The Story of Pop: 2002. It's our weekly retelling of all the action on the UK singles charts - the hits that blared out of radio station and TV channels, and the stars that made them hits - two whole decades ago, every Thursday at 9am. This week: we take the long and winding road … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 39)
Revisiting more chart hits from two decades ago than you could shake a stick at, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. And we're back with the Pop Idol stars once again for this week's featured hit... Artist: Sarah Whatmore Song: When I Lost You Released: 09/09/2002 Writers / Producers: Richard "Biff" Stannard Highest UK … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 37)
Time as always to turn back the clock to the sights, sounds and hits of the UK charts as we continue The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: our third Pop Idol star of the series makes his debut - and what a story he has to tell... UPDATE: Tuesday 16th August 2022, 18:30pm In … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 31)
It's Thursday, it's 9am, and this is The Story of Pop: 2002. Bringing you all the big UK chart hits from exactly 20 years ago. This week: a second consecutive number one for a Pop Idol runner up... Artist: Gareth GatesSong: Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)Released: 08/07/2002Writers / Producers: Jörgen Elofsson / Per Magnusson / … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 28)
Well hello to you and happy start to this Platinum Jubilee weekend. This week's The Story of Pop: 2002 is quite fitting therefore - as it comes from an artist who was at the celebrations for the Golden Jubilee exactly two decades ago this very week... Artist: Will YoungSong: Light My FireReleased: 27/05/2002Writers / Producers: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 22)
The Story of Pop: 2002. It's the weekly series that looks back to the songs hitting the top of the charts - and the hitmakers behind them - all the way back in 2002. This week: more huge sales antics from the runner up of the first series of Pop Idol... Artist: Gareth GatesSong: Unchained … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 12)
This is The Story of Pop: 2002. Our weekly look back at all the big stories that were making the UK charts two whole decades ago. And well, they don't come much bigger than the one that we're about to retell this week, for a star is born and a new age of the charts … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 9)
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