BBC Radio 2 - Britpop Top 50 with Jo Whiley (original) (raw)
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Jo Whiley counts down the biggest-selling songs of Britpop in a special Top 50 chart compiled by the Official Charts Company.
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Jo Whiley counts down the biggest-selling songs of Britpop in a special Top 50 chart compiled by the Official Charts Company.
Giants of the period such as Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers and Pulp feature alongside the likes of Supergrass, Catatonia, The Verve and Stereophonics. Era-defining songs from groups including Dodgy, Cornershop and Ocean Colour Scene will be similarly dusted down.
Jo also hand-picks a personal selection of tracks, forgotten by many, that were key to the Britpop sound. We will also hear influential voices of the time reflecting on a period of great optimism and well-known fans will be choosing their favourite tunes.
Britpop was spawned in the mid-1990s as an antidote to the angst and introspection of US-forged grunge and the domination of DJ culture. This new home-grown music gripped the nation and had everyone singing along to smart, clever and succinct pop tunes. Bands and guitars were back! For the young it was an exciting time with a host of new groups happy to soundtrack their growing up years. And for the parents, these songs fizzed with the spirit of classic British pop such as The Beatles, The Kinks, T-Rex and David Bowie.
Jo presents three hours of top-notch Britpop and reflects on a time when films, fashion, football and art all flourished in the UK. Even politicians appeared cool and there was a palpable sense of hope and opportunity distilled into this swathe of classic pop songs.
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Music Played
The Boo Radleys
Wake Up Boo!
- Various Artists - Untitled.
- Global Records & Tapes.
Suede
Trash
- (CD Single).
- Nude Records.
The Seahorses
Love Is The Law
- Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
- Universal.
Cast
Walkaway
- Crush (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
Pulp
Sorted For E's & Whizz
- Island.
The Charlatans
One To Another
Shampoo
Trouble
- Trouble.
- EMI Records Limited.
Dodgy
Good Enough
- Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
- Now.
Stereophonics
The Bartender and the Thief
- (CD Single).
- V2.
Elastica
Connection
- Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
- BMG.
Catatonia
Road Rage
- The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
- Columbia.
Blur
To The End
- Glorious (Various Artists).
- Columbia.
The Bluetones
Slight Return
- Now 34 (Various Artists).
- Now.
Sleeper
Inbetweener
- Live Forever (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
Metallica
Enter Sandman
- Vertigo.
Oasis
Supersonic
- Stop The Clocks.
- BIG BROTHER RECORDS.
- 3.
The Libertines
Don't Look Back Into the Sun
- Rough trade records.
Supergrass
Alright
- The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
- Virgin.
Ocean Colour Scene
The Day We Caught The Train
- MCA.
Pulp
Do You Remember The First Time?
- (CD Single).
- Island.
- 4.
Pulp
Common People
- (CD Single).
- Island.
- 5.
The Verve
Lucky Man
- Now 39 (Various Artists).
- Now.
McAlmont & Butler
Yes
- Bridget Jones's Diary 2 (Various).
- Mercury.
Oasis
Live Forever
- Definitely Maybe.
- Big Brother Records.
- 003.
Manic Street Preachers
Be Natural
- This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours.
- Epic.
- 10.
Manic Street Preachers
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- (CD Single).
- Epic.
Foo Fighters
Times Like These
- Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
Oasis
Roll With It
- (CD Single).
- Creation Records.
Blur
Country House
- The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
- Virgin.
Cornershop
Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)
Remix Artist: Norman Cook.
- The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
- Columbia.
Echobelly
Centipede
- Everyone's Got One.
- Epic.
- 12.
The Verve
Bitter Sweet Symphony
- Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
- Now.
Oasis
Don't Look Back In Anger
Oasis
She's Electric
- (What's The Story) Morning Glory?.
- 9.
Oasis
Wonderwall
- Creation Records. Show more / Show less