Taking a musical trip back in time to the stars and sounds of two whole decades ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the UK's first ever chart topper from Puerto Rico, via a man who ushered in the big summer craze of that year... Ask the person on the street of … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 28)
The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the series, week by week, that chronicles the UK chart movers and shakers of a year that saw American Beauty and The Sixth Sense hit cinema screens, and Will and Grace aired on TV for the first time. This week: a burgeoning Hollywood screen starlet shakes her stuff to … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 27)
It's Thursday, it's midday, so we reckon it's about time we went back to the sounds and sights of the top end of the UK charts from twenty years ago - yes, it's The Story of Pop: 1999. We've now hit the halfway mark on this series can you believe? And as the sun shines … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 26)
This is The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the story, week by week, of the hitmakers of two whole decades ago, and the smash hit songs they took to the top end of the UK charts. This week: one of the year's biggest selling singles acts boom their way to their first ever number one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 25)
It's Thursday, and time once again to bring you the best of the UK chart's biggest hits from two decades ago like an amazing pop tardis. This is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: one of the largest - and loudest - new pop groups of the year make their debut at the top … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 24)
Telling the tales behind the hits of the year that bought us the third book in the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling and the TV debut of Bob the Builder, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the newspaper column turned motivational life speech turned last spoken word chart topper to date... … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 23)
It's Thursday, and time once again to throw things back to the UK charts twenty years ago, with The Story of Pop: 1999. And if you were in your teens and paying attention to what was on the box or big screen back in 1999, then boy do we have a song that you'll instantly … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 22)
