Top of the Pops, 3rd April 2025

Some chart shuffling means that we get reprises this week from some of the longer-running hits of the moment. Taking the opportunity to perform exclusive version are the superhero team-up of Benson Boone and Teddy Swims, plus Lola Young, who performs with a string quartet.

The chart charger of the week is WizTheMc, and Alex Warren brings us both of his top ten hits.

Debuts: WizTheMc, Bees and Honey

Rose ft. Bruno Mars - APT

Up 1 to number 15

Tate McRae - Sports Car

Up 2 to number 6

WizTheMc vs Bees and Honey - Show Me Love

High Climber - Up 24 to number 14

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Up 1 to number 11

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Up 1 to number 8

Lola Young - Messy

Up 1 to number 13

Benson Boone and Teddy Swims - Beautiful Things / Bad Dreams

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 4 after 62 weeks / Up 2 to number 9

Alex Warren - Ordinary / Carry You Home

Second week at number 1 / Up 10 to number 10

PRESENTERS: Emma Watson and Geri Halliwell

Top of the Pops, 27th February 2025

Here's one of the more remarkable climbs to number 1: Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us makes it all the way in its 25th week on the chart. Kendrick celebrates with a raucus performance, and also invites SZA for a touching reprise of All The Stars. It's his week, but his buddy Drake is also here with his own new top 20 entry.

Elsewhere there's a fun new duet from AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith, last year's empress Sabrina Carpenter with her newest track plus an oldie, and a rousing show-opener from Sam Fender.

Debuts: None

Sam Fender - People Watching

Up 5 to number 26

Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA - All The Stars

Up 6 to number 5

AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - Crush

In at number 23

Drake - Nokia

In at number 19

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

Up 1 to number 14

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Up 3 to number 16

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please / Busy Woman

Back in at number 9 / Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 30th January 2025

Just like that, after a slow start, the 2025 chart picture explodes into colour. There's a richly deserved new number 1 from Lola Young, a big new entry for Central Cee, and exciting chart climbers from Doechii and Sam Barber. Plus a double header from international megastar Bad Bunny.

Sam Fender is also coming back up the chart, though his singles success doesn't yet match the size of his media profile or the live crowds he plays to. There's still a bit of 2024 continuity as well, from two of the artists of last year, Gracie Abrams and Teddy Swims.

Debuts: Sam Barber, Avery Anna, Doechii

Sam Barber ft. Avery Anna - Indigo

Up 6 to number 33

Central Cee ft. 21 Savage - GBP

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Up 7 to number 24

Sam Fender - People Watching

Up 1 to number 19

Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry

Up 5 to number 38

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 27

Bad Bunny - DTMF / Nuevayol

High Climber - Up 19 to number 26 / Up 7 to number 58

Lola Young - Messy

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 9th January 2025

Happy 2025 and we start with the strangest chart of the year, when all the Christmas songs melt away like snow, making way for a top ten best summarised as "bangers from the last four months". That means a high-quality show with Gigi Perez, Teddy Swims and Gracie Abrams and others all lined up to reprise their pre-Christmas hits.

Amid all that, there's a new entry for Ella Henderson, while Lola Young may have the most potential of the just-before-Christmas bubbler-unders.

Debuts: None.

Rose ft. Bruno Mars - APT

Up 26 to number 2

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Up 48 to number 10

Ella Henderson - Filthy Rich

Highest New Entry - In at number 58

Lola Young - Messy

Up 30 to number 3

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Up 67 to number 4

Chrystal - The Days

Up 44 to number 5

Teddy Swims - The Door / Bad Dreams

Back in at number 6 / Back in at number 7

Gracie Abrams - That's So True / Close To You

Up 20 to number 1 / Back in at number 37

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 14th November 2024

Another breakthrough artist makes that final leap: this week it's Gracie Adams skipping up to number 1 after a great 2024 so far. Other bosses of the year represented this week include Teddy Swims, Chappell Roan - with a new song! - and Charli XCX.

Lady Gaga is back once again, enlisting Mr Swims as her duet partner, and the highest new entry comes from friend of the show The Weeknd.

Debuts: The Japanese House, Anitta

Charli XCX ft. The Japanese House - Apple

Up 4 to number 24

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams / Lose Control

Up 10 to number 15 / Up 7 to number 26

Billie Eilish - Wildflower

Up 7 to number 11

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 4 to number 23

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe / Casual

Up 2 to number 17 / In at number 37

The Weeknd ft. Anitta - Sao Paolo

Highest New Entry - In at number 23

Lady Gaga with Teddy Swims - Die With A Smile

Up 3 to number 14

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 7th November 2024

Incredible scenes this week as the number 1 single is... not Sabrina Carpenter! Instead it's Gigi Perez, capping off one of the more impressive chart climbs of the year with (at least) a week at the very top. Sabrina is not to be defeated completely though, as newer hit Bed Chem is looming ominously in the lower reaches of the top ten.

Other big news includes a big new entry from Lady Gaga, and the release of Tyler the Creator's album, sampled here with two choice tracks. Addison Rae doubles up as well, adding new hit Aquamarine to the still-climbing Diet Pepsi.

Debuts: None

KSI ft. Trippie Redd - Thick Of It

Up 2 to number 8

Lady Gaga - Disease

Highest New Entry - In at number 7

Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

Up 2 to number 9

Teddy Swims - The Door

Up 1 to number 12

Tate McRae - It's OK I'm OK

Up 2 to number 35

Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi / Aquamarine

Up 2 to number 10 / In at number 45

Tyler the Creator - St. Chroma / Noid

In at number 15 / High Climber - Up 34 to number 16

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Mimi Webb

Top of the Pops, 31st October 2024

Liam Payne has bee the only news in the music world this week, and Top of the Pops pays its own tribute with a One Direction From The Vault slot. Aside from that, Gigi Perez rises to number 2, beating all but Sabrina Carpenter, while Rosé has a strong showing alongside guest Bruno Mars. One of the men of the year so far Teddy Swims is also back with another hit, and Casso and friends return to the top 40 after a while away.

Debuts: Rosé (as solo)

Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

In at number 40

Rosé ft. Bruno Mars - APT

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Casso ft. RAYE and D-Block Europe - Prada

Up 4 to number 31

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

Up 8 to number 25

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

In at number 19

From The Vault: One Direction - Night Changes

Back in at number 6

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Up 1 to number 2

Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Hugh Grant

Top of the Pops, 3rd October 2024

Sabrina Carpenter really is unshiftable at the top of the chart. The rest of the top ten are all locked behind her, so the highest other track featured this week is Gigi Perez, who reaches a new chart peak at 11.

Further down we have Coldplay with their MC Hammer tribute "We Pray", plus a solo debut for Addison Rae and a double-header for ace bubbler-under Alex Warren. Plus a welcome drop-in from international megastar Billie Eilish.

Debuts: NDOTZ

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Up 2 to number 11

Coldplay - We Pray

Up 4 to number 27

Teddy Swims - The Door

Up 3 to number 13

Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi

Up 8 to number 37

NDOTZ - Embrace It

High Climber - Up 16 to number 20

Billie Eilish - Wildflower

Up 11 to number 23

Alex Warren - Carry You Home / Burning Down

Up 7 to number 32 / Highest New Entry - In at number 35

Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Adam Driver

Top of the Pops, 5th September 2024

This week, more than any yet, belongs to Sabrina Carpenter. Her third release in a row breezes into the number 1 slot, and the other two swarm up behind it leaving everyone else to battle it out for fourth. She performs a charming medley of all three year-defining songs on the show.

The rest of the chart sees a lot of downward shuffling, which means that the viewers get a deep dive into the lower reaches, with pretty interesting results. There's the new single from Coldplay, a quietly building old cover version by Disturbed, and a debut from Alex Warren. Oasis are in the From The Vault slot, and Billie Eilish and a stripped-down version of Free by just Ellie Goulding round out the line-up.

Debuts: Alex Warren

Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove / We Pray

Up 4 to number 29 / In at number 44

Billie Eilish - Wildflower

Up 2 to number 34

Ellie Goulding - Free

Up 1 to number 41

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

Up 1 to number 50

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Up 4 to number 42

Teddy Swims - The Door

Up 1 to number 22

From The Vault: Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

Back in at number 16

Sabrina Carpenter - Taste / Espresso / Please Please Please

Straight in at number 1 / Up 11 to number 3 / Up 15 to number 2

PRESENTER: Rylan

Top of the Pops, 6th June 2024

The 2024 trend of rootsiness continues, with Zach Bryan entering the chart and a double performance from the man who might have started it all (?), Teddy Swims. Some variation is provided by Bring Me The Horizon's metalish rock and Central Cee's mid-Atlantic rap sound, plus Billie Eilish with another song from her album following the double bill last week.

None of that multifarious authenticity, however, can dislodge the incongruously breezy Sabrina Carpenter from number 1. Five weeks now!

Debuts: None

Bring Me The Horizon - Top 10 Statues That Cried Blood

In at number 41

Central Cee ft. Lil Baby - Band4Band

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Up 5 to number 9

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Up 4 to number 5

Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

In at number 31

From The Vault: The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Up 10 to number 38

Teddy Swims - The Door / Lose Control

Up 10 to number 35 / Up 1 to number 19

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 28th March 2024

It's quite a male line-up this week, with only Ava Max flying the female flag - even the first lady of country and western Beyonce has been knocked off the top spot in favour of Benson Boone and his questionable gender politics. Still, there are fairly storming performances from hoary growlers Teddy Swims and Rag 'N' Bone Man, and a more polished offering from V.

Noah Kahan makes a surprise return to the show, and the show is somewhat stolen by none other than Mark Knopfler and a stage full of six-string virtuosi.

Debuts: None

Calvin Harris ft. Rag 'N' Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life

Up 5 to number 14

Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes - Going Home

In at number 18

Bryson Tiller - Whatever She Wants

Up 1 to number 16

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 4

Kygo ft. Ava Max - Whatever

Up 3 to number 17

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Up 1 to number 6

V - Fri(end)s

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: Lauren Layfield

Top of the Pops, 29th February 2024

Divas upon divas this week. Friend of the show Dua Lipa has the highest new entry, Ariana Grande recruits Mariah Carey for a double diva version of her big-but-not-yet-huge comeback hit, and --yee haw!-- it's country diva Beyonce at number 1.

On the other side of things there's a big return for Calvin Harris and Rag 'N' Bone Man (the latter's first appearance in a couple of years) as well as a couple of debuts and yet another new peak for Teddy Swims. Can he get to the top two? The From The Vault slot is for Bob Marley, as the recent biopic sparks renewed interest in his evergreen catalogue; Could You Be Loved? in particular is a nice choice.

Debuts: Yung Filly, Djo

Dua Lipa - Training Season

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Yung Filly - Grey

High Climber - Up 19 to number 33

Calvin Harris ft. Rag 'N' Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life

In at number 19

Djo - End Of Beginning

In at number 11

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 3

From The Vault: Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved? / Three Little Birds

Back in at number 51 / Back in at number 56

Ariana Grande with Mariah Carey - Yes, And?

Up 3 to number 7

Beyonce - Texas Hold'em

Up 8 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Sable and Fury from Gladiators

Top of the Pops, 8th February 2024

Given their ubiquity just lately it would be a bit of a shock if the Last Dinner Party weren't on Top of the Pops - but here they are to open the show. Just pipping them as a high climber, though, is YG Marley, so he could be one to watch.

Megan Thee Stallion completes a trio of new entries, complementing some of the bigger hits from last year from Casso, Tate McRae and Sonny Fodera which take their 2023 momentum into a second month. But once again the week belongs to Noah Kahan, though the story of the year so far Teddy Swims is gaining on him.

Debuts: The Last Dinner Party, YG Marley

The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

Up 19 to number 22

Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss

Highest New Entry - In at number 31

Sonny Fodera and MK ft. Clementine Douglas

Up 1 to number 21

YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight

High Climber - Up 31 to number 20

Tate McRae - Greedy

Up 1 to number 7

Casso ft. RAYE and D-Block Europe - Prada

Up 1 to number 6

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 3 to number 3

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya

Top of the Pops, 18th January 2024

It's almost a perfect episode of Top of the Pops this week, with a great mix of genres, a big new entry from Liam Gallagher and John Squire, a resurgent hit from friend of the show The Weeknd, a surprise return for the Natasha Bedingfield track, and a double bill from Noah Kahan at number 1. Newcomer Teddy Swims gives what might be the stand-out performance as his soul throwback hits the top ten for the first time.

Debuts: John Squire (without band), Teddy Swims

Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

In at number 21

The Weeknd - Popular

High Climber - Up 37 to number 11

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

Up 2 to number 14

Liam Gallagher and John Squire - Just Another Rainbow

Highest New Entry - In at number 16

Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

Up 5 to number 19

From The Vault: Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Back in at number 24

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Up 8 to number 6

Noah Kahan - Stick Season / You're Gonna Go Far

Second week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 63

PRESENTER: Heidi Range