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The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 30)

Jul 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, it's midday, and time to once again hop aboard the pop musical tardis that is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the summer bangers of 20 years ago continue apace with one of the biggest dance hits of the year... As 1998 had been a good year to be from Ireland, 1999 … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 30)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 29)

Jul 18, 2019Jul 23, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the story of the UK charts, the hits that were in them and the artists that made them hits two whole decades ago. This week - another turn of the millennium R&B classic from the girl group that gave the world one of its biggest female solo superstars.... It's … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 29)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 28)

Jul 11, 2019Jul 15, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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 (Chapter 27)

Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 26)

Jun 27, 2019Jul 2, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 25)

Jun 20, 2019Jun 29, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 24)

Jun 13, 2019Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 23)

Jun 6, 2019Jun 3, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 22)

May 30, 2019Jun 3, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 21)

May 23, 2019May 28, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Revisiting the hits and sounds of the UK singles chart 20 years ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the UK's then hottest new dance music genre around makes a triumphant surge to the very top of the chart via a much in demand floorfiller... 1999 undoubtedly saw the rise of one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 21)

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