Here once again, we cast our eyes and ears back over the UK singles chart as it sounded and looked 25 years ago this week, with The Story of Pop: 1998. And here comes yet another big hit from 1998... Artist: Tin Tin Out feat. Shelley Nelson Song: Here's Where The Story Ends Released: 16/03/1998 … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 12)
Taking a weekly in-depth look back at all the biggest stories of the UK music charts as they sounded and looked a quarter of a century ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1998. This week: when one old school hip-hop classic was transformed into a chart slaying floorfiller... Artist: Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 11)
It's Thursday, and time once again for our weekly revisitation upon the UK charts as they looked and sounded a quarter of a century ago, with The Story of Pop: 1998. This week: one of Neighbours' biggest exports debunks the "difficult second single" theory... Artist: Natalie Imbruglia Song: Big Mistake Released: 02/03/1998 Writers / Producers: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 10)
Offering up yet more huge UK chart smashes from a quarter of a century ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1998. This week: a pop icon reinvents herself once again - and begins the second incarnation of her hugely successful career... Artist: Madonna Song: Frozen Released: 23/02/1998 Writers / Producers: Madonna / Patrick Leonard … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 9)
Bringing you the hits from the year Davina McCall started matchmaking in Streetmate on Channel 4, the £2 coin first went into circulation and when Peugeot unveiled their 206 supermini car, this is The Story of Pop: 1998. This week: the story of how one remix catapulted an obscure indie band to huge success... Artist: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 8)
Continuing our weekly revisitation of all the biggest hits of the UK charts of a quarter of a century ago, every Thursday at 9am, this is The Story of Pop: 1998. And, well... when you combine one epic ballad from the soundtrack to an equally epic film, you know you're talking a 90s classic... Artist: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 7)
It's Thursday, and time once again to throw it back with more huge hits from the UK charts as they sounded and looked 25 years ago, with The Story of Pop: 1998. This week: more girl power from three Mancunian sisters who were comin' atcha... Artist: Cleopatra Song: Cleopatra's Theme Released: 02/02/1998 Writers / Producers: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 6)
The Story of Pop: 1998. It's our weekly revisit in the form of a pop time capsule to the UK charts as they sounded and looked exactly 25 years ago. This week: Denmark's biggest pop export silence their "one hit wonder" critics in style... Artist: Aqua Song: Doctor Jones Released: 26/01/1998 Writers / Producers: Anders … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 5)
Bringing you yet more retro smashes from the UK charts as they looked a quarter of a century ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1998. This week: a young emerging prince of R&B makes his UK chart debut - and how... Artist: Usher Song: You Make Me Wanna... Released: 19/01/1998 Writers / Producers: Usher … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 4)
Revisiting all the hits from the year Google was founded, and when Jackie Brown and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels hit the big screen, this is The Story of Pop: 1998. And here comes another big hit from 25 years ago - which was also the biggest single for this band... Artist: Lighthouse Family … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 3)
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