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The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 30)

Jul 23, 2020Jul 19, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Needing a trip back to a time when the UK singles chart was chock-a-block with pop and a new number one every week? Then you have come to the right place, for you're just in time for this week's edition of The Story of Pop: 2000, our week-by-week retelling of this altogether crazy time for … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 30)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 44)

Oct 31, 2019Nov 1, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the series, every Thursday at midday here on the blog, where we take you back to the sights and sounds of the UK charts as we bade goodbye to an old millennium and welcomed in a new one. This week: seventh time's the charm for one of Britain's biggest … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 44)

#ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 33

Sep 4, 2018Sep 10, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Tuesday, and thus time for us to rewind back to five tunes that were huge UK chart hits in this very week at five points in the last twenty five years. This is #ThrowbackTunesday. And here's the songs on this week's playlist before we get to our profiled classic hit this week... 1993: New … Continue reading #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 33

#ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 10

Mar 6, 2018Mar 5, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

We've only gone and hit double figures with this here #ThrowbackTunesday series of blogs, haven't we? Thanks to all who've read along and got us this far. Before we take a look at this week's golden hit from the past, let's see which chart hits from five points in the last 25 years we've got … Continue reading #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 10

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