Nearly a year after I dived back into the biggest selling albums of all time in the UK I’ve decided to expand my horizons as far as they can go. The World’s Greatest Hits aims to be an ongoing yearly series, where I choose a specific selection of hugely popular albums and share my thoughts … Continue reading
Swing When You’re Winning – Robbie Williams – 2001 First listen?: No It’s strange to think of a time when the idea of Robbie Williams finding success as a Rat Pack crooner was alien to the British Public. Many have tried it, from Peter Andre to Westlife to Lady Gaga, but Robbie hit the nail on the … Continue reading
Progress – Take That – 2011 First listen?: No You thought I would stop writing about Take That didn’t you? It’s quite funny that they have two albums with such close sales totals, especially considering both are albums that feature the full 5 piece lineup. Robbie’s return to the band was arguably as exciting as the reunion in … Continue reading
Eyes Open – Snow Patrol – 2006 First listen?: No One of those albums that I half expected to have been in the top 40, Eyes Open is yet another album that I’ve had years listening to in the background. Whether that’s festival performances, TV adverts or just blasting out downstairs; Eyes Open is exactly the sort … Continue reading
Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection – Take That – 2005 First listen?: What a stupid question. I love Take That. Anyone that knows me will understand. I honestly don’t think I would have made it 24 years into my life and be sat here writing about music (As evidenced by the entire blog series based on them). My … Continue reading
Just over a year ago I completed my favourite blog series I’ve ever worked on. Over the course of 8 weeks I published an article every weekday counting down the top 40 biggest selling albums of all time in the UK. It was an opportunity to finally sit down and listen to classics like Brothers In Arms … Continue reading
Jagged Little Pill is a classic album, one that I’m pretty sure most readers of this article will see as an important album from their formative years. Continue reading
A blog series I’ve been putting off for a long time, The UK’s Greatest Hits is my take on the 40 biggest selling albums of all time. Some I’ve listened to before, some I definitely haven’t and it might be surprising to discover which is which. Continue reading
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