DJ Pascoe's Top 10 Tunes - Britpop

A sub-genre of alternative rock that originated in the UK, Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterized by bands who had been influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States. In general, these are songs made with the intent of being popular or “poppy” and tend to be more upbeat.


1. Don't look Back In Anger – Oasis
2. Parklife – Blur
3. Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve
4. I Am The Resurrection – The Stone Roses
5. Clocks – Coldplay
6. Step On – Happy Mondays
7. Disco 2000 – Pulp, Different Class (1995, Island)
8. She’s So High – Blur
9. Brim Full of Asha – Cornershop
10. Animal Nitrate – Suede