Thursday, 15 August 2019

Top of the Pops, 15th August 2019

She hasn't been away all that long, but it's nice to see Ariana Grande hasn't lost her ability to materialise in the upper reaches of the chart at will. King Ed Sheeran, alongside the mighty Stormzy, is also now making inroads with yet another of his wildly popular duets.

In other news, we get a couple of round-ups of some lower-down hits thanks to three-song medleys from Drake and new friend of the show Aitch. And with Shawn Mendes unavailable, it falls to Stormzy to serenade Camila Cabello in the top position.

Debuts: Social House

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Back in at number 14

Ariana Grande and Social House - Boyfriend

Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Drake - Money In The Grave / How Bout Now / 4pm in Calabasas

Up 3 to number 29 / In at number 50 / In at number 72

Jax Jones ft. Bebe Rexha - Harder

Up 9 to number 36

Krept and Konan - I Spy

High Climber - Up 15 to number 22

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 9

Aitch - Tast (Make It Shake) / Strike A Pose / Kilos

In at number 8 / Up 2 to number 18 / Up 1 to number 66

Camila Cabello with Stormzy - Senorita

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Thursday, 8 August 2019

Top of the Pops, 8th August 2019

There are a few songs around that have just kept building and building. Here's AJ Tracey, now up to number 4 after 22 weeks on the chart, and Dominic Fike makes the top ten for the first time after 13 weeks. Lower down, Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld have finally climbed high enough to get their TOTP invitation too.

We've also got dance from Joel Corry, rap from Dave and newcomer Lil Tecca, and the sultry Canadio-Latin number 1 from Shawn and Camila.

Debuts: Joel Corry, Lil Tecca

Joel Corry - Sorry

High Climber - Up 17 to number 21

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 3 to number 4

Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld - Hate Me

Up 3 to number 33

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

Up 2 to number 14

Dominic Fike - 3 Nights

Up 6 to number 8

Lil Tecca - Ransom

Up 17 to number 23

Post Malone - Goodbyes

Up 1 to number 16

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Third week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Zoella and Joe Swash

Thursday, 1 August 2019

Top of the Pops, 1st August 2019

Camila Cabello (plus Shawn Mendes) skips back up to number 1, making it five weeks in a row on the show for the Americo-Cuban chanteuse. Also returning are Kygo (with Kelli-Leigh doing the Whitney bit again), Katy Perry, Stormzy and the long-running Freya Ridings.

New material comes from Lil Nas X, dance DJs featuring Rita Ora, and the big new entry from Sam Smith. Ed Sheeran takes a week off for once.

Debuts: None

Freya Ridings - Castles

Up 8 to number 18

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep

Highest New Entry - In at number 12

Tiesto and Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

High Climber - Up 12 to number 28

Lil Nas X - Panini

Up 3 to number 29

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 2 to number 15

Katy Perry - Never Really Over

Up 1 to number 21

Stormzy - Vossi Bop

Up 1 to number 23

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Thursday, 25 July 2019

Top of the Pops, 25th July 2019

As the summer of britrap rolls on, this time it's Dave and Young T and Bugsey who are heading back up the charts, alongside a new entry from Krept and Konan. It's great that all these MCs are happy to support the show, rubbing shoulders with (and often outcharting) the likes of Camila Cabello and Justin Bieber, who guests with Billie Eilish this week.

One week off the top was enough for King Ed Sheeran, though, so now he's back at the top with the next song in the queue, the fairly lovely Beautiful People, alongside fellow friend of the show Khalid.

Debuts: None

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 2 to number 19

Billie Eilish ft. Justin Bieber - Bad Guy

Up 7 to number 16

Dave ft. Burna Boy - Location

High Climber - Up 25 to number 13

Sigala ft. Becky Hill - Wish You Well

Up 1 to number 8

Dominic Fike - 3 Nights

Up 4 to number 15

Camila Cabello - Find U Again

Up 1 to number 30

Krept and Konan ft. Headie One and K-Trap - I Spy

In at number 18

Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid - Beautiful People

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Thursday, 18 July 2019

Top of the Pops, 18th July 2019

Lots of changes on the chart here. King Ed is finally deposed from number 1 by our new king and queen, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. There's a trio of strong new entries from Mist, Post Malone and D-Block Europe, and longtime climbers from Kygo, Freya Ridings, Miley Cyrus and especially AJ Tracey are all rewarded with new chart peaks. Tracey welcomes his sampled vocalist Jorja Smith onto the show to sing live in celebration, while Kygo gets leading soundalike singer Kelli-Leigh to pay tribute to Whitney.

Debuts: None

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 12 to number 26

Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter

Up 4 to number 29

Post Malone ft. Young Thug - Goodbyes

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

D-Block Europe - Home Pussy

In at number 20

Freya Ridings - Castles

High Climber - Up 18 to number 34

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

In at number 11

AJ Tracey ft. Jorja Smith - Ladbroke Grove

Up 4 to number 12

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Up 1 to number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Top of the Pops, 11th July 2019

There's a lot of polite shuffling about in the chart this week, which gives us the opportunity to showcase a few hits that have been bubbling under for a while: Dominic Fike, Camila Cabello and Martin Garrix are the beneficiaries.

The Glastonbury effect has been pretty muted this year but the Killers are back in the chart. The summer of britrap continues with an entry from Young T and Bugsey, plus last week's debutant Aitch making it two weeks on TOTP in a row, and the biggest chart movement comes from King Ed Sheeran, whose Beautiful People (aided by friend of the show Khalid) joins I Don't Care (this week co-performed by Lewis Capaldi) in the top five.

Debuts: Dominic Fike, Patrick Stump (without Fall Out Boy)

Dominic Fike - 3 Nights

Up 6 to number 20

Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid - Beautiful People

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello - Find U Again

Up 6 to number 31

Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore and Patrick Stump - Summer Days

Up 7 to number 26

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 5 to number 22

From The Vault: The Killers - Mr Brightside

Back in at number 54

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

Up 1 to number 5

Ed Sheeran ft. Lewis Capaldi - I Don't Care

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday, 4 July 2019

Top of the Pops, 4th July 2019

It might be American Independence Day but here on TOTP it's possibly the biggest week ever for UK rap. There are chart entries for Jay1 and Bugzy Malone, a longtime chart climber from AJ Tracey, and another super-strong new hit from the man of the moment Stormzy.

On the sung side of things, Becky Hill has a double bill and Mabel continues her impressive 2019, and the US flag is flown (alongside the Cuban and Canadian ones) by Camila Cabello. Ed is still at number 1 and he flies in three American collaborators this week.

Debuts: Aitch

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 21

Stormzy - Crown

In at number 5

Mabel - Mad Love

Up 3 to number 13

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Jay1 - Mocking It

In at number 19

Becky Hill - Wish You Well / I Could Get Used To This

Up 3 to numbr 11 / In at number 66

Bugzy Malone ft. Aitch - Kilos

In at number 20

Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock - I Don't Care  / Cross Me

Seventh week at number 1 / Up 4 to number 4

PRESENTERS: Ricky, Melvin and Charlie