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Britpop Top 50 with Jo Whiley

Jo Whiley counts down the biggest-selling songs of Britpop in a special Top 50 chart compiled by the Official Charts Company.

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.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Aug 2020 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Blur

    Tender

  • 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.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Bluetones

    Slight Return

  • 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.

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Oasis

    Columbia

  • 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.

  • Echobelly

    Great Things

  • 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.

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Aug 2020 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2