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‘Pop Explosion’ is an 80 track, 4-CD sugar rush bringing together a definitive collection of the biggest, brightest, most exciting pure pop music ever. The mid 90’s saw the re-emergence of pure pop hits as an site to 'brit-pop’ which was hugely popular at the time. The Spice Girls, Take That and Boyzone - all on the album - became the biggest singles-selling groups of the time and as the popularity of guitar driven bands started to decline, the doors were blown open to a huge line-up of pure pop acts that would achieve the kind of success never seen before. UK acts Steps, S Club 7 and a now solo Robbie Williams enjoyed multiple #1’s but it was also a Swedish production house that produced some of the most defining pop of all time by Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC (all included here) - all of whom enjoyed record-shattering album sales in the U.S. The explosion of pure pop in the new millennium saw it becoming a global phenomenon with huge hits from Aqua, t.A.T.u and Hanson hitting big around the world. The rise in popularity of music-based talent shows on TV further fuelled this popularity with first winners Hear’Say enjoying huge success alongside Will Young, Gareth Gates and Girls Aloud. ‘Pop Explosion’ celebrates the boy-bands and girl-bands that ruled the school with Westlife, A1, Blue and Five representing the boys and Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Sugababes and The Saturdays continuing the spirit of girl power. The early 2000’s saw a take on guitar bands with pop-punk classics from Busted, McFly, Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte and Wheatus also all included and ‘Pop Explosion’ brings the party into the 2010s by featuring mega-hits from the phenomenally successful One Direction, Justin Bieber and Olly Murs. This really is the sweetest album ever - 80 poptastic smash hits that have caused a ‘Pop Explosion!’