The 2000s Chart Show

Je suis NOT desolé that I have another episode full of 2000s pop music bangers for your nostalgic enjoyment this week. Madonna is releasing her least favourite single, Corinne Bailey Rae is dragged into a feud with Lily Allen and Kian Westlife is falling out of windows. All in a day’s work for the 2006 charts, in other words.

Meanwhile...The Darkness are blowing £1 million on an album, one of my favourite records of the entire 2000s is being released, and Michael Jackson is flopping HARD.

This week’s episode features the following tracks:

Alkaline Trio - Burn

Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down

Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend

Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps

Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It

Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

The Darkness - Is It Just Me

Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round

Delays - Valentine

Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down

50 Cent - Hustler’s Ambition

Friday Hill - One More Night Alone

Funeral For a Friend - Roses for the Dead

Goldfrapp - Ride a White Horse

Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)

James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul

José Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

Liz McClarnon - Woman in Love/I Get the Sweetest Feeling

Madonna - Hung Up

Madonna - Sorry

Maximo Park - I Want You to Stay

Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again

Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

Morning Runner - Burning Benches

Nizlopi - JCB Song

Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl

The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys

Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal

Simon Webbe - After All This Time

The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got the Love

Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready

We Are Scientists - It’s a Hit

Westlife - Amazing

Will Young - All Time Love

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Another week on your favourite 2000s pop music podcast, a mystery: What happened to Liz McClarnon’s solo career? This week 20 years ago the former Atomic Kitten member got a top 5 hit and was never heard from again.

We delve into this promising career cut short as well as riding a white horse (that might be heroin) with Goldfrapp, discovering that two of Blazin’ Squad are secretly the most important producers of the 2020s and hearing from Chad Kroeger from Nickelback about why people hate the band so much.

This week’s episodes features the following tracks:

Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down

Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend

Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps

Boy Kill Boy - Back Again

Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute

Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It

Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round

Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down

Friday Hill - One More Night Alone

50 Cent - Hustler’s Ambition

Goldfrapp - Ride a White Horse

Hard-Fi - Cash Machine

Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)

James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul

José Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

Kubb - Grow

Lee Ryan - When I Think of You

Liz McClarnon - Woman in Love/I Get the Sweetest Feeling

Madonna - Hung Up

The Magic Numbers - I See You See Me

Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again

Nickelback - Far Away

Nizlopi - JCB Song

Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl

The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys

Pretty Ricky - Your Body

Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu

Rhymefest feat. Kanye West - Brand New

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

Will Young - All Time Love

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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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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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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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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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“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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(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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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

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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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