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The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 42)

Oct 15, 2020Oct 19, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Retelling the tales behind the hits of the year that American Beauty and Erin Brockovich were box office smashes, and when Anne Robinson first uttered "You are The Weakest Link, goodbye", this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: British pop's reigning prince and Australia's pop royalty team up for the year's sauciest duet... … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 42)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 41)

Oct 8, 2020Oct 11, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 2000. It's your weekly visit every Thursday at midday back to the sights and sounds of the UK singles chart exactly as it looked two whole decades ago this week. So without any ado, here comes another classic hit from 2000... Electronic ambient band Delerium had been active since 1987, but … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 41)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 40)

Oct 1, 2020Oct 6, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Continuing our weekly look back at all the big UK chart hits from twenty years ago every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And here comes another massive hit from the year they called Y2K... Now whilst it's true to say the teen queens - Britney, Christina etc - ruled the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 40)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 39)

Sep 24, 2020Sep 27, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Taking you back to the hits of the UK charts from right at the very beginning of the 21st century, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And small disclaimer before this week's entry - they're not really zombies. Honest... Just ever so occasionally, the charts of the early 00s threw up a surprise, out-of-nowhere … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 39)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 38)

Sep 17, 2020Sep 2, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Offering up another classic hit from the UK singles chart of two whole decades ago, and the tale behind it, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the sensational debut of the most successful female chart act of the 21st century... If there's one thing that sits clear on the mind of many … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 38)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 37)

Sep 10, 2020Sep 13, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our weekly retelling of the stories behind the UK chart hits from the first year of the 21st century. This week - another huge dance anthem of Y2K, and an amusing anecdote about me starting school... The collective name for producer Romain Tranchart and vocalist Yann Degastnol, French filter … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 37)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 36)

Sep 3, 2020Aug 14, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, and midday, and time once again for another revisitation of another poptastic nugget of the UK singles chart from Y2K with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: one of the 00s biggest boybands cover an 80s classic and claim their first chart topper... Founded by the same management team behind Steps, A1 … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 36)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 35)

Aug 27, 2020Sep 2, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Uncovering the tales behind the hits of the UK charts from the turn of a new millennium, every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a landmark chart topper for the Queen of pop... 1998 had undoubtedly been the start of Madonna's second coming. After spending the majority of the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 35)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 34)

Aug 20, 2020Aug 13, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Revisiting all the biggest hits and hitmakers of the UK charts from twenty years ago, as we do every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And when we say we've got two songs to cover this week, you know it's going to be an epic entry. Brace yourselves as we cast … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 34)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 33)

Aug 13, 2020Aug 14, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our weekly retelling of all the stars, hits and happenings of the UK singles chart from exactly two whole decades ago, packaged up in blog, video and Spotify playlist form. This week: our second appearance of the series from a newly solo Sporty Spice... Not many are the artists … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 33)

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