I Love #1s - 2002

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I know it's early, but wipe the cobwebs from your eyes and crack your knuckles out, it's another Number Ones poll!

Last week the Shadows rocked the bottom with their Apache song to claim the crown of 1960 ticky-love. Poor Me? Poor you, Adam Faith! Not a tick to be had for him. But without further ado, lets find the best number one of 2002! Plenty of Pop Idol action, plus double dosage of Ver 'Loife in case you'd been missing them. And what's this? Blazin' Squad and Atomic Kitten? It's like teen pop never died, kids!

[Poll #973612]
(Daniel Beddingfield was no.1 in 2001 as well so he's been left off here)

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think this will change though. And part of the reason why is that the kids who bought Spice Girls albums in massive quantities in 97-98 are now in or reaching their 20s. The emphasis in the spice girls was HUGELY on authenticity of performance, not authenticity of creation: that kind of formative experience doesn't leave you.

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Though it might be suppressed when you're in hugely institutionalised places like school or further ed.

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[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yeah - witness the massive popularity of nu-Take That.

And of course the reason in the first place for the current indie/band-led trend, which I believe we've already discussed, is that a couple of years ago the kids who were into Britpop were beginning to get into positions of power within the music/marketing industries.

So when the 99-02 generation gets into its late 20s/early 30s, it'll be time for another golden age :D

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[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I actually think that the big thing that's hit the 00s pop audience is fear of looking ridiculous, hence you get a glut of bands and sensitive singer songwriters and big Hollywood pop stars but the humble all-singing-all-dancing boyband or plastic Europop act look like an irredeemably naff relic of the past. Maybe around 1999 there was just one Vengaboys or ATB too many or something.

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[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Shakira and TashBed would disagree! Though theirs is def a middle way, being ridiculous lyrically and a bit crazy in persona, but still tasteful in other ways.

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[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I meant more the music buyer's fear of looking ridiculous, but Shakira and TashBed still fall down on the 'credible' side.