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Ciara, Texas and the 10 highest selling reality TV songs (13 Aug 2005)

Ciara, Texas and the 10 highest selling reality TV songs (13 Aug 2005)

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How are Kaiser Chiefs bending the chart rules to get I Predict a Riot back in the top 40 (and why are the lyrics so bad)? Which random indie band persuaded Coldplay to scrap their entire third album? And why did it really seem like reality singing shows would be a thing of the past in 2005?Find out on the latest episode of the podcast where every week we relive the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago. This week that means new releases from Ciara, The Game, Kaiser Chiefs, Lemar, Morning Runner, The Rakes and Texas, plus discussions of the following iconic nugget of chart pop music:Akon - Lonely

Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down

Bananarama - Move in My Direction

Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Phunk with My Heart

Bobby Valentino - Slow Down

Bodyrockers - I Like the Way

Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick

Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh

Coldplay - Speed of Sound

Crazy Frog - Axel F

Daddy Yankee - Gasolina

Dancing DJs v Roxette - Fading Like a Flower

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Deep Dish - Say Hello

Eminem - Ass Like That

50 Cent - Just a Lil Bit

Foo Fighters - Best of You

The Game - Dreams

Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Inaya Day - Nasty Girl

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

Lee Ryan - Army of Lovers

Lemar - Don’t Give It Up

Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

Martin Solveig - Everybody

Missy Elliott - Lose Control

Morning Runner - Gone Up in Flames

MVP - Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)

Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down the Days

The Rakes - Work Work Work (Pub Club Sleep)

Roll Deep - The Avenue

Texas - Getaway

Tony Christie - (Is This Way to) Amarillo

2Pac feat Elton John - Ghetto Gospel

Uniting Nations - You and Me



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