This is the 10th edition of an A-Z of all acts that have had pop-music chart entries in the UK since 1952. Featured for the first time are names such as The Cranberries, Mr Blobby, Stiltskin, Bjork, Oasis and Eternal. A song-title index and chart-statistics section are included, together with maps of the USA and UK highlighting placenames, such as Rochdale and Galveston, which appear in the songs listed.
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice, KBE, is an English lyricist, and author.
An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, and his work for The Walt Disney Company with Alan Menken (Aladdin), Elton John (The Lion King and Aida).