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 former bandmates. Craig David dates the most unexpected celebrity.

Featuring the following 2000s pop music anthems:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Audio Bullys - I’m in Love

Backstreet Boys - Just Want You to Know

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Coldplay - Fix You

Craig David - Don’t Love You No More

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Darren Hayes - So Beautiful

Dons feat. Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam

Eurythmics - I’ve Got a Life

Fightstar - Grand Unification (Part 1)

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

Goldfrapp - Number 1

Gorillaz - Dare

Hilary Duff - Wake Up

James Blunt - High

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

Kray Twinz feat. Twista & Lethal B - What We Do

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure

McFly - I Wanna Hold You

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

The Rakes - 22 Grand Job

Ray J - One Wish

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Rosetta Life feat. Billy Bragg - We Laughed

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Status Quo - All That Counts is Love

Sugababes - Push the Button

Texas - Can’t Resist

Westlife - You Raise Me Up

Will Smith - Party Starter

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