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, 16th February 2023

There are some huge leaps on the chart this week, not least from Pinkpantheress who enlists Ice Spice to give her song the top ten placing it deserves. There are also impressive jumps from dependable names George Ezra and Pink (her first appearance in a while), while Coi LeRay and a rebounding Sam Smith make smaller inroads.

We have to go all the way down to number 57 to find a new entry, though - welcome back, Rita Ora. Miley is looking very comfortable at number 1, and she brings along Olly Murs this week for a fun exclusive performance.

Debuts: Ice Spice, Lizzy McAlpine

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

High Climber - Up 42 to number 19

Coi LeRay - Players

Up 7 to number 12

Rita Ora - You Only Love Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 57

Pink - Trustfall

Up 31 to number 28

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Up 33 to number 27

Sam Smith ft. Kim Petras - Unholy

Up 5 to number 21

Pinkpantheress ft. Ice Spice - Boy's A Liar

Up 37 to number 8

Miley Cyrus with Olly Murs - Flowers

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 20th May 2021

There are some big chart moves this week. Rag 'N' Bone Man and Pink pick this week to shoot into the top ten as they had always threatened, Kid Laroi leaps back up after six months on the chart, and the highest new entry is from friends of the show Coldplay.

Lower down there are new songs from J Cole and Trippie Red. Tion and Russ hang on at the top for a second week, and Griff and RAYE round out the line-up with playful repeat performances of their established hits.

Debuts: Playboy Carti

Kid Laroi - Without You

Up to 17 to number 13

Coldplay - Higher Power

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Griff - Black Hole

Up 12 to number 35

J Cole - Interlude

In at number 25

Joel Corry ft RAYE - Bed

Up 2 to number 4

Trippie Redd ft Playboy Carti - Miss The Rage

In at number 32

Rag 'N' Bone Man and Pink - Anywhere Away From Here

High Climber - Up 22 to number 9

Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 6th May 2021

This week spotlights an influx of newer hits at the lower end of the top 40, from Wes Nelson, Becky Hill and more surprisingly Rag 'N' Bone Man and Pink - surely they will climb higher?

We also have reprises from D-Block Europe, whose current hit is showing much more staying power than they usually do, good old Ava Max, and the megastar pairing of Doja Cat and SZA. Years and Years take their turn creating exclusive magic with Lil Nas X.

Debuts: None

Becky Hill - Last Time

Up 7 to number 39

Rag 'N' Bone Man and Pink - Anywhere Away From Here

High Climber - Up 19 to number 32

Wes Nelson ft Yxng Bane - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 3 to number 36

Years and Years - Starstruck

Up 18 to number 38

D-Block Europe ft RAYE - Ferrari Horses

Up 3 to number 14

Ava Max - My Head & My Heart

Up 1 to number 18

Doja Cat ft SZA - Kiss Me More

Up 3 to number 6

Lil Nas X ft Years and Years - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 4th April 2019

It's mostly a week of consolidation on the chart, so there's room on the show for long-running hits from NSG, Pink, Troye Sivan and Ariana Grande, plus Wiley's hugely enjoyable all-star collab.

New material comes from Steel Banglez and two of the MCs of the moment, while Lewis Capaldi is looking seriously immovable up at the top there.

Debuts: None

Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend I'm Bored

Up 1 to number 5

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

Up 2 to number 6

Steel Banglez ft. AJ Tracey and Mostack - Fashion Week

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Lauv ft. Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired

Up 1 to number 8

Pink - Walk Me Home

Up 3 to number 9

NSG ft. Tion Wayne - Options

Up 1 to number 10

Wiley ft. Stefflon Don and Idris Elba - Boasty

High Climber - Up 11 to number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 7th March 2019

Not many would have predicted it last year, but Lewis Capaldi is the man to break Ariana Grande's grip on the top: Someone You Loved completes its slow build with a two-place final jump.

Elsewhere we've got a smash new entry from the evergreen Pink, and our persistence is rewarded as we lure Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper back to reprise their impressively long-running Hollywood hit.

Debuts: Blueface

Lauv ft. Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired

Up 5 to number 17

Pink - Walk Me Home

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Khalid - Talk

Up 7 to number 13

Blueface - Thotiana

Up 8 to number 15

NSG ft. Tion Wayne - Options

Up 2 to number 7

From The Vault: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Back in at number 71

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Up 10 to number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 29th November 2018

The celeb version of the Greatest Showman soundtrack has been making chart waves for a while, but this is the week it really breaks through: Pink, James Arthur and Anne-Marie bring us two songs from the hit show between them.

After a while away, friend of the show Ellie Goulding is back with her new one. There's also an impressive chart jump from newcomer Ava Max, and the Little Mix album is out so they give us a three song medley.

Debuts: Ava Max, Sharaya J

Ellie Goulding and Swae Lee - Close To Me

Up 9 to number 21

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Up 19 to number 13

Jess Glynne - Thursday

Up 3 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Polaroid

Up 1 to number 12

Little Mix ft. Sharaya J - Woman Like Me / Strip / The Cure

Up 1 to number 2 / In at number 25 / In at number 49

James Arthur and Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Pink - A Million Dreams

High Climber - Up 25 to number 11

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Joe Swash and Zoella

Top of the Pops, 14th December 2017

Christmas is getting close now. Not only is the chart gummed up with a slew of festive hits (we show the Pogues and Kirsty this week in all their glory), but the incorrigible Ed Sheeran has nipped into the number 1 spot with firm plans to stay there like he's snowed in. No Beyonce this week, but Ed is here to spread the cheer.

In between the mistletoe and wine, though, there is room for several new non-Christmas hits from RAYE, G-Eazy and even Ramz. Pink comes back with another double-header from her album, and of course we have the unstoppable energy of the X-Factor winners Rak-Su, complete with ebullient Wyclef cameo.

Debuts: Mr Eazi, Ramz, Rak-Su.

RAYE ft. Mr Eazi - Decline

Up 6 to number 28

Rak-Su ft. Naughty Boy and Wyclef Jean - Dimelo

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Louis Tomlinson - Miss You

In at number 39

G-Eazy and Halsey - Him & I

In at number 49

From The Vault: The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

High Climber - Up 45 to number 10

Ramz - Barking

In at number 41

Pink - Beautiful Trauma / What About Us

Up 25 to number 29 / Up 5 to number 31

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Abs Breen and Richie Neville

Top of the Pops, 30th November 2017

Camila Cabello celebrates her fourth week at number 1 with a silly multi-celeb exclusive version of Havana, featuring MNEK, Stormzy and friend of the show Ed Sheeran. We also see David Guetta for the first time in a while, and Katie Melua is here doing the Children in Need single as a nice surprise.

Meanwhile, Mariah Carey hoves into view. How close to the Christmas Number 1 will she get this year?

Debuts: Katie Melua

David Guetta and Afrojack ft. Charli XCX - Dirty Sexy Money

Up 7 to number 35

Stormzy ft. MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace part 2

Up 5 to number 7

Katie Melua - Fields of Gold

Highest New Entry - In at number 29

Pink - What About Us

Up 6 to number 28

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Up 2 to number 4

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

Back in at number 34

Marshmello ft. Khalid and Selena Gomez - Silence / Wolves

Up 2 to number 3 / Up 8 to number 9

Camila Cabello ft. MNEK, Ed Sheeran and Stormzy - Havana

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 26th October 2017

After Post Malone's solo turn last week, it's his co-performer 21 Savage's turn to show that Post isn't the only one making bank from their mega-hit. 21 gives us an exclusive performance of rockstar plus one of his solo tracks from lower down the chart. We also have an unusual collabo-swap from friends of the show Little Mix and Ed Sheeran, the Mixers providing gorgeous backup harmonies on Perfect and Ed handling the CNCO Spanish bits on Reggaeton Lento surprisingly well (but still not that well).

Pink is doing well with her newly released album, and the tracks of the moment from Mabel, Khaled and Rita Ora round out the line-up. Plus Charlie Puth.

Debuts: None.

Little Mix ft. Ed Sheeran - Reggaeton Lento

Up 2 to number 5

Pink - What About Us / Revenge

Up 5 to number 15 / Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Khalid - Young Dumb and Broke

Up 4 to number 21

Charlie Puth - How Long

High Climber - Up 18 to number 22

Mabel ft. Kojo Funds - Finders Keepers

Up 9 to number 10

Ed Sheeran with Little Mix - Perfect

Up 2 to number 11

Rita Ora - Lonely Together

Up 1 to number 4

21 Savage - rockstar / Bank Account

Third week at number 1 / Up 13 to number 41

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

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, 7th September 2017

Taylor Swift booms in at the top in a way that we'd almost forgotten about. Big new release, and if you look carefully you can see Right Said Fred in the audience bopping away as she sings.

Elsewhere, friend of the show Camila Cabello has yet another concurrent hit, and there's more new material from Macklemore and - uh-oh! - Katy Perry. I expect Pink will keep the peace.

Debuts: Macklemore (without Ryan Lewis).

Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey - Glorious

Up 13 to number 23

James Hype ft. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends

Up 2 to number 8

Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3

Long runner - Up 5 to number 25 after 21 weeks

The Script - Rain

Up 1 to number 18

Katy Perry - Swish Swish

High Climber - Up 29 places to number 29

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana

Up 13 to number 24

Pink - What About Us

Up 1 to number 3

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 24th August 2017

In a mild coincidence, there are appearances this week for both Kelli-Leigh and Jax Jones, who previously collaborated on the summer house classic I Got U. Funnily enough their co-credit on that track (well, Kelli wasn't credited, but whatever), Duke Dumont, also has a song further down the chart - perhaps he'll make the cut next week.

After quite a sludgy summer we're seeing a lot of chart movement just now, with big tunes from P!nk and Kesha also making their presence felt. The biggest news is of course Dua Lipa making a startling leap up to number 1 from four places below. Her fellow British-Kosovan Rita Ora is also on the show with a resurgent Your Song.

Debuts: James Hype, Kelli Leigh (credited), Kesha!

James Hype ft. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends

High Climber - Up 31 to number 16

P!nk - What About Us

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don

Up 3 to number 13

ALMA - Chasing Highs

Up 2 to number 19

J Balvin and Willy William - Mi Gente

Up 7 to number 12

Rita Ora - Your Song

Up 1 to number 10

Kesha - Praying

Up 11 to number 27

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 9th June 2016

She might have missed out on the number 1 (and indeed the top 8) at Christmas, but Louisa Johnson has the highest new entry this week alongside friends of the show Clean Bandit. She also has the honour of filling in the Beyonce bit in a memorable performance of Coldplay's Hymn For The Weekend. Gnash and Cheat Codes continue to make inroads into the chart, and there's a nice bit of History as we recognise One Direction's continuing chart presence months after their split. Gone but not forgotten.

Drake has now been at number 1 for two months but we just get a (specially prepared) lyric video this week. Not even one dance.

Debuts: Louisa Johnson, Daya.

Clean Bandit ft. Louisa Johnson - Tears

Highest New Entry: In at number 6

Pink - Just Like Fire

Up 14 to number 22

Chainsmokers ft. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Up 11 to number 33

Cheat Codes ft. Kris Kross - Sex

Up 6 to number 14

Coldplay ft. Louisa Johnson - Hymn For The Weekend

Up 8 to number 32

From The Vault: One Direction - History

Up 7 to number 66

Gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U I Love U

Up 4 to number 8

Drake ft. Wizkid and Kyla - One Dance

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 15th August 2013

Tinie Tempah ft. 2 Chainz - Trampoline

In at number 3 - With dancers on actual trampolines, playing tambourines, dressed as tangerines.

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

High Climber - Up 15 to number 19 - Iceland's answer to Mumford and Sons are back in the chart and in your living room (or portable multimedia device).

Le Youth - Cool

Up 14 to number 35 - Top 40 and TOTP debut for this "electronic musician, DJ and producer" (says Wikipedia). Here in his capacity as electronic musician.

Rudimental - Right Here

Up 10 to number 14 - The Rude boys have already been on a couple of times, but this is their first appearance without a credited vocalist to assist them.They smash it.

Disclosure - F for You

Up 8 to number 20 - Memories of the Artful Dodger's classic 90s performances come flooding back as the Disclosure brothers both play instruments whose combined output can only make up about 1% of the song. Where is the rest of the music coming from?

Birdy - Skinny Love

Up 1 to number 44 - Birdie pops in unexpectedly as Skinny Love climbs up the chart for the 50th time. The crowd and the viewers fall in love with it all over again.

Pink - True Love / Just Give Me A Reason

Up 1 to number 17 - Pink's Nate Ruess vehicle Just Give Me A Reason is convecting upwards in the lower depths of the chart this week, so Pink comes on to sing her bits from that duet and her current hit as well. With a snap costume change in between.

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop

Straight in at number 1 - Miley's number 1! But she's not in the country sadly, so we have to content ourselves with the video, edited to remove a decent portion of the rump-shaking. She can't stop us stopping her.

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 18th July 2013

Pink and Lily Rose Cooper - True Love

Up 23 to number 36 - The show kicks off with the formidable figure of Pink, plus a blink-and-miss-it cameo from Lily to provide a counterpoint to the lusty belting. Sure to climb the chart again next week.

Lawson - Brokenhearted

In at number 6 - Lawson fill the screen with charm and verve. Few notice BOB's absence.

Katy B - What Love Is Made Of

In at number 21 - Time to get the crowd bouncing, as the duchess of dubstep makes sure her return is a triumphant one.

Sebastian Ingrosso ft Tommy Trash and John Martin - Reload

Highest New Entry - In at number 3 - No longer in the Swedish House Mafia but still in a trio of sorts, Mr Ingrosso brings his vocalist friends along to shake the joint.

Iggy Azalea - Bounce

In at number 13 - The bangers just keep on coming. A typically free-spirited performance here.

Ed Sheeran with Lily Rose Cooper - Everything Has Changed

Up 3 to number 12 - Taylor is busy this week, but Ed's available. The result: a true TOTP moment as Lily Rose Cooper is roped in to do Swift's bits, giving a fresh take on this touching duet. Public demand for a proper release of this version is to build over the next few weeks.

Sneakbo - Ring a Ling

In at number 27 - A bit of British rap amps up the crowd.

Robin Thicke ft TI and Pharrell - Blurred Lines

Up 1 to number 1 - As the man Nick Grimshaw once called "Ye Olde Thicko" climbs back to number 1, we have an opportunity to show you the video. Not the uncut version, though. And not the uncut cut version either - that's still a bit much for TOTP. Instead, we proudly present our own cleaned-up edit of the clean(er) edit, which basically boils down to three minutes of T.I. tapdancing - no bad thing.

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh