Up 12 to number 9

Niall Horan - Heaven

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

Cian Ducrot - I'll Be Waiting

Up 3 to number 16

Mimi Webb - Red Flags

Up 2 to number 15

Pink - Trustfall / Never Gonna Not Dance Again

Up 21 to number 14 / Up 21 to number 19

Miley Cyrus ft. Mae Stephens, Mimi Webb, Lizzy McAlpine and Pink - Flowers

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Danny Baker

Top of the Pops, 2nd December 2021

The Adele album is out, and she is good enough to give us a bit of the top three tracks from it to close the show this week. Between that and the sudden onset of Christmas music, current chart climbers are few and far between, which gives Lost Frequencies a chance to get on the show after seven weeks in the lower reaches. 

Friend of the show Anne-Marie and Niall Horan have a nice new entry with the Children In Need song, and D-Block Europe hit their highest chart placing to date. Justin Bieber and especially Imagine Dragons are featured for the first time in a while. And we have a very special in-person Mariah Carey performance with a couple of guest stars.

Debuts: JID, James Corden

Lost Frequencies ft Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

Up 11 to number 39

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Everywhere

In at number 23

Dermot Kennedy - Better Days

Up 2 to number 21

D-Block Europe ft Central Cee - Overseas

In at number 8

Justin Bieber - Ghost

Up 3 to number 29

Imagine Dragons ft JID - Enemy

Up 26 to number 40

Mariah Carey with James Corden and Paul McCartney - All I Want For Christmas Is You

High Climber - Up 20 to number 24

Adele - Easy On Me / Oh My God / I Drink Wine

Sixth week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2 / In at number 4

PRESENTERS: Greg James dressed as Father Christmas and Jordan North and Vick Hope dressed as elves

Top of the Pops, 29th July 2021

As the football songs exit the chart, most other tracks shuffle up a place or two, which means repeat appearances for Tom Grennan, Anne-Marie and Niall Horan, Arrdee, Tones & I, and bafflingly, Maneskin, who are still in the top ten with two different tracks, neither of which is their Eurovision winner.

New material comes from KSI and Lil Durk, plus the latest posthumous release from Pop Smoke, which Dua Lipa helps to propel a little higher than usual. Needless to say King Ed Sheeran still reigns, as just the seventh artist to hit number one this year.

Debuts: None

Tones & I - Fly Away

High Climber - Up 10 to number 16

Arrdee - Oliver Twist

Up 2 to number 15

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Our Song

Up 1 to number 17

Tom Grennan - By Your Side

Up 1 to number 11

KSI ft Lil Durk - Holiday / No Time

Up 3 to number 7 / In at number 24

Pop Smoke ft Dua Lipa - Demeanor

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Maneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave

Up 2 to number 5

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Gary Lineker and Chris Camara

Top of the Pops, 17th June 2021

There are several new entries this week, including the queen of the 2020s Billie Eilish and a pair of British rappers, Arrdee and Tion Wayne. Man of the moment Tom Grennan is also here alongside Calvin Harris.

Chart continuity comes from friends of the show Little Mix, with an acoustic version of their Galantis-assisted hit, plus the year-plus chart run of Harry Styles, who this week performs the track on bongos and panpipes. Anne-Marie and Niall are also back, and of course Olivia Rodrigo is still making it look easy at the top of the chart.

Debuts: Arrdee

Arrdee - Oliver Twist

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Billie Eilish - Lost Cause

In at number 14

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Our Song

Up 4 to number 22

Calvin Harris ft Tom Grennan - By Your Side

In at number 15

Harry Styles - Watermelon Suger

Long Runner - Up 35 to number 29 after 67 weeks

Tion Wayne - Wow

In at number 21

Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

Up 2 to number 6

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 3rd June 2021

What will be this year's summer anthem? At the moment it looks likely to be by Olivia Rodrigo, who completely dominates the chart and indeed the show this week with three top ten hits at once. However, there's also a strong rest-of-the-world contingent here: BTS from Korea, Maneskin from Italy and indeed the barely perceptible Galantis on the Little Mix hit.

He've also got repeat showings from Mimi Webb (top ten for the first time) and Polo G, and a big new breaker from friend of the show Anne-Marie and Niall Horan.

Debuts: Dream, Maneskin

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Our Song

In at number 22

BTS - Butter

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Mimi Webb - Good Without

High Climber - Up 14 to number 10

Dream - Mask

In at number 38

Polo G - Rapstar

Up 2 to number 12

Galantis vs Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

In at number 9

Maneskin - Zitti e Buoni

In at number 17

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U / Deja Vu / Traitor

Up 1 to number 1 / Up 7 to number 4 / In at number 7

PRESENTERS: Rio Ferdinand and Ian Wright

Top of the Pops, 26th March 2020

Lockdown continues, so everyone listed below is either performing acoustically from their bedroom, leaning on videos or archive footage, or in the case of Becky Hill, belting it out from a rooftop accompanied by fireworks and an alpen horn.

Saint JHN tops off a pretty notable chart climb this week by taking the final little leap to number one, while many of our top stars (Bieber, Styles, er, Horan) consolidate their positions. Lil Mosey is a newcomer, and the likeable Doja Cat reaches a new chart peak.

Debuts: Lil Mosey

Niall Horan - No Judgement

Highest New Entry - In at number 32

Justin Bieber ft Quavo - Intentions

Up 1 to number 10

Doja Cat - Say So

Up 1 to number 8

Becky Hill - Better Off Without You

Up 2 to number 14

Lil Mosey - Blueberry Faygo

High Climber - Up 22 to number 19

Joel Corry - Lonely

Up 2 to number 5

Harry Styles - Adore You / Falling

Up 4 to number 13 / Up 4 to number 20

Saint JHN - Roses

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill (from the farm)

Top of the Pops, 5th December 2019

Stormzy launches his bid for Christmas number 1, recruiting King Ed Sheeran and chart dark horse Burna Boy to help him. But it's looking like Tones & I may cling on, having first topped the chart back in October.

Lower down we've got another appearance for the resurgent Ella Henderson, the new one from DigDat, an exclusive version from KSI, and that nice Niall Horan.

Debuts: None

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 3 to number 7

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 1 to number 24

DigDat ft. D-Block Europe - New Dior

In at number 16

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 2 to number 18

From The Vault: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 15 to number 34

KSI ft. S-X - Down Like That

High Climber - Up 12 to number 10

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Will Young and Gareth Gates

Top of the Pops, 21st November 2019

The britrap train just doesn't stop: four new entries this week, from the returning KSI and serial hitmakers J Hus, Fredo and Dave, and Dave does a double performance because one of his older hits is climbing back up the chart as well.

On the sung side of things we have that nice Niall Horan as well as Maroon 5, and nothing can shift Tones & I from the top.

Debuts: S-X, Arizona Zervas

KSI ft. Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X - Down Like That

In at number 18

J Hus - Must Be

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 4 to number 22

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 2 to number 6

Fredo - Netflix & Chill

In at number 13

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

High Climber - Up 18 to number 24

Dave - Paper Cuts / Professor X

In at number 15 / Up 1 to number 21

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 2nd November 2017

Stacked line-up this week. Not only are two former members of One Direction both bringing their latest offerings, we've also got everyone's darling Stormzy and international megastars Rita Ora and Taylor Swift. Khalid continues to be on the show more often than not, and we have a nice vintage performance from the late George Michael. Post Malone holds steady at the top.

Debuts: None.

Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

In at number 28

Rita Ora - Anywhere

In at number 20

Taylor Swift - Gorgeous

Highest New Entry - In at number 15

Krept and Konan ft. Stormzy - Ask Flipz

In at number 30

Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

Up 9 to number 27

From The Vault: George Michael - Freedom

Back in at number 49

Khalid - Silence

Up 6 to number 3

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 28th September 2017

As semi-predicted last week, Khalid makes his second appearance in a fortnight, with a sampler of two of the hot new talent's current hits. Yxng Bane also doubles up, so he adds his sleeper hit Rihanna to a reprise of the smash Bestie. Meanwhile friends of the show Craig David and Little Mix are also in attendance, the latter doing without CNCO for a solo (or quattro?) version of Reggaeton Lento.

New material comes from highest new entrants Post Malone and 21 Savage, plus Niall Horan, while P!nk stops the show with a show-stopping acoustic version of her show-stopper What About Us.

Debuts: Post Malone, 21 Savage.

Craig David - Heartline

In at number 35

Little Mix - Reggaeton Lento

Up 1 to number 6

Khalid - Silence / Young Dumb & Broke

Up 5 to number 29 / Up 1 to number 60

Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

In at number 24

Yungen ft. Yxng Bane - Bestie / Rihanna

Up 4 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 49

Pink - What About Us

Up 1 to number 3

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - Rockstar

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Mhairi Black

Top of the Pops, 13th July 2017

The headline this week has to be the return of Drake: Signs makes its way into the top 20, and he also blesses us with his own exclusive take on number 1 fixture Despacito. We also have Pharrell doing a solo version of Feels, two members of One Direction (Liam with a stripped down version of Strip That Down) and our newest friend of the show, Camila Cabello.

Debuts: None.

Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams - Feels

Up 15 to number 6

Niall Horan - Slow Hands

Up 1 to number 15

Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club

Up 2 to number 16

Liam Payne - Strip That Down

Up 1 to number 5

Charlie Puth - Attention

Up 2 to number 13

Rita Ora - Your Song

Up 3 to number 7

Drake - Signs

Up 8 to number 14

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Drake - Despacito

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 8th June 2017

In their fourth week at number 1 it's time for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee to start getting creative, so they get Little Mix to drop some bars in a special exclusive remix. Little Mix are here in their own right for their power collaboration with Stormzy and as ever they're only too happy to do double duty.

Also on the TOTP stage are the finally returning Rita Ora, a second airing for Niall Horan's new song, Hailee Steinfeld and Maggie Linderman. And Coldplay remain popular with record buyers and streamers.

The highest new entry comes from Captain Ska. They're allowed to perform, but in such a heavily bleeped and blurred version (to comply with election broadcasting rules) that it's impossible to tell who they are, what they're doing or what they're singing about.

Debuts: Captain Ska.

Little Mix ft. Stormzy - Power

In at number 27

Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

High Climber - Up 21 to number 41

Rita Ora - Your Song

In at number 13

Niall Horan - Slow Hands

Up 2 to number 21

Maggie Lindemann - Pretty Girl

Up 2 to number 15

Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Up 1 to number 25

Captain Ska - Liar Liar

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Little Mix - Despacito

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 18th May 2017

It's common to see credited producers doing well in the chart these days, and this week three make it on to the show: Martin Solveig, Martin Jensen and Jonas Blue. The trio each stand around moodily while their vocalists perform the songs, and then celebrate by teaming up on an exclusive housed-up version of Lady Gaga's The Cure (they take a chorus each).

We also have pop, rap, whatever Niall Horan is and the sound of the summer, reggaeton. Yes, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi (for it is they) have taken their Spanish-language hit to the very top, though it's largely thanks to the anglophone presence of Justin Bieber, who's good enough to come into the studio and help out on the remix in person.

Debuts:

Martin Solveig ft. Ina Wroldsen - Places

Up 4 to number 32

Niall Horan - Slow Hands

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Martin Jensen ft. Ina Wroldsen - Solo Dance

Up 1 to number 9

French Montana ft. Swae Lee - Unforgettable

Up 4 to number 8

Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - Mama

In at number 29

Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

Up 2 to number 7

Lady Gaga vs Martin Jensen, Jonas Blue and Martin Solveig - The Cure

Up 1 to number 22

Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber - Despacito

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 17th November 2016

The teen idol side of things is amply catered for here with appearances from Niall Horan and the lovely, beautiful, precious, adorable Vamps. And Little Mix may not be number 1 any more but we've the next best thing, Fifth Harmony.

There's a new one from Rae Sremmurd (who he) and a couple of tunes that have been around a while from Neiked, who scale a new peak after 11 weeks on the chart, and Calvin Harris. And that Little Mix-shaped gap at number 1 is filled by friends of the show Clean Bandit and friends (Sean Paul is back to his always available self this week).

Debuts: Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane.

Kideko and George Kwali ft. Nadia Rose and Sweetie Irie - Crank It (Woah)

Up 1 to number 31

Calvin Harris - My Way

Up 1 to number 12

The Vamps vs Matoma - All Night

Back in at number 24

Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane - Black Beatles

Highest New Entry - In at number 36

Neiked - Sexual

Up 2 to number 6

Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

Up 11 to number 26

Niall Horan - This Town

Up 1 to number 23

Clean Bandit ft. Anne-Marie and Sean Paul - Rockabye

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Miquita Oliver

Top of the Pops, 13th October 2016

All right! James Arthur is not letting go of number 1 this week so we're graced with his ebullient presence once more. And speaking of ebullience, the Busted boys return to the TOTP studio for the first time in forever, even though they're only number 60, thanks to a dearth of chart climbers. Hooray!

We also have the newie from the Chainsmokers, friends of the show Zara Larsson and Ariana Grande (giving a Minajless exclusive performance of Side To Side), and the second solo debut of a member of One Direction.

Debuts: Neiked, Phoebe Ryan, Niall Horan (as solo).

Craig David vs Sigala - Ain't Giving Up

Up 16 to number 23

Busted - On What You're On

In at number 60

Ariana Grande - Side To Side

Up 1 to number 5

Neiked - Sexual

Up 7 to number 34

Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

Up 7 to number 16

Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan - All We Know

In at number 24

Niall Horan - This Town

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer