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The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 27)

Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the series, week by week, that chronicles the UK chart movers and shakers of a year that saw American Beauty and The Sixth Sense hit cinema screens, and Will and Grace aired on TV for the first time. This week: a burgeoning Hollywood screen starlet shakes her stuff to … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 27)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 26)

Jun 27, 2019Jul 2, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, it's midday, so we reckon it's about time we went back to the sounds and sights of the top end of the UK charts from twenty years ago - yes, it's The Story of Pop: 1999. We've now hit the halfway mark on this series can you believe? And as the sun shines … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 26)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 25)

Jun 20, 2019Jun 29, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

This is The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the story, week by week, of the hitmakers of two whole decades ago, and the smash hit songs they took to the top end of the UK charts. This week: one of the year's biggest selling singles acts boom their way to their first ever number one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 25)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 24)

Jun 13, 2019Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

It's Thursday, and time once again to bring you the best of the UK chart's biggest hits from two decades ago like an amazing pop tardis. This is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: one of the largest - and loudest - new pop groups of the year make their debut at the top … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 24)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 23)

Jun 6, 2019Jun 3, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Telling the tales behind the hits of the year that bought us the third book in the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling and the TV debut of Bob the Builder, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the newspaper column turned motivational life speech turned last spoken word chart topper to date... … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 23)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 22)

May 30, 2019Jun 3, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, and time once again to throw things back to the UK charts twenty years ago, with The Story of Pop: 1999. And if you were in your teens and paying attention to what was on the box or big screen back in 1999, then boy do we have a song that you'll instantly … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 22)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 21)

May 23, 2019May 28, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Revisiting the hits and sounds of the UK singles chart 20 years ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the UK's then hottest new dance music genre around makes a triumphant surge to the very top of the chart via a much in demand floorfiller... 1999 undoubtedly saw the rise of one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 21)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 20)

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, and time once again to throw back to the final year of pop gloriousness in the 20th century with The Story of Pop: 1999. A question for you this week: what was the biggest selling single of the year to not make the top of the chart? Answer... It's not unfair to say … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 20)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 19)

May 9, 2019Jan 23, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Offering up the sights and sounds from the turn of the Millennium hit parade, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. And ladies, you may want to steady yourselves, for this week we have one of the world's biggest boybands of all time... It's only when I come to write a new one of these … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 19)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 18)

May 2, 2019May 23, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Retelling the tales behind some of the biggest UK chart hits of 20 years ago and the stars that made them hits, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a universally acknowledged turn of the millennium R&B classic from one of the most successful all female groups of all time... If you look … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 18)

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