Top of the Pops, 7th September 2023

Dance music has had a great year so far, and this week two veterans of the field each have two tracks to perform - step forward MK (with a cheeky appearance for longtime friend of the show Rita Ora) and Chase and Status.

Burna Boy and Dave have a new track, and Casso, RAYE and the D-Block lads return with a nice chart jump, but the big accolades go to a trio of big name female singers: Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez both enter the chart and Olivia Rodrigo hops up to number 1.

Debuts: None

Burna Boy ft. Dave - Cheat On Me

In at number 19

Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

MK ft. Clementine Douglas and Rita Ora - Asking / Drinkin'

Up 1 to number 20 / In at number 44

Casso ft. RAYE and D-Block Europe - Prada

High Climber - Up 12 to number 8

Chase and Status ft. Becky Hill, Trigga and Takura - Disconnect / Baddadan

Up 1 to number 6 / Up 5 to number 9

Fred Again - Adore U

Up 4 to number 13

Selena Gomez - Single Soon

In at number 21

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: Emma Raducanu

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, 5th August 2021

Dave's album is out this week, so there's an exclusive performance of two tracks from him, with Stormzy in tow as well. Speaking of longtime friends of the show, can you believe it's well over a year since Rita Ora was on? And there's a super team-up by Anne-Marie and Little Mix.

From the US come Doja Cat, Lil Nas X and Camila Cabello. There's a debut appearance for Rain Radio, and King Ed Sheeran remains on his throne, looking down on the rest of the chart below him.

Debuts: Rain Radio, DJ Craig Gorman

Sigala ft Rita Ora - You For Me

Up 4 to number 33

Lil Nas X ft Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

In at number 13

Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

In at number 37

Doja Cat - Ain't **** / Need To Know

Up 3 to number 26 / Back in at number 29

Anne-Marie with Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

In at number 17

Rain Radio vs DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About

Up 3 to number 18

Dave ft Stormzy - Clash / Verdansk

Up 6 to number 2 / Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lucy Bronze

Top of the Pops, 12th September 2019

Once again more than half the line-up this week is britrap and related music - 2019 has really been the year for it. Meanwhile Post Malone seems to have abandoned US-rap for the moment, dropping in at number 11 with a soft rock song instead.

In other genres, Rita Ora fronts Jonas Blue's dance ditty as it reaches a new high position, and chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi flies the flag for hoary balladeering.

Debuts: None

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 3 to number 3

Post Malone - Circles

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 1 to number 18

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

Up 1 to number 24

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

Up 1 to number 10

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 21 after 36 weeks

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer

Top of the Pops, 1st August 2019

Camila Cabello (plus Shawn Mendes) skips back up to number 1, making it five weeks in a row on the show for the Americo-Cuban chanteuse. Also returning are Kygo (with Kelli-Leigh doing the Whitney bit again), Katy Perry, Stormzy and the long-running Freya Ridings.

New material comes from Lil Nas X, dance DJs featuring Rita Ora, and the big new entry from Sam Smith. Ed Sheeran takes a week off for once.

Debuts: None

Freya Ridings - Castles

Up 8 to number 18

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tiesto and Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

Lil Nas X - Panini

Up 3 to number 29

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 2 to number 15

Katy Perry - Never Really Over

Up 1 to number 21

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Up 1 to number 23

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 6th June 2019

Not content with a third week at number 1, King Ed Sheeran also has the highest new entry, so he brings along Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock, the other rapper, to perform it. Meanwhile Mark Ronson and Lykke Li finally break into the top 30 and 5 Seconds Of Summer crash the party once more.

Meduza and Kygo (with Rita Ora of course) are becoming regulars here, so they both give us slightly different exclusive versions of their evergreen hits.

Debuts: Lykke Li, PnB Rock

Meduza ft. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart

Up 1 to number 6

Mark Ronson ft. Lykke Li - Late Night Feelings

Up 3 to number 30

Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You

Up 3 to number 10

NSG - OT Bop

In at number 17

5 Seconds Of Summer - Easier

In at number 29

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 2 to number 26

Young Thug and J Cole - The London

In at number 18

Ed Sheeran ft. Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock - I Don't Care / Cross Me

Third week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 9

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 23rd May 2019

A week of reduced chart activity means that several long-running hits get another crack of the whip. Madison Beer is here without her DJ support to give us a candlelight version of All Day And Night, while Kygo, Jonas Blue and Meduza also represent the EDM contingent.

The big news, though, is the return of King Ed Sheeran. He and Justin Bieber doing impressions of each other are straight in at the top.

Debuts: Nafe Smallz

Skepta and Nafe Smallz - Greaze Mode

In at number 22

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 3 to number 27

Madison Beer - All Day And Night

Up 2 to number 11

Ava Max - So Am I

Up 1 to number 18

Jonas Blue ft. Theresa Rex - What I Like About You

Up 3 to number 19

Aloe Blacc - SOS

Up 1 to number 7

Meduza ft. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart

Up 1 to number 5

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Zoella and Joe Swash

Top of the Pops, 9th May 2019

Two earth-shaking entries rock the top five: Taylor Swift returning alongside Brendon Urie, and the mighty Stormzy knocking Lil Nas X off the chart pinnacle.

There's also Rita Ora featuring on a Kygo track, friend of the show Zara Larsson, and two and a half minutes of birdsong from the RSPB, so that's enjoyable.

Debuts: Brendon Urie (as solo, though Panic At The Disco is quasi-solo anyway), Digga D, the RSPB

Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

Up 9 to number 30

Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME

In at number 3

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

Up 1 to number 10

Zara Larsson - Don't Worry Bout Me

High Climber - Up 13 to number 34

Digga D - No Diet

Up 7 to number 20

Jax Jones ft. Madison Beer - All Day And Night

Up 2 to number 12

RSPB - Let Nature Sing

In at number 18

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 15th November 2018

Once again Ariana Grande makes it look easy, teleporting in to the top of the chart with Thank U, Next. Slightly lower down Rita Ora and Halsey continue to perform strongly, and there's a new one from James Arthur too.

Jonas Blue has three vocalists in tow for a two-track medley, while the From The Vault slot showcases Queen, who are back in the lower reaches of the chart for some reason.

Debuts: Lennon Stella

Halsey - Without Me

Up 13 to number 9

James Arthur - Empty Space

High Climber - Up 39 to number 27

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill, Liam Payne and Lennon Stella - Back & Forth / Polaroid

Up 1 to number 14 / Up 28 to number 16

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

Up 6 to number 22

From The Vault: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Up 7 to number 46

Post Malone ft. Swae Lee - Sunflower

Up 1 to number 10

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 1st November 2018

In an incredible chart story, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper do what the casts of Frozen and The Greatest Showman couldn't quite do and take their music soundtrack to the very top.

In other news, friend of the show Zara Larsson is back for the first time in a while, Post Malone resurfaces, and Rita Ora invites a very special guest star: it is All Saints day after all.

Debuts: D-Block Europe, Lil Pino

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

In at number 31

Post Malone ft. Swae Lee - Sunflower

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Halsey - Without Me

Up 1 to number 26

D-Block Europe ft. Lil Pino - Nassty

In at number 35

Khalid - Better

Up 4 to number 18

Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill - Back & Forth

Up 1 to number 16

Rita Ora with Shaznay Lewis - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Up 3 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 18th October 2018

It's always impressive when a collaboration between more than about three artistes gets them all to turn out on the TOTP stage. This week we have two examples - from Jason Derulo, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William, and Fredo, Young T and Bugsey - so A+ for effort to them. Fredo actually manages two appearances on his TOTP debut, including the number 1 single alongside Dave.

We're also strong in the singing department, thanks to Rita Ora, Becky Hill and Halsey, and the serious star power comes from Eminem, who's been on a few times lately.

Debuts: Fredo, Young T, Bugsey, Lil Baby, Gunna

Jason Derulo vs David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj and Willy William - Goodbye

Up 8 to number 26

MK and Jonas Blue ft. Becky Hill - Back & Forth

Up 16 to number 21

Halsey - Without Me

In at number 24

Eminem - Venom

In at number 16

Fredo, Young T and Bugsey - Ay Caramba

Up 7 to number 32

Lil Baby and Gunna - Drip Too Hard

High Climber - Up 32 to number 28

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Up 1 to number 5

Dave ft. Fredo - Funky Friday

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Darren Day

Top of the Pops, 4th October 2018

As we enter Q4 there are new entries from Rita Ora and, randomly, French Montana. Perhaps more impressive though are the continuing long, mazy chart runs from Freya Ridings and Panic At The Disco, both of whom appear on the show once again.

We also welcome back Dua Lipa for a Diploless version of Electricity, and Bastille are here as well for whatever that's worth.

Debuts: None

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

In at number 14

Panic At The Disco - High Hopes

Up 3 to number 17

French Montana - No Stylist

In at number 21

Jess Glynne - All I Am

Up 2 to number 9

Bastille - Happier

Up 1 to number 4

Dua Lipa - Electricity

Up 3 to number 7

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Up 5 to number 20

Sam Smith - Promises

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 24th May 2018

There's lots of chart movement this week, with the Arctic Monkeys, Years and Years and Rita Ora (plus girlfriends) all landing new tracks in the top 40. Meanwhile Liam Payne's hispanified track and EO's German bring a pan-European flavour, and flying the US flag, everyone's favourite men's rights activist Shawn Mendes shoots to a new peak.

Calvin and Dua are still at number 1. This week they do a version with a lot of violins in it.

Debuts: None.

Liam Payne and J Balvin - Familiar

Up 5 to number 20

Rita Ora ft. Cardi B, BeBe Rexha and Charli XCX - Girls

In at number 22

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

In at number 38

Arctic Monkeys - Four Out Of Five

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

EO - German

Up 3 to number 15

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

High Climber - Up 11 to number 10

David Guetta ft. Sia - Flames

Up 2 to number 9

Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

Top of the Pops, 22nd February 2018

Grime and film continue to be the twin sounds of 2018: this week it's Kojo Funds representing the former, and Liam and Rita for the latter - though they only get through a verse and a chorus before Rita barges Liam off the stage and launches into a spirited rendition of the far superior Anywhere.

We also have the quietly very successful song from Jax Jones and Ina Wroldsen, the rather blunt new lyric from Anne-Marie, and a whole bunch of people crammed on to the stage with Hailee Steinfeld. Drake looks very cool at number 1 (and number 23 too).

Debuts: Florida Georgia Line, Andrew Watt, Blocboy JB.

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You (Fifty Shades Freed) / Anywhere

Up 10 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 31

Hailee Steinfeld vs Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line and Andrew Watt - Let Me Go

Up 9 to number 30

Anne-Marie - Friends

Highest New Entry - In at number 19

Kojo Funds ft. RAYE - Check

Up 1 to number 32

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Up 2 to number 34

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Up 1 to number 10

Blocboy JB ft. Drake - Look Alive

In at number 23

Drake - God's Plan

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 8th February 2018

Double Drake this week: the great man holds steady at number 1, and also shares the distinction of highest new entry with Migos. There's no Greatest Show tune, sadly, but Hollywood is represented by Liam and Rita's theme from the Fifty Shades film. Sigrid is back, as are Not3s and Mabel, who seem to be on every week just now. The big new track of the moment comes from Rudimental, who show up with all three of their guest vocalists as well as, of course, that guy in the hat.

Debuts: Dan Caplen.

Craig David ft. Bastille - I Know You

Up 5 to number 5

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You (Fifty Shades Freed)

Up 6 to number 23

Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Dan Caplen and Macklemore - These Days

High Climber - Up 22 to number 11

Not3s ft. Mabel - My Lover

Up 1 to number 16

Sigrid - Strangers

Up 4 to number 10

Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

Up 1 to number 14

Migos ft. Drake - Walk It Talk It

Highest New Entry - In at number 30

Drake - God's Plan

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 18th January 2018

After last week's best-of-2017 feel, this week brings a fair few new hits. Ramz completes a long trek to the top 5, and there are big new entries from Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, and Liam and Rita from the new 50 Shades soundtrack.

There's also the open-to-question pairing of Craig David and Bastille, and for a bit of variety King Ed gets Andrea Bocelli in to do the faux-classical version of Perfect.

Debuts: Cardi B.

Ramz - Barking

Up 4 to number 4

Justin Timberlake - Filthy

In at number 15

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You

In at number 11

Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

High Climber - Up 10 to number 14

Craig David ft. Bastille - I Know You

Up 5 to number 10

Jason Derulo - Tip Toe

Up 7 to number 12

Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B - Finesse

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Ed Sheeran ft. Andrea Bocelli - Perfect

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 11th January 2018

Happy New Year! It's the crazy post-Christmas chart where literally every single song is a climber, which combined with the lack of a regular show last week means that the entire top 7 is eligible to be featured. How many of them could you guess? You'd probably get Ed Sheeran, Eminem and Rita Ora, but MK and Big Shaq provide a couple of curveballs.

Lots of climbers also means lots of acts with multiple hits, so Clean Bandit give us an all star best of 2017 medley, and Camila Cabello drops a bit of her new single in alongside the evergreen Havana. The one new hit comes from Keala Settle, with her show-stopper from the film The Greatest Showman.

Debuts: Keala Settle.

MK - 17

Up 16 to number 7

Rita Ora - Anywhere

Up 4 to number 4

Keala Settle - This Is Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 28

Clean Bandit ft. Julia Michaels and Zara Larsson - I Miss You / Symphony

Up 12 to number 6 / High Climber - Up 34 to number 18

Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot

Up 3 to number 3

Camila Cabello - Havana / Never Be The Same

Up 7 to number 5 / Up 34 to number 37

Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran - River

Up 1 to number 2

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 16th November 2017

Sam Smith's album is out --FANFARE!-- so naturally he has the maximum three songs in the top 40, all of which he performs on this show. Not only that, he gets his phrasebook out and joins friends of the show Little Mix on a sultry TOTP-exclusive version of Reggaeton Lento.

We're also pleased to welcome Stormzy, the talented MNEK, Dave, Mostak, Liam Payne and really any number of happenin' artists of the day. Rita Ora and our number 1 Camila Cabello bring the class to the top end of the show.

Debuts: Dave.

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Up 1 to number 16

Stormzy ft. MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace pt 2

High Climber - Up 18 to number 22

Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes / Pray / One Last Song

Up 4 to number 3 / Up 33 to number 26 / In at number 27

Dave ft. Mostack - No Words

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

Up 1 to number 21

Little Mix ft. Sam Smith - Reggaeton Lento

Up 3 to number 9

Rita Ora - Anywhere

Up 6 to number 5

Camila Cabello - Havana

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dappy and Fazer

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, 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