Although one of the most difficult songs to write and record for their second album, "High" ultimately became one of the Lighthouse Family's biggest hits upon its release.
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 3)
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 2)
The slow burn success of "Never Ever" was what immediately set All Saints apart from their girl group contemporaries - waiting some weeks before it finally ascended to the top of the charts...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 1)
"The Velvet Rope" was Janet Jackson's most personal album to date, but audiences responded enthusiastically to her more vulnerable side, and on the album's biggest single in particular...
A poem for this Christmas
Hello all, So today is my last full day of the year before the festive break. As always, I wanted to share a little something I'd written before I disappeared off to have some much needed down time. Lately I've not really been in the best frame of mind, and it occurred to me that … Continue reading A poem for this Christmas
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Bonus Tracks)
Before we bade farewell to 2002 one last time (in blog post form that is), we have one more treat for you. If you've read and followed the 1999 or 2000 series then you'll know all about our Bonus Tracks. By way of thank you for reading along, it's a blog, Spotify playlist and videos … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Bonus Tracks)
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 51)
With Popstars: The Rivals, the stakes were upped as two new bands went head-to-head for the Christmas number one, and for Girls Aloud, it was "Buy Girls, Bye Boys" with a redefining 00s chart banger that got them there...
#CrazyStupidPlaylist: Christmas Future Classics
Today marks the start of what is by far, even with how streaming has skewed things in recent years, the most important date for avid watchers of the UK charts, as the battle to become the Christmas number one single for 2022 a week hence gets under way.And whilst the charts have been full to … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: Christmas Future Classics
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 50)
Blue had already cemented themselves as the UK's biggest boyband of the moment, but teaming up with the legendary Sir Elton John underlined the crossover they had successfully achieved...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 49)
Making his movie debut as a struggling rapper in the Oscar nominated 8 Mile also provided Eminem with one of his biggest hits and a fourth UK chart topper to boot...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 48)
Daniel Bedingfield had made his name embracing the tail end of UK garage - which is what made the success of his biggest single, a soaring ballad, all the more surprising...
The Niche Reference 