The 2000s Chart Show

“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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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
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