After breaking through with the huge "Get Ur Freak On" and Miss-E ... So Addictive album the year previously, Missy Elliott continued to ride the crest of a wave with her Under Construction album...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 45)
Category: 2002
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 44)
After playing the long game and paying his dues on the club scene in his native Spain, it took a soaring cover of a Bryan Adams classic to send DJ Sammy into the global stratosphere...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 43)
With *NSYNC entering their hiatus after five years of success, Justin Timberlake began his solo career in style with a funk R&B workout more than a little indebted to his musical heroes...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 42)
St. Louis hailing rapper Nelly had already ascended into the big leagues with his second album Nellyville, but it was his duet with Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child that went soaring to the top of the chart on both sides of the Atlantic...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 41)
Sisterly Spanish trio Las Ketchup followed in the grand tradition of Euro holiday hits when, hands waving and arms wiggling, they ascended to top of the charts and bought some belated sunshine to the autumnal charts...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 40)
With the arrival of Avril Lavigne, a new wave of angsty rock based teen pop broke through that positioned her as Canada's biggest export since Alanis Morissette...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 39)
Attempting to silence the intense debate over who was going to have the more durable career post-Pop Idol, Will Young and Gareth Gates teamed up for one last chart topper ahead of the release of their debut albums...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 38)
Breaking the boyband mould with their cutting edge mix of guitars, punk pop and cheeky lyrics, Busted debuted with an ode to their favourite teacher and quickly became the biggest new band in British pop...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 37)
Although she didn't make the final 10 on Pop Idol, Sarah Whatmore categorically proved that she could become a big success in her own right with her debut top 10 hit...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 36)
After being on the receiving end of a pop miracle with four weeks at number one for "Whole Again", Atomic Kitten's success continued into their second album, with a reworked cover of a Paragons / Blondie classic...
The Niche Reference 