Top of the Pops, 26th August 2021

King Ed Sheeran can't be shifted from the top and it's hard to see who would even have a chance - the highest new entry this week is from Digga D and Arrdee and well done to them, but number 6 is a long way from number 1. It's a strong and diverse line-up on the show, though, with Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, KSI, Doja Cat, Little Mix, Anne-Marie and even Tones & I all arguably the the biggest current names in their respective sub-fields. Whew.

Debuts: None

Digga D ft Arrdee - Wasted

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor / Good 4 U

Up 3 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 16

Tones & I - Fly Away

Up 8 to number 11

Doja Cat - Woman

In at number 26

KSI - Holiday

Up 2 to number 10

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

Up 6 to number 14

Lil Nas X ft Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

Up 4 to number 7

Ed Sheeran with Lil Nas X and Tones & I - Bad Habits

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 29th July 2021

As the football songs exit the chart, most other tracks shuffle up a place or two, which means repeat appearances for Tom Grennan, Anne-Marie and Niall Horan, Arrdee, Tones & I, and bafflingly, Maneskin, who are still in the top ten with two different tracks, neither of which is their Eurovision winner.

New material comes from KSI and Lil Durk, plus the latest posthumous release from Pop Smoke, which Dua Lipa helps to propel a little higher than usual. Needless to say King Ed Sheeran still reigns, as just the seventh artist to hit number one this year.

Debuts: None

Tones & I - Fly Away

High Climber - Up 10 to number 16

Arrdee - Oliver Twist

Up 2 to number 15

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Our Song

Up 1 to number 17

Tom Grennan - By Your Side

Up 1 to number 11

KSI ft Lil Durk - Holiday / No Time

Up 3 to number 7 / In at number 24

Pop Smoke ft Dua Lipa - Demeanor

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Maneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave

Up 2 to number 5

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Gary Lineker and Chris Camara

Top of the Pops, 8th July 2021

King Ed Sheeran is back, and his chart position could probably have been predicted: Olivia Rodrigo's seemingly immovable object finally meets the true irresistible force. Less predictable this year has been the runaway success of Maneskin, who are back with their third hit this week and also guest with friends of the show Little Mix for a rockin' heartbreak anthem.

Tones & I has been in the chart's lower reaches for a while, so it's good to be able to feature her current single. There's also a debut for Jonasu and a classy trio of new entries from Aitch, Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat.

Debuts: Jonasu

Tones & I - Fly Away

Up 9 to number 33

Doja Cat ft the Weeknd - You Right

In at number 9

Maneskin - Beggin'

Up 3 to number 7

Aitch - Learning Curve

In at number 27

Jonasu - Black Magic

High Climber - Up 37 to number 30

Tyler the Creator ft YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign - Wusyaname

In at number 25

Little Mix with Maneskin - Heartbreak Anthem

Up 1 to number 4

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Top of the Pops, 2nd July 2020

DaBaby and Roddy Ricch have no mountains left to climb, but plenty of other milestones are being reached: Drake and Giveon and Hosh and 1979 all finally get on the show after weeks bouncing around the lower reaches of the chart, and the indestructible Harry Styles finally makes the top ten with Watermelon Sugar. He performs with a string quartet to celebrate.

The highest new entry comes from M Huncho and Dutchavelli, continuing the strong britrap showing in lockdown. Meanwhile Tones & I is back once again, Topic storms the top three, and Surf Mesa pop in as well.

Debuts: Hosh, 1979, Jalja, Giveon

Hosh and 1979 ft. Jalja - Midnight (The Hanging Tree)

High Climber - Up 11 to number 34

Drake ft. Giveon - Chicago Freestyle

Up 4 to number 28

Surf Mesa ft. Emilee - ILY (I Love You Baby)

Up 5 to number 22

M Huncho and Dutchavelli - Burning

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 26 after 47 weeks

Topic ft. A7S - Breaking Me

Up 1 to number 3

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Up 4 to number 7

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Some gleeful Liverpool FC supporters

Top of the Pops, 21st May 2020

We've got quite a surprising number 1 this week: DaBaby takes a five place bounce to pip Drake, Doja and the rest. He and Roddy Ricch give an ebullient splitscreen performance to celebrate.

We've also got another new chart peak for Sam Fischer, a big-news new entry from Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, and new indoors versions of evergreen hits from Dua Lipa, Harry Styles and Saint JHN. Sweet Female Attitude even pop up to get the credit they are due for the fairly low rent Nathan Dawe hit. And look at Tones and I - 41 weeks now for her.

Debuts: None

Sam Fischer - This City

Up 4 to number 20

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber - Stuck With U

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Harry Styles - Adore You

Up 5 to number 18

Saint JHN - Roses

Up 1 to number 13

Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 21 after 41 weeks

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

Up 1 to number 11

Nathan Dawe ft Jaykae and Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers

Up 4 to number 17

DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar

Up 5 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh (from the Royal Albert Hall, with nobody in it)

Top of the Pops, 12th March 2020

There's quite a lot new this week: the return of classic Lady Gaga and a new entry from Mabel, plus Harry Styles switching over from Adore You to his new one (The Ballad). Doja Cat reaches the top ten for the first time, and Saint JHN somehow nearly dethrones The Weeknd. Nearly.

Debuts: None

Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Up 3 to number 19

Lady Gaga - Stupid Love

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Harry Styles - Falling

Up 7 to number 22

Mabel - Boyfriend

In at number 28

Saint JHN - Roses

Up 2 to number 4

Sam Smith - To Die For

Up 2 to number 23

Doja Cat - Say So

Up 9 to number 10

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 9th January 2020

Happy New Year! All the Christmas music has suddenly evanasced, so nearly every song in the chart is a climber - which means that this is going to be an especially creme-de-la-creme episode of TOTP, basically a Best Of Chart Music from the last couple of months. That means big names like Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and chart monolith Lewis Capaldi, the inescapable Tones & I, and songs-of-the-moment from Endor and Arizona Zervas.

There is a bit of new stuff as well though, as One Acen and TOTP debutant Darkoo make the top 30 for the first time.

Debuts: Darkoo

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Up 15 to number 5

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

Up 17 to number 6

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 12 to number 4

Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

Up 10 to number 2

Darkoo and One Acen - Gangsta

Highest New Entry - In at number 22

Endor - Pump It Up

High Climber - Up 28 to number 8

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 11 to number 3

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 19th December 2019

With one week to go, the contenders for Christmas number 1 are manoeuvring into position, spearheaded by the mighty Stormzy and then Dua Lipa. Although it all presupposes that it's even possible to dislodge Tones & I, who is inching up the all-time list of long-running number 1s.

Also in the festive spirit (ie wearing Santa hats) are Leona Lewis, Lewis Capaldi and the highest new entrant Harry Styles. And britrap, the genre of 2019, is not forgotten thanks to Young T and Bugsey (as well as Stormzy of course).

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 29

Harry Styles - Adore You

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Up 7 to number 27

Stormzy ft. Burna Boy - Own It

Up 1 to number 2

Young T and Bugsey ft. Headie One - Don't Rush

Up 7 to number 30

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

Up 8 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 1 to number 3

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Mary, Rylan dressed as Joseph and Matt Edmondson dressed as Baby Jesus

Top of the Pops, 12th December 2019

It's a big week for chart climbers. Not only do we have the annual Christmas song invasion, but returning friend of the show The Weeknd leapfrogs all of them, and Ellie Goulding has been pretty nifty too.

Christmas is represented by an old performance from Wham! and an in-person appearance by Ariana Grande. And with many of the acts climbing the chart being from the 70s, Trevor Daniel is able to sneak himself an invitation from number 40.

Debuts: Trevor Daniel

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Back in at number 33

The Weeknd - Heartless

High Climber - Up 54 to number 10

Trevor Daniel - Falling

Up 6 to number 40

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 1 to number 20

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 1 to number 7

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 30 to number 43

Ellie Goulding - River

Up 43 to number 14

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dannii Minogue and JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 5th December 2019

Stormzy launches his bid for Christmas number 1, recruiting King Ed Sheeran and chart dark horse Burna Boy to help him. But it's looking like Tones & I may cling on, having first topped the chart back in October.

Lower down we've got another appearance for the resurgent Ella Henderson, the new one from DigDat, an exclusive version from KSI, and that nice Niall Horan.

Debuts: None

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 3 to number 7

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 1 to number 24

DigDat ft. D-Block Europe - New Dior

In at number 16

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 2 to number 18

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

Up 15 to number 34

KSI ft. S-X - Down Like That

High Climber - Up 12 to number 10

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Will Young and Gareth Gates

Top of the Pops, 28th November 2019

As we hurtle towards December, there are new entries from three big names: chart leviathan Lewis Capaldi, tousled enigma Harry Styles (who performs his longer runner Lights Up as well) and biggest of all, Miss 2019 Billie Eilish, who continues to make it look very easy.

There's also a special party performance from Lizzo with help from Tones & I, a debut appearance from Endor, and some rather off-putting racket from Blackbear.

Debuts: Endor

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 7 to number 29

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Lizzo ft. Tones & I - Good As Hell

Up 1 to number 8

Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

In at number 19

Young T and Bugsey ft. Headie One - Don't Rush

Up 1 to number 27

Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer

Up 5 to number 14

Harry Styles - Lights Up / Watermelon Sugar

Up 7 to number 16 / In at number 35

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 21st November 2019

The britrap train just doesn't stop: four new entries this week, from the returning KSI and serial hitmakers J Hus, Fredo and Dave, and Dave does a double performance because one of his older hits is climbing back up the chart as well.

On the sung side of things we have that nice Niall Horan as well as Maroon 5, and nothing can shift Tones & I from the top.

Debuts: S-X, Arizona Zervas

KSI ft. Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X - Down Like That

In at number 18

J Hus - Must Be

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 4 to number 22

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 2 to number 6

Fredo - Netflix & Chill

In at number 13

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

High Climber - Up 18 to number 24

Dave - Paper Cuts / Professor X

In at number 15 / Up 1 to number 21

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Top of the Pops, 14th November 2019

It's six weeks at the top now for Tones & I, moving into elite territory. Dua Lipa breezes past everyone else, but can't unseat the mighty Australian, but gives us an imperious and ebullient performance nonetheless.

Harry Styles is back, making it three earnest troubadours on the show this week, and there's a chartbreaker double bill from Krept and Konan.

Debuts: Ling Hussle

Meduza and Goodboys ft. Becky Hill - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Harry Styles - Lights Up

Up 1 to number 16

Riton ft. Vula - Turn Me On

Up 1 to number 12

Ed Sheeran ft. Camila Cabello and Cardi B - South Of The Border

Up 1 to number 4

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

Up 1 to number 9

Krept and Konan ft. D-Block Europe and Ling Hussle - Tell Me / G Love

In at number 23 / High Climber - Up 19 to number 28

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

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, 31st October 2019

A few long-running hits finally get over the TOTP appearance threshold: Lizzo's Good As Hell (an Ariana Grande remix will do it), Maroon 5's Memories and Riton's Turn Me On. Meduza and Goodboys are also making some serious inroads and friend of the show Aitch is here once again, but not even King Ed Sheeran can knock Tones & I off the summit.

Debuts: Vula

Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello - South Of The Border

Up 3 to number 4

Meduza and Goodboys ft. Becky Hill - Lose Control

High Climber - Up 18 to number 15

Aitch ft. Ziezie - Buss Down / Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 3 to number 8 / Up 1 to number 28

Riton and Oliver Heldens ft. Vula - Turn Me On

Up 4 to number 12

Dan and Shay - 10,000 Hours

Up 3 to number 17

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 9 to number 10

Lizzo ft. Ariana Grande - Good As Hell

Up 4 to number 18

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: JB Gill dressed as a werewolf and Rochelle Humes dressed as a vampire

Top of the Pops, 24th October 2019

Three weeks at number 1 now for Tones & I; where did that come from? She performs a candlelight mix this week.

Lower down the chart, we've got a big new entry from Harry Styles and a pretty big chartbreaker from Tiesto and Mabel. Chart colossus Lewis Capaldi is back again, and he also guests on a nice exclusive version of Circles with Post Malone.

Debuts: None

Tiesto ft. Mabel - God Is A Dancer

High Climber - Up 17 to number 15

Harry Styles - Lights Up

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Regard - Ride It

Up 1 to number 2

Headie One - Both

Up 4 to number 13

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered

Up 2 to number 6

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

Up 7 to number 9

Post Malone with Lewis Capaldi - Circles

Up 1 to number 4

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 17th October 2019

Fear not, Ed Sheeran fans: the king only misses one week before coming back with the next song on his collabo conveyor belt, this time featuring Cardi B and friend of the show Camila Cabello. But Tones & I is holding on to the top spot for now, despite strong competition from Travis Scott.

Dave, Aitch and Jorja Smith provide yet another strong britrap/britrnb contingent, and we have three songs from Summer Walker, whose album has had a big impact slightly further down the chart.

Debuts: Summer Walker

Aitch ft. Ziezie - Buss Down

Up 5 to number 20

Ed Sheeran ft. Camila Cabello and Cardi B - South Of The Border

High Climber - Up 16 to number 24

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 4 to number 11

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 4 to number 13

Dave - Professor X

Up 2 to number 18

Travis Scott - Highest In The Room

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Summer Walker ft. Usher and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Playing Games / Come Through / Stretch You Out

In at number 25 / In at number 42 / In at number 70

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Harry and Jamie Redknapp

Top of the Pops, 10th October 2019

There are a lot of familiar faces on the show this week - Sam Smith, chart mastodon Lewis Capaldi, Post Malone, friend of the show Aitch - but one thing we did NOT expect was the number 1. Tones & I leaps like Katarina Johnson-Thompson to take the top spot, so maximum credit to her.

Debuts: None

Post Malone - Circles

Up 3 to number 6

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

Highest Re-Entry - In at number 11

Lil Tecca - Ransom

Up 1 to number 10

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered

Up 3 to number 14

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 1 to number 9

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep

Up 1 to number 12

D-Block Europe ft. Dave - Playing For Keeps / Outside

In at number 21 / In at number 43

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Up 6 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Zoella and Joe Swash

Top of the Pops, 3rd October 2019

After last week's chart mayhem, this TOTP is the complete opposite: every song in the top 5 gets to appear, and they're all tracks that have been around for quite some time. Crowning it all is King Ed Sheeran, still top of the chart, though he mixes it up a bit by mixing in a bit of Beautiful People, thanks to a cameo by friend of the show Khalid.

For a bit of variety we do have a triple bill from Burna Boy, who features on three chart climbers this week. He performs his bits of all of them, bringing along TOTP debutante Mahalia to help with the most obscure of the three.

Debuts: Mahalia

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 2 to number 15

Burna Boy with Mahalia - Location / Be Honest / Simmer

Up 10 to number 39 / Up 2 to number 16 / Up 1 to number 53

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 3

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 1 to number 2

Regard - Ride It

Up 6 to number 5

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Up 7 to number 7

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy and Khalid - Take Me Back To London / Beautiful People

Fifth week at number 1 / Up 2 to number 25

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 19th September 2019

What a year it's been for new friend of the show Aitch. He performs two strong new entries this week, as well as returning to guest on the Young T and Bugsey track. The mighty Stormzy also does double duty, bringing us solo sounds as well as reprising his turn on Take Me Back To London, still at the top.

We've also got energetic chart breakthroughs from Tones & I and Regard, another big new entry from Post Malone, and a second appearance for the reflective sounds of Dermot Kennedy.

Debuts: Tones & I, Ziezie, Tyreezy, Regard

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

High Climber - Up 12 to number 19

Aitch ft. Ziezie and Tyreezy - Buss Down / Already

In at number 21 / In at number 43

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered

Up 3 to number 23

Stormzy - Sounds Of The Skeng

In at number 20

Regard - Ride It

Up 10 to number 15

Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 1 to number 9

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Heidi Range, Jade Ewen and Amelle Berrabah