Top of the Pops, 6th March 2025

Tate McRae's album is out, and after building her following for a while she has a strong chart showing; she performs the biggest hit and the biggest new one. Also new is the Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco track, while Aitch and Bou rave their way into the top 40 for the first time.

Kendrick Lamar holds steady at number 1, just pipping eternal number 2 artiste Chappell Roan, and Lady Gaga keeps her place in the top 5.

Debuts: None

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco ft. Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

In at number 28

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Up 3 to number 4

Sam Fender - Arm's Length

Up 18 to number 17

Aitch vs Bou - Raving In The Studio

High Climber - Up 21 to number 22

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

Up 1 to number 2

From The Vault: Oasis - Whatever

Back in at number 36

Tate McRae - Sports Car / Revolving Door

Up 12 to number 3 / Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

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, 30th March 2023

This week it's a bit of a run-down of the top solo stars of the moment. On the female side there's Ariana Grande doing a Weeknd-less version of Die For You, Miley at the top, Brit-of-the-moment RAYE and all-timer Taylor Swift, plus Selena Gomez doing a Rema-less version of Calm Down with Ariana along for the ride.

Then on the male side there's chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan and the latest toe-tapper from Hozier.

Debuts: None

Lewis Capaldi - How I'm Feeling Now

In at number 24

Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Niall Horan - Heaven

Up 2 to number 20

Ariana Grande - Die For You

Up 1 to number 3

RAYE - Escapism

Up 1 to number 14

Hozier - Eat Your Young

In at number 22

Selena Gomez ft. Ariana Grande - Calm Down

Up 1 to number 4

Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 2nd February 2023

For the second week in a row there's not much movement in the top ten, so we get to investigate some of the fun tracks from lower down the top 40. That means Sabrina Carpenter, Pinkpantheress, Coi LeRay and even chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi reprising a couple of older numbers.

Slightly higher up the chart we welcome Jamaican mainstay Popcaan and one of the songs of '23 from Rema and Selena. Miley Cyrus is well ahead of the pack at number 1.

Debuts: Coi LeRay

Pinkpantheress - Boy's A Liar

Up 9 to number 38

Popcaan - We Caa Done

Up 13 to number 37

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense

High Climber - Up 37 to number 32

Headie One - Martin's Sofa

Highest New Entry - In at number 9

Coi LeRay - Players

Up 19 to number 26

Rema ft. Selena Gomez - Calm Down

Up 2 to number 6

Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me / Someone You Loved

Up 7 to number 35 / Back in at number 75

Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Eamon and Frankee

Top of the Pops, 17th November 2022

The highest new entry this week is one of three from the superhero team-up of Drake and 21 Savage. On the UK side we have the high climber from K-Trap, while Mimi Webb and Tom Odell bring ballads new and old, and Selena Gomez drops in for her cameo turn on the Rema track. Taylor Swift makes it three weeks at the top.

Debuts: K-Trap

K-Trap - Warm

High Climber - Up 29 to number 18

Drake and 21 Savage - Rich Flex

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Mimi Webb - Ghost Of You

Up 1 to number 28

Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

Up 6 to number 8

Tom Odell - Another Love

Up 3 to number 17

From The Vault: Eminem - Mockingbird

Back in at number 48

Rema ft. Selena Gomez - Calm Down

Up 3 to number 16

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Caity Baser

Top of the Pops, 28th October 2021

What a week for new releases. Not only does Adele glide serenely to number 1, but there's a new Coldplay album as well. They perform two tracks from it, giving friend of the show Selena Gomez her first appearance in 2021. Dermot Kennedy makes an impressive chart leap of his own, standing out amid a sea of big names: Lil Nas X, the Weeknd, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber and indeed Ed Sheeran at a more modest chart position than usual.

Debuts: None

The Weeknd - Take My Breath

Up 2 to number 23

Coldplay ft Selena Gomez - My Universe / Let Somebody Go

High Climber - Up 10 to number 5 / In at number 24

Dermot Kennedy - Better Days

Up 8 to number 16

Lil Nas X - That's What I Want

Up 1 to number 10

Doja Cat - Woman

Up 1 to number 13

Ed Sheeran - Visiting Hours

Up 2 to number 21

Justin Bieber - Stay / Ghost

Up 1 to number 15 / Up 15 to number 47

Adele - Easy On Me

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 20th February 2020

Superduo Future and Drake are back in the studio, between them just about eclipsing Justin Bieber's star on a pretty stacked TOTP. The highlight must be the two of them guesting on a souped-up exclusive performance from friend of the show Camila Cabello.

We've also got new stuff from Joel Corry, both new and old stuff from Selena Gomez, and a second week up top for the 1980s stylings of The Weeknd.

Debuts: None

Jonas Brothers - What A Man Gotta Do

Up 9 to number 22

Future ft Drake - Life Is Good

Up 2 to number 8

Trevor Daniel - Falling

Up 4 to number 18

Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me / Rare

Up 6 to number 21 / Up 8 to number 42

Joel Corry - Lonely

High Climber - Up 14 to number 16

Justin Bieber - Intentions

Highest new entry - In at number 14

Camila Cabello ft Future and Drake - My Oh My

Up 3 to number 17

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 23rd January 2020

After a couple of eventful weeks the upper reaches of the chart have slowed down a bit, but there's plenty of action outside the top 20. Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez are both charging up, and British urban artists Darkoo and AJ Tracy both make mini-climbs - the latter brings us an exclusive all star remix of his 2019 behemoth.

Nearer the top we've got the high new entry from Future, and a Sheeranless version of Stormzy's number 1 (with a bit of number 21 mixed in).

Debuts: DaBaby

Darkoo ft One Acen - Gangsta

Up 7 to number 26

Future - Life Is Good

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

In at number 37

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered / Power Over Me

Up 2 to number 38 / Back in at number 60

Selena Gomez - Rare / Lose You To Love Me

In at number 28 / Up 2 to number 18

Camila Cabello ft DaBaby - My Oh My

Up 1 to number 20

AJ Tracey ft Jorja Smith, Darkoo, One Acen and Stormzy - Ladbroke Grove

Up 2 to number 34

Stormzy ft Burna Boy - Own It / Still Disappointed

Third week at number 1 / In at number 21

PRESENTERS: Ainslie Harriott and Paul Hollywood

Top of the Pops, 7th November 2019

The new Kanye West album is out, so we have the man himself in the studio performing its three strongest-streaming tracks. Although Selena Gomez has outperformed all of them, zooming up the chart and into the top three.

We've also got friends of the show Coldplay returning with the very Coldplayesque Orphans, another riotous performance from Lizzo, and some terrible misogynistic din from Blackbear.

Debuts: Blackbear

Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me

High Climber - Up 62 to number 3

Lizzo - Good As Hell

Up 11 to number 7

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 3 to number 30

Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer

Up 5 to number 25

AJ Tracey ft. Mostack and Not3s - Floss

In at number 22

Coldplay - Orphans

In at number 27

Kanye West - Follow God / Selah / Closed On Sunday

Highest New Entry - In at number 6 / In at number 19 / In at number 20

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 25th October 2018

Friends of the show Little Mix are back, assisted by Nicki Minaj this time. The multicollaborations seem endless at the moment: here's DJ Snake backing up two fairly big-name vocalists plus debutant Osuna, while even without French Montana the Sigala track is pretty much a party.

Slowing the pace, we have the new one from Jess Glynne and a two-song medley from the movie hit of the autumn A Star Is Born.

Debuts: Ozuna, Kodak Black

Sigala ft. Ella Eyre and Meghan Trainor - Just Got Paid

Up 1 to number 14

Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Jess Glynne - Thursday

In at number 24

Bad Bunny - MIA

In at number 13

DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B - Taki Taki

High Climber - Up 12 to number 22

Kodak Black - Zeze

In at number 11

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow / Always Remember Us This Way

Up 2 to number 4 / Up 8 to number 31

Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith - Promises

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 21st June 2018

Cardi B pulls double duty here, guesting on the new Maroon 5 track as well as performing her own long-running hit. The big news of the week, though, is a new number 1, friend of the show Jess Glynne finally climbing that elusive last place. And there's a debut for new British talent Jorja Smith.

Debuts: Jorja Smith

George Ezra - Shotgun

Up 4 to number 4

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

High Climber - Up 12 to number 16

Years and Years - If You're Over Me

Up 7 to number 12

Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

Highest New Entry - In at number 38

Selena Gomez - Back To You

Up 10 to number 13

Liam Payne - Familiar

Up 4 to number 14

Cardi B - I Like It

Up 4 to number 9

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Rio Ferdinand

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, 9th November 2017

Congratulations to Camila Cabello (and not forgetting Young Thug) who ascend that last place to numero uno with Havana. They are in the studio, along with big stars like ZAYN and Selena Gomez, and fresh talent like CamelPhat (?) and Big Shaq.

If you're wondering what Michael Jackson is doing back at the chart, it's because of Halloween.

Debuts: CamelPhat, Elderbrook.

ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn

Up 1 to number 5

Selena Gomez - Wolves

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

MK - 17

High Climber - Up 10 to number 26

Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot

Up 6 to number 20

CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola

Up 5 to number 18

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Up 1 to number 6

From The Vault: Michael Jackson - Thriller

Back in at number 34

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 29th June 2017

There's a glittering list of stars on Top Of The Pops this week. Not only do we have the all-star line-up of the Grenfell Tower charity single, there are also big debuts from DJ Khaled with Rihanna (gasp!) and Calvin Harris with three of his famous friends. Plus Rita Ora, Hailee Steinfeld and Selena Gomez - no small names themselves.

New friend of the show Camila Cabello appears for a second consecutive week, and those lovely Imagine Dragons round out the line-up.

Debuts: Big Sean, Bryson Tiller.

Rita Ora - Your Song

Up 4 to number 11

Calvin Harris ft. Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and Big Sean - Feels

In at number 21

Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

Up 7 to number 44

Imagine Dragons - Thunder

Up 2 to number 36

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

High Climber - Up 20 to number 33

Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club

Up 3 to number 20

DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

In at number 3

Artists For Grenfell - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Top of the Pops, 1st June 2017

The Puerto Rico contingent are still bringing the fiesta to the number 1 spot, though the last remaining One Directioner Liam Payne runs them close-ish with his new Sheeran-penned, Sheeran-alike, I-can't-believe-it's-not-Sheeran track Strip That Down.

Other than that it's US solo starlets alternating with the producer-plus-feature production line; Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato even tick both boxes. Needless to say Ariana Grande isn't in the studio, but we play a tribute video to accompany her re-entry One Last Time.

Debuts: Liam Payne (as solo).

Liam Payne - Strip That Down

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato - No Promises

Up 7 to number 18

Charlie Puth - Attention

Up 3 to number 9

Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - Mama

Up 10 to number 12

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

In at number 35

Martin Solveig ft. Ina Wroldsen - Places

Up 1 to number 34

From The Vault: Ariana Grande - One Last Time

Back in at number 11

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee - Despacito

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 6th April 2017

Captain Ed Sheeran is still number 1. Frustrated at not being allowed to play Galway Girl, he brings us a bodhran-and-fiddle version of Shape Of You instead, and we have to be grateful.

However, his and Drake's gluts of hits are slipping a bit so there are many climbers from other artistes. Lorde reaches a new peak with Green Light, while Dua Lipa, Rag 'n' Bone Man and friends of the show Little Mix all have two tunes climbing the chart, making the line-up medley-heavy and none the worse for it. Stormzy, international megastar Selena Gomez, and the new one from ZAYN and his all-caps buddies are also present.

Debuts: None.

Lorde - Green Light

Up 14 to number 26

ZAYN ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR - Still Got Time

Highest New Entry - In at number 24

Dua Lipa - Scared To Be Lonely / Be The One

Up 10 to number 20 / Up 8 to number 36

Stormzy - Big For Your Boots

Up 2 to number 31

Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

Up 12 to number 7

Rag 'n' Bone Man - Human / Skin

Up 4 to number 16 / Up 30 to number 30

Little Mix - Touch / No More Sad Songs

Up 3 to number 38 / Back in at number 51

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Twelfth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 2nd March 2017

There's a bit of a Brits effect this week, with Coldplay and the Chainsmokers being the most obvious winners, but Take That also reminding us that they still mostly exist. Aside from that, Kygo and Selena Gomez have the biggest new track, and a slight lack of chart climbers allows rare TOTP appearances from actual bands The 1975 and Imagine Dragons.

Ed Sheeran is really something else, though. He's just dominating the chart at will at the moment, releasing another (de facto) single that shoots to join its older sister Shape Of You at the top of the chart. Sheeran appears again with a medley that gives us most of both tracks.

Debuts: Martin Jensen

Chainsmokers vs Coldplay - Something Just Like This

In at number 30

Kygo ft. Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

In at number 9

James Arthur - Safe Inside

Up 5 to number 31

The 1975 - The Sound

Back in at number 68

Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Up 2 to number 40

Imagine Dragons - Believer

Up 6 to number 47

Take That - Giants

In at number 13

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You / How Would You Feel (Paean)

Seventh week at number 1 / Highest New Entry - In at number 2

PRESENTER: Craig David

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, 11th August 2016

At the risk of the universe imploding, we have girlband M.O. and rubberised Dane MØ on the same show this week. For safety, we put them at opposite ends of the line-up, so the girls get to open proceedings while their near-namesake takes full vocal duties on Cold Water - we can't expect Bieber to be available every week, can we?

We may not have young Justin but we do have something quite special: the reigning queen of pop Rihanna is here, alongside Calvin Harris, for a three-song superhit medley. There are also a few welcome debuts and fresh material from Twenty One Pilots.

Debuts: Halsey, Anne-Marie, Joel Adams.

M.O. - Who Do You Think Of?

Up 7 to number 18

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For / Too Good / Needed Me

Up 1 to number 7 / Up 2 to number 8 / Up 3 to number 45

Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - Closer

Highest New Entry - In at number 33

Anne-Marie - Alarm

Up 10 to number 22

Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

High Climber: Up 14 to number 20

Joel Adams - Please Don't Go

Up 3 to number 50

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

Up 2 to number 26

Major Lazer ft. MØ - Cold Water

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Top of the Pops, 14th July 2016

Drake's still at number one, I'm afraid, but once again Top of the Pops finds a way to keep the One Dance performances fresh. This week we have Drizzy's featured performer Wizkid mashing it up with Tinie Tempah, whose Mamacita he also guests on in the chart this week.

Freshness also emanates from MK and Becky Hill, and to a lesser extent Charlie Puth, while tried and trusted tracks from Adele, Major Lazer and friend of the show Ariana Grande join them on the TOTP stage. The latest Chainsmokers track is also doing surprisingly well, isn't it?

Debuts: None.

MK ft. Becky Hill - Piece Of Me

Up 4 to number 39

Chainsmokers ft. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Up 9 to number 7

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

High Climber: Up 12 to number 49

Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

Up 2 to number 10

Major Lazer ft. Nyla - Light It Up

Up 3 to number 36

Ariana Grande - Into You

Up 8 to number 14

Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Up 1 to number 5

Wizkid with Tinie Tempah - One Dance / Mamacita

Thirteenth week at number 1 / Up 4 to number 48

PRESENTER: JB Gill