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Classic Pop
Classic Pop magazine is the ultimate celebration of great pop and chart music across the decades with in-depth interviews with top artists, features, news and reviews. From pop to indie and new wave to electronic music – it's all here...
80 George Michael: A Different Corner “This record is dedicated to a memory,” reads a note from George Michael on the rear sleeve of this, his second solo single and…
Top 100 Singles of the 80s: 85-81
85 Prince: Purple Rain For such a reliable Eighties hit-maker, it’s surprising that only two Prince singles have made it into our Top 100. Let’s Go Crazy, 1999 and Raspberry…
Top 100 Singles of the 80s: 90-86
90 Eurythmics: Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox couldn’t have been a more apt duo to record the 1984 movie soundtrack, having already filmed their Orwellian nightmares for…
Top 100 Singles of the 80s: 95-91
95 Japan: Ghosts Downbeat, minimalist and bordering on an ambient ballad… it’s almost inconceivable now but, thanks to the open-mindedness of Eighties singles buyers, this beautiful piece of music reached…
Top 100 Singles of the 80s: 100-96
100 The Smiths: Bigmouth Strikes Again A surprisingly low entry in the Top 100 for what’s possibly the purest of pure indiee-pop, at least in comparison to everything else in…
Grace Jones ‘Nightclubbing’ Deluxe Edition
On April 28th 2014 Island Records / Universal Music Catalogue released a deluxe edition of Grace Jones ‘ classic album ‘Nightclubbing. The reissued 1981 album from Grace Jones is remastered…
Classic Pop Issue 9 On Sale Now!
Issue 9 of Classic Pop is out now! In Issue 9 of Classic Pop we celebrate the anniversary of Frankie Goes To Hollywood‘s arrival on the music scene with the…
Simple Minds Greatest Hits UK Tour
Simple Minds toast the release of their greatest hits album Celebrate – The Greatest Hits, released earlier this year, with a string of live arena shows in November including The O2…
Let’s Rock! Announce Line-Up and New 80s Events
Following the success of the Let’s Rock! concerts in 2013 when both Let’s Rock The Moor! and Let’s Rock Bristol! were sell-outs, the organisers have announced more events for next…
Classic Pop Issue 7 is On Sale Now!
Issue 7 of Classic Pop is on sale now! This month we’ve got a whopping ten-page feature that looks at music genius, Boy George. In his most in-depth interview for…