Thursday, 20 August 2015

Top of the Pops, 20th August 2015

It's a deep-cut week on TOTP: most featured songs this week come from placings in the 20s and 30s. Not that that's a bad thing - it allows space for medleys from Galantis and friend of the show The Weeknd, as well as the hot newie from Selena Gomez and old reliables from Birdy and James Bay.

That oldest of old reliables Ed Sheeran is also back, with Photograph, and with the dashing Chris Brown unavailable for his Rita Ora feature, who can we call on? Step forward... Ed Sheeran again! Puth and Trainor are sparky and sparkly in the number 1 slot.

Debuts: None.

Selena Gomez - Good For You

High Climber - Up 17 to number 29

Galantis - Runaway (U & I) / Peanut Butter Jelly

Up 1 to number 30 / Up 23 to number 41

James Bay - Let It Go

Up 3 to number 22

Birdy - Wings

Up 1 to number 28

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face / The Hills

Up 5 to number 3 / Up 4 to number 31

Ed Sheeran - Photograph

Up 1 to number 19

Rita Ora ft. Ed Sheeran - Body On Me

In at number 23

Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTERS: JB Gill and Chloe Gill

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Top of the Pops, 13th August 2015

This week there's one of those supremely awkward appearances by a studio covers group that's somehow ended up in the chart - in this case Silento. To be fair, though, Joe Stone's performance isn't that much better, featuring some awkwardly shuffling backing dancers in the absence of Montell Jordan, whose track it basically is.

Some class is restored, though, by the jet-setting glamour of Calvin Harris, the indefinable charm of Shaggy, and a salute to the late and much-loved Cilla Black in the From The Vault slot.

Debuts: Mohombi, Faydee, Costi, Silento, Joe Weller, Emil, Joe Stone.

Calvin Harris ft. Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

Up 4 to number 2

Shaggy ft. Mohombi, Faydee and Costi - I Need Your Love

Up 9 to number 36

Silento - Watch Me

High Climber - Up 44 to number 19

Joe Weller ft. Emil - Wanna Do

In at number 28

Joe Stone - The Party (This Is How We Do It)

In at number 17

From The Vault: Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart

Back in at number 41

Disclosure ft. Sam Smith - Omen

Up 16 to number 13

One Direction - Drag Me Down

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh

Thursday, 6 August 2015

Top of the Pops, 6th August 2015

There's a very special performance this week, as the people behind two of the tracks of the summer, Major Lazer and OMI, team up for a reggae crossover mashup combined performance of them both. British female soloists named after animals are well represented by Birdy, Foxes and Ella Hen-derson,  and enthusiastic Americans Walk The Moon are also welcomed back. Friend of the show The Weeknd appears too - we can't keep him away!

Debuts: None.

Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

Up 3 to number 5

Foxes - Body Talk

In at number 25

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

High Climber - Up 9 to number 17

Sigma ft. Ella Henderson - Glitterball

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Birdy - Wings

Up 1 to number 21

Years & Years - Shine

Up 1 to number 2

Major Lazer ft. OMI - Lean On / Cheerleader

Long Runners - Up 2 to number 10 after 22 weeks / Up 2 to number 7 after 30 weeks

Little Mix - Black Magic

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: Pink

Thursday, 30 July 2015

Top of the Pops, 30th July 2015

Little Mix hang on at the top, returning more vivacious than ever, and there is plenty of interest further down the chart as well, with Nick Jonas, The Score and even the Chemical Brothers treating us to a range of styles. Friends of the show John Newman and Ed Sheeran also return after comparatively long spells away.

Debuts: The Score, the Chemical Brothers (?).

John Newman - Come And Get It

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Nick Jonas - Jealous

Long Runner - Up 4 to number 42 after 16 weeks

Ed Sheeran - Photograph

Up 2 to number 17

Chemical Brothers - Go

Up 5 to number 48

The Score - Oh My Love

Up 4 to number 43

Calvin Harris ft. Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

In at number 7

5 Seconds Of Summer - She's Kinda Hot

In at number 18

Little Mix - Black Magic

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Abz Breen and Richie Neville

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Top of the Pops, 23rd July 2015

Woo, the Little Mix girls are back for real after their surprise cameo last week, splashing down at number 1. The rest is mainly dance of various speeds and moods, with OMI providing a little breathing space. Years and Years drop down the chart with Shine, but climb with two other tracks so are allowed to return with a medley.

Debuts: Sam Feldt, Kimberly Anne.

Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MO - Lean On

Up 2 to number 11

Sam Feldt ft. Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love

In at number 4

Avicii - Waiting For Love / The Nights

Back in at number 6 / Up 13 to number 45

Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me

Up 1 to number 3

Years & Years - King / Desire

Up 6 to number 26 / Back in at number 67

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Long Runner - Up 1 to number 32 after 26 weeks

OMI - Cheerleader

Up 3 to number 9

Little Mix - Black Magic

Straight in at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Top of the Pops, 16th July 2015

This is the week the chart changes from Sunday to Friday, though TOTP of course remains in its Thursday slot, now with a whole week to book the acts. What it does mean is that there's more chart upheaval than usual, with David Zowie the big winner from a 51-place leap to the top.

We also have Fifth Harmony with their best-ever chart place, the new one from Years & Years, and another performance from friend of the show The Weeknd. No idea why Ginuwine is back in the chart but he is, so we dig out an old clip for everyone's enjoyment.

Debuts: Nathan Sykes, Petite Meller, David Zowie.

Years & Years - Shine

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

The Weeknd - The Hills

Up 6 to number 35

Petite Meller - Baby Love

In at number 30

Nathan Sykes - Kiss Me Quick

In at number 14

Fifth Harmony - Worth It

Up 48 to number 3

From The Vault: Ginuwine - Pony

Back in at number 62

James Bay - Let It Go

Up 4 to number 10

David Zowie - House Every Weekend

Up 51 places to number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday, 9 July 2015

Top of the Pops, 9th July 2015

Florence + The Machine have been floating around the lower reaches of the chart for a while now, waiting for a week without too many climbers higher up so that they can get on the show. This is that week, so welcome Florence, along with a returning Rita Ora, new guys Krept & Konan, and a triumphant chart-bestraddling performance from Lost Frequencies.

Our exclusive this week is Mark Ronson once again. This time, it's not only Rita Ora but also Ellie Goulding who shake their respective things and invite JB Gill not to believe them.

Debuts: Krept & Konan, Florence + The Machine

Florence + The Machine - Ship To Wreck

Up 4 to number 48

Rita Ora - Poison

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Birdy - Wings

Back in at number 31

Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih - Freak of the Week

In at number 9

Hozier - Take Me To Church

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 33 after 46 weeks

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Up 1 to number 38

Mark Ronson ft. Rita Ora & Ellie Goulding - Uptown Funk

Up 2 to number 19

Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill