Top of the Pops, 30th April 2026

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's reign at number 1 comes to a pretty abrupt end as the other Olivia, Olivia Rodrigo, smashes in at the top of the chart. However the other Olivia, Olivia Dean, is still featured thanks to the continued popularity of her solo hit So Easy.

In non-Olivia news, for some reason Sean Kingston is back in the chart! That makes two Caribbean Seans, since Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole are here reprising their duet too. There are also chart surges for Malcolm Todd and friend of the show Sombr, and Queen Taylor Swift reminds us who she is thanks to a big climb for Elizabeth Taylor.

Debuts: Malcolm Todd, Prospa, Cloonee

Malcolm Todd - Earrings

Up 8 to number 29

Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor

High Climber - Up 59 to number 14

Prospa ft. Cloonee - Free Your Mind

Up 9 to number 30

Sean Kingston - Eenie Meenie

Back in at number 32

Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me

Up 2 to number 25

Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)

Up 2 to number 22

Sombr - Potential

In at number 31

Olivia Rodrigo - Drop Dead

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 19th March 2026

Nothing can stop Harry Styles, at least in his week of release, so American Girls crashes in at the top! Other American girls on the show, or women, include Bebe Rexha, Bella Kay, and Keyshia Cole who is back once again alongside Sean Paul.

There's also an exclusive Jennie-only version of Dracula, the return of Sombr, and friend of the show Zara Larsson continuing her resurgence.

Debuts: None

Jennie - Dracula

Up 5 to number 17

Bebe Rexha vs Faithless - New Religion

In at number 43

Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me

Up 3 to number 33

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Up 3 to number 22

Sombr - 12 to 12

Up 1 to number 29

Bella Kay - The Sick

Up 8 to number 33

Dave ft. Tems - Raindance

Up 1 to number 16

Harry Styles - American Girls

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Barney Walsh

Top of the Pops, 5th March 2026

There's an interesting mix of style on the show this week: a ballad from Sienna Spiro, smooth soul from Olivia Dean, pop from Sombr, rock (or the modern version of it) from Twenty One Pilots, and even a first appearance in seven years for Mr Dancehall Sean Paul.

K-Pop gets a look in as well, as Jennie turns up for her guest bit on the Tame Impala song. But as last week, the top spot belongs to the joyful strumming of Sam Fender and Olivia.

Debuts: Keyshia Cole

Dominic Fike - White Keys

Up 15 to number 41

Twenty One Pilots - Drag Path

Highest New Entry - In at number 23

Sienna Spiro - You Stole The Show

Up 2 to number 37

Sombr - Homewrecker

Up 2 to number 5

Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes

Up 3 to number 17

Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me

Up 5 to number 33

Tame Impala ft. Jennie - Dracula

Up 4 to number 28

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Rick Witter

Top of the Pops, 21st March 2019

The man of the moment is Dave, who has three new entries in the top 11 and performs all of them in a six minute rap party. Also bringing the posse is Wiley, who has Sean Paul, Idris Elba and Stefflon Don all present for the remix of Boasty.

Lewis Capaldi shows no sign of leaving the number 1 spot, and also looking very long-lived are Panic At The Disco, still in the top 40 after well over six months.

Debuts: Idris Elba (as performer), Burna Boy

Panic At The Disco - High Hopes

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 37 after 35 weeks

Wiley ft. Stefflon Don, Sean Paul and Idris Elba - Boasty

In at number 33

Sam Smith and Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

Up 2 to number 5

Billie Eilish - Wish You Were Gay

High Climber - Up 35 to number 26

Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired

Up 1 to number 13

Sigrid - Don't Feel Like Crying

Up 14 to number 20

Dave ft. J Hus and Burna Boy - Disaster / Streatham / Location

Highest New Entries - In at numbers 8, 9 and 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 31st August 2017

More fresh delights appear as summer draws to a close. Not least is the collaboration between friends of the show Little Mix and CNCO, all nine of whom come to grace the TOTP stage. Liam Payne has the latest in the unending procession of 1D solo singles, and we have an exclusive double-header from Yxng Bane and Yungen, who are both capital fellows.

The big news, though, is the return of Justin Bieber. Although Dua Lipa impressively prevents him from reaching the very top, this week at least.

Debuts: CNCO.

CNCO ft. Little Mix - Reggaeton Lento

In at number 5

Justin Bieber - Friends

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

Up 1 to number 14

Yungen ft. Yxng Bane - Bestie / Rihanna

Up 3 to number 18 / In at number 65

Liam Payne - Get Low

Up 2 to number 32

Rudimental ft. James Arthur - Sun Comes Up

Up 1 to number 6

Enrique Iglesias ft. Sean Paul and Matt Terry - Súbeme la radio

Up 2 to number 12

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 15th December 2016

The Christmas invasion has set in, so there is hot (or cold) competition for the From The Vault slot this week. Main billing is given to the Pogues but there's also room for clips of Wham!, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard and others. A secondary effect of all these older songs climbing the chart is that we have to look a little lower down for current acts to invite, meaning that Charli XCX, John Legend and (wow!) Adele return to the show with tracks that have been in the lower part of the chart for a few weeks or longer.

Sean Paul is back with a rare lead artist credit, bringing Brits Critics' Choice nominee and burgeoning friend of the show Dua Lipa along with him. And then - why not? - the two of them stay on for another exclusive interpretation of Clean Bandit's now five-week number 1.

Debuts: Lil Yachty, Starley.

Zara Larsson - I Would Like

Up 33 to number 21

Charli XCX ft. Lil Yachty - After The Afterparty

Up 7 to number 34

John Legend - Love Me Now

Up 3 to number 30

Starley - Call On Me

Up 13 to number 45

Adele - Water Under The Bridge

Up 12 to number 49

From The Vault: Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairy Tale Of New York plus Xmas faves from Wham!, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard, Band Aid and Chris Rea

High Climber - Up 50 to number 16 / Back in at numbers 19, 28, 37, 41 and 46

Sean Paul and Dua Lipa - No Lie / Blow Your Mind

Up 4 to number 48 / Up 5 to number 67

Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul and Dua Lipa - Rockabye

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Olly Murs dressed as Father Christmas and Nick Grimshaw dressed as an elf

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, 1st September 2016

The exclusives keep on coming. Lil Wayne's posse cut from Suicide Squad is climbing the chart once more so he combs the studio for extra vocalists and ends up with a one-off feat. Craig David, Sean Paul and Ellie Goulding. Wow. Craig David cannot contain himself and so lends his vocals to Major Lazer's number one hit as well, in Justin Bieber's absence.

There's a rare appearance from Sia, another resurfacing of the Puth and Gomez hit, and a nice run-out for relative newcomer Anne-Marie.

Debuts: None.

Sia ft. Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Up 3 to number 15

Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Highest New Entry - In at number 25

Anne-Marie - Alarm

Up 5 to number 19

Craig David vs Sigala - Ain't Giving Up

In at number 29

Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

Up 4 to number 24

Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

High Climber - Up 9 to number 14

Lil Wayne, Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Craig David, Sean Paul and Ellie Goulding - Sucker For Pain

Up 3 to number 13

Major Lazer ft. Craig David - Cold Water

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 19th May 2016

Justin Timberlake is BACK, crashing into the chart at number 3 and appearing in person to celebrate. Fellow party people will.i.am and Pia Mia are also here, alongside friends of the show Little Mix (plus Sean the Paul) and, once again, Craig David.

This week's exclusive is Nyla doing a stripped back solo rendition of her current hit Major Lazer track.

Debuts: None.

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Will.i.am ft. Pia Mia - Boys and Girls

High Climber - Up 16 to number 26

Nyla - Light It Up

Up 3 to number 19

Nick Jonas ft. Tove Lo - Close

Up 7 to number 32

Little Mix ft. Sean Paul - Hair

Up 3 to number 11

DJ Snake ft. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle

Up 2 to number 10

Blonde ft. Craig David - Nothing Like This

Up 3 to number 16

Drake ft. Wizkid and Kyla - One Dance

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 29th May 2014

At last, we Radio 1 listeners will be able to turn our radios back on without fear of hearing yet more about the Big Weekend that we aren't going to. But the event's aftershocks do rumble TOTP this week, as Katy Perry and Pharrell to name but two float back up the charts.

Friends of the show Coldplay's album debuts at number 1 and sends three of its tracks into the singles countdown as well, so Chris Martin's and co bring us an album sampler. Sean the Paul, here as guest on Fuse ODG's track, fills in for Snoop on the Jason Derulo joint for another TOTP one-off.

Clean Bandit ft. Sharna Bass - Extraordinary

In at number 5

Katy Perry - Birthday

High Climber - Up 6 to number 22

Fuse ODG ft. Sean Paul - Dangerous Love

In at number 3

Pharrell Williams - Happy / Marilyn Monroe

Up 3 to number 12 / Up 5 to number 27

Jason Derulo with Sean Paul - Wiggle

Up 2 to number 16

From the Vault: Fat Joe ft. Ashanti - What's Luv

Back in at number 58

Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars / Midnight / Another's Arms

In at number 15 / In at number 48 / In at number 70

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Jack Whitehall and Kriss Akabusi

Top of the Pops, 29th August 2013

The world's best-loved boyband, the return of a Spice Girl, Sean the Paul and a much-anticipated studio performance from your number 1 and mine, Ellie Goulding. All this and an old clip of Wheatus. Whoomp! Here it is.

One Direction - Best Song Ever

Up 2 to number 12

Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

DJ Fresh and Diplo - Earthquake

In at number 4

Sean Paul - Other Side of Love

In at number 7

Naughty Boy ft Emeli Sande - Lifted

In at number 8

Matt Cardle and Melanie C - Loving You

In at number 14

From the Vault: Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Back in at number 46

Ellie Goulding - Burn

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh