Where do bands get their names from? We investigate the origins of some of the 80s’ most memorable band names… What’s in a name? Sometimes a lot, sometimes, well, not…
Top 20 girlband singles of the 80s
Pinballing between spiky new wave, pure pop, R&B, hip-hop and indie, these are the best girlband singles of the 80s The sheer volume of all-singing, all-dancing, all-female acts that emerged…
14 essential Stone Roses songs
In our list of the best Stone Roses songs, we look back at the two albums and various singles of the most important Manchester band of all time (sorry,…
Top 40 New Romantic songs
From Spandau and Visage to Telex, Eno, Soft Cell, Gina X, Can, Space and – honestly – The Sweet, we look at the Top 40 New Romantic songs… Bowie’s Heroes…
The alternative David Bowie Top 20 – 1975-’80
In this list of the alternative David Bowie songs, we take a deep dive into his output between 1975 and 1980… During the last five years of the 70s, Bowie…
13 of the best Madness songs
We look back over four decades of top-tier 7″s for our list of the best Madness songs… Madness have been national treasures in Britain for well over 40 years. Often…
A Vision Of You – Debbie Harry On Film
As distinct a presence on celluloid as she is on vinyl, the film career of Debbie Harry is surprisingly prolific. Classic Pop reaches for the popcorn and settles back to…
Top pop songs of 1981
1981 was one of the great years for pop singles. Here, we look at the best of the best from that vintage year… Re-living such a mind-blowing year for pop…
10 best Human League songs
In our list of the best Human League songs, we count down the finest moments from the Sheffield synth-poppers… Formed in Sheffield in 1977, The Human League released two albums…
Making Madness – The Rise & Fall
Buoyed by having their first No.1 hit, the fourth studio album by Madness, The Rise & Fall, marked the transition between knockabout Nutty Boys and reflective men who’d become hard-bitten…