Top of the Pops, 21st October 2021

Many, many congratulations to Elton John and Dua Lipa for doing what many thought impossible and deposing King Ed Sheeran from number 1 - for the moment at least. Their track has a very old-school feel about it, not only because it's a combination of older songs but because it's climbed to number 1 by building popularity with the general public. Fancy.

Elsewhere we've got a debut from Ewan McVicar and a sort-of debut for Jesy Nelson, plus a double-header from Sam Fender who makes a bit of a chart breakthrough this week. The Willow and Tyler Cole (aka The Anxiety) track is also climbing impressively. And why is Adele back in the chart?

Debuts: Ewan McVicar, Jesy Nelson (as solo)

Ewan McVicar - Tell Me Something Good

Up 8 to number 34

Jesy Nelson ft Nicki Minaj - Boyz

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Willow and Tyler Cole - Meet Me At Our Spot

Up 5 to number 19

Becky Hill vs Topic - My Heart Goes (La Di Da)

Up 2 to number 13

Shouse - Love Tonight

Up 4 to number 18

From The Vault: Adele - Someone Like You

Back in at number 74

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under / Spit Of You

Back in at number 26 / In at number 41

Elton John and Dua Lipa - Cold Heart

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 30th September 2021

Lil Nas X is riding a wave this week, with two songs in the top ten. We also welcome an ebullient Taylor Swift, busy reclaiming the rights to more songs, as well as friends of the show The Weeknd and Becky Hill.

Willow and Tyler Cole have been climbing the chart nicely so it's good to welcome them back, and hello also to the debuting Justus Bennetts.

Debuts: Justus Bennetts

Justus Bennetts - Bad Day

Up 6 to number 38

Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams

In at number 25

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Up 2 to number 27

Becky Hill vs Topic - My Heart Goes (La Di Da)

Up 4 to number 20

The Weeknd - Take My Breath / Blinding Lights

Up 4 to number 23 / Up 1 to number 64 after 95 weeks

Willow and Tyler Cole - Meet Me At Our Spot

Up 6 to number 29

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow - Industry Baby / That's What I Want

Up 6 to number 3 / Highest New Entry - In at number 10

Ed Sheeran - Shivers

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 16th September 2021

Last week it was Kanye West, this week it's Drake: three songs crash into the top ten. But that's not even the biggest news story of the week, because none other than ABBA have reformed to be welcomed into the TOTP studio.

With all that upheaval, almost no one else is climbing the chart, which means we take a deep dive and unearth some gems from lower down. That means the new solo single from Charli XCX, a debut appearance for Sam Fender, Dermot Kennedy's first showing since January, and the duet between Willow (Smith) and Tyler Cole. Friends of the show Little Mix are here with their nail-biting first single as a trio, and King Ed Sheeran continues working his way up the all-time number 1s list.

Debuts: Sam Fender, Tyler Cole

Charli XCX - Good Ones

In at number 44

ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down

In at number 9

Dermot Kennedy - Better Days

Up 12 to number 41

Willow and Tyler Cole - Meet Me At Our Spot

In at number 52

Little Mix - Love (Sweet Love)

In at number 33

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Up 6 to number 54

Drake ft Lil Baby and Travis Scott - Girls Want Girls / Fair Trade / Champagne Poetry

Highest New Entry - In at number 2 / In at number 3 / In at number 5

Ed Sheeran with Charli XCX and Sam Fender - Bad Habits

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Top of the Pops, 1st July 2021

There's a nice selection of bigger and (so far) smaller hits this week. At the top we have Olivia Rodrigo (plus another new one of hers), KSI and UK Rodrigo avatar Mimi Webb. Lower down are Willow, Griff and the new one from Mabel.

In the middle we have the man of the moment Tom Grennan, who brings back Ella Henderson to help out on an acoustic version of By Your Side as well as their duet.

Debuts: Willow, Travis Barker (without the rest of Blink)

Becky Hill vs David Guetta - Remember

In at number 22

KSI - Holiday

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Mimi Webb - Good Without

Up 1 to number 8

Willow ft Travis Barker - Transparent Soul

Up 5 to number 28

Griff - Black Hole

Up 6 to number 23

Mabel - Let Them Know

In at number 38

Tom Grennan with Ella Henderson - By Your Side / Let's Go Home Together

Up 2 to number 11 / Up 7 to number 33

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U / Favorite Crime

Fifth week at number 1 / In at number 17

PRESENTER: Tim Key