THe UK EP Chart – Artists

Following on from last week, the EP was a popular format in the late 1950s through to mid 1960s. For record buyers who couldn’t afford an expensive LP, they could purchase at a reasonable price a 45rpm disc with four tracks from their favourite artist. An EP...

The UK EP Chart

The EP was a popular format in the late 1950s through to mid 1960s. For record buyers who couldn’t afford an expensive LP, they could purchase at a reasonable price a 45rpm disc with four tracks from their favourite artist. An EP chart was first published in Melody...

Quincy Jones

Last month, we lost the legend that was Quincy Jones. He knew just about everyone in the music industry as well as outside it and had worked with the world’s biggest stars. He had done virtually everything in the music industry including attending his own...

10 facts to enlighten you

The uncredited voice saying “Shut your mouth” on Isaac Hayes’ Shaft was that of Thelma Hopkins from Dawn. According to Ringo Starr, The Beatles’ song Maxwell’s Silver Hammer was “It’s the worst track we ever had to...

U.S. number one albums in 2023

Following on from last week’s chart-topping singles in America last year, here’s the number one albums: Artist Title Date reached the top Weeks at the top SZA SOS 07/01/2023 5 Tomorrow X Together The Name Chapter: Temptation 11/02/2023 1 SZA SOS 18/02/2023...