The 2000s Chart Show

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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