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Singles
In this list of the 20 best posthumous pop releases, we look at the songs that just HAD to see the light of day… Death isn’t automatically a barrier to…
The Smiths – the complete guide
Pop in the 1980s was rocked to its foundations with the arrival of The Smiths in 1983. With their blend of Morrissey’s misery and Johnny Marr’s melodies, they became an…
Depeche Mode – covers for the masses
Depeche Mode’s cover art is among the most imaginative and visually arresting in music. Andrew Dineley revisits some of their very best designs… Depeche Mode‘s 1981 debut single set an…
Top 20: It Didn’t Happen Here
Some songs are American hits, but not British ones. Here then is our Top 20 countdown of the songs that never quite made it over here… Much was interchangeable between…
Q+A: Johnny Marr
Celebrating the first 10 singles of his solo career with a new boxset, Johnny Marr tells John Earls he won’t be looking back for long… It’s rare that Johnny Marr…
The Lowdown: Michael Jackson
When Michael Jackson joined his brothers in The Jackson 5, a star was born. As a solo artist, he went on to become one of the world’s most recognisable stars…
The Lowdown: Pet Shop Boys
A former Smash Hits journalist and an architecture student who never graduated, Pet Shop Boys went on to become the most successful UK duo ever, selling more than 50 million records worldwide…
The Lowdown: ABBA
Sweden’s fab four got their big break at Eurovision in 1974 and went on to dominate the global pop landscape for the following eight years, shifting hundreds of millions of…
The Lowdown – Kate Bush
Ever since her memorable Top Of The Pops debut channelling a literary heroine in 1978, Kate Bush’s career has been defined by her unassailable singularity. Classic Pop lends an ear to a prodigious back…