The Reynolds Girls, it seems, would rather slack than attempt a comeback. As soon as I’d Rather Jack had made them stars, Linda and Aisling Reynolds decided they didn’t fancy…
Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs
We count down our favourites in this list of the Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs… We’ve put together more than our fair share of Top 40s over the years…
Pet Shop Boys singles – The Top 40
Classic Pop picks out the best Pet Shop Boys singles, from 1984 to 2016… Pet Shop Boys are one of pop’s most successful duos of all time – national treasures,…
Making Wham!: Make It Big
Wham!: Make It Big saw George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley embrace a poppier sound and a more colourful image. It cost them credibility, but earned them their rightful place as…
Forget Me Nots: Transvision Vamp – Little Magnets Versus The Bubble Of Babble
Transvision Vamp had the world at their feet after reaching No.1 with second LP, Velveteen. But thanks to the vicious music press and an interfering record company, its follow-up, Little…
Kim Wilde interview
In this Kim Wilde interview, the pop legend talks to Classic Pop about a brand new audiovisual Greatest Hits package. By Lois Wilson Kim Wilde is the most-charted British female…
Top 20 greatest foreign-language singles of the 80s
Our run-down of the best foreign-language singles of the 1980s… By Jon O’Brien As a whole, the UK’s record buyers have been stubbornly resistant to anything outside their native tongue.…
Gary Kemp interview (exclusive)
Following the drama of Spandau Ballet reuniting and falling apart again, Gary Kemp has released his first album in 25 years. In this exclusive Gary Kemp interview the legendary pop…
Girls Just Want To Have Fun: Cyndi Lauper interview
With Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper became one of the biggest acts of the 1980s. Now, with a storming new single and a reissue of her groundbreaking debut…
Making George Michael: Patience
George Michael: Patience saw the singer return after an eight-year hiatus, yet it would prove to be his final album… Recorded in sessions held over a number of years, George…