Copy catalog_category_view.xml into your Theme
<referenceContainer name="columns.top">
<block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\View" name="custom-category.products" template="Magento_Catalog::category/products.phtml">
<block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ListProduct" name="custom-category.products.list" as="product_list" template="Magento_Catalog::product/list1.phtml">
<block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ProductList\Toolbar" name="product_list_toolbar" template="Magento_Catalog::product/list/toolbar.phtml">
<block class="Magento\Theme\Block\Html\Pager" name="product_list_toolbar_pager"/>
</block>
<action method="setToolbarBlockName">
<argument name="name" xsi:type="string">product_list_toolbar</argument>
</action>
</block>
</block>
</referenceContainer>
Then create product/list1.phtml file into your theme.
<?php
$_productCollection = $block->getLoadedProductCollection();
$_helper = $this->helper('Magento\Catalog\Helper\Output');
?>
<?= $block->getToolbarHtml() ?>
final in product/list.phtml remove or comment its.
<?php
<?= $block->getToolbarHtml() ?>
?>