Smash Hits magazine is of course the undisputed bible of pop, so it's no surprise to see the first disc of their latest compilation opening with S Club 7's gloriously over-the-top "Don't Stop Movin'", followed up swiftly by another slice of power pop from Uncle Ronan ("Lovin' Each Day"). It all goes a bit soppy from there on in with most of the remaining time taken up with ballads. Things ...
There aren't many compilations that can include music as diverse as the raucous drum & bass of Roni Size & Reprazent's "Who Told You", the wailing indie histrionics of Muse's "Muscle Museum", the sweet pop of S-Club 7's "Natural" and the techno storm of Zombie Nation's "Kernkraft 400". However, as the national institution of pop TV, Top Of The Pops features all these acts on its regular ...