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Oasis, The Beatles, Rihanna, Madonna And More Feature In The UK's Best Selling Singles Chart

4762 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comThe Beatles have held off artist such as Elvis Presley and Madonna to be declared the biggest selling UK singles act since charts began 60 years ago.The Fab Four notched up 17 number ones during their relatively brief eight year chart domination, bu... more info

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 2012-06-02 Hot Chip

4764 days ago
Core News“‘I don’t got no Abba, I don’t play no Gabba!’ Hot Chip take to the decks for tonight’s Essential Mix, journeying through house, garage, funk, soul and techno.” Check out other Essential mixes in my archive and subscribe to the feed to ... more info

The best No 1 singles: Abba – Dancing Queen | Peter Paphides

4766 days ago
Guardian Music1976: Even 36 years later, the potency of Dancing Queen remains undiminishedAfter Abba's Benny and Björn finished the instrumental track of Dancing Queen, Björn arrived home to find his wife Agnetha asleep. Excited by the song – initially an atte... more info

Eurovision 2012: could Engelbert Humperdinck win?

4773 days ago
Guardian MusicFor the UK to upset favourites Sweden, Italy and Russia, the Hump will have to be top of his gameFinnish metal, Norwegian fiddlers, Serbian power-balladeers; the list of recent Eurovision winners is certainly a rich and varied tapestry. This Saturday... more info

There's more music like The Bridge theme lurking in the Norwegian woods

4773 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Swedes are poppy, the Danes are laid back – but Norwegian musicians embrace the darknessAnyone who became hooked on Danish-Swedish crime series The Bridge knows its theme tune set a perfect mood for the gruesome, dark and grainy drama. Back in... more info

Abba - Abba Join Beatles And Queen In U.K. Chart's Five Million Club

4778 days ago
ContactMusicAbbas 1992 greatest hits album Gold has become the third record to sell five million copies in the U K The disc now joins the exclusive club alongside The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and Queens Greatest Hits Britains Official... more info

Abba join Beatles and Queen in 5m-sales league

4779 days ago
Guardian MusicGold becomes third album to break 5m barrier after Queen's Greatest Hits and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandSwedish group Abba have become the third act to sell 5 million copies of an album in the UK.They join the Beatles and Queen, after their ... more info

Multiculturalism is what makes British music great

4780 days ago
Guardian MusicBritain is celebrating Music is Great week with a DVD of iconic live moments. But why has the campaign ignored the melting pot that makes British music special?Did you know this week is Music is Great week in Britain? You may think it's Music is Grea... more info

Gossip: A Joyful Noise – review

4787 days ago
Guardian Music(Columbia)Appointing Xenomania's Brian Higgins to oversee A Joyful Noise could be read as Gossip deciding that, while critical acclaim is all very nice, a hit would come in handy, too. To many, the Oregon threesome are a one-song band, and the longer... more info

From the Observer archive, 5 May 1974: Abba? I can't see them lasting long

4791 days ago
Guardian MusicThis week's Top 30 is more like a shamble than a triumphal marchFor one definition of pop music you need look no further than the Hit Parade, although this week's Top 30 is more like a shamble than a triumphal march. Included in the procession are se... more info

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