Top of the Pops, 4th July 2024

The Glastonbury effect is alive and well for Coldplay, who bound onto the show with their first appearance since 2022. Charli XCX might be another beneficiary, and she brings Lorde along with her for a rare TOTP appearance.

Elsewhere there are a couple of impressive chart charges by Jordan Adetunji and Tommy Richman. Sabrina Carpenter makes it two weeks at numbers 1 and 2.

Debuts: Jordan Adetunji

David Guetta ft. OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait

Up 1 to number 22

Charli XCX ft. Lorde - Girl So Confusing

In at number 28

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Up 7 to number 14

Jordan Adetunji - Kehlani

Up 26 to number 29

Tommy Richman - Devil Is A Lie

High Climber - Up 27 to number 21

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Up 2 to number 3

Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 25th April 2024

There's lots of chart activity this week, with friend of the show Dua Lipa and the first solo single from Perrie (Edwards) (from Little Mix) both crashing the top ten - but neither with as much of a jolt as Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso.

There are also chart inroads being made by David Guetta and the exciting new talent Chappell Roan, while Mark Ambor reaches another new chart peak. Clementine Douglas is here with a solo, Madonna-less version of Happier. And the world-weary stylings of Hozier are still at number 1.

Debuts: Chappell Roan, Perrie (as solo)

Dua Lipa - Illusion

In at number 9

David Guetta ft. OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait

Up 12 to number 25

Clementine Douglas - Happier

Up 4 to number 17

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe

High Climber - Up 31 to number 33

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Mark Ambor - Belong Together

Up 1 to number 13

Perrie - Forget About Us

In at number 10

Hozier - Too Sweet

Second week at  number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 20th October 2022

Megawatt star power this week from Nicki Minaj at the start and Sam Smith and Kim Petras in the number 1 spot. There is also a debut from Venbee and Goddard, and a double performance from Steve Lacey. Mimi Webb is doing well with her latest, and it's exciting to see Robin Schulz popping up again after a long absence.

Debuts: Venbee and Goddard

Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

Up 1 to number 6

OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

Up 1 to number 4

Mimi Webb - Ghost Of You

Highest New Entry - In at number 23

Venbee and Goddard - Messy In Heaven

High Climber - Up 18 to number 20

Oliver Tree vs Robin Shulz - Miss You

In at number 28

Luude ft. Mattafix - Big City Life

Up 1 to number 10

Steve Lacey - Bad Habit / Static

Up 1 to number 8 / Up 11 to number 56

Sam Smith and Kim Petras - Unholy

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 18th August 2022

Wall-to-wall bangers this week. As well as LF System clocking up the magic six weeks at number 1, there's booty-shaking-oriented content from Joel Corry and Queen Becky Hill, Eliza Rose, Sigala and James Hype. Even George Ezra gives it a little shimmy towards the end of his song.

Debuts: Eliza Rose

Joel Corry ft. Becky Hill - History

In at number 20

OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

Up 1 to number 9

KSI ft. Tom Grennan - Not Over Yet

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Up 2 to number 3

Eliza Rose - BOTA (Baddest Of Them All)

High Climber - Up 35 to number 10

Sigala ft. Talia Mar - Stay The Night

Up 4 to number 11

James Hype ft. Miggy Dela Rosa - Ferrari

Up 8 to number 17

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 28th July 2022

This week belongs to Calvin Harris, who is able to bring five famous friends to perform two tracks from his current album, if the audience isn't already exhausted by the likes of Bru-C, David Guetta and Becky Hill and Charli XCX. The presence of Drake adds another megastar to the pile, while Steve Lacy makes an assured debut.

Debuts: Steve Lacy

David Guetta ft. Becky Hill - Remember

Long Runner - Back in at number 31 after 44 weeks

OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

Up 1 to number 13

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

High Climber - Up 44 to number 25

Bru-C - No Excuses

Up 4 to number 17

Charli XCX - Hot In It

Up 2 to number 27

Drake ft. 21 Savage - Jimmy Cooks

Up 2 to number 21

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa, Young Thug, Justin Timberlake, Halsey and Pharrell - Potion / Stay With Me

Up 1 to number 23 / Highest New Entry - In at number 29

LF System - Afraid To Feel

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 23rd June 2022

Loads of new entries this week: international megatars BTS, Joji and friends of the show D-Block Europe are all here, plus OneRepublic reach a new chart peak and George Ezra bounces back into the top 30.

The newness continues at the top of the chart, sort of, with fresh new hitmaker Kate Bush finally deposing Harry Styles from the top of the chart. Harry Does sneak on to the show performing one of his secondary hits, though.

Debuts: Ghost Killer, Joji

D-Block Europe ft. Ghost Killer - Elegant & Gang

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

BTS - Yet To Come

In at number 27

Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant

Up 2 to number 10

OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

Up 19 to number 28

George Ezra - Anyone For You

High Climber - Up 42 to number 22

Joji - Glimpse Of Us

In at number 31

Dua Lipa - Potion / Levitating

Up 1 to number 19 / Back in at number 75

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Lizzo and Roisin Conaty

Top of the Pops, 16th June 2016

First let's address the elephant in the room: Justin Timberlake has the second biggest song of the summer so far but he's only been on the show once. This is because he's been stuck at number 2 behind One Dance, and if you don't climb the chart, you don't get on the show. He needs to either overhaul Drake or start yo-yoing a bit if he wants to be featured.

So who do we have? After six agonising weeks away, friend of the show Zara Larsson is back and she is all over this edition. We open the show with a medley of Lush Life and her new David Guetta track This One's For You, before she joins Tinie Tempah on their long runner Girls Like. Then she's back near the end to fill in Drake's vocals on a unique but strangely lovely version of the new DJ Khaled hit For Free.

Drake manages a double absence, since he's once again not here to perform One Dance either - instead featured vocalist Kyla teams up with Tinie Tempah for a unique and exclusive British take. The line-up is rounded out with chart movers from Kungs, OneRepublic and Calum Scott, and a show-stopper from the universally loved Adele.

Debuts: DJ Khaled.

Zara Larsson vs David Guetta - Lush Life / This One's For You

Up 1 to number 17 / Up 16 to number 46

Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson - Girls Like

Up 2 to number 15

Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Up 8 to number 26

OneRepublic - Wherever I Go

Up 6 to number 30

Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

Up 6 to number 4

Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

Up 15 to number 27

DJ Khaled ft. Zara Larsson - For Free

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Kyla and Tinie Tempah - One Dance

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 20th November 2014

One Direction's album has hit and there is no stopping them at the moment - they have a ton of singles climbing the chart and they appear for the third week in a row to bring us the highest-selling (and streaming) three of them.

Now in fine Jools Holland style, the other guests. From the American South! OneRepublic. From Australia! The Veronicas. From Ireland! Hozier. From Los Angeles! Kendrick Lamar. From Grimsby! Ella Henderson. From Magic FM! Sam Smith. And at number one it's the Children in Need record.

Debuts: Gareth Malone, Kendrick Lamar, the Veronicas

OneRepublic - I Lived

Up 1 to number 31

The Veronicas - You Ruin Me

In at number 8

Ella Henderson - Yours

In at number 46

Kendrick Lamar - i

In at number 20

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Up 9 to number 25

Sam Smith - Like I Can

In at number 9

One Direction - Steal My Girl / 18 / Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

Up 6 to number 3 / In at number 45 / In at number 47

Gareth Malone's All Star Choir - Wake Me Up

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 6th November 2014

Halloween feels like a while ago but chart-lag plus TOTP-lag means that only now do we bring you spooky season's chief beneficiary in the form of a re-entering Michael Jackson - a clip from the classic video is played.

More currently, America's two leading bouncy pop groups are both in the hizzouse (Maroon 5 bizarrely making their debut), and we are the grateful recipients of a visit from Queen Taylor Swift. One Direction bounce back to fly the UK (and Ireland?) flag(s) along with friend of the show Ed Sheeran, and Europe is also not unrepresented thanks to Parra for Cuva.

Debuts: Maroon 5, Parra for Cuva, Ann Naklab

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Up 2 to number 3

OneRepublic - I Lived

In at number 29

Parra for Cuva ft. Ann Naklab - Wicked Games

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

Long Runner - Up 5 to number 35 after 41 weeks

From the Vault: Michael Jackson - Thriller

Back in at number 57

Maroon 5 - Animals

Up 5 to number 27

One Direction - Steal My Girl

Up 4 to number 7

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 25th September 2014

In the first week since August without Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran kicks off the show to celebrate both his recent hits climbing back up the chart once again. There are two high entries, from "Pro" Green and (at number 1) from Sigma, and longer running hits from George Ezra and Ella Henderson. Plus Hozier's TOTP debut and a rare sighting of Sia.

Debuts: Professor Green, Tori Kelly, Hozier.

Ed Sheeran - Don't / Sing

Up 1 to number 16

Hozier - Take Me To Church

High Climber - Up 14 to number 35

Ella Henderson - Ghost

Up 1 to number 17

OneRepublic - Love Runs Out

Up 5 to number 31

George Ezra - Budapest

Up 8 to number 11

Sia - Chandelier

Up 1 to number 29

Professor Green ft. Tori Kelly - Lullaby

In at number 4

Sigma ft. Paloma Faith - Changing

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 14th August 2014

The big chart news this week is Nico & Vinz's Isinbayeva-like leap to number 1, and they are here to celebrate. Friends of the show Clean Bandit are also back, this time with a very special one-off performance of Rather Be with the Paloma Faith on vocals; the inimitable Paloma is also climbing back up the chart with Only Love Can Hurt.

Other longish-running hits are Stay With Me and Budapest, both performed by candlelight this week, and we have a newie from the ever enthusiastic OneRepublic as well.

Debuts: Jessie Ware, Nico & Vinz

OneRepublic - Love Runs Out

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Fuse ODG - Dangerous Love

Up 1 to number 30

George Ezra - Budapest

Up 1 to number 5

Jessie Ware - Tough Love

In at number 34

Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

Up 1 to number 33

Clean Bandit ft. Paloma Faith - Rather Be

Long Runner - Up 3 to number 26 after 29 weeks

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Up 3 to number 13

Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong

Up 51 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 3rd April 2014

Success for 5 Seconds of Summer, as well as another wave of assorted dance bangers by two or three people. We also have ballads! from Christina Perri, rock! (sort of) from Coldplay, and soul! from the arrestingly gifted MNEK, who performs a stripped-back version of his hit with Gorgon City. And friends of the show One Republic are back, this time romping through Counting Stars on banjos and jug.

FAUL & Wad Ad vs Pnau - Changes

In at number 3

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

Up 3 to number 19

Christina Perri - Human

Up 1 to number 16

MNEK - Ready For Your Love

Up 2 to number 24

Tujamo & Plastik Funk ft. Sneakbo - Dr Who

In at number 21

Coldplay - Magic

Up 3 to number 20

Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway - Wizard

In at number 7

5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 13th February 2014

This week's big name is Katy Perry, here with Juicy J as Dark Horse gets a second wind and canters up to the top ten after seven weeks on the chart - a dark horse indeed. At the other end of the star spectrum is "DJ Stay The Night" with a pre-emptive cover of a not-yet-released song by Zedd; the collective of shadowy studio goons make the most of their week on the telly. Friends of the show OneRepublic give us a two-hit medley, and Clean Bandit are still at the top of the pile, grinning like the Cheshire cats they are.

DJ Fresh vs Jay Fay ft. Ms Dynamite - Dibby Dibby Sound

Highest New Entry: In at number 3

Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - Dark Horse

Up 8 to number 11

Vance Joy - Riptide

Up 1 to number 13

OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself / Counting Stars

Up 3 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 23

DJ Stay The Night - Stay The Night

High Climber - Up 33 to number 24

Tinie Tempah and Labrinth - Lover Not A Fighter

Up 2 to number 16

Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 30th January 2014

The middle of the chart is quiet this week, so we have some big new entries from the top and some (for now) lower-charting new songs from the outer reaches. Vance Joy returns to reprise 'Riptide' by candlelight and there are precocious turns from Neon Jungle and the Vamps (with a two-song medley), but the evening belongs to a triumphant Clean Bandit, looking indeed like there's no place they'd rather be.

Neon Jungle - Braveheart

In at number 4

Tinie Tempah & Labrinth - Lover Not A Fighter

Up 9 to number 18

Half Moon Run - Full Circle

In at number 60

Vance Joy - Riptide

Up 8 to number 10

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Young Blood

Highest New Entry - In at number 55

OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself

High Climber - Up 33 to number 22

Vamps - Wild Heart / Can We Dance

In at number 3 / Up 5 to number 42

Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be 

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 24th October 2013

This is OneRepublic's week once again, as they celebrate their bounce back to the top with streamers and confetti. Katy Perry also flies the US flag, but a few other high-up Americans are absent this week, allowing Passenger and TOTP stalwarts John Newman and Ellie Goulding to return with quirky twists on their evergreen hits. Newman also celebrates the number one album this week.

Katy Perry - Roar

Up 1 to number 6

Wilkinson - Afterglow

In at number 8

Passenger - Let Her Go

Up 1 to number 24

Iggy Azalea - Change Your Life

In at number 10

Lawson - Juliet

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

John Newman - Love Me Again

Up 4 to number 26

Ellie Goulding - Burn

Up 1 to number 17

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 10th October 2013

One of the more surprising leaps to number 1 of recent years brings a celebratory performance from a grinning OneRepublic. Elsewhere, we have a good mix of borderline novelty rap, dance and singy-guitary things, plus a rescreening of an Oasis behemoth from back in the day (resurrected by some X Factor audition, I'd bet).

Chase & Status ft Moko - Count On Me

In at number 5

Vamps - Can We Dance

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

John Newman - Love Me Again

Up 2 to number 25

Nelly ft Pharrell Williams - Get Like Me

In at number 19

Lucy Spraggan - Last Night

In at number 18

From the Vault: Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out

Back in at number 71

Dizzee Rascal ft Will.I.Am - Something Really Bad

In at number 10

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 3rd October 2013

Unusually, the US dominates this week. There are reprises from Macklemore, OneRep, Jason Derulo of course and not least Drake, who brings us an exclusive medley of three recent hits. Representing the UK are Sub Focus and another returnee, Ben Pearce.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Mary Lambert - Same Love

Up 3 to number 6

Demi Lovato - Skyscraper

Back in at number 13

Sub Focus feat Kele - Turn It Around

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

Up 1 to number 3

Ben Pearce - What I Might Do

Up 6 to number 7

Haim - The Wire

In at number 16

From the Vault: Jojo - Leave (Get Out)

Back in at number 61

Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home / Started From the Bottom / Take Care

Up 3 to number 4 / Back in at number 46 / Back in at number 57

Jason Derülo - Talk Dirty

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 19th September 2013

A mixture of old and new this week. High climbers OneRepublic make a startling leap after a month on the chart already, and fellow slow-burners Olly Murs and Bastille also come onto the radar. Meanwhile, Coldplay and Example crash back in with brand new hits. Can they climb higher next week? Katy Perry isn't present, but that means we're treated to the Roar video in all its jungle glory.

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

High Climber - Up 11 to number 2

Lethal Bizzle and Ruby Goe - Party Right

In at number 29

Example - All The Wrong Places

In at number 13

Bastille - Things We Lost In The Fire

Up 9 to number 28

Ben Pearce - What I Might Do

In at number 25

Olly Murs - Right Place, Right Time

Up 8 to number 27

Coldplay - Atlas

In at number 12

Katy Perry - Roar

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dappy

Top of the Pops, 22nd August 2013

After a couple of shuffle-around weeks we have a lot of new entries to show you. With room for an oldie or two as well.

The Wanted - We Own The Night

In at number 10 - The lovely lads are on their second TOTP appearance.

Ray Foxx ft Rachel K Collier - Boom Boom (Heartbeat)

In at number 12 - Not a Vengaboys cover, not a Steps cover, not a Vengaboys/Steps mashup. But a party.

Justin Timberlake - Take Back the Night

Up 3 to number 26 - Heeeeeeere's Justin!

Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High

In at number 8 - Friends of the show the Arctic Monkeys have a fittingly high chart entry for their new single.

The Vaccines - Melody Calling

In at number 44 - Yup, two acts in a row where it's immediately clear where the music is coming from. Can the Vacs jump into the top 40 next week?

From the Vault: Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles

Back in at number 70 - Amazing what you can dig up in the lower reaches of the chart. Here's a clip of Vanessa Carlton, who spearheaded the much-forgotten American female singer/songwriter wave of the early 2000s.

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

High Climber - Up 13 to number 30 - Look who's back! Not sure how this one goes, but assuming Ryan Tedder wrote it I'm guessing 'Counting Stars' is repeated over and over again.

Ellie Goulding - Burn

Straight in at number 1 - Burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn: yes, it's another Ryan Tedder composition straight in at the top. Ellie is trotting the globe this week so we have to make do with the video, but she promises to come on if she's still at number 1 in seven days' time.

PRESENTER: Duffy