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The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 11)

Mar 12, 2020Mar 8, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Continuing our look back at the biggest UK hits from two decades ago, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: what connects a British dance producer with a Canadian rock god? Answer... First seen on the UK charts back in 1997 with the floorfiller 'Offshore', Nick Bracegirdle - aka Chicane - was fast … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 11)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 10)

Mar 5, 2020Mar 8, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 2000. Our weekly look back at all the big hits from the turn of the millennium now enters its third month - and first chapter in double figures, as this week we revisit an absolute boyband classic... It is safe to say that at the turn of the millennium, the world … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 10)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 9)

Feb 27, 2020Feb 29, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Bringing you even more of the sights and sounds of the UK charts from the turn of the millennium, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week - the follow-up to one of the biggest UK garage tracks of all time... The success of Artful Dodger's 'Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say 'Bo Selecta)' had been … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 9)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 8)

Feb 20, 2020Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Welcome one and all to this week's installment of The Story of Pop: 2000, as we continue our look back, week by week, of the runners and riders - and all the big hits - from the UK charts of two decades ago. This week: one of the Nineties' foremost girl groups return with that … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 8)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 7)

Feb 13, 2020Feb 18, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's midday on Thursday, and time once again to take a look back at the movers and shakers in the UK hit parade of two whole decades ago, in The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: one of the 90s' biggest Britpop acts make a - slightly underwhelming - return to the top after a … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 7)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 6)

Feb 6, 2020Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Bringing you the hits from the year that Big Brother started watching its first set of housemates on Channel 4, and when the Ford Mondeo ruled the roads, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the only top 10 hit from one of that year's most notorious new pop acts... 2000 was the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 6)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 5)

Jan 30, 2020Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our series of posts, week by week, where we retell the story behind the biggest hits in the UK charts from two whole decades ago. This week: our first chart topper of the series from a lady who returned there seven years after her first visit... Cast your minds … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 5)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 4)

Jan 23, 2020Jan 30, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, and midday, which would thus make this the optimum time to revisit another UK chart smash from exactly twenty years ago. It's time for The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the last of our 1999 hangover hits that gained a second wind in the new millennium... The groundswell of support for UK … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 4)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 3)

Jan 16, 2020Jan 30, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Bringing you the sights and the sounds of the UK charts from the year that Keanu Reeves stepped into The Matrix on the big screen and when Sara Cox joined the breakfast show on Radio 1, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a lesser spotted gem of turn of the millennium R&B... … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 3)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 2)

Jan 9, 2020Jan 7, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith

It's Thursday, it's midday, and time to bring you our second installment of our new retrospective music series of blogs, with The Story of Pop: 2000, revisiting all the UK chart's big movers and shakers from two decades ago. This week: our first encounter with a man whose work defined this year... Our second week, … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 2)

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