Can’t Stop The Pop
@cantstopthepop.com
Here to ensure no '90s/'00s pop song is forgotten
🎙️ Podcast co-host with Matty Atkins.
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🎙️ Podcast co-host with Matty Atkins.
For all enquiries, contact admin@cantstopthepop.com
https://linktr.ee/cantstopthepop
It's 19 years since Paris Hilton released 'Stars Are Blind' as her debut single in the UK. It wasn't the first choice, though, until the original plans got screwed...
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Paris Hilton – Stars Are Blind - Can't Stop The Pop
More than two years after announcing plans to record an album, Paris Hilton finally released 'Stars Are Blind' as her debut single in 2006.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's 19 years since Paris Hilton released 'Stars Are Blind' as her debut single in the UK. It wasn't the first choice, though, until the original plans got screwed...
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Strap in tight because it's 24 years since @GeriHalliwell released 'Scream If You Wanna Go Faster' in the UK
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Geri Halliwell – Scream If You Wanna Go Faster - Can't Stop The Pop
While not strictly the lead single, 'Scream If You Wanna Go Faster' felt a proper introduction to Geri Halliwell's second album.
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July 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Strap in tight because it's 24 years since @GeriHalliwell released 'Scream If You Wanna Go Faster' in the UK
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It’s 22 years since Kaci Battaglia (belatedly) released 'I'm Not Anybody's Girl' as the fourth single from her debut album. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to 'View From The Top'
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Kaci – I’m Not Anybody’s Girl - Can't Stop The Pop
After keeping us waiting for 16 months, Kaci was finally back with....a belated fourth single from her debut album?!
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July 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It’s 22 years since Kaci Battaglia (belatedly) released 'I'm Not Anybody's Girl' as the fourth single from her debut album. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to 'View From The Top'
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It's 29 years since Louise released her second single, a cover of the Exposé track, 'In Walked Love'
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Louise – In Walked Love - Can't Stop The Pop
'In Walked Love' wasn't a massive success for Exposé in America, but would the song fare any better as Louise's all-important single?
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March 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's 29 years since Louise released her second single, a cover of the Exposé track, 'In Walked Love'
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It's 27 years since Five released 'When The Lights Go Out', earning themselves a top ten hit in the UK and America
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Five – When The Lights Go Out - Can't Stop The Pop
International success felt like a case of when, not if, for Five. And it came remarkably quickly with the release of 'When The Lights Go Out'.
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March 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's 27 years since Five released 'When The Lights Go Out', earning themselves a top ten hit in the UK and America
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You’ll never get to heaven if you’re scared of getting high. It's 21 years since Kylie Minogue released 'Red Blooded Woman' in the UK
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Kylie Minogue – Red Blooded Woman - Can't Stop The Pop
'Red Blooded Woman' was an exercise in damage-limitation for Kylie. But it's still a top track that sounds like little else in her oeuvre.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You’ll never get to heaven if you’re scared of getting high. It's 21 years since Kylie Minogue released 'Red Blooded Woman' in the UK
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It's 25 years since Lene Marlin made her UK debut when she released 'Sitting Down Here'
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Lene Marlin – Sitting Down Here - Can't Stop The Pop
'Sitting Down Here' was perfectly composed to slip innocuously onto commercial radio playlists and remain there for years to come.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's 25 years since Lene Marlin made her UK debut when she released 'Sitting Down Here'
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It's 25 years since Northern Line released the (un)official theme tune for the London Underground: ‘Love On The Northern Line’. A bop!
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Northern Line – Love On The Northern Line - Can't Stop The Pop
It was only a matter of time before Northern Line released a song about the London Underground, and it was suitably brilliant.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's 25 years since Northern Line released the (un)official theme tune for the London Underground: ‘Love On The Northern Line’. A bop!
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It was never supposed to be a single, but as usual, Britney Spears knew best. The rebelliously chaotic 'Do Somethin' was released 20 years ago
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Britney Spears – Do Somethin’ - Can't Stop The Pop
It might have been included on a greatest hits album, but 'Do Somethin' was a decisive statement of what was to come from Britney Spears.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It was never supposed to be a single, but as usual, Britney Spears knew best. The rebelliously chaotic 'Do Somethin' was released 20 years ago
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There was a thin line between love and hate when t.A.T.u. released ‘Friend Or Foe’ 19 years ago
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t.A.T.u. – Friend Or Foe - Can't Stop The Pop
Far from being intimately involved, by 2006 t.A.T.u. allegedly didn't even like each other. What better time then, to release a song called 'Friend Or Foe'.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There was a thin line between love and hate when t.A.T.u. released ‘Friend Or Foe’ 19 years ago
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It's 22 years since @darrenhayesmusic.bsky.social released 'Crush (1980 Me)' as the fourth single from his debut album in the UK
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January 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It's 22 years since @darrenhayesmusic.bsky.social released 'Crush (1980 Me)' as the fourth single from his debut album in the UK
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It's 25 years since Britney Spears released 'Born To Make You Happy' in the UK. A moment of pure pop perfection...
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Britney Spears – Born To Make You Happy - Can't Stop The Pop
Despite only being released in Europe, 'Born To Make You Happy' went on to be one of the biggest hits from Britney Spears' debut album.
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January 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It's 25 years since Britney Spears released 'Born To Make You Happy' in the UK. A moment of pure pop perfection...
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It's 24 years since Boom! released 'Falling'. The song peaked at #11 in the UK and we didn't even get a follow-up 😩
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Boom! – Falling - Can't Stop The Pop
With 'Falling', Boom! sought to put a slightly cooler spin on the Steps / S Club 7 formula before either group had the chance to do it themselves.
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January 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It's 24 years since Boom! released 'Falling'. The song peaked at #11 in the UK and we didn't even get a follow-up 😩
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It's 21 years since Stacie Orrico released 'I Promise' as the third single from her self-titled album in the UK
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Stacie Orrico – I Promise - Can't Stop The Pop
With 'I Promise', Stacie Orrico boldly sacrificed commercial success in order to satisfy fans of gloopy pop ballads everywhere (except America).
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January 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's 21 years since Stacie Orrico released 'I Promise' as the third single from her self-titled album in the UK
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It's 16 years since Girls Aloud released 'The Loving Kind' (with a bit of involvement from @petshopboys.co.uk)
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Girls Aloud – The Loving Kind - Can't Stop The Pop
'The Loving Kind' feels like the product of a perfect moment in time where Girls Aloud's critical acclaim matched their commercial success.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's 16 years since Girls Aloud released 'The Loving Kind' (with a bit of involvement from @petshopboys.co.uk)
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It's 28 years since Backstreet Boys released 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)' in the UK. That music video is quite stirring (👀) isn't it?
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Backstreet Boys – Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) - Can't Stop The Pop
'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)' became the Backstreet Boys' biggest hit so far. Thanks, in no small part, due to *that* music video.
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January 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's 28 years since Backstreet Boys released 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)' in the UK. That music video is quite stirring (👀) isn't it?
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While away those January blues with the stunning 'Rescue Me' from Ultra, which was released 26 years ago and earned the group their first top ten hit
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Ultra – Rescue Me - Can't Stop The Pop
'Rescue Me' gave Ultra their first top ten single. But, rather ironically, that still wasn't enough to save them.
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January 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
While away those January blues with the stunning 'Rescue Me' from Ultra, which was released 26 years ago and earned the group their first top ten hit
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Steps released 'It's The Way You Make Me Feel' 24 years ago. That's the official date, not the one of those 1,400 copies that ended up on shelves early...
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Steps – It’s The Way You Make Me Feel - Can't Stop The Pop
Steps had flirted with a Swedish pop sound in the past, but 'It's The Way You Make Me Feel' (finally) gave them a chance to do it for real.
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January 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Steps released 'It's The Way You Make Me Feel' 24 years ago. That's the official date, not the one of those 1,400 copies that ended up on shelves early...
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It's ti-i-i-ime!
For our festive episode, we're celebrating 30 years of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' and discussing how Mariah Carey's 1994 hit became a perennial chart staple. And yes, we do mention the Justin Bieber version.
Available now on all usual podcast platforms
For our festive episode, we're celebrating 30 years of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' and discussing how Mariah Carey's 1994 hit became a perennial chart staple. And yes, we do mention the Justin Bieber version.
Available now on all usual podcast platforms
December 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM
It's ti-i-i-ime!
For our festive episode, we're celebrating 30 years of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' and discussing how Mariah Carey's 1994 hit became a perennial chart staple. And yes, we do mention the Justin Bieber version.
Available now on all usual podcast platforms
For our festive episode, we're celebrating 30 years of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' and discussing how Mariah Carey's 1994 hit became a perennial chart staple. And yes, we do mention the Justin Bieber version.
Available now on all usual podcast platforms
This week on cantstopthepop.com, it's
Aqua with 'Good Morning Sunshine', which earned the group a fifth top 20 hit from their debut album in the UK
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Aqua with 'Good Morning Sunshine', which earned the group a fifth top 20 hit from their debut album in the UK
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Aqua – Good Morning Sunshine - Can't Stop The Pop
'Good Morning Sunshine' earned Aqua a fifth - and final - top 20 hit from their debut album in the UK, even if it felt like a curiously off-brand denouement.
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December 19, 2024 at 6:10 PM
This week on cantstopthepop.com, it's
Aqua with 'Good Morning Sunshine', which earned the group a fifth top 20 hit from their debut album in the UK
www.cantstopthepop.com/2024/12/16/a...
Aqua with 'Good Morning Sunshine', which earned the group a fifth top 20 hit from their debut album in the UK
www.cantstopthepop.com/2024/12/16/a...
It's 26 years since @spicegirls.bsky.social released 'Goodbye'.
Their third consecutive Christmas #1, a stunning track and truly, the end of an era of pop music quite unlike any other
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Their third consecutive Christmas #1, a stunning track and truly, the end of an era of pop music quite unlike any other
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Spice Girls – Goodbye - Can't Stop The Pop
The Spice Girls' 'Goodbye' was a tribute not just to the end of a friendship, but the end of the group as we knew it.
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December 14, 2024 at 2:14 PM
It's 26 years since @spicegirls.bsky.social released 'Goodbye'.
Their third consecutive Christmas #1, a stunning track and truly, the end of an era of pop music quite unlike any other
www.cantstopthepop.com/2020/12/14/s...
Their third consecutive Christmas #1, a stunning track and truly, the end of an era of pop music quite unlike any other
www.cantstopthepop.com/2020/12/14/s...
"New" this week on cantstopthepop.com, Sugababes showcase some trademark balladry with the second single - and title track - from their fifth album, 'Change'
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Sugababes – Change - Can't Stop The Pop
'Change' was released as the second single from the Sugababes’ fifth studio album and showcased how their trademark balladry had evolved with a new line-up.
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December 9, 2024 at 11:03 AM
"New" this week on cantstopthepop.com, Sugababes showcase some trademark balladry with the second single - and title track - from their fifth album, 'Change'
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www.cantstopthepop.com/2024/12/09/s...
It's 26 years since Honeyz reached the 'End Of The Line' (proverbially speaking) when they released their sublime second single
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Honeyz – End Of The Line - Can't Stop The Pop
The Honeyz second single 'End Of The Line' saw the group don iconic purple overcoats to deliver a blockbuster '90s ballad.
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December 7, 2024 at 12:20 PM
It's 26 years since Honeyz reached the 'End Of The Line' (proverbially speaking) when they released their sublime second single
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It's 26 years since Billie Piper released the disco-tinged 'She Wants You' just in time for Christmas parties everywhere
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Billie – She Wants You - Can't Stop The Pop
Billie Piper’s third single 'She Wants You' saw our teen pop princess dip a toe into the world of disco-pop, just in time for Christmas!
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December 7, 2024 at 11:45 AM
It's 26 years since Billie Piper released the disco-tinged 'She Wants You' just in time for Christmas parties everywhere
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www.cantstopthepop.com/2019/12/02/b...
Make some noise for the Vengaboys because 'Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)' turns 25 years old today!
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Vengaboys – Kiss (When The Sun Don’t Shine) - Can't Stop The Pop
'Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine' saw the Vengaboys cheekily return with a new member in tow for the first single from their second album.
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December 6, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Make some noise for the Vengaboys because 'Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)' turns 25 years old today!
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