The 2000s Chart Show

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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Wednesday · 55 min
McFly's Song About Lindsay Lohan and a Pirate Rave (23-29 July 2006)
Yo ho me pop music history-loving hearties, let’s sail on the good ship The 2000s Chart Show for another trip round the high seas of the 2006 pop charts. And we’re surely going to meet some gruesome sights on this voyage through 2006 music. Like the man who died five times! The reanimated corpse of a Queen song that should have been left in the grave! Lil Wayne! All that, landlubbers, plus ‘new’ music from Red Hot Chili Peppers, McFly, Tiesto, Sean Paul, Chris Brown and Franz Ferdinand.This week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following songs:Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy The Automatic - Monster Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky) Bullet For My Valentine - Tears Don’t Fall Busta Rhymes - I Love My Chick Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man Chris Brown feat. Lil’ Wayne - Gimme That Remix The Feeling - Fill My Little World Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots On George Michael - An Easier Affair Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces Infernal - From Paris to Berlin James Morrison - You Give Me Something Justice vs Simian - We Are Your Friends Klaus Badelt - He’s a Pirate The Kooks - Naive The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way Lily Allen - Smile Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) McFly - Don’t Stop Me Now/Please Please Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Nelly Furtado - Maneater Ne-Yo - Sexy Love Paolo Nutini - Last Request Pink - Who Knew Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons Ray LaMontagne - Trouble Razorlight - In the Morning Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby Rihanna - Unfaithful Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Sean Paul - Never Gonna Be the Same Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie Shayne Ward - Stand By Me Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars Supermode - Tell Me Why Wolfmother - Woman The Zutons - Valerie This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
July 22 · 1 hr 1 min
Rihanna, Gnarls Barkley and James Morrison (16 - 22 July 2006)
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, WE HAVE A FLOP GIRLBAND ON THE SHOW!!! Rejoice as we explore the career of Nylon, Iceland’s answer to the Spice Girls but without the tunes on the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast dedicated to exploring every single UK singles chart of that most nostalgic of decades.Elsewhere on this week’s UK top 40 in 2006, Gnarls Barkley have the very hard task of following up Crazy, but luckily have an amazing song to do it with, while Rihanna is trying to show she can tackle a ballad with Unfaithful. James Morrison is battling with Paolo Nutini for the new James Blunt crown, Shayne Ward is handing on for dear life, and Rooster are just trying to get literally anyone to take them seriously. Featuring the following songs:Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy The Automatic - Monster Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky) Busta Rhymes - I Love My Chick Dirty Pretty Things - Deadwood The Feeling - Fill My Little World George Michael - An Easier Affair Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces Infernal - From Paris to Berlin James Dean Bradfield - That’s No Way to Tell a Lie James Morrison - You Give Me Something Jamie T - Sheila Justice vs Simian - We Are Your Friends Keane - Is It Any Wonder Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway The Kooks - Naive The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way Lily Allen - Smile Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Milburn - Cheshire Cat Smile Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Nelly Furtado - Maneater Ne-Yo - Sexy Love Nylon - Losing a Friend Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Paolo Nutini - Last Request Pink - Who Knew Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons Razorlight - In the Morning Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Richard Ashcroft - Words Just Get in the Way Rihanna - Unfaithful Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child Rooster - Home Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie Shayne Ward - Stand By Me The Zutons - Valerie 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
July 15 · 1 hr 2 min
George Michael, Paolo Nutini and (Maybe) the Best Dance Song of the 2000s (9-15 July 2006)
Things are splintering in the pop music charts by this point in the 2000s. Some chart icons are struggling to get top 10s, while new genres like emo bite at their heels and social media mints a new generation of stars. Men are starting to think that becoming singer-songwriters or doing acoustic guitar covers of pop songs is a good idea (it isn’t), while women dominate the upper reaches of the chart like never before.Let me tell you the story in the latest episode of The 2000s Chart Show, the pop music history podcast where every ep we’re reliving the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago and telling the stories of all the new episodes. This week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following songs: All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy The Automatic - Monster Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky) Busta Rhymes - I Love My Chick Fall Out Boy - A Little Less Sixteen Candles… The Feeling - Fill My Little World George Michael - An Easier Affair Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Jamie T - Sheila José Gonzalez - Hand on Your Heart Justice vs Simian - We Are Your Friends Keane - Is It Any Wonder Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway The Kooks - Naive The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way Lily Allen - Smile LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Nelly Furtado - Maneater Ne-Yo - Sexy Love Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Paolo Nutini - Last Request Pink - Who Knew The Pipettes - Pull Shapes Primal Scream - Country Girl Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons Razorlight - In the Morning Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California The Rifles - She’s Got Standards Rihanna - SOS Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie Till West & DJ Delicious - Same Man The Zutons - Valerie 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
July 8 · 55 min
Lily Allen's Debut and The Kooks vs Razorlight Feud (2 - 8 July 2006)
On this episode of your new favourite 2000s pop music history podcast…A great episode for fans of musicians who love to shout their mouths off. Johnny Borrell is here to slag off every single other indie band, and Lily Allen is moving from MySpace and straight into the UK top 40. Plus, we’re getting the chart debut of literally my favourite band of the entire 2000s. Nostalgia levels highFeaturing the following tracks:All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy The Automatic - Monster Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Cord - Winter Embrace - World at Your Feet Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans The Feeling - Fill My Little World The Fratellis - Henrietta Guillemots - Made-Up Lovesong Number 43 Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Keane - Is It Any Wonder Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway The Kooks - Naive The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way Larrikin Love - Downing Street Kindling LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Lily Allen - Smile The Long Blondes - Weekend Without Makeup Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push Michael Jackson - Blood on the Dancefloor Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Nelly Furtado - Maneater Ne-Yo - Sexy Love Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Pink - Who Knew Primal Scream - Country Girl Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons Razorlight - In the Morning Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie Solu Music feat. Kimblee - Fade TI - Why You Wanna Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup The Zutons - Valerie 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
July 1 · 56 min
Pussycat Dolls vs Muse (aka Buttons vs Holes) (25 Jun - 1 July)
Loosen up your buttons, babe, and enjoy another episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast reliving the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2006! Why did Luke from The Kooks kick Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys in the face? How did Amy Winehouse and The Zutons end up having a drunken row? And why did Melody Thornton from Pussycat Dolls do THAT performance where she tried to upstage Nicole Scherzinger? Find out answers to all those questions in our latest ep, plus the best 2000s music from Muse, All American Rejects, Lupe Fiasco and Ne-Yo.Featuring the following songs:All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy The Automatic - Monster Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can’t Go Home Busta Rhymes - Touch It Crazy Frog - We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong) Editors - Blood Embrace - World at Your Feet The Feeling - Fill My Little World The Fratellis - Henrietta Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Keane - Is It Any Wonder The Kooks - Naive The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push Michael Jackson - Stranger in Moscow Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Nelly Furtado - Maneater Ne-Yo - Sexy Love Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Orson - Bright Idea Pink - Who Knew Primal Scream - Country Girl Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie Sham 69 & The Special Assembly - Hurry Up England Solu Music feat. Kimblee - Fade Stan Boardman - Stan’s World Cup Song TI - Why You Wanna Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup The Young Knives - She’s Attracted To The Zutons - Valerie This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
June 24 · 1 hr 8 min
Shakira's Hips Don't Lie and Other Less Iconic Songs from 2006 (June 18-24 2006)
I never really knew a girl could PODCAST like this, she makes a man wanna speak 2000s POP MUSIC HISTORY. I’m on tonight with another episode looking at the biggest selling tracks from this week 20 years ago, featuring the return of the Black Eyed Peas with a (shocker!) good song, a milestone in landfill indie from The Fratellis, the unfortunate end of Dannii Minogue’s pop career and more. Featuring the following tracks:Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy The Automatic - Monster Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can’t Go Home Busta Rhymes - Touch It Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I Crazy Frog - We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong) Dannii Minogue - So Under Pressure Embrace - World at Your Feet The Feeling - Fill My Little World The Fratellis - Henrietta Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Keane - Is It Any Wonder The Kooks - Naive LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Michael Jackson - They Don’t Care About Us Nelly Furtado - Maneater Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone to War Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five Orson - Bright Idea Pink - Who Knew Primal Scream - Country Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie Sham 69 & The Special Assembly - Hurry Up England Solu Music feat. Kimblee - Fade Stan Boardman - Stan’s World Cup Song The Streets - Never Went to Church TI - Why You Wanna Tonedef Allstars - Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann? Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup Trinidad & Tobago Tartan Army - Scotland Scotland Jason Scotland 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
June 17 · 1 hr 13 min
Sugababes and The Streets Flop While World Cup Songs Fight for the Top (11 - 17 Jun 2006)
This week on the 2000s pop music history podcast counting down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago… “it’s coming home...” by which I mean Three Lions is back on the chart for the (approximately) 28 millionth time. It is just one of the football tracks trying to knock Sandi Thom off the top spot, with Crazy Frog and a nasty piece of xenophobia backed by The Sun battling Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds. For those of you who actually prefer real 2000s pop music, we get Sugababes and The Streets both overwhelming with ballads, Morrissey going mental on his record company, and Duncan from Blue trying and failing to have a solo career. This week’s episode features the following songs: The Automatic - Monster Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Busta Rhymes - Touch It Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I Crazy Frog - We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong) Depeche Mode - John the Revelator/Lilian Duncan James - Sooner or Later Embrace - World at Your Feet The Feeling - Fill My Little World Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Hope of the States - Sing It Out Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Keane - Is It Any Wonder The Kooks - Naive LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah Mariah Carey feat. Snoop Dogg - Say Somethin’ Michael Jackson - Earth Song Morrissey - The Youngest Was the Most Loved Nelly Furtado - Maneater Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone to War Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five Orson - Bright Idea Orson - No Tomorrow Pink - Who Knew Primal Scream - Country Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Shayne Ward - No Promises Stan Boardman - Stan’s World Cup Song The Streets - Never Went to Church Sugababes - Follow Me Home Talksport Allstars - We’re England (Tom Hark) Tonedef Allstars - Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann? Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup Trinidad & Tobago Tartan Army - Scotland Scotland Jason Scotland 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
June 10 · 1 hr 3 min
Nelly Furtado's Maneater and the Worst World Cup Songs You've Ever Heard 4 - 10 June 2006)
The UK singles charts giveth and they taketh away. So this week 20 years ago, they gave us one of the best song of the 2006, from one of the biggest and best comebacks in pop music history...but they also gave us football-themed rewriting of Tony Christie’s Amarillo. I’d say it’s a game of two halves, but there’s quote enough football talk in this episode already. It’s another ep of The 2000s Chart Show, the pop music history podcast where every episode we count down the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago. Featuring the following songs: The Automatic - Monster Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Busta Rhymes - Touch It Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping Daz Sampson - Teenage Life Embrace - World at Your Feet The Feeling - Fill My Little World Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Jack Johnson - Upside Down Keane - Is It Any Wonder The Kooks - Naive LeAnn Rimes - And It Feels Like LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation 06 Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Matt Willis - Up All Night Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone Nelly Furtado - Maneater Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone to War Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five Orson - Bright Idea Orson - No Tomorrow Paul Simon - Father and Daughter Pink - Who Knew Primal Scream - Country Girl The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Shayne Ward - No Promises Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have Stan Boardman - Stan’s World Cup Song Sunblock feat. Robin Beck - First Time Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup Will Young - Who Am I 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
June 3 · 1 hr 6 min
Pink, a Robbie Williams Flop and Keane Getting Emo (28 May - 3 June 2006)
It’s another week in 2006, and Robbie Williams is casually bankrupting EMI, Pink is releasing her last good ballad and Matt from Busted is having a go at a solo track after both Charlie and James’ careers are all but over.Elsewhere in the pop charts...Brittany Murphy launches a pop career tragically cut short, Jack Johnson is calming things down a bit, and Keane are getting through a lot of rock and roll shenanigans for such a mild-mannered band, but the biggest shocker of all is how good their song is. And while one hugely successful band from 2003 continues their success three years later, another is falling apart in a spectacular style as The Darkness release their last top 40 hit.This week’s ep features the following songs:The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Busta Rhymes - Touch It Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I The Darkness - Girlfriend Daz Sampson - Teenage Life Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance The Feeling - Fill My Little World The Futureheads - Skip to the End Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Jack Johnson - Upside Down Keane - Is It Any Wonder The Kooks - Naive Little Man Tate - What What You Got LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Matt Willis - Up All Night Michael Jackson - Heal the World Ne-Yo - So Sick Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone to War Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five Orson - Bright Idea Orson - No Tomorrow Pink - Who Knew Primal Scream - Country Girl The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Robbie Williams - Sin Sin Sin Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Shayne Ward - No Promises Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have Sunblock feat. Robin Beck - First Time Taking Back Sunday - Make Damn Sure Will Young - Who Am I This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
May 27 · 1 hr
Sandi Thom....Industry Plant? (feat. Donny Tourette, The Feeling and Primal Scream) (21-27 May 2006)
Do you wish you were a punk rocker (with flowers in your hair)? Then do we have an episode for you! Sandi Thom seemed ready to change the music industry forever with her livestreamed gigs...but was the story a little too good to be true? We’ll find out in the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast where every episode we count down the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago. Why did Primal Scream fall asleep in their dinners at a major music industry dinner? Can The Ordinary Boys get away with releasing on old Lady Sovereign remix as a single? And how many times can you say the word ‘jam’ without losing your mind? All will be revealed! This episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following songs: Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Boy Kill Boy - Suzie Busta Rhymes - Touch It Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Daz Sampson - Teenage Life Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead Eddie Thoenick & Kurd Maverick - Love Sensation 2006 Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance The Feeling - Fill My Little World Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Infernal - From Paris to Berlin The Kooks - Naive LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Michael Jackson - Jam Ne-Yo - So Sick Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone to War Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five Orson - Bright Idea Orson - No Tomorrow Pet Shop Boys - I’m With Stupid Pink - Stupid Girls Primal Scream - Country Girl The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Shayne Ward - No Promises Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have Sunblock feat. Robin Beck - First Time T-Pain - I’m Sprung Towers of London - Air Guitar Upper Room - Black and White Will Young - Who Am I 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
May 20 · 1 hr
Eurovision 2006, Pet Shop Boys, and the sinking ship of British indie (14-20 May 2006)
Has it been a long time since you had a teenage life? Then you’ll probably remember Eurovision 2006, when Daz Sampson’s crap rap was our entry.It flopped on the Athens stage, but how well did it do on the charts? Can it defeat the best Pet Shop Boys single in a decade, the return of Christina Milian, Busta Rhymes sampling Daft Punk and Orson’s follow-up to No Tomorrow? Find out as we count down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago and tell the stories of some of the biggest pop music of the 2000s. Featuring the following tracks: The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Boy Kill Boy - Suzie Busta Rhymes - Touch It Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Daz Sampson - Teenage Life Delays - Hideaway Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance Feeder - Lost and Found Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Graham Coxon - You & I Hot Chip - Boy From School Infernal - From Paris to Berlin The Kooks - Naive LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Michael Jackson - In the Closet Ne-Yo - So Sick Nina Simone vs Groovefinder - Ain’t Got No (I Got Life) Orson - Bright Idea Orson - No Tomorrow Panic! at the Disco - But It’s Better If You Do Pet Shop Boys - I’m With Stupid Pink - Stupid Girls The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Sean Paul - Temperature Shayne Ward - No Promises Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have T-Pain - I’m Sprung Upper Room - Black and White We Are Scientists - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Will Young - Who Am I This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
May 13 · 1 hr 7 min
LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and a sassy indie vs rock feud (7-13 May 2006)
Is Crazy by Gnarls Barkley about to match the record for longest number one we’ve covered on this show, or can Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beatfreakz, Feeder, Panic at the Disco, Goldfrapp or the dream team of LL Cool J and Jennifer Lopez stop them? Find out in the latest episode of the music history and commentary podcast where every episode we’re telling the stories of the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago. Featuring the following tracks: The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me Captain - Broke Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks - Dreams Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead Embrace - Nature’s Law Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance Feeder - Lost and Found Forward Russia - Nine Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Goldfrapp - Fly Me Away Infernal - From Paris to Berlin Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris - Unpredictable The Kooks - Naive LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Madonna - Sorry Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Remember the Time Ne-Yo - So Sick Nina Simone vs Groovefinder - Ain’t Got No (I Got Life) Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl Orson - No Tomorrow Panic! at the Disco - But It’s Better If You Do Pink - Stupid Girls The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Rihanna - SOS Sean Paul - Temperature Shayne Ward - No Promises Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have T-Pain - I’m Sprung Trina feat. Kelly Rowland - Here We Go We Are Scientists - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Will Young - Who Am I 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
April 29 · 1 hr 10 min
Snow Patrol, Spanish icons and gummy candy brains (23-29 Apr 2006)
This week on the pop music history podcast reliving the 40 biggest selling songs from every week of the 2000s…As Rihanna, Infernal and Fall Out Boy head up the top 40 to challenge Gnarls Barkley for number one, we got a motley crew of new entries, including Snow Patrol on a major glow-up, The Flaming Lips’ chart peak and the return to the charts of Stevie Nicks with one of the most beautiful (and petty) songs ever written. Featuring the following songs: A-Ha - Cosy Prisons The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Blaze feat. Barbara Tucker - Most Precious Love Chico - It’s Chico Time Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks - Dreams Embrace - Nature’s Law Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance The Feeling - Sewn The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Hard-Fi - Better Do Better Infernal - From Paris to Berlin James Blunt - Wisemen Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris - Unpredictable Joey Negro - Make a Move on Me Juanes - La Camisa Negra Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Kelly Clarkson - Because of You The Kooks - Naive Madonna - Sorry Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone Ne-Yo - So Sick Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl Orson - No Tomorrow Pink - Stupid Girls The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep Richard Ashcroft - Music is Power Rihanna - SOS Sean Paul - Temperature Shayne Ward - No Promises Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have Soundbwoy Ent - Never Wanna Say The Streets - When You Wasn’t Famous Sugababes - Red Dress Trina feat. Kelly Rowland - Here We Go The Zutons - Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
April 22 · 1 hr 13 min
Rihanna's SOS and 39 other less good songs from 2006 (16-22 April 2006)
“SOS please someone help me. It’s not healthy for me to feel this way” about a pop song. But that’s just how I feel about Rihanna’s SOS, one of the true starmaking tracks of the decade. Which of course means it’s probably going to be beat by a drippy ballad from Shayne Ward off of that X Factor. So the 2000s charts go. Do Rihanna and Shayne Ward have what it takes to knock Gnarls Barkley off the top, or will it be the job of Gorillaz, Infernal, Fall Out Boy, Hard-Fi or Jamie Foxx. Find out as we deep dive into another week on the 2006 charts. Which pop stars has MULTIPLE family members in prison for murder? Which Danish band is basically forced into doing an England World Cup song? And which singer had to present a TV show with Holly Willoughby where every presenter had to be barefoot. Find out as we tell another set of tales from 2000s music, in the only music history podcast that every episode counts down the top 40 singles chart from this week 20 years ago. This week featuring the following songs:Beverley Knight - Piece of My Heart The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Chico - It’s Chico Time Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Embrace - Nature’s Law Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance The Feeling - Sewn Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Gorillaz - Kids With Guns/El Manana Hard-Fi - Better Do Better Infernal - From Paris to Berlin James Blunt - Wisemen Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris - Unpredictable Joey Negro - Make a Move on Me Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away The Kooks - Naive Lorraine - I Feel It Madonna - Sorry Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Mish Mash - Speechless Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz Ne-Yo - So Sick Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl Orson - No Tomorrow Pink - Stupid Girls The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep Ray J - One Wish Rihanna - SOS Sean Paul - Temperature Shayne Ward - No Promises Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal The Streets - When You Wasn’t Famous Studio B - C’mon Get It On Sugababes - Red Dress Trina feat. Kelly Rowland - Here We Go Various Artists - Tribute to Jinky The Zutons - Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
April 15 · 1 hr 6 min
U2, Mary J Blige and some candy-based sexual innuendo (9 - 15 April 2006)
This week on our look at the music that came out this week in 2006, we’re going literally from the sublime to ridiculous, in a chart that takes us from one of the most emotional songs ever written in U2’s One’s to one of the stupidest tracks ever, D4L’s Laffy Taffy. In between, we get Franz Ferdinand singing about Jesus, Morrissey discussing losing his virginity, Michael Jackson terrified by the idea of a woman’s sexuality and The Zutons’ ode to keeping women locked in your basement (do not try this at home, kids).In short, another typically weird look into the pop music of the 2000s. This week’s episode features the following tracks:Belle & Sebastian - The Blues Are Still Blue Beverley Knight - Piece of My Heart The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It The Charlatans - Blackened Blue Eyes Chico - It’s Chico Time Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Depeche Mode - Suffer Well D4L - Laffy Taffy Editors - All Sparks Embrace - Nature’s Law Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down The Feeling - Sewn Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen/L Wells Girls Aloud - Whole Lotta History Gnarls Barkley - Crazy James Blunt - Wisemen Joey Negro - Make a Move on Me Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away The Kooks - Naive Madonna - Sorry Mary J. Blige and U2 - One Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana Mish Mash - Speechless Morrissey - You Have Killed Me Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz Ne-Yo - So Sick Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl Orson - No Tomorrow Pink - Stupid Girls The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep Ray J - One Wish Royal Ballet Sinfonia with Gavin Sutherland - The BBC Radio 4 UK Theme Sean Paul - Temperature The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got the Love The Streets - When You Wasn’t Famous Sugababes - Red Dress Various Artists - Tribute to Jinky The Zutons - Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
April 8 · 1 hr 4 min
The Streets' mystery celeb lover and Gnarls Barkley (2 - 8 April 2006)
This week 20 years ago on the pop music charts...the British record buying public goes Craaaaaaaayyyyyyyzzzaaaaaaayyyyyyyy for Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo’s Gnarls Barkley project while gossip-lovers everywhere wonder about what Mike Skinner and Cheryl Cole might have got involved in. Elsewhere, more nails are put in the landfill indie coffin as The Automatic and Milburn debut and we get two of the strangest novelty records we’ve heard so far in our journey through the UK top 40s of the 2000s.All this and more on the pop music history/nostalgia podcast where every week we’re reliving the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago and telling the story of all the new releases. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
April 1 · 1 hr 11 min
Pink vs Paris Hilton feat. Sean Paul and The Strokes (26 Mar - 1 Apr 2006)
This week in 2006...Pink tries feminism and fails miserably. Michael Jackson jumps the shark. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs don’t release a concept album about a cat. The Kooks don’t annuciate properly. Nelly tells us all about his jewel-encrusted teeth, and we get 2000s nostalgic pop music bangers from Embrace, Sean Paul, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MVP. Featuring the following tracks: Beverley Knight - Piece of My Heart The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Bow Wow feat. Ciara - Like You Chico - It’s Chico Time Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Craig David - Unbelievable Embrace - Nature’s Law Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down The Feeling - Sewn Girls Aloud - Whole Lotta History Hilary Duff - Fly Jack Johnson - Better Together James Blunt - Wisemen Joey Negro - Make a Move on Me José Gonzalez - Heartbeats Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Keisha White - The Weakness in Me Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away The Kooks - Naive Lacuna Coil - Our Truth Madonna - Sorry Massive Attack - Live With Me Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Bad MVP - Bounce Shake Move Stop Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz Ne-Yo - So Sick Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl Orson - No Tomorrow Pink - Stupid Girls The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep Ray J - One Wish Sean Paul - Temperature The Shapeshifters - Incredible The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got the Love The Strokes - Heart in a Cage Sugababes - Red Dress Will Young - All Time Love Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
March 25 · 1 hr 12 min
The music industry lets Girls Aloud (and Kelly Clarkson) down again (19-25 March 2006)
This week on the podcast telling the stories of the biggest songs from this week 20 year ago…This is a baffling week on the 2000s charts for me. Why is Kelly Clarkson being beaten by a less good version of herself literally using the same songwriter? How could the pop music industry fumble the singles from Girls Aloud’s best album so badly? Why don’t the British record buying public appreciate Beverley Knight and Massive Attack more? And maybe most importantly of all...why do those three wise men get a semi by the sea? All of these questions about 2006 pop will (hopefully) be answered in our latest episode alongside the following tracks: Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down Battle - Tendency Beverley Knight - Piece of My Heart Be Your Own Pet - Adventure The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Bow Wow feat. Ciara - Like You Charlotte Church - Moodswings (To Come at Me Like That) Chico - It’s Chico Time Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Craig David - Unbelievable Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down The Feeling - Sewn Girls Aloud - Whole Lotta History Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) Hilary Duff - Fly Jack Johnson - Better Together James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover James Blunt - Wisemen Joey Negro - Make a Move on Me José Gonzalez - Heartbeats Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Keisha White - The Weakness in Me Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away Madonna - Sorry Massive Attack - Live With Me Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Beat It Ne-Yo - So Sick Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys Orson - No Tomorrow Placebo - Because I Want You The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep Ray J - One Wish Shakira - Don’t Bother The Shapeshifters - Incredible The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got the Love Sugababes - Red Dress Will Young - All Time Love 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
March 18 · 1 hr 2 min
Pussycat Dolls, Amelle-era Sugababes and Orson (remember them?!!) (12-18 March 2006)
A NEW ERA IN THE UK TOP 40 CHARTS....but enough about Amelle replacing Mutya in the Sugababes, some long-awaited rule changes came in force which gave more power than ever to downloads. Instantly, there are some winners (Black Eyed Peas), some losers (James Blunt), and a lot of chaos in between. Let me be your guide as I tell you the stories of some of the best songs of 2006. From what will.i.am is probably saying behind all those Pussycat Doll bleeps, to the strange role Craig David had in the breakup of the Royal Family, let’s get into another chart! Featuring the following tracks:Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Bow Wow feat. Ciara - Like You Charlotte Church - Moodswings (To Come at Me Like That) Chico - It’s Chico Time Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Craig David - Unbelievable Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down The Feeling - Sewn Fightstar - Waste a Moment Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Watchin’ Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) Jack Johnson - Better Together James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover José Gonzalez - Heartbeats Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Keisha White - The Weakness in Me Kelly Clarkson - Because of You Madonna - Hung Up Madonna - Sorry Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Nizlopi - JCB Song Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys Orson - No Tomorrow Placebo - Because I Want You The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep The Rifles - Repeated Offender Shakira - Don’t Bother The Shapeshifters - Incredible The Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got the Love Sugababes - Red Dress Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready Westlife - Amazing Will Young - All Time Love 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
March 12 · 1 hr 9 min
It's Chico Time! (and also time for Shakira, The Feeling and Charlotte Church) (5-11 March 2006)
WHAT TIME IS ITTTTTTTTTTTTT?? It’s time for another episode of the podcast telling the stories of the 40 biggest-selling songs from this week 20 years ago of course! This week in 2006 had the most new entries of any chart the whole year, and it’s an embarrassment of 2000s riches and rubbish including the incredible debut of Hot Chip, the final single by Charlotte Church and the return of Shakira with her passive aggressive anthem Don’t Bother. This week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following tracks: Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug - Check On It Charlotte Church - Moodswings (To Come at Me Like That) Chico - It’s Chico Time 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 Fall Out Boy - Sugar We’re Going Down The Feeling - Sewn Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Watchin’ Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) Hot Chip - Over and Over Jack Johnson - Better Together James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger Keisha White - The Weakness in Me Kelly Clarkson - Because of You Liz McClarnon - Woman in Love/I Get the Sweetest Feeling Madonna - Hung Up Madonna - Sorry Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again Michael Jackson - Rock With You Mystery Jets - The Boy Who Ran Away Nizlopi - JCB Song Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys Orson - No Tomorrow The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep The Rakes - All Too Human Shakira - Don’t Bother 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 The Upper Room - All Over This Town Westlife - Amazing Will Young - All Time Love The Young Knives - Here Comes the Rumor Mill 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 the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com