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The 2000s Chart Show

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 the2000schartshow.substack.com

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56:56

A-ha fall out, Biggie Smalls moves up and Fall Out...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2026/02/04

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,

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62:56

Beyoncé's worst single, the Arctic Monkeys peaking...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2026/01/28

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

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64:28

Welcome to 2006, pop music fans! (feat. 250,000...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2026/01/21

“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

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128:55

The 40 Best Songs of 2005

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2026/01/14

(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

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76:36

JCB vs X Factor: The 2005 Christmas number one race...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/12/31

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

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83:32

The 2005 Christmas Number 1 Race (Part 1) (24 Dec 2005)

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/12/24

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

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79:22

Mutya leaves Sugababes and The Strokes are too cool...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/12/17

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

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91:05

Pussycat Dolls, Oasis, Rihanna & Sean Paul (Dec 10 2005)

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/12/10

If it’s lovin’ (of 2000s pop music) that you want, you’ve come to the right place, as we count down the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2005.Is Rihanna destined to be a one hit wonder following Pon De Replay? Will Oasis manage to stop squabbling enough to campaign properly for a number one single? How many times can Pete Doherty get arrested in one year? Will Sean Paul ever release a song not about fire? All will be revealed.Featuring discussions of the following tracks:Antony & The

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74:01

Gorillaz, four 50 Cent Beefs and the end of another...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/12/03

On the 2000s charts this week, Christmas is coming, and the charts are getting in the mood with such festive topics as... America’s obsession with guns! Being in love with a straight man (relatable TBH)! Doing things with a radio that would get my episode shadowbanned if I put it in this description!Winter for many represents the end of things, and so it’s fitting that we also have the end of another attempted boyband, with Freefaller going out with one of the most abysmal covers of the entire

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90:28

Girls Aloud, Liberty X and Will Young: Battle of the...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/11/26

It is a truth of 2000s pop universally acknowledged that you can’t mistake my biology...but did the British public in the 00s have enough musical taste to put the best Girls Aloud song (and maybe best song of all time?) to number one?Or did they prefer Fergie and her humps, bumps and lovely lady lumps? Or perhaps Will Young’s first attempt at an overtly gay single? The Darkness’ too late comeback? Or even Liberty X’s desperate attempt to stay on the charts with a sad cover for Children in Need?Find

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76:17

Madonna's Hung Up and the battle of the ex-boy band...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/11/21

“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

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77:43

Craig David's unexpected love life and Goldfrapp...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/11/12

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

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78:29

Kate Bush vs. Westlife (feat. Will Smith and...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/11/05

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

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73:38

Arctic Monkeys vs. McFly: The battle for the soul of...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/10/29

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

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72:00

The hugely important chart where Lisa Scott-Lee...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/10/22

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

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84:23

Robbie Williams, Rachel Stevens and a Deranged Ricky...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/10/15

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

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83:24

Sugababes, Liberty X and a death threat to Charlotte...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/10/08

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

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64:08

Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson & Katie Melua (1 Oct 2005)

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/10/01

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

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76:10

Sean Paul vs. 50 Cent and Bon Jovi vs. Trump! (24 Sep...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/09/24

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 -

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9:58

The 100 best number 1 singles #80: Melanie C - I Turn...

The 2000s Chart Show ·

2025/09/21

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.You can subscribe to our Patreon for £3 a month, which gives you every episode of this podcast with music clips, our entire back catalog of episodes about 2003 and 2004 and this bonus series. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get

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