Pop Music By emyh123 Jan 1, 1944 Pop Music begins! Nov 14, 1952 The Godfather singer tops the UK charts May 17, 1953 How much is that doggy in the window becomes a novelty smash hit Jun 5, 1956 Elvis Presley features on 6 live TV apperances Nov 21, 1961 Motown get's its first number 1 hit Aug 4, 1963 Pop dances go live on TV Sep 30, 1967 Radio 1 launches Jun 1, 1970 Marvin Gaye record's What's going on Aug 16, 1977 Elvis Presley dies Jan 1, 1983 Wham rap released Nov 6, 1984 Madonna releases Like a virgin Nov 25, 1984 Band Aid record Do The Know It's Christmas? May 20, 1990 Buddy Bolden creates Jazz Feb 24, 1993 The Spice Girls are formed Oct 12, 1994 Frank Sinatra becomes the 1st pop music star Dec 24, 1996 Coldplay is created Sep 6, 1997 Elton John performs at Princess Diane's funeral May 14, 1998 Frank Sinatra dies Dec 24, 2000 Mariah Carey becomes the best selling artist of the millennium Dec 24, 2001 Michael Jackson's last studio albulm invincible was released Apr 20, 2003 Apple launches iTunes Nov 25, 2005 Take That announce their comeback Dec 24, 2005 Luther Vandross dies Dec 24, 2006 Taylor Swift releases her febut albulm Aug 19, 2008 Lady Gaga's first albulm studio The Fame was released May 17, 2009 Dizzie Rascal goes pop Jun 25, 2009 Michael Jackson dies Jul 23, 2011 Amy Whinehouse dies Dec 24, 2012 Whitney Houston dies Feb 9, 2014 Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney perfrom together on 50th anniversary to celebrate The Beatles Jan 10, 2016 David Bowie dies
