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Top 10 Best-Selling Britpop Songs of All Time
Discover the best-selling Britpop songs of all time, featuring Oasis, Blur, and The Verve. Relive the hits of the '90s Britpop era.
Glastonbury Pyramid Stage Headliners (1990-1999)
From The Cure to Oasis to Radiohead, revisit legendary Glastonbury headliners from the 1990s, with top performances you need to watch.
Who is Graham Coxon?
Guitarist. Blur’s secret weapon. Britpop’s outsider. Shy genius with a pedalboard.
Who is Alex James?
Blur’s bassist. Britpop’s posh boy. Cheese magnate. Professional anecdote in human form.
What is Leisure?
What is Leisure? Blur’s debut. A band trying to find itself while the scene collapsed around them.
What is The Great Escape?
Blur’s fourth album. The comedown in a suit. Sharp, bitter, and grinning through its teeth.
What is Country House?
Blur’s biggest single. A cartoon about excess that accidentally became one.
Battle of Britpop
The Blur vs Oasis rivalry sits at the chaotic centre of Britpop, fusing sharp songwriting with a media-fuelled clash of class, region, and attitude. More than just a chart battle, it distilled everything Britpop stood for and still offers a jagged window into the energy, arrogance, and absurdity of 1990s Britain.
Big 4 (The)
Hello you. Make a cup of tea, put a record on. Welcome to The A to Z of Britpop, your introduction to the bands, music, and characters that defined the most exciting genre of the 1990s. In this article, we explore The Big 4 of Britpop: Blur, Oasis, Pulp, and Suede. These four bands defined the Britpop era with their distinctive sounds, personalities, and fierce competition for chart success. Together, they became the driving forces behind the movement’s dominance in 1990s British culture.
Blur (Album)
Hello you. Make a cup of tea, put a record on. Welcome to The A to Z of Britpop, your introduction to the bands, music, and characters that defined the most exciting genre of the 1990s. In this article, we explore Blur, the self-titled album that marked Blur’s bold reinvention and move away from Britpop’s polished anthems. This record saw the band embrace raw, lo-fi production and experimental sounds, reestablishing themselves as one of the most innovative bands of the decade.
Parklife
Hello you. Make a cup of tea, put a record on. Welcome to The A to Z of Britpop, your introduction to the bands, music, and characters that defined the most exciting genre of the 1990s. In this article, we explore Parklife, the third studio album by Blur. A quintessential Britpop masterpiece, it celebrated British life with wit and charm, defining an era with its eclectic sound and vivid storytelling.
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Hello you. Make a cup of tea, put a record on. Welcome to The A to Z of Britpop, your introduction to the bands, music, and characters that defined the most exciting genre of the 1990s. In this article, we explore Modern Life Is Rubbish, Blur’s bold second album that redefined their sound and laid the groundwork for the Britpop movement. Released in 1993, the record rejected American grunge’s dominance in favour of a distinctly British aesthetic, combining sharp satire with nostalgic charm.