After 51 weeks, 27 different number ones and pretty much every genre of music under the sun that the UK charts offered you 20 years ago, today we bring you our final chapter from The Story of Pop: 2002. And battle commences - as it often does at this time of year - for our … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 51)
Today marks the start of what is by far, even with how streaming has skewed things in recent years, the most important date for avid watchers of the UK charts, as the battle to become the Christmas number one single for 2022 a week hence gets under way.And whilst the charts have been full to … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: Christmas Future Classics
The race is on, even as we speak, to discover who will be the identity of this year's Christmas number one single in the UK. Regular readers may remember that back in 2017 I did a blog recounting my favourite Yuletide chart toppers of yore. But of course, this being the UK, for every 'Do … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: The “Should’ve Been” Christmas Number Ones
Over the last 12 months, we've bought you the weekly retelling every Thursday of all the big hits from the UK singles chart of 20 years ago with The Story of Pop: 2000. Today, we make our final stop on our nostalgic pop journey - with the extraordinary story of one of the most bonkers … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 51)
It's Thursday, it's midday, and - sadly - it's time for the last installment of The Story of Pop: 1999. Over the last 12 months on this here blog, we've retold the story of the songs and the artists that were riding high at the top of the UK charts twenty years ago, but today … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 51)
So today marks the start of what is by common consent in the UK, the one time of year when the entire nation suddenly takes a vested interest in its singles chart. Because as of midnight last night, the race to be 2017's official UK Christmas number one is under way. If you're a betting … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: My Ultimate Christmas Number Ones
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