Thursday, 19 December 2019

Top of the Pops, 19th December 2019

With one week to go, the contenders for Christmas number 1 are manoeuvring into position, spearheaded by the mighty Stormzy and then Dua Lipa. Although it all presupposes that it's even possible to dislodge Tones & I, who is inching up the all-time list of long-running number 1s.

Also in the festive spirit (ie wearing Santa hats) are Leona Lewis, Lewis Capaldi and the highest new entrant Harry Styles. And britrap, the genre of 2019, is not forgotten thanks to Young T and Bugsey (as well as Stormzy of course).

Debuts: None

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

High Climber - Up 14 to number 29

Harry Styles - Adore You

Highest New Entry - In at number 11

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Up 7 to number 27

Stormzy ft. Burna Boy - Own It

Up 1 to number 2

Young T and Bugsey ft. Headie One - Don't Rush

Up 7 to number 30

From The Vault: Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

Up 8 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Up 1 to number 3

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Eleventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Mary, Rylan dressed as Joseph and Matt Edmondson dressed as Baby Jesus

Thursday, 12 December 2019

Top of the Pops, 12th December 2019

It's a big week for chart climbers. Not only do we have the annual Christmas song invasion, but returning friend of the show The Weeknd leapfrogs all of them, and Ellie Goulding has been pretty nifty too.

Christmas is represented by an old performance from Wham! and an in-person appearance by Ariana Grande. And with many of the acts climbing the chart being from the 70s, Trevor Daniel is able to sneak himself an invitation from number 40.

Debuts: Trevor Daniel

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Back in at number 33

The Weeknd - Heartless

High Climber - Up 54 to number 10

Trevor Daniel - Falling

Up 6 to number 40

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 1 to number 20

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 1 to number 7

From The Vault: Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 30 to number 43

Ellie Goulding - River

Up 43 to number 14

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Tenth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Dannii Minogue and JB Gill

Thursday, 5 December 2019

Top of the Pops, 5th December 2019

Stormzy launches his bid for Christmas number 1, recruiting King Ed Sheeran and chart dark horse Burna Boy to help him. But it's looking like Tones & I may cling on, having first topped the chart back in October.

Lower down we've got another appearance for the resurgent Ella Henderson, the new one from DigDat, an exclusive version from KSI, and that nice Niall Horan.

Debuts: None

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

Up 3 to number 7

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy - Own It

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 1 to number 24

DigDat ft. D-Block Europe - New Dior

In at number 16

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 2 to number 18

From The Vault: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 15 to number 34

KSI ft. S-X - Down Like That

High Climber - Up 12 to number 10

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Ninth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Will Young and Gareth Gates

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Top of the Pops, 28th November 2019

As we hurtle towards December, there are new entries from three big names: chart leviathan Lewis Capaldi, tousled enigma Harry Styles (who performs his longer runner Lights Up as well) and biggest of all, Miss 2019 Billie Eilish, who continues to make it look very easy.

There's also a special party performance from Lizzo with help from Tones & I, a debut appearance from Endor, and some rather off-putting racket from Blackbear.

Debuts: Endor

Endor - Pump It Up

Up 7 to number 29

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Lizzo ft. Tones & I - Good As Hell

Up 1 to number 8

Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

In at number 19

Young T and Bugsey ft. Headie One - Don't Rush

Up 1 to number 27

Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer

Up 5 to number 14

Harry Styles - Lights Up / Watermelon Sugar

Up 7 to number 16 / In at number 35

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Richie Neville and Abz Breen

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Top of the Pops, 21st November 2019

The britrap train just doesn't stop: four new entries this week, from the returning KSI and serial hitmakers J Hus, Fredo and Dave, and Dave does a double performance because one of his older hits is climbing back up the chart as well.

On the sung side of things we have that nice Niall Horan as well as Maroon 5, and nothing can shift Tones & I from the top.

Debuts: S-X, Arizona Zervas

KSI ft. Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X - Down Like That

In at number 18

J Hus - Must Be

Highest New Entry - In at number 5

Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

Up 4 to number 22

Maroon 5 - Memories

Up 2 to number 6

Fredo - Netflix & Chill

In at number 13

Arizona Zervas - Roxanne

High Climber - Up 18 to number 24

Dave - Paper Cuts / Professor X

In at number 15 / Up 1 to number 21

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range

Thursday, 14 November 2019

Top of the Pops, 14th November 2019

It's six weeks at the top now for Tones & I, moving into elite territory. Dua Lipa breezes past everyone else, but can't unseat the mighty Australian, but gives us an imperious and ebullient performance nonetheless.

Harry Styles is back, making it three earnest troubadours on the show this week, and there's a chartbreaker double bill from Krept and Konan.

Debuts: Ling Hussle

Meduza and Goodboys ft. Becky Hill - Lose Control

Up 1 to number 14

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Highest New Entry - In at number 2

Harry Styles - Lights Up

Up 1 to number 16

Riton ft. Vula - Turn Me On

Up 1 to number 12

Ed Sheeran ft. Camila Cabello and Cardi B - South Of The Border

Up 1 to number 4

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

Up 1 to number 9

Krept and Konan ft. D-Block Europe and Ling Hussle - Tell Me / G Love

In at number 23 / High Climber - Up 19 to number 28

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Duffy

Thursday, 7 November 2019

Top of the Pops, 7th November 2019

The new Kanye West album is out, so we have the man himself in the studio performing its three strongest-streaming tracks. Although Selena Gomez has outperformed all of them, zooming up the chart and into the top three.

We've also got friends of the show Coldplay returning with the very Coldplayesque Orphans, another riotous performance from Lizzo, and some terrible misogynistic din from Blackbear.

Debuts: Blackbear

Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me

High Climber - Up 62 to number 3

Lizzo - Good As Hell

Up 11 to number 7

Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson - This Is Real

Up 3 to number 30

Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer

Up 5 to number 25

AJ Tracey ft. Mostack and Not3s - Floss

In at number 22

Coldplay - Orphans

In at number 27

Kanye West - Follow God / Selah / Closed On Sunday

Highest New Entry - In at number 6 / In at number 19 / In at number 20

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Kimberley Walsh