The 2000s Chart Show

Fergie's 'London Bridge' and Jamelia Calling Javine a Slag (10 - 16 Sep 2006)

“Yeah, but she really is a slag though.” With those immortal words, Jamelia bodied Javine...but while that line is still rightly celebrated, we have forgotten how great J

Robbie's 'Rudebox', Nelly Furtado's 'Promiscuous' and the Return of Scissor Sisters (3 - 9 September 2006)

Few pieces of pop music have dented a career quite like Robbie Williams’ Rudebox, so I’m so glad to finally be able to talk about this weird electro-rap song about how TK

Justin Timberlake Brings Sexy Back and Pink Brings Dr Luke Back (27 Aug - 2 Sep 2006)

Justin Timberlake is trying to become the white Prince, Pink is inviting men to ‘shake hands with the milkman’ and even Thom Yorke from Radiohead is writing funky protest

Beyoncé's Return, the Arctic Monkey's Off-Cuts and David Guetta's Chart Reign of Terror (20 - 26 August 2006)

This week on the 2000s pop music history podcast reliving every song from the singles charts of the 00s… “I just want you to know who I am,” bellowed Ronan Keating this

Cascada, Panic! at the Disco and Choking to Death on Coffee (August 13 - 19 2006)

They see us rollin’ (to another week of 2000s pop music), they hatin’. After a week off, we return to the last quiet week before the record industry comes back from their

‘Chasing Cars,’ Christina Aguilera and a Vicious Rumour About Kasabian (30 Jul - 5 Aug 2006)

We’re the pop music history podcast reliving the biggest songs from every week in the 2000s. This week 20 years ago on the 2006 pop charts, one of the biggest songs of th

McFly's Song About Lindsay Lohan and a Pirate Rave (23-29 July 2006)

Yo ho me pop music history-loving hearties, let’s sail on the good ship The 2000s Chart Show for another trip round the high seas of the 2006 pop charts. And we’re surel

Rihanna, Gnarls Barkley and James Morrison (16 - 22 July 2006)

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, WE HAVE A FLOP GIRLBAND ON THE SHOW!!! Rejoice as we explore the career of Nylon, Iceland’s answer to the Spice Girls but without the t

George Michael, Paolo Nutini and (Maybe) the Best Dance Song of the 2000s (9-15 July 2006)

Things are splintering in the pop music charts by this point in the 2000s. Some chart icons are struggling to get top 10s, while new genres like emo bite at their heels a

Lily Allen's Debut and The Kooks vs Razorlight Feud (2 - 8 July 2006)

On this episode of your new favourite 2000s pop music history podcast…A great episode for fans of musicians who love to shout their mouths off. Johnny Borrell is here to

Pussycat Dolls vs Muse (aka Buttons vs Holes) (25 Jun - 1 July)

Loosen up your buttons, babe, and enjoy another episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast reliving the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2006! Why did Luke

Shakira's Hips Don't Lie and Other Less Iconic Songs from 2006 (June 18-24 2006)

I never really knew a girl could PODCAST like this, she makes a man wanna speak 2000s POP MUSIC HISTORY. I’m on tonight with another episode looking at the biggest selli

Sugababes and The Streets Flop While World Cup Songs Fight for the Top (11 - 17 Jun 2006)

This week on the 2000s pop music history podcast counting down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago… “it’s coming home...” by which I mean Three Lions

Nelly Furtado's Maneater and the Worst World Cup Songs You've Ever Heard 4 - 10 June 2006)

The UK singles charts giveth and they taketh away. So this week 20 years ago, they gave us one of the best song of the 2006, from one of the biggest and best comebacks in

Pink, a Robbie Williams Flop and Keane Getting Emo (28 May - 3 June 2006)

It’s another week in 2006, and Robbie Williams is casually bankrupting EMI, Pink is releasing her last good ballad and Matt from Busted is having a go at a solo track aft

Sandi Thom....Industry Plant? (feat. Donny Tourette, The Feeling and Primal Scream) (21-27 May 2006)

Do you wish you were a punk rocker (with flowers in your hair)? Then do we have an episode for you! Sandi Thom seemed ready to change the music industry forever with her

Eurovision 2006, Pet Shop Boys, and the sinking ship of British indie (14-20 May 2006)

Has it been a long time since you had a teenage life? Then you’ll probably remember Eurovision 2006, when Daz Sampson’s crap rap was our entry.It flopped on the Athens st

LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and a sassy indie vs rock feud (7-13 May 2006)

Is Crazy by Gnarls Barkley about to match the record for longest number one we’ve covered on this show, or can Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beatfreakz, Feeder, Panic at the Dis

Snow Patrol, Spanish icons and gummy candy brains (23-29 Apr 2006)

This week on the pop music history podcast reliving the 40 biggest selling songs from every week of the 2000s…As Rihanna, Infernal and Fall Out Boy head up the top 40 to

Rihanna's SOS and 39 other less good songs from 2006 (16-22 April 2006)

“SOS please someone help me. It’s not healthy for me to feel this way” about a pop song. But that’s just how I feel about Rihanna’s SOS, one of the true starmaking tracks