2021 - Can't Stop The Pop

Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship

‘Strange Relationship’ was a brilliantly twisted, tortured and vulnerable love song…but that didn’t necessarily make it a good single.

‘I Turn To You’ saw Christina Aguilera resurrect a towering behemoth of glossy mid-‘90s balladry from the ‘Space Jam’ soundtrack(!)

It might have been a little late to the party, but ‘Summer Of Love’ still managed to put a uniquely Steps-twist on the Latin-pop craze.

Now the sole group under the S Club-brand, ‘Fool No More’ was surely the moment S Club 8 would ascend to the top of the charts…wasn’t it?

Everything about ‘Hello’ suggested Candice had a huge hit on her hands…if only someone could’ve decided when to release it.

Launching Charlotte Church as a pop star should’ve been the most exciting chart event of 2005. So why did it seem like such hard work?

Stepping away from Nina Tucker for a moment, ‘Lost Without You’ was a brilliant slice of angsty teen pop music from Delta Goodrem.

‘Last One Standing’ marked the arrival of the next big pop phenomenon…if you could hear it over the sound of Simon Cowell’s ego.

‘Love At First Sight’ is a one-of-a-kind pop song; a moment in time from an artist at the height of her powers.

‘The One’ was never actually planned to be a single. That is, until Nick Carter made a call that changed the Backstreet Boys’ destiny.

Just when it looked like Emma Bunton couldn’t put a foot wrong with her second album, along came an unexpectedly divisive fourth single.

‘Here and Now’ was very much the silver lining to an ominous cloud that was starting to gather over Steps.