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)
Happy New Year! Today we commence another look back at the UK charts of yesteryear, and this time, our wayback machine is set to this time 25 years ago. Get ready - this is The Story of Pop: 1998.Over the next year, every Thursday at 9am, we will revisit the UK singles chart from a … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 1)
Before we bade farewell to 2002 one last time (in blog post form that is), we have one more treat for you. If you've read and followed the 1999 or 2000 series then you'll know all about our Bonus Tracks. By way of thank you for reading along, it's a blog, Spotify playlist and videos … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Bonus Tracks)
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)
It's time once again to set the wayback machine to the UK charts as they looked two whole decades ago, with The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: a huge chart topper from the soundtrack of a superstar rapper's movie debut... Artist: Eminem Song: Lose Yourself Released: 02/12/2002 Writers / Producers: Marshall Mathers / Jeff … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 49)
With the hits from the year Yvette Fielding started tracking down the paranormal in Most Haunted and when Ford unveiled the new "supermini" Fiesta, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: a second chart topper - and unprecedented turn into slower ballads - for a man who made his name from UK Garage... … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 48)
Welcome to this week's instalment of The Story of Pop: 2002, our weekly revisit of all the biggest UK chart hits from twenty years ago. The series is into its last few chapters now - but we've still got plenty more iconic belters and artists to cover, this week's featured lady included... Artist: Jennifer Lopez … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 47)
This is The Story of Pop: 2002, your weekly revisit to all the biggest sights and sounds of the UK charts from two whole decades ago. This week: a teen idol relaunches by stripping off to a raunchy whole new image... Artist: Christina Aguilera feat. Redman Song: Dirrty Released: 11/11/2002 Writers / Producers: Christina Aguilera … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 46)
Offering up another classic chart hit of two whole decades ago, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: a huge hit from one of the biggest players in hip hop music of the 21st century... Artist: Missy Elliott Song: Work It Released: 04/11/2002 Writers / Producers: Missy Elliott / Timbaland Highest UK Chart … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 45)
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