The age old story of girl being spotted by guy on a nightclub floor did come true for Billie Myers - with a song that was a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 14)
Author: Alex the Pensmith
Thirtysomething. Essex born and bred. Son. Uncle. Dreamer. Writer and blogger. Pop music, books, VW campers and comedy. Fanboy of many things. Makes an excellent cup of tea. Likes bacon.
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 13)
Even though it was the love theme from a film she was then too young to see, LeAnn Rimes enjoyed one of the year's most enduring - and biggest selling hits...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 12)
With only a modest set of top 40 hits to their name, it took covering some old favourites - with guest vocals from Shelley Nelson - for Tin Tin Out to become top 10 hitmakers...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 11)
Run DMC had helped pioneer the breakthrough of hip hop in the early 80s - and were pivotal in a revival, thanks to Jason Nevins turning a classic track of theirs into a hard house floorfiller...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 10)
Following up a megahit like "Torn" was never going to be an easy task. But with her second single, Natalie Imbruglia established her own artistry whilst continuing her huge success...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 9)
After spending much of the 90s at a commercial crossroads, collaborating with William Orbit kicked off a second imperial phase for Madonna that lasted well into the new millennium...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 8)
A laidback tribute to Bollywood film star Asha Bhosle was then reworked by one Mr Fatboy Slim into a breakbeat stormer that sent Cornershop to the top of the charts...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 7)
Multi Academy Award winning and box office record breaking, James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic had a ballad for the theme song equally as gigantic as the film's subject...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 6)
Cleo, Zainam and Yonah - three teenage sisters from Moss Side in Manchester - made one of the most joyful and impactful pop debuts of 1998.
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 5)
From a pop band that could so very easily have been a one hit wonder, with their second single Aqua confirmed there was indeed life after "Barbie Girl"...
