The 2000s Chart Show

By Samuel Spencer

The NEW HOME of the podcast where every week we're reliving the best and worst of 2000s pop music one UK top 40 at a time

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February 25, 2026 Antony from Blue's urinegate and Leo Sayer's surprise return (Feb 12-18 2006)
This week 20 years ago on the pop music charts was a weird time where all the big “new” releases are old.
On this episode of the 2000s pop music podcast telling the stories of the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2006…Can a very 2006 remix of Leo Sayer’s Thunder in My Heart beat the third re-release of The Source/Candi Staton’s You’ve Got the Love or the physical single of Fall Out Boy’s Sugar We’re Going Down?
Find out in an episode that also goes deep on Antony Costa and the time he peed on a cash point, explores the career of failed industry plants Kubb and reveals shocking stories you might not know from the world of 2000s pop music and beyond.
Featuring the following tracks:
A-Ha - Analogue (All I Want)
The Alarm MMVI - Superchannel
Antony Costa - Do You Ever Think of Me
Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down
Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend
Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute
Bullet For My Valentine - All These Things I Hate
Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
El Presidente - Turn This Thing Around
Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down
50 Cent - Hustler’s Ambition
Hard-Fi - Cash Machine
Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul
José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
Kubb - Grow
Lee Ryan - When I Think of You
Madonna - Hung Up
Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again
Nizlopi - JCB Song
Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Pharrell Williams - Angel
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Richard Ashcroft - Break the Night with Colour
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got the Love
Sugababes - Ugly
Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready
Texas - Sleep
Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly
Will Young - All Time Love
Young Jeezy feat. Akon - Soul Survivor

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52min
February 11, 2026 Unofficial messy b----s who live for drama special feat. Ashlee Simpson, 50 Cent and Lee Ryan (5-11 Feb 2006)
On this week’s episode of the podcast reliving the stories of the 40 biggest songs from this week in 2006… literally everyone is causing a scene. Ashlee Simpson was getting into (ALLEGED) altercations with Pete Wentz’s ex, Lee Ryan is on a cheese-induced plane ride from hell and 50 Cent is reopening all of his old beefs for money.
And that’s without even getting into this being Chris Brown’s debut on the chart (yikes) and Pete Burns becoming a chart fixture again!
This week’s episode features the following songs:
A-Ha - Analogue (All I Want)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down
Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend
Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Bon Jovi - Welcome to Wherever You Are
Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute
Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It
Coldplay - Talk
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
Editors - Munich
Eminem - When I’m Gone
Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down
50 Cent - Hustler’s Ambition
Go! Team - Ladyflash
Hard-Fi - Cash Machine
Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul
José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
Lee Ryan - When I Think of You
Madonna - Hung Up
Mogwai - Friend of the Night
Nizlopi - JCB Song
Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Pharrell Williams - Angel
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Richard Ashcroft - Break the Night with Colour
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
Sugababes - Ugly
Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready
Texas - Sleep
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
Will Young - All Time Love
Young Jeezy feat. Akon - Soul Survivor
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1h 10min
February 04, 2026 A-ha fall out, Biggie Smalls moves up and Fall Out Boy fall in (4 Feb 2006)
In this episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast telling the story of the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2006:his week’s chart in 2006 was one for people who didn’t realise that time had passed them by. ‘80s legends a-ha and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon make another move for chart glory, Starsailor try to exist in a post-Arctic Monkeys world, and Notorious BIG tries for number one despite literally not being alive.
Elsewhere, I explore why Pharrell has always given me weird vibes, discover a very strange dance cover of a ‘90s alt rock classic and bemoan the fact that emo is about to enter these charts in a big way.
Featuring the following tracks:A-Ha - Analogue (All I Want)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down
Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute
Coldplay - Talk
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
Editors - Munich
Eminem - When I’m Gone
Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down
Ferry Corsten - Fire
Hard-Fi - Cash Machine
Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
The Kooks - You Don’t Love Me
LMC feat. Rachel McFarlane - You Get What You Give
Madonna - Hung Up
Nizlopi - JCB Song
Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Pharrell Williams - Angel
Protocol - Where’s the Pleasure
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Richard Ashcroft - Break the Night with Colour
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
Simon Webbe - No Worries
Son of Dork - Eddie’s Song
Starsailor - This Time
Sugababes - Ugly
Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready
Texas - Sleep
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
Will Young - All Time Love
Young Jeezy feat. Akon - Soul Survivor

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57min
January 28, 2026 Beyoncé's worst single, the Arctic Monkeys peaking and Michael Jackson sneaking (28 Jan 2006)
2006 getting off to a great start, with some big names trying to knock Shayne Ward off of the top spot. Will it be Beyoncé with her worst single, can the Arctic Monkeys manage it with their ode to the shadier sides of Sheffield, will Will (Young) have the will to get All Time Love to the top of the pop music charts, or shall Biggie Smalls get a number one from beyond the grave just a few months after his great rival managed it?
Find out in another episodes full of 2000s fun, nostalgic anthems and music from:
Aaron Smith feat. Luvli - Dancin’
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down
Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute
Coldplay - Talk
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
Editors - Munich
Eminem - When I’m Gone
Forward Russia - Twelve
Hard-Fi - Cash Machine
Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
Hound Dogs - I Like Girls
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship
Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - Heard ‘Em Say
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
The Kooks - You Don’t Love Me
Madonna - Hung Up
Nizlopi - JCB Song
Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Richard Ashcroft - Break the Night with Colour
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
Simon Webbe - No Worries
Son of Dork - Eddie’s Song
Sugababes - Push the Button
Sugababes - Ugly
Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready
Sway - Little Derek
Test Icicles - What’s Your Damage
Texas - Sleep
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
Will Young - All Time Love

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1h 3min
January 21, 2026 Welcome to 2006, pop music fans! (feat. 250,000 bouncy balls) [21 Jan 06]
“Would you like me to be the cat?”The start of 2006 is a quiet one for the pop music industry before everything starts getting a little weird. But there’s still plenty of nostalgic 2000s pop bangers to enjoy in this our countdown of the 40 biggest-selling songs from this week 20 years ago.
Preston off of Ordinary Boys is in the Big Brother house, the Baywatch theme is being ransacked for two different dance tracks, Richard Ashcroft believes he can fly and Hard-Fi are breaking into Heathrow Airport. So business as usual in terms of the 2000s being berserk then, and we are the only music history podcast to take you through it all.Also on this ep:*We learn how that amazing Sony Bravia ad with the bouncy balls bouncing down the hill to the sound of José Gonzalez was done
*We discover Annie Mac’s brother’s band
*We learn which comedy icon is obsessed with the band Texas Plus the following incredible moments of 2000s pop music nostalgia:Aaron Smith feat. Luvli - Dancin’
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute
Coldplay - Talk
Crimea - Lottery Winners on Acid
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
Editors - Munich
Eminem - When I’m Gone
Girls Aloud - See the Day
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
Hard-Fi - Cash Machine
Herd & Fitz feat. Abigail Bailey - I Just Can’t Get Enough
Hound Dogs - I Like Girls
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship
Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - Heard ‘Em Say
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
The Kooks - You Don’t Love Me
Madonna - Hung Up
Mylo - Muscle Car
Nizlopi - JCB Song
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Richard Ashcroft - Break the Night with Colour
Robbie Williams - Advertising Space
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
Simon Webbe - No Worries
Sugababes - Push the Button
Sugababes - Ugly
Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready
Texas - Sleep
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
Westlife feat. Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Westlife - You Raise Me Up

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1h 5min
January 14, 2026 The 40 Best Songs of 2005
(Head over to our Patreon now to hear our episodes counting down my full 100 favourite songs of 2005)One year, 52 weeks and 500 songs that made it onto the UK top 40. We have crunched the numbers, made some tough decisions and listened to Verbalicious’ Don’t Play Nice on repeat A LOT to whittle it down to the best 40 songs that made it onto the chart 20 years ago.
Expect some songs you’ll love, some songs you probably love to hate and the ultimate celebration for the weird year of pop music that was 2005.
Including songs from Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Arctic Monkeys, Björk, Franz Ferdinand, Sugababes, The White Stripes, Gorillaz and many many more.

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2h 9min
December 31, 2025 JCB vs X Factor: The 2005 Christmas number one race part 2 (31 Dec 2005)
One of them is “here to win your heart and soul”. The other is five and his “dad’s Bruce Lee”. Which of them will secure the festive number one in the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast where everyweek we’re reliving the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2005.
Other major contenders include the 'last ever' Eminem single, a re-release of Fairytale of New York, a very bad Girls Aloud track, Coldplay, a song actually 'sung' by 'Santa', some absolute Grannybait and one of James Blunt's most miserable tracks.This week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following tracks:Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Brian Kennedy - George Best: A Tribute
The Choirboys - Tears in Heaven
Coldplay - Talk
Craig David - Don’t Love You No More
Crazy Frog - Jingle Bells / U Can’t Touch This
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
Eminem - When I’m Gone
50 Cent - Window Shopper
Girls Aloud - Biology
Girls Aloud - See the Day
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
Herd & Fitz feat. Abigail Bailey - I Just Can’t Get Enough
Hound Dogs - I Like Girls
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
Keedie / England Cricket Team - Jerusalem
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
Madonna - Hung Up
Mariah Carey - Don’t Forget About Us
Mary J Blige - Be Without You
McFly - Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K
Nizlopi - JCB Song
Oasis - Let There Be Love
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Rihanna - If It’s Lovin That You Want
Robbie Williams - Advertising Space
Santa Sings - Is This the Way to Amarillo (Santa’s Grotto)
Sean Paul - Ever Blazin’
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
Simon Webbe - No Worries
The Strokes - Juicebox
Sugababes - Ugly
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
The Water Babies - Under the Tree
Westlife feat. Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Westlife - You Raise Me Up
If you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at [email protected] with your pop music memories.

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1h 17min
December 24, 2025 The 2005 Christmas Number 1 Race (Part 1) (24 Dec 2005)
In this episode of The 2000s Chart Show, we dive into the weeks that are always crucial in UK pop history: the race for the 2005 Christmas Number One. It’s a year that has it all: Novelty hits, emotional ballads and even alternative rock, and in this episode we revisit a uniquely chaotic moment in 2000s chart culture and music history.
We break down the key releases competing for the top spot: Crazy Frog’s festive chart assault (and assault on our ears), Nizlopi’s breakout viral hit JCB Song, and major pop entries from Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams, McFly, and the unholy team-up of Westlife and Diana Ross.
Less likely contenders include bands like The Subways and Depeche Mode alongside truly left-field contenders such as The Water Babies from a Vodafone ad and the entire England Cricket Team’s singing Jerusalem.
Packed with nostalgia, chart trivia, and cultural context, this episode is essential listening for fans of 2000s pop, UK chart music, Christmas Number One history, and the golden era of CD singles, Top of the Pops, and mid-2000s British music.
Perfect for listeners who love revisiting the songs, artists, and moments that defined the UK music charts in the 2000s.

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1h 24min
December 17, 2025 Mutya leaves Sugababes and The Strokes are too cool for their own good (17 Dec 2005)
We must have all been on the naughty list in Christmas 2005, because Santa gave us the horrible gift of the best singer ever to be in a girlband exiting the group.
This huge news eclipsed everything in the chart this week, which is very much a dumping ground before the big race for the Christmas number 1 begins. But we are getting new stuff like an incredibly ill-advised single from Charlotte Church, one of Franz Ferdinand’s best-ever songs and a dance cover of an 80s ballad classic.This week’s The 2000s Chart Show features the following tracks
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Babyshambles - Albion
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation
Braund Reynolds - Rocket (A Natural Gambler)
Charlotte Church - Even God Can’t Change the Past
Craig David - Don’t Love You No More
The Cribs - You’re Gonna Lose Us
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
The Darkness - One Way Ticket
DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart
50 Cent - Window Shopper
Franz Ferdinand - Walk Away
Girls Aloud - Biology
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
Herd & Fitz feat. Abigail Bailey - I Just Can’t Get Enough
Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - Heard ‘Em Say
Katie Melua - I Cried For You/Just Like Heaven
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
KT Tunstall - Under the Weather
Liberty X - A Night to Remember
Madonna - Hung Up
Mystery Jets - Alas Agnes
Oasis - Let There Be Love
Paul Weller - Here’s the Good News
Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Rihanna - If It’s Lovin That You Want
Robbie Williams - Tripping
The Rolling Stones - Rain Fell Down
Royksopp - What Else Is There
Sean Paul - Ever Blazin’
Simon Webbe - No Worries
The Strokes - Juicebox
Sugababes - Push the Button
Sugababes - Ugly
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
Westlife - You Raise Me Up
Will Young - Switch It On
If you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at [email protected] with your pop music memories.

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1h 20min
December 10, 2025 Pussycat Dolls, Oasis, Rihanna & Sean Paul (Dec 10 2005)
If it’s lovin’ (of 2000s pop music) that you want, you’ve come to the right place, as we count down the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2005.Is Rihanna destined to be a one hit wonder following Pon De Replay? Will Oasis manage to stop squabbling enough to campaign properly for a number one single? How many times can Pete Doherty get arrested in one year? Will Sean Paul ever release a song not about fire? All will be revealed.
Featuring discussions of the following tracks:Antony & The Johnsons - You Are My Sister
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Babyshambles - Albion
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Blink-182 - Not Now
Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation
Craig David - Don’t Love You No More
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
The Darkness - One Way Ticket
David Gray - Hospital Food
50 Cent - Window Shopper
Freefaller - She’s My Everything/Basket Case
The Futureheads - Area
Girls Aloud - Biology
Gorillaz - Dare
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
Hilary Duff - Wake Up
Jamie Cullum - Mind Trick
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
Liberty X - A Night to Remember
Lil’ Kim - Lighters Up
Madonna - Hung Up
Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure
Oasis - Let There Be Love
Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
Rihanna - If It’s Lovin That You Want
Robbie Williams - Tripping
Sean Paul - Ever Blazin’
Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
Simon Webbe - No Worries
Son of Dork - Ticket Outta Loserville
Sugababes - Push the Button
Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
Westlife - You Raise Me Up
The White Stripes - The Denial Twist
Will Young - Switch It On

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1h 32min

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