Revisiting the UK chart smashes from the year France won the Euro football championships and when Sir Michael Caine received his knighthood, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the tale of a UK club smash that found fame Stateside before topping our charts for three weeks... We saw earlier in the series … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 22)
It's Thursday, it's midday, and time as always to continue our look back at all the big UK chart hits from the turn of the millennium with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the third and final chart topper for a future assistant to the Time Lord... It's strange to think that with all … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 21)
ARTIST: Little Mix SONG: Break Up Song SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? We can only imagine what a fine line music stars must tread in these current times. And for Little Mix, we imagine that line is an even finer one for them to tread being at the poppiest end … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Little Mix – ‘Break Up Song’
Taking our weekly Tardis ride back to the sights and sounds of the UK charts as they were at the turn of the millennium, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the sassy Antipodean floorfiller that struck it second time lucky... Formed of songwriter, DJ and producer Andy Van Dorsselaer and impossibly pouty … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 20)
Time once again, as we do every Thursday, to take you back to the sights and sounds of the UK top 40 as it looked two whole decades ago with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: Britney does it yet again... By the start of May 2000, it had been just over a year … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 19)
ARTIST: Lawson SONG: Lovers SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Lawson are - to use the Smash Hits term - BACK! BACK! BACK! Admittedly not in the time they thought they'd be returning in when they were mapping this all out a month or so ago but hey, it's a return … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Lawson – ‘Lovers’
Welcome to this week's instalment of The Story of Pop: 2000, as we revisit another huge UK chart smash from two whole decades ago. This week: the tale of two South London teenagers who rocketed to the top with an unusual take on UK garage... There could be little doubting that UK garage was the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 18)
It's midday on Thursday, and time to take another look back at the big UK chart hits from the turn of the millennium with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a US R&B diva makes her final UK top 10 entry with an absolute classic banger... Before the spring of 2000, husky voiced US … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 17)
ARTIST: Melanie C SONG: Who I Am SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? We only last mentioned Melanie C but a few weeks ago when one of her classic hits was on The Story of Pop: 2000. But the one they call Sporty Spice is back in action with an absolutely … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Melanie C – ‘Who I Am’
Revisiting the sights and sounds of the UK charts from the year Professor Robert Winston started chronicling the lives of 21st century newborns in Child of Our Time on BBC One, and when Billy Elliot hit the box office, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the tale of two underperforming dance tracks … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 16)
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