“Time goes by so slowly for those who wait...” after a brief delay due to some snotty children, The 2000s Chart Show is back LIVE FROM MY BED. Just in time to talk about the return of a true icon.

....But enough about James from Busted, Madonna also returned with a storming comeback from her iconic Confessions of a Dancefloor. Which involved some serious grovelling to ABBA and way too many trips to see Mamma Mia!

Elsewhere on the 2000s pop music history podcast where every week we count down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2005....

- James from Busted lauches into a public feud with Kelly Osbourne

- Lil’ Kim goes to prison for a reason you’ll never expect and starts a feud with (WHO ELSE) 50 Cent

- Kaiser Chiefs take on Dave Grohl at bowling

- Jamiroquai break the record for the highest gig of all time (and this time we don’t mean dr*gs)

- Weird facts about the city of Hartlepool

Plus the following tracks:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Bananarama - Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Coldplay - Fix You

Corinne Bailey Rae - Like a Star

Craig David - Don’t Love You No More

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Darren Hayes - So Beautiful

Duallers - Truly Madly Deeply

Eurythmics - I’ve Got a Life

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

Goldfrapp - Number 1

Gorillaz - Dare

Hilary Duff - Wake Up

James Blunt - High

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jamiroquai - (Don’t) Give Hate a Chance

Kaiser Chiefs - Modern Way

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

Kubb - Wicked Soul

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Lil’ Kim - Lighters Up

Madonna - Hung Up

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

Monkey Hangerz - 2 Little Boys/Never Say Die 2005

My Chemical Romance - I’m Not Okay (I Promise)

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Rosetta Life feat. Billy Bragg - We Laughed

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simon Webbe - No Worries

Son of Dork - Ticket Outta Loserville

Sugababes - Push the Button

Uniting Nations feat. Laura More - Ai No Corrida

Westlife - You Raise Me Up

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This week on the 2000s pop music podcast counting down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago…

his week in 2005...Busted were at war, as James took every opportunity to come for his former bandmate Charlie in the press. An Australian icon takes one step closer to coming out. One of the most emotionally moving charity singles of all time comes out. Eurythmics forget their constant simmering sexual tension for long enough to put out a new song. Sharleen from Texas insults all her former bandmates. Craig David dates the most unexpected celebrity.

Featuring the following 2000s pop music anthems:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Audio Bullys - I’m in Love

Backstreet Boys - Just Want You to Know

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Coldplay - Fix You

Craig David - Don’t Love You No More

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Darren Hayes - So Beautiful

Dons feat. Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam

Eurythmics - I’ve Got a Life

Fightstar - Grand Unification (Part 1)

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

Goldfrapp - Number 1

Gorillaz - Dare

Hilary Duff - Wake Up

James Blunt - High

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

Kray Twinz feat. Twista & Lethal B - What We Do

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure

McFly - I Wanna Hold You

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

The Rakes - 22 Grand Job

Ray J - One Wish

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Rosetta Life feat. Billy Bragg - We Laughed

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Status Quo - All That Counts is Love

Sugababes - Push the Button

Texas - Can’t Resist

Westlife - You Raise Me Up

Will Smith - Party Starter

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This week on the podcast where we discuss the 40 biggest selling singles from this week in 2005…After 12 years away, the enigma that is Kate Bush took this week in 2005 to return to music with her song about what would have happened had Elvis never died, King of the Mountain.Also singing about mountains are Westlife, who become the 100th band to cover the definitive granny-bothering track You Raise Me Up. Never say Shane, Kian et al aren’t original...

Elsewhere in the top 40 from this week 20 years ago:

* Will Smith tries to clap back at the haters and prove he’s a hard man, with unsurprisingly disasterous results

* Backstreet Boys try to prove they’re men rather than boys...and lose a member in the process

* 16-year-old Hilary Duff dates a 25-year-old pop punker

* Someone faints on stage after cutting open their toe with a broken beer bottle

All that plus discussion of the following tracks:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Audio Bullys - I’m in Love

Backstreet Boys - Just Want You to Know

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

Charlotte Church - Call My Name

Coldplay - Fix You

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekerz - Perfection

Dons feat. Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Gorillaz - Dare

Hilary Duff - Wake Up

James Blunt - High

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Love Bites - You Broke My Heart

The Magic Numbers - Love’s a Game

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure

McFly - I Wanna Hold You

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

The Rifles - Local Boy

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Sugababes - Push the Button

The Test Icicles - Circle Square Triangle

Westlife - You Raise Me Up

Will Smith - Party Starter

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One of the rare, exciting singles charts of the 2000s where we get the debut of a group of icons. Arctic Monkeys released their debut I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor this week in 2005, where it took on the more processed pop rock on McFly as well as Dannii Minogue, The Kooks, Pete Doherty and even Clea (’memba them?!!)Also this week on the 2000s pop music history podcast discussing the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2005:- Not one but TWO flop girlbands, one of which is releasing a song I ADORED at the time.- How Kylie inadvertedly sabotaged Dannii’s single campaign- Which girlband member Harry McFly may have been texted literal DAYS before meeting his wife- Plus of course much more 2000s nostalgia, pop music trivia, unsolicited opinions and discussion about these great 2005 pop songs:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

Charlotte Church - Call My Name

Coldplay - Fix You

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekerz - Perfection

Da Playaz vs Clea - We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off

Depeche Mode - Precious

Feeder - Shatter/Tender

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Gorillaz - Dare

James Blunt - High

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

The Kooks - Sofa Song

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

Lethal Bizzle - Fire

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Littl’ans feat. Peter Doherty - Their Way

Love Bites - You Broke My Heart

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

McFly - I Wanna Hold You

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simply Red - Perfect Love

Sugababes - Push the Button

Tatu - All About Us

U2 - All Because of You

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This week on the podcast about the 40 biggest selling singles of every week on 2005, Duracell’s got nothin’ on me, I’m feeling the E, and baby, I’m electric.If that makes no sense to you, then buckle in, because we’re about to talk about one of the most tragic moments of 2005 pop music history, as Lisa Scott-Lee pledges to quit the music industry if her track Electric misses out on the top 10. Can she do it, and can she beat her sister-in-law/frenemy....?

Also on this week’s show...Blazin’ Squad drop nine members and becoming the East 17 nacho-reheaters Friday Hill (and Jodie Marsh reveals too much about her and Kenzie’s love life). Lee Ryan gives a typically deranged interview to The Observer. U2 hold crisis talks. Simply Red head to Cuba.All that and fascinating stories and nostalgic memories of the following 2005 tracks:

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

Charlotte Church - Call My Name

Coldplay - Fix You

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Depeche Mode - Precious

Feeder - Shatter/Tender

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Gorillaz - Dare

InMe - So You Know

James Blunt - High

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jo O’Meara - What Hurts the Most

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Lisa Scott-Lee - Electric

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

The Prodigy - Voodoo People/Out of Space

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

Rihanna - Pon De Replay

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simply Red - Perfect Love

Sugababes - Push the Button

Tatu - All About Us

U2 - All Because of You

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A very sad day on The 2000s Chart Show, as we say goodbye to the pop career of Rachel Stevens, even as she releases one of her best ever singles. She’s taking on Robbie Williams with his paranoid reggae bop Tripping, as well as new (for 2005) tracks from Mariah Carey, Depeche Mode, some slutty dolls and a cartoon crocodile. A very 2005 list, in other words.Also on this podcast:

* A jaw-dropping story about Ricky Martin that can’t possible be true

* Starsailor escaping the clutches of their murderous producer

* A member of Depeche Mode dying

* James Blunt having so much sex that it became village gossip among his neighbours.

All that and the following tracks:

Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song

Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

Charlotte Church - Call My Name

Coldplay - Fix You

Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

David Gray - The One I Love

Depeche Mode - Precious

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Gorillaz - Dare

James Blunt - High

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

Jo O’Meara - What Hurts the Most

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

Ms Dynamite - Judgement Day

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

The Prodigy - Voodoo People/Out of Space

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

Rihanna - Pon De Replay

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Schnappi - Schnappi

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

Starsailor - In the Crossfire

Sugababes - Push the Button

Tatu - All About Us

We Are Scientists - The Great Escape

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A huge week for pop fans, with 15 new entries battling it out to knock the Pussycat Dolls from their perch at the top of the charts.

It’s a huge week. Sugababes are pretending to get on to promote Push the Button, but are just months away from Mutya leaving. Charlotte Church is trying to get rid of her child star image with her ode to bondage Call My Name. Liberty X are hanging on for dear life to their careers. Tatu are causing absolute havoc wherever they go. Jo from S Club is trying to launch a solo career way too late. Ms Dynamite is trying to make a comeback with some pretty alarming lyrics, and New Order are falling apart.

Discover a deranged week in 2000s pop in the latest episode of The 2000s Chart Show, the podcast where every week we relive the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2005.

That means this week we’re talking about the following 00s pop bangers:Andy Bell - Crazy

Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing

Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song

Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

Bobby Valentino - Tell Me

Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

Charlotte Church - Call My Name

Coldplay - Fix You

Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

David Gray - The One I Love

Editors - Bullets

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Gorillaz - Dare

Gwen Stefani - Cool

Hard-Fi - Living for the Weekend

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jamesy P - Nookie

Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

Jo O’Meara - What Hurts the Most

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Ms Dynamite - Judgement Day

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

New Order - Waiting for the Sirens’ Call

Nickelback - Photograph

Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

Paul Weller - Come On/Let’s Go

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rihanna - Pon De Replay

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

Sugababes - Push the Button

Tatu - All About Us

X-Press 2 feat. Kurt Wagner - Give It

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There are FAMOUSLY nine million bicycles in Beijing, but only 40 songs in this week’s podcast. There are some amazing tracks among them though, from the return of my teenage favourites Franz Ferdinand, the chart debut of Pendulum, and the most nepo-tastic track of all time.

This week’s episode of the pop music podcast celebrating the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2005 also contains new tracks from Katie Melua, Bullet for My Valentine, Kelly Clarkson, Stereophonics and Kanye West.

The full list of nostalgic bangers we’re discussing this episode reads as follows:Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

Bullet for My Valentine - Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow

Coldplay - Fix You

Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

David Gray - The One I Love

Faithless - Insomnia 2005

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Goldfrapp - Ooh La La

Goldie Lookin’ Chain - Your Missus Is a Nutter

Gorillaz - Dare

Gwen Stefani - Cool

Hard-Fi - Living for the Weekend

HIM - Wings of a Butterfly

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jamesy P - Nookie

Jem - Wish I

Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

Kano - Nite Nite

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Les Rhythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)

Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

Pendulum - Slam/Out Here

Pretty Ricky - Grind With Me

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rihanna - Pon De Replay

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

Status Quo - The Party Ain’t Over Yet

Stereophonics - Devil

Tony Yayo feat. 50 Cent - So Seductive

2Pac feat Elton John - Ghetto GospelIf 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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Can the most overexposed artist of 2005 beat the most overexposed of 2003? Find out as Sean Paul takes on 50 Cent to be the one to knock off The Pussycat Dolls (nice work if you can get it...)Also on this episode of the 2000s music podcast where every week we're counting down the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago...Status Quo come to Corrie! rap duo start a feud with 2Pac despite never meeting him! Jem gets mistaken for a lesbian!

All that plus the following tracks:

Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh

Coldplay - Fix You

Crazy Frog - Popcorn

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

David Gray - The One I Love

The Dead 60s - Riot Radio

Faithless - Insomnia 2005

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind

Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer

Goldfrapp - Ooh La La

Goldie Lookin’ Chain - Your Missus Is a Nutter

Gorillaz - Dare

Gwen Stefani - Cool

HIM - Wings of a Butterfly

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jamesy P - Nookie

Jem - Wish I

Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

Kano - Nite Nite

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Les Rhythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)

Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

Pretty Ricky - Grind With Me

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rihanna - Pon De Replay

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

Status Quo - The Party Ain’t Over Yet

The Subways - With You

Supafly vs Fishbowl - Let’s Get Down

Tony Yayo feat. 50 Cent - So Seductive

2Pac feat Elton John - Ghetto Gospel

The White Stripes - My Doorbell

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A clip from our Patreon series where we’re counting down the top 100 number 1 singles of all time. This month’s episode includes this absolute moment of Ibiza bliss alongside tracks from the Spice Girls, Five and Gabrielle.

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