Although they were to be much maligned by the serious rock crowd, no one could deny the enduring popularity of the debut UK hit from Canadian rock band Nickelback following its Stateside success...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 13)
Category: Retrospective
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 12)
Even with the huge sales for his fellow finalist and Pop Idol winner Will Young, Gareth Gates proved he had a sizeable fanbase awaiting his debut with an equally record setting number one smash with a song as old as the charts themselves...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 11)
Sacha Baron Cohen's best known comic creation made the potentially rocky leap from the small screen to the big one with Ali G Indahouse, thanks to help from Mr Lover Lover himself on the film's theme song...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 10)
Making her English speaking debut following years of success in Latin American territories, Shakira's first single heralded the arrival of one of the decade's most engaging international female solo artists...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 9)
After Popstars came Pop Idol, a show that truly put the power to make stars into the hands of the public - and for Will Young, it cemented him into the hearts of millions of viewers and record buyers...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 8)
Emerging with a new found confidence - and desire - to step away from the stools, Westlife topped the charts for a landmark 10th time with one of the biggest and best known singles of their career...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 7)
Italy has long been a hotpot of European dance music, and with the debut release from the team of collaborators known as DB Boulevard, that success continued to sweep dancefloors across the world...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 6)
Following their mega success with their Tragic Kingdom album and worldwide number one "Don't Speak" in the late 90s, and Gwen Stefani's collaboration with Eve, No Doubt returned to prominence with their Rock Steady album...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 5)
Until 2002, Enrique Iglesias' career outside of the US had stalled after his debut during the Latino craze of 1999. Four weeks at number one later and "Hero" put him firmly back on track...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 4)
With their third album, and after a tragic set of circumstances forced them to reevaluate their priorities, A1 took a step in a more mature direction away from their boyband roots to guitar pop...
The Niche Reference 