Episodes

  • Craig David's unexpected love life and Goldfrapp bestiality accusations (12 Nov 2005)
    Nov 12 2025

    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

    If you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories.



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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Kate Bush vs. Westlife (feat. Will Smith and Backstreet Boys) (5 Nov 2005)
    Nov 5 2025

    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 ago:

    * Will Smith tries to clap back at the haters and prove he’s a hard man, with unsurprisingly disasterous results

    * Backstreet Boys try to prove they’re men rather than boys...and lose a member in the process

    * 16-year-old Hilary Duff dates a 25-year-old pop punker

    * Someone faints on stage after cutting open their toe with a broken beer bottle

    All that plus discussion of the following tracks:

    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

    Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

    Charlotte Church - Call My Name

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekerz - Perfection

    Dons feat. Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam

    Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

    Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    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

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

    Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

    Love Bites - You Broke My Heart

    The Magic Numbers - Love’s a Game

    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

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

    The Rifles - Local Boy

    Robbie Williams - Tripping

    Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Sugababes - Push the Button

    The Test Icicles - Circle Square Triangle

    Westlife - You Raise Me Up

    Will Smith - Party Starter

    If you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories.



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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Arctic Monkeys vs. McFly: The battle for the soul of British indie rock (29 Oct 2005)
    Oct 29 2025

    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 song I ADORED at the time.- How Kylie inadvertedly sabotaged Dannii’s single campaign- Which girlband member Harry McFly may have been texted literal DAYS before meeting his wife- Plus of course much more 2000s nostalgia, pop music trivia, unsolicited opinions and discussion about these great 2005 pop songs:

    Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

    Bloc Party - Two More Years

    Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

    Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

    Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

    Charlotte Church - Call My Name

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekerz - Perfection

    Da Playaz vs Clea - We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off

    Depeche Mode - Precious

    Feeder - Shatter/Tender

    Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

    Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    Gorillaz - Dare

    James Blunt - High

    Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

    Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

    Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

    The Kooks - Sofa Song

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

    Lethal Bizzle - Fire

    Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

    Littl’ans feat. Peter Doherty - Their Way

    Love Bites - You Broke My Heart

    Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

    McFly - I Wanna Hold You

    Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

    Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

    Robbie Williams - Tripping

    Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Simply Red - Perfect Love

    Sugababes - Push the Button

    Tatu - All About Us

    U2 - All Because of You



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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • The hugely important chart where Lisa Scott-Lee releases Electric (22 Oct 2005)
    Oct 22 2025

    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 nine members and becoming the East 17 nacho-reheaters Friday Hill (and Jodie Marsh reveals too much about her and Kenzie’s love life). Lee Ryan gives a typically deranged interview to The Observer. U2 hold crisis talks. Simply Red head to Cuba.All that and fascinating stories and nostalgic memories of the following 2005 tracks:

    Bloc Party - Two More Years

    Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

    Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

    Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

    Charlotte Church - Call My Name

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    Depeche Mode - Precious

    Feeder - Shatter/Tender

    Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

    Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    Gorillaz - Dare

    InMe - So You Know

    James Blunt - High

    James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

    Jo O’Meara - What Hurts the Most

    Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

    Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

    Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

    Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

    Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

    Lisa Scott-Lee - Electric

    Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

    Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

    Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

    The Prodigy - Voodoo People/Out of Space

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

    Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

    Rihanna - Pon De Replay

    Robbie Williams - Tripping

    Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Simply Red - Perfect Love

    Sugababes - Push the Button

    Tatu - All About Us

    U2 - All Because of You



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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Robbie Williams, Rachel Stevens and a Deranged Ricky Martin story (15 Oct 2005)
    Oct 15 2025

    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 producer

    * A member of Depeche Mode dying

    * James Blunt having so much sex that it became village gossip among his neighbours.

    All that and the following tracks:

    Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song

    Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

    Bloc Party - Two More Years

    Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

    Charlotte Church - Call My Name

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    David Gray - The One I Love

    Depeche Mode - Precious

    Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    Gorillaz - Dare

    James Blunt - High

    James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

    Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

    Jo O’Meara - What Hurts the Most

    Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

    Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

    Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

    Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

    Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

    Ms Dynamite - Judgement Day

    Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

    Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

    The Prodigy - Voodoo People/Out of Space

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

    Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

    Rihanna - Pon De Replay

    Robbie Williams - Tripping

    Schnappi - Schnappi

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

    Starsailor - In the Crossfire

    Sugababes - Push the Button

    Tatu - All About Us

    We Are Scientists - The Great Escape



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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Sugababes, Liberty X and a death threat to Charlotte Church (8 Oct 2005)
    Oct 8 2025

    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 solo career way too late. Ms Dynamite is trying to make a comeback with some pretty alarming lyrics, and New Order are falling apart.

    Discover a deranged week in 2000s pop in the latest episode of The 2000s Chart Show, the podcast where every week we relive the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2005.

    That means this week we’re talking about the following 00s pop bangers:Andy Bell - Crazy

    Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing

    Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song

    Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

    Bobby Valentino - Tell Me

    Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

    Charlotte Church - Call My Name

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    David Gray - The One I Love

    Editors - Bullets

    Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    Gorillaz - Dare

    Gwen Stefani - Cool

    Hard-Fi - Living for the Weekend

    James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

    Jamesy P - Nookie

    Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

    Jo O’Meara - What Hurts the Most

    Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

    Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

    Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

    Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

    Ms Dynamite - Judgement Day

    Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

    New Order - Waiting for the Sirens’ Call

    Nickelback - Photograph

    Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

    Paul Weller - Come On/Let’s Go

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Rihanna - Pon De Replay

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

    Sugababes - Push the Button

    Tatu - All About Us

    X-Press 2 feat. Kurt Wagner - Give It

    If you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories.



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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson & Katie Melua (1 Oct 2005)
    Oct 1 2025

    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 list of nostalgic bangers we’re discussing this episode reads as follows:Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie

    Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

    Bullet for My Valentine - Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    David Gray - The One I Love

    Faithless - Insomnia 2005

    Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    Goldfrapp - Ooh La La

    Goldie Lookin’ Chain - Your Missus Is a Nutter

    Gorillaz - Dare

    Gwen Stefani - Cool

    Hard-Fi - Living for the Weekend

    HIM - Wings of a Butterfly

    James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

    Jamesy P - Nookie

    Jem - Wish I

    Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

    Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

    Kano - Nite Nite

    Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

    Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

    Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Les Rhythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)

    Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

    Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

    Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

    Pendulum - Slam/Out Here

    Pretty Ricky - Grind With Me

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Rihanna - Pon De Replay

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

    Status Quo - The Party Ain’t Over Yet

    Stereophonics - Devil

    Tony Yayo feat. 50 Cent - So Seductive

    2Pac feat Elton John - Ghetto GospelIf you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories.



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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Sean Paul vs. 50 Cent and Bon Jovi vs. Trump! (24 Sep 2005)
    Sep 24 2025

    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 - Don’t Lie

    Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

    Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh

    Coldplay - Fix You

    Crazy Frog - Popcorn

    Daniel Powter - Bad Day

    David Gray - The One I Love

    The Dead 60s - Riot Radio

    Faithless - Insomnia 2005

    50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

    Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind

    Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer

    Goldfrapp - Ooh La La

    Goldie Lookin’ Chain - Your Missus Is a Nutter

    Gorillaz - Dare

    Gwen Stefani - Cool

    HIM - Wings of a Butterfly

    James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

    Jamesy P - Nookie

    Jem - Wish I

    Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

    Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

    Kano - Nite Nite

    Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

    KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

    Les Rhythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)

    Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

    Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

    Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

    Pretty Ricky - Grind With Me

    Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

    Rihanna - Pon De Replay

    Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

    Simon Webbe - Lay Your Hands

    Status Quo - The Party Ain’t Over Yet

    The Subways - With You

    Supafly vs Fishbowl - Let’s Get Down

    Tony Yayo feat. 50 Cent - So Seductive

    2Pac feat Elton John - Ghetto Gospel

    The White Stripes - My Doorbell

    If you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com with your pop music memories.



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    1 hr and 16 mins