‘Look At Me’ saw Geri Halliwell face her demons head-on as she launched her solo career a year after leaving the Spice Girls.
Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again
‘Oops!…I Did It Again’ launched Britney Spears’ second album. And it turned out to be one of the most meta-pop moments of all-time.
S Club Juniors – One Step Closer
S Club Juniors were perhaps the ultimate experiment in turn-of-the-century contingency planning as ‘One Step Closer’ sought to safeguard the S Club brand.
Mandy Moore – Candy
Mandy Moore’s debut single ‘Candy’ was arguably the truest and most unapologetic representation of the ’90s bubblegum pop sound.
Madonna – American Life
‘American Life’ launched an infamous period of Madonna’s career, and was as confronting, challenging and unintentionally amusing as a lead single could be.
D-Side – Speechless
Things were looking bleak for pop groups in the early ’00s, but D-Side arrived with ‘Speechless’ and attempted to kick-start a new wave of boybands.
Robyn – Show Me Love
‘Show Me Love’ is a fascinating collaboration between two huge names in pop music who crossed paths while heading in drastically different directions.
Westlife – World Of Our Own
‘World Of Our Own’ was the perfect summation for this era of Westlife’s career as they broke free of the balladry that once defined them.
Aqua – Cartoon Heroes
Long before Robert Downey Jr. donned his Iron Man suit, Aqua released ‘Cartoon Heroes’ and brought several comic book icons to the mainstream.
Britney Spears – Overprotected
‘Overprotected’ marked Britney Spears’ first true emancipation from her girl-next-door persona as she rejected many of the values she’d previously embodied.
Boom! – Falling
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.
Stacie Orrico – I Promise
With ‘I Promise’, Stacie Orrico boldly sacrificed commercial success in order to satisfy fans of gloopy pop ballads everywhere (except America).