Thursday, 3 October 2019

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

Thursday, 26 September 2019

Top of the Pops, 26th September 2019

It's been pretty slow-moving chart lately, but this week we have absolute fireworks. Not only does the Charlie's Angels theme crash in just short of the top spot (sadly only two of the pop triumvirate are here to perform it) but we also have chartbreakers from Stormzy, Normani, Dave, D-Block Europe and a resurgent Lil Nas X.

Most surprising of all must be a TOTP return for Ozzy Osbourne, alongside his good friend Post Malone. In a week of turmoil, the only certainty is that King Ed Sheeran still reigns at the top.

Debuts: None

Stormzy - Wiley Flow

In at number 37

Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus - Don't Call Me Angel

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Lil Nas X - Panini

High Climber - Up 30 to number 23

Normani - Motivation

Up 2 to number 32

Dave - Professor X

In at number 24

D-Block Europe ft. Lil Baby - Nookie

In at number 16

Post Malone ft. Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott - Take What You Want

In at number 22

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Nihal

Thursday, 19 September 2019

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

Thursday, 12 September 2019

Top of the Pops, 12th September 2019

Once again more than half the line-up this week is britrap and related music - 2019 has really been the year for it. Meanwhile Post Malone seems to have abandoned US-rap for the moment, dropping in at number 11 with a soft rock song instead.

In other genres, Rita Ora fronts Jonas Blue's dance ditty as it reaches a new high position, and chart behemoth Lewis Capaldi flies the flag for hoary balladeering.

Debuts: None

Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake)

Up 3 to number 3

Post Malone - Circles

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Up 1 to number 18

AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 4

Jonas Blue ft. Rita Ora - Ritual

Up 1 to number 24

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

Up 1 to number 10

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Long Runner - Up 2 to number 21 after 36 weeks

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Second week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer

Thursday, 5 September 2019

Top of the Pops, 5th September 2019

It must be Q4: Taylor Swift smashes into the chart with three tracks from her new album, the biggest of which she performs in person. King Ed Sheeran also takes a salmon-like leap up to the top spot.

New faces this week are Sam Feldt (well, newish) and Dermot Kennedy, while Lizzo follows up her debut a fortnight ago by performing two songs this week.

Debuts: Rani, Dermot Kennedy

Sam Feldt ft. Rani - Post Malone

Up 8 to number 26

Taylor Swift - Lover

Up 9 to number 14

Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered

Up 1 to number 30

Jax Jones ft. Bebe Rexha - Harder

Up 1 to number 24

Headie One - Both

Up 4 to number 18

Joel Corry - Sorry

Up 3 to number 7

Lizzo - Truth Hurts / Good As Hell

Up 6 to number 31 / In at number 63

Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London

Up 10 to number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday, 29 August 2019

Top of the Pops, 29th August 2019

It's a showcase of mostly long-running hits this week, none more so than AJ Tracey, who changes things up by performing the remix this time round. New material comes from Tracey's samplee Jorja Smith, who brings along Burna Boy to perform our highest new entry. And Shawn Mendes is back to give us the standard version of his duet with Camila Cabello.

Debuts: None

Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - Be Honest

Highest New Entry - In at number 18

AJ Tracey ft. Not3s and General Levy - Ladbroke Grove

Up 1 to number 5

Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

Up 3 to number 17

Kygo ft. Kelli-Leigh - Higher Love

Up 1 to number 4

Young T and Bugsey ft. Aitch - Strike A Pose

Up 1 to number 14

Freya Ridings - Castles

Up 2 to number 16

Lil Tecca - Ransom

Up 6 to number 7

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes - Senorita

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Top of the Pops, 22nd August 2019

Another week, another peak for Dominic Fike, though it's anyone's guess whether he can climb the last two places needed for a truly historic chart ascent. Also still doing well are Sam Smith, who is also this week's contestant on Sing With Camila, Mist, and the bulletproof Lewis Capaldi.

She's been killing it all year under the radar, but this is actually the first week that Lizzo's had the chart power to get on Top of the Pops. She's here and as ebullient as you'd expect.

Debuts: Lizzo

Dominic Fike - 3 Nights

Up 3 to number 3

Lizzo - Truth Hurts

Up 2 to number 36

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

Up 1 to number 9

Mist ft. Fredo - So High

Up 3 to number 8

Sorry - Joel Corry

Up 3 to number 16

Mabel - Mad Love

Up 3 to number 12

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep

Up 5 to number 7

Camila Cabello with Sam Smith - Senorita

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh