Top of the Pops, 26th August 2021

King Ed Sheeran can't be shifted from the top and it's hard to see who would even have a chance - the highest new entry this week is from Digga D and Arrdee and well done to them, but number 6 is a long way from number 1. It's a strong and diverse line-up on the show, though, with Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, KSI, Doja Cat, Little Mix, Anne-Marie and even Tones & I all arguably the the biggest current names in their respective sub-fields. Whew.

Debuts: None

Digga D ft Arrdee - Wasted

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor / Good 4 U

Up 3 to number 13 / Up 1 to number 16

Tones & I - Fly Away

Up 8 to number 11

Doja Cat - Woman

In at number 26

KSI - Holiday

Up 2 to number 10

Anne-Marie with Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

Up 6 to number 14

Lil Nas X ft Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

Up 4 to number 7

Ed Sheeran with Lil Nas X and Tones & I - Bad Habits

Eighth week at number 1

PRESENTER: James Masterton

Top of the Pops, 19th August 2021

Lots to get excited about this week. The highest new entry is the new one from the reliably hitmaking The Weeknd, and there are also new breakers from Wizkid, Sleepy Hallow and KSI, while Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman hit a new peak. Mabel is also on the up, and Fredo brings us an album sampler in the form of three tracks from the lower reaches of the singles chart.

Debuts: Tems, Sleepy Hallow, Sus

Wizkid ft Tems - Essence

High Climber - Up 12 to number 35

The Weeknd - Take My Breath

Highest New Entry - In at number 13

Sleepy Hallow - 2055

Up 9 to number 30

Rain Radio vs DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About

Up 3 to number 14

Mabel - Let Them Know

Up 8 to number 23

KSI ft Lil Wayne - Lose

In at number 18

Fredo with Sus - Flowers and the Snow / 14 / Double Tap

In at number 40 / In at number 55 / In at number 73

Ed Sheeran with Mabel and Wizkid - Bad Habits

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTER: Idris Elba

Top of the Pops, 12th August 2021

It's a bit of a catch-up week this week, as we welcome back some of the biggest tracks of the last month or so. That includes Jonasu, Becky Hill, Kid Laroi and Bieber, and of course King Ed Sheeran. The Weeknd too, who has been in or around the top ten for absolutely ages.

There are two new chart breakers, though. We welcome back the soul of the 2020s Billie Eilish, and there's a debut appearance for the exciting Pinkpantheress.

Debuts: Pinkpantheress

Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

Up 2 to number 5

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Highest New Entry - In at number 6

The Weeknd - Save Your Tears

Up 1 to number 10

Jonasu - Black Magic

Up 2 to number 3

Pinkpantheress - Pain

High Climber - Up 18 to number 35

Becky Hill vs David Guetta - Remember

Up 3 to number 7

Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber - Stay

Up 1 to number 2

Ed Sheeran with Becky Hill - Bad Habits

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Dannii Minogue

Top of the Pops, 5th August 2021

Dave's album is out this week, so there's an exclusive performance of two tracks from him, with Stormzy in tow as well. Speaking of longtime friends of the show, can you believe it's well over a year since Rita Ora was on? And there's a super team-up by Anne-Marie and Little Mix.

From the US come Doja Cat, Lil Nas X and Camila Cabello. There's a debut appearance for Rain Radio, and King Ed Sheeran remains on his throne, looking down on the rest of the chart below him.

Debuts: Rain Radio, DJ Craig Gorman

Sigala ft Rita Ora - You For Me

Up 4 to number 33

Lil Nas X ft Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

In at number 13

Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

In at number 37

Doja Cat - Ain't **** / Need To Know

Up 3 to number 26 / Back in at number 29

Anne-Marie with Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

In at number 17

Rain Radio vs DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About

Up 3 to number 18

Dave ft Stormzy - Clash / Verdansk

Up 6 to number 2 / Highest New Entry - In at number 4

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Lucy Bronze

Top of the Pops, 29th July 2021

As the football songs exit the chart, most other tracks shuffle up a place or two, which means repeat appearances for Tom Grennan, Anne-Marie and Niall Horan, Arrdee, Tones & I, and bafflingly, Maneskin, who are still in the top ten with two different tracks, neither of which is their Eurovision winner.

New material comes from KSI and Lil Durk, plus the latest posthumous release from Pop Smoke, which Dua Lipa helps to propel a little higher than usual. Needless to say King Ed Sheeran still reigns, as just the seventh artist to hit number one this year.

Debuts: None

Tones & I - Fly Away

High Climber - Up 10 to number 16

Arrdee - Oliver Twist

Up 2 to number 15

Anne-Marie and Niall Horan - Our Song

Up 1 to number 17

Tom Grennan - By Your Side

Up 1 to number 11

KSI ft Lil Durk - Holiday / No Time

Up 3 to number 7 / In at number 24

Pop Smoke ft Dua Lipa - Demeanor

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Maneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave

Up 2 to number 5

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Fourth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Gary Lineker and Chris Camara

Top of the Pops, 22nd July 2021

Things really are getting football crazy now. After the Lightning Seeds and Fat Les last week, footy fever now propels Atomic Kitten and Neil Diamond into the top 20. That makes up a quarter of an unusually fresh line-up, with only the Jonasu song and of course Ed Sheeran at number 1 having been featured already this year.

It's perhaps surprising that it's taken until July for Stormzy to make his first 2021 appearance. He's one of a trio of huge names who return to the show this week, alongside Justin Bieber and Billie Eilish. Arguably BTS as well.

Debuts: None

BTS - Permission To Dance

In at number 16

Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber - Stay

In at number 5

Dave ft Stormzy - Clash

Highest New Entry - In at number 3

Billie Eilish - NDA

In at number 23

Jonasu - Black Magic

Up 3 to number 11

From The Vault: Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

High Climber - Up 28 to number 20

Atomic Kitten - Southgate You're The One (Football's Coming Home Again)

In at number 14

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Third week at number 1

PRESENTER: JB Gill

Top of the Pops, 15th July 2021

Football fever grips the nation. We have to make do with another From The Vault clip of Three Lions, but Fat Les do reform and come into the studio to rouse everyone's spirits further. 

Off the field, there's a new chart peak for the current Jonas Brothers single, a new track involving Drake, dancefloor royalty Becky Hill, and a couple of the less well-known songs from Miss 2021, Olivia Rodrigo. King Ed Sheeran reigns at the top for a second week.

Debuts: Brent Faiyaz

Fat Les - Vindaloo

Back in at number 36

Marshmello ft the Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me

Up 7 to number 28

Becky Hill - Remember

Up 3 to number 13

Brent Faiyaz ft Drake - Wasting Time

In at number 34

Joel Corry ft RAYE - Bed

Up 5 to number 32

From The Vault: Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

High Climber - Up 18 to number 4

Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor / Favorite Crime

Up 1 to number 10 / Up 3 to number 18

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Second week at number 1

PRESENTER: Heidi Range