Top of the Pops, 31st May 2018

Calvin and Dua make it six weeks at the top, while there's fresher material from Tom Walker - making his chart breakthrough - and Clean Bandit.

Paloma Faith brings us a stripped down solo version of her Sigala co-hit this week, and Yxng Bane and friend of the show Jess Glynne both do two-song medleys.

Debuts: Tom Walker

Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

High Climber - Up 33 to number 35

Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 1 to number 11

Yxng Bane - Answerphone / Vroom

Up 2 to number 5 / Up 5 to number 27

Anne-Marie - 2002

Up 1 to number 4

Post Malone - Better Now

Up 1 to number 10

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There / These Days

Up 7 to number 6 / Up 1 to number 23

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 17th May 2018

This week we have a lot of long runners and a couple of big new hits, from Childish Gambino (his first ever appearance on the show) and friend of the show Jess Glynne. Straddling the two categories is First Time by M-22 and Medina, which pops up to number 17 to get a TOTP debut in its ninth week on the chart.

This week's TOTP exclusive comes from Khalid, who gives us a medley of new hit Youth and old fave Love Lies. Calvin and Dua hold firm at number 1, making it a month on top.

Debuts: Childish Gambino, Medina, M-22.

M-22 ft. Medina - First Time

High Climber - Up 17 to number 36

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

In at number 16

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Maren Morris - The Middle

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 12 after 15 weeks

Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre and Yxng Bane - Answerphone

Up 2 to number 6

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies / Youth

Up 1 to number 13 / In at number 35

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 2 to number 8

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 10th May 2018

In a week with a lot of chart climbers, several tracks that have been around for a while get to make their TOTP debuts. Foremost is Cardi B, alongside her buds Bad Bunny and J Balvin - and Balvin makes it a two for one by guesting on the Liam Payne track as well.

David Guetta also makes good on a threat of some weeks' standing, performing his song with newcomer Brooks and also Flames - Sia isn't here but he blasts out a bit of the instrumental.

Post Malone storms the chart with fresh material, and Dua Lipa celebrates her fourth consecutive week on the show by bringing IDGAF out of mothballs alongside the song of the moment, One Kiss.

Debuts: Bad Bunny, Brooks.

David Guetta ft. Brooks - Like I Do / Flames

Up 3 to number 29 / Up 14 to number 19

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin - I Like It

Up 5 to number 15

Paloma Faith - Make Your Own Kind Of Music

High Climber - Up 28 to number 28

ZAYN - Let Me

Up 2 to number 35

Post Malone - Psycho / Better Now

Up 4 to number 6 / Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Liam Payne and J Balvin - Familiar

Up 3 to number 31

The Weeknd - Call Out My Name

Up 2 to number 17

Dua Lipa - One Kiss / IDGAF

Third week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 36

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 26th April 2018

Phew! Drake only lasts a week at the top this time, as the sophisticated sounds of Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa glide effortlessly up to supplant him. In fact it's a pretty sophisticated show this week, with double features from Paloma Faith and George Ezra and the new banger from RnB smoothie ZAYN as well.

At the grimier end of things are Banx & Ranx, as well as American reprobate Post Malone. And since he's here, Calvin has  time to collaborate on an exclusive version of the M.O. track as well as his number 1 behemoth.

Debuts: Banx & Ranx.

Paloma Faith - Lullaby / Make Your Own Kind Of Music

Up 2 to number 7 / Up 12 to number 47

ZAYN - Let Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

M.O. vs Calvin Harris - Bad Vibe

Up 1 to number 22

Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre and Yxng Bane - Answerphone

Up 7 to number 18

Post Malone - Psycho

Up 1 to number 9

The Weeknd - Call Out My Name

Up 2 to number 15

George Ezra - Paradise / Shotgun

Up 1 to number 4 / Up 3 to number 51

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 29th March 2018

The highest new entry this week is a novelty single: Lil Dicky and the dashing Chris Brown turn TOTP Thursday into Freaky Friday. Also making chart inroads are XXXtentacion, Khalid and Normani (of Fifth Harmony, or possibly ex-Fifth Harmony), and the indestructible Sigala.

We have a couple of special exclusives, too. Florida Georgia Line are back with a solo rendition of Let Me Go, their Hailee Steinfeld co-credit, and Maren Morris leaves the DJs at home to bring us an acoustic version of The Middle.

PS If you're wondering where Rudimental have got to, the problem is that they've been a non-mover for weeks and weeks, stuck behind Drake. Apart from the number 1 we only feature chart climbers, so they haven't been on much. Sorry, hat guy, but those are the rules.

Debuts: Lil Dicky.

Florida Georgia Line - Let Me Go

Up 1 to number 32

XXXtentacion - Sad! / Moonlight

Up 8 to number 20 / In at number 31

Maren Morris - The Middle

Up 1 to number 10

Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown - Freaky Friday

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Khalid and Normani - Love Lies

Up 6 to number 24

From The Vault: Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Back in at number 58

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 6 to number 13

Drake - God's Plan

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 15th March 2018

Half of this week's TOTP is a sampler of most of the biggest hits of the moment: Portugal The Man, Jax Jones, Justin Timberlake, and needless to say, Drake. But there are also exciting new hits from Zedd, Paloma Faith and TOTP debutant XXXtentacion. The oddball is Stormzy's Blinded By Your Grace from before Christmas, which provides a nice break from the madness.

Debuts: Maren Morris, Grey, XXXtentacion.

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still

Up 2 to number 4

XXXtentacion - Sad! / Changes

Highest New Entry - In at number 26 / In at number 71

Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something

Up 1 to number 9

Zedd ft. Maren Morris and Grey - The Middle

High Climber - Up 13 to number 18

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Up 1 to number 12

Sigala ft. Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Up 11 to number 21

Stormzy ft. MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace pt 2

Up 6 to number 29

Drake - God's Plan

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 29th January 2015

An unusually static chart means that TOTP has space for some long-runners as well as some gems from lower down the countdown than usual. Inevitably this means two corners of the Sheeran/Ezra/Smith triangle - there hasn't been a show without at least one of them since November - but it also means Ariana Grande and the Weeknd, who have been in the lower reaches for a few weeks, plus a couple of minutes of the Weeknd's solo offering - a bonanza of vaguely pervy RnB.

Meghan Trainor's second single is a storming success and the lady herself is in the country to perform it. We welcome back old favourites Sigma/Paloma and Vance Joy, and there's also a welcome suprise visit from Maroon 5. Ronson and Mars remain at the top, and after last week's studio appearance we make do with the video this time.

Debut: The Weeknd

Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin'

High Climber - Up 48 to number 2

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Highest New Entry - In at number 55

Sigma feat. Paloma Faith - Changing

Up 1 to number 36

George Ezra - Blame It On Me

Up 1 to number 24

Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

Up 6 to number 54

Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder / Earned It

Up 7 to number 48 / Up 21 to number 41

Vance Joy - Riptide

Up 3 to number 53

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 15th January 2015

Some fun exclusive performances this week. First, with Demi L unavailable, Paloma Faith fills in for her on the duet with Olly Murs. Next, none other than Paul McCartney drops in for a solo version of his Kanye collaboration. And finally, Sam Smith brings a gospel choir for his latest TOTP popup.

Most of the other performances come from the dance world, as a fairly static January chart gives some long-runners a chance to climb back up. One Direction are also back, in a reflective mood, and Mark and Bruno are still at the top - once again we make do with the video, but what a video it is.

Debuts: Tchami, Kaleem Taylor.

Tchami feat. Kaleem Taylor - Promesses

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Olly Murs & Paloma Faith - Up

Up 2 to number 4

One Direction - Night Changes

Up 5 to number 14

Paul McCartney - Only One

Up 7 to number 28

Blonde feat. Melissa Steel - I Loved You

High Climber - Up 12 to number 19

Sigma feat. Paloma Faith - Changing

Up 1 to number 32

Sam Smith - Like I Can

Up 3 to number 13

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 23rd October 2014

With some spritzes of dance and whatever Ed Sheeran is, pop rules this week. The show is opened by a boyband sandwich with Ella Henderson as the tasty filling, and closed with a duo of personality-rich female pop delights (though Meghan Trainor is not in the studio so we make do with her vid).

Also, Talay Riley achieves a coveted second consecutive week on TOTP by featuring on another track, and friend of the show Paloma Faith and Sigma slow down Changes for an impassioned one-off performance that puts Jay James from the X Factor thoroughly to shame.

One Direction - Steal My Girl

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Ella Henderson - Ghost

Long Runner - Up 6 to number 16 after 19 weeks

The Vamps - Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)

High Climber - Up 35 to number 9

Wilkinson ft. Talay Riley - Dirty Love

In at number 20

Sigma ft. Paloma Faith - Changes

Up 1 to number 7

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Up 6 to number 4

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Up 2 to number 2

Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

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, 22nd May 2014

This eventful week sees multiple oddities. The late Michael Jackson storms the top 10 with Justin Timbo in tow, so we've edited together footage of both men's previous appearances into a dance-off. Paloma Faith is back and not getting any less ritzy, and the show culminates in a triumvirate of Eurovision successes including the winner, Conchita Wurst. Culminates? Well, no - Rita Ora crowns the countdown. Amazingly this is her first time on the new TOTP; and who is that mysterious tall gentleman lurking behind the decks?

Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

Up 1 to number 6

Ed Sheeran - One

In at number 20

5 Seconds Of Summer - Good Girls

In at number 19

Michael Jackson with Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good

High Climber - Up 16 to number 8

Molly - Children Of The Universe

Up 10 to number 23

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm

In at number 9

Conchita Wurst - Rise Like A Phoenix

In at number 17

Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 8th May 2014

Molly's Children of the World gets a pre-Eurovision TOTP showing as it storms into the chart at number 48, while five other female acts are also climbing the hit parade. Perhaps going some way to cancelling out the Chris Brown appearance, which in fairness has been a long time coming as his hit, now finally invading the top 10, has been around the top 20 for weeks. The new old MJ song is played over a montage of previous TOTP highlights, and the succession of in-at-the-top bangers continues with Calvin and a troupe of mixed-gender backing dancers.

Tove Lo - Stay High

Up 2 to number 7

Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

High Climber - Up 30 to number 20

Molly - Children Of The Universe

In at number 48

Chris Brown - Loyal

Up 5 to number 10

Lily Allen - Our Time

Up 14 to number 43

Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - Fancy

Up 2 to number 9

Michael Jackson - Love Never Felt So Good

In at number 27

Calvin Harris - Summer

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 17th April 2014

As another soulful house anthem crashes in at the top, Sigma rise to the challenge of standing out and bring a confetti carnival of dancers and singers to sell their smash. The Vamps are no less ebullient, and Paloma Faith is on imperious form as her song gets a second wind. 

Katy Perry's rapping friend Juicy J is elsewhere, so Iggy and Charli seize the chance to add a sassy one-off rap of their own, freshening up Dark Horse in its 16th week on the chart. And there are entries from two much-loved veteran pop bands, the Saturdays and the Kaiser Chiefs, plus newcomer Tove Lo.

The Vamps - Last Night

In at number 2

Paloma Faith - Can't Rely On You

Up 17 to number 18

Tove Lo - Stay High

High Climber - Up 21 to number 12

Kaiser Chiefs - Coming Home

Up 14 to number 31

The Saturdays - Not Giving Up

In at number 19

Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - Fancy

In at number 5

Katy Perry ft. Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX - Dark Horse

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 10 after 16 weeks

Sigma - Nobody To Love

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 6th March 2014

It's Pharrell's week once again. Not only is the impish hat-donner now on a near-unprecedented third run at number one with a song newly anointed as a million-seller, he's also the ten-gallon musical brain behind Paloma Faith's new top ten entry; he duly larks around in the background of Paloma's performance before inviting her to join his own. New to TOTP this week are John Legend and American Authors, and international diva Beyonce drops by (with another sparkly dress) as her Brits-performed track rises another place.

Tiësto - Red Lights

Highest new entry - In at number 6

Beyonce - XO

Up 1 to number 22

John Legend - All Of Me

High Climber - Up 20 to number 9

Foxes - Let Go For Tonight

In at number 7

American Authors - Best Day Of My Life

Up 20 to number 17

From the Vault: Starship - We Built This City

Back in at number 26

Paloma Faith - Can't Rely On You

In at number 10

Pharrell Williams ft. Paloma Faith - Happy

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton