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The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 38)

Sep 19, 2019Sep 25, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, it's midday, and time once again to bring you another slice of the UK charts as they looked and sounded twenty whole years ago. This is The Story of Pop: 1999. And this week, another imported dancefloor filler - this time from Italy - that was the second biggest selling single of the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 38)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 37)

Sep 12, 2019Sep 10, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's The Story of Pop: 1999. It's our series, week by week, that tells the story of the hits from the UK charts at the dawn of a new millennium, and the artists that made them so. This week: another Latino/Mambo record, but one that happily has a story and legacy all of its own … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 37)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 36)

Sep 5, 2019Sep 10, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Bringing back the sights and sounds of the UK charts as they were in the last twelve months of the 20th century, this is the weekly pop tardis we like to call The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: another big imported holiday hit - and Latino flavoured track - of that year roars to … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 36)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 35)

Aug 29, 2019Aug 28, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

It's The Story of Pop: 1999. Every Thursday, at midday, we take you back in time to the UK's biggest chart hits of 20 years ago and tell you the stories behind them. And get ready, because we've got one of the year's biggest floorfillers kicking off a whole month of dance related entries... 'Do … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 35)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 34)

Aug 22, 2019Aug 28, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

If you're fancying yourself a trip back in time to a musical year of greatness and the biggest hits from that year, you've come to the right place - cause this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: we meet our first solo Spice Girl of this series with a Spanish influenced summer pop … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 34)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 33)

Aug 15, 2019May 7, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

This is The Story of Pop: 1999. Every Thursday, it's your trip back in time to the UK chart movers and shakers from twenty years ago. This week: a one hit wonder from Canada that charted twice before becoming a late summer time smash... Formed in 1994, and taking their name from the Swedish liqueur … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 33)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 32)

Aug 8, 2019Aug 14, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Deconstructing the sights and sounds of the UK charts twenty years ago, this is our weekly series of posts we like to call The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a fledgling Scottish indie rock act make the grade to the big leagues via an iconic Glastonbury performance... Some bands and artists really are the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 32)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 31)

Aug 1, 2019Aug 6, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Taking you back to the sights and sounds of a time when a fresh faced Dermot O'Leary hosted T4 on Sunday mornings, when the London Eye was erected on the South Bank and when twittering was a noise that birds made, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the first member of one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 31)

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 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)

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