Top of the Pops, 11th December 2014

TOTP is starting to take on a best of 2014 feel. The year's success stories Ed, Ella, Calvin, Ellie and 1D are all here, and two of those combine long-lived hits with newies this week. Also, she's been in the chart for aaaages but now is finally the time for the international artist of the year Taylor Swift to make it into the studio. Welcome, your majesty.

Newer faces come in the form of Blonde ft. Melissa Steel and the highest chart placing yet from Union J. And the Christmas lorry trucks on: this week it's the Pogues.

Debut: Blonde (but not Melissa Steel).

Union J - You Got It All

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Blonde ft. Melissa Steel - I Loved You

In at number 7

One Direction - Night Changes

Up 2 to number 19

Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Outside

Up 1 to number 10

Ella Henderson - Yours / Ghost

Back in at number 16 / Up 6 to number 43

From the Vault: The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

Up 49 places to number 18

Taylor Swift - Blank Space

Up 4 to number 4

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud / Make It Rain

Up 3 to number 1 / In at number 38

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

Top of the Pops, 28th August 2014

In a busy week for new entries we get drop-bys from the ever-energetic Union J, the intriguingly named Wankelmut and the irreproachable Taylor Swift among others. On the other side of things there are long running tunes from Vance Joy (performed this time mainly on tambourines) and friend of the show Ed Sheeran. Boremaster deluxe Sam Smith is in the building too, but the top of the chart belongs to David Guetta.

Debuts: Wankelmut, Emma Louise, Mega Giants, Sam Martin

Union J - Tonight (We Live Forever)

In at number 9

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Up 3 to number 13

Vance Joy - Riptide

Long Runner - Up 3 to number 38 after 29 weeks

Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One

High Climber - Up 23 to number 17

Wankelmut & Emma Louise - My Head Is A Jungle

In at number 5

Mega Giants - Prayer in C

In at number 43

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

In at number 4

David Guetta ft. Sam Martin - Lovers On The Sun

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: Duffy and Kimberley Walsh

Top of the Pops, 31st October 2013

Two big new entries from ex-X Factor actors give this show a strong pop showing that's offset by dance from Showtek and Ben Pearce (third time on, this time with Halloween-suited dancers). Drake's busy, but Majid Jordan gives a special, spine-tingling solo rendition of their long-running joint hit. And Robin Thicke does a two-song medley before we go from crass to class and welcome Lorde for her first appearance, first single and first number one.

Union J - Beautiful Life

In at number 8

Showtek - Booyah

In at number 5

James Arthur - You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You

In at number 2

Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home

Up 2 to number 10

Ben Pearce - What I Might Do

Up 4 to number 12

From the Vault: Blackstreet - No Diggity

Back in at number 61

Robin Thicke - Give It 2 U / Blurred Lines

Up 13 to number 15 / Up 7 to number 26

Lorde - Royals

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh