Elton John vs Elton John (and James Blunt, The Kooks and Inaya Day) (23 July 2005)
mardi 22 juillet 2025 • Durée 56:11
Because you can’t keep a good podcast down, WE’RE BACK with a new home but with the same dedication to exploring the best and worst of 2000s pop music, one UK top 40 singles chart at a time.This week 20 years ago, Elton John tries to become the first person since the 1960s to replace himself at the top of the charts. But to do that, he’ll have to beat indie upstarts The Kooks and Editors, as well as a sassy club classic from Inaya DayOn, this week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show, we’re talking about the following 2000s pop songs:Deep Dish - Say Hello
Editors - Blood
Elton John - Electricity
Idlewild - El Capitan
Inaya Day - Nasty Girl
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
The Kooks - Eddie’s Gun
Lemon Jelly - Make Things Right
The Paddingtons - 50 to a Pound
The Raveonettes - Love in a Trashcan
R.E.M. - Wanderlust
Rooster - Deep and Meaningless
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Lee Ryan Goes Solo, Daddy Yankee Offers Us His 'Gasolina' and Heather Small Gets 'Proud' (July 30 2004)
mercredi 30 juillet 2025 • Durée 01:02:38
Do you want to know which (allegedly hung) '80s icon Lee Ryan's mum (allegedly) was having an affair with? Whose singing voice was described as 'an over-ripe orange'? Who Paul Weller described as 'boring as sh*t'? Find out on the latest episode on the 2000s pop music nostalgia podcast where every week we relive the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago.On this week's episode, we're talking about the following songs:Akon - Lonely
Amerie - 1 Thing
Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down
Backstreet Boys - Incomplete
Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Phunk with My Heart
Bloc Party - The Pioneers
Bobby Valentino - Slow Down
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Coldplay - Speed of Sound
Crazy Frog - Axel F
Daddy Yankee - Gasolina
Deep Dish - Say Hello
Elton John - Electricity
50 Cent - Just a Lil Bit
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Hard-Fi - Hard to Beat
Heather Small - Proud
Inaya Day - Nasty Girl
InMe - 7 Weeks
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less and Less
Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
Lee Ryan - Army of Lovers
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Mario - Here I Go Again
Maximo Park - Going Missing
Missy Elliott - Lose Control
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PATREON PREVIEW: The 100 Greatest Number 1s #89: So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds
dimanche 3 août 2025 • Durée 07:06
Every month over on Patreon, we are counting down the 100 greatest number one singles, 10 at a time. From this week’s episode, here’s our entry on one of the defining songs of UK Garage, So Solid Crew’s 21 Seconds.Has any band ever fell apart more spectacularly (and in so much police attention) than the So Solid Crew? Did Romeo really need the extra eight seconds he wanted? Who did the creepy child voice at the start? All this and more revealed!
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James Blunt vs Daniel Powter: Battle of the Blands (6 Aug 2005)
mardi 5 août 2025 • Durée 01:00:50
For a 2000s chart show, this week is looking awfully like the 1980s, with new singles from Bananarama, Roxette and Madness.
But the real battle on this week's episode of the 2000s pop music podcast where every week we're reliving the top 40 singles chart from this week two decades ago is between two mild-mannered man whose songs were inescapable in 2005: James Blunt with You're Beautiful and Daniel Powter with Bad Day.
Also on this podcast, discover:- Which dance act went to prison for serious drug smuggling- Why Tony Christie is beloved of gangsters everywhere-Which '80s icons inspired the drunken falls of Ab Fab
All that plus great music from Natalie Imbruglia, Nine Inch Nails, Uniting Nations and the following 40 tracks:
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
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
El Presidente - Without You
Eminem - Ass Like That
50 Cent - Just a Lil Bit
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
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Ciara, Texas and the 10 highest selling reality TV songs (13 Aug 2005)
mercredi 13 août 2025 • Durée 01:04:29
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
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McFly vs Rachel Stevens & Sharon Osbourne vs Iron Maiden (27 Aug 2005)
mercredi 27 août 2025 • Durée 56:32
It's nearly the end of summer, which means it's a perfect time for Jamiroquai to release their song about June, right? Wrong, as we find out in the latest episode of the podcast where every week we relive the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago.
While Jay Kay is seemingly busy having constant fights outside nightclubs, we also explore some other bad decisions the pop star of the 2000s are making. Like McFly nearly deciding they wanted to be taken seriously, Snoop Dogg deciding to break up with his wife only to get back with her almost instantly, and Iron Maiden deciding to bad mouth Ozzy Osbourne at his own festival.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Pete Doherty returns with an anti-drug implant and a new song, Justin Hawkins messes about before the proper return of The Darkness, and I'm pleasantly surprised by a Super Furry Animals song.This episode features mentions of the following songs:Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down
Akon - Belly Dancer (Bananza)
Axwell - Feel the Vibe (Til the Morning Comes)
Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Ain’t No Easy Way
British Whale - This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both Of Us
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh
Craig David - All the Way
Crazy Frog - Axel F
Daddy Yankee - Gasolina
Dancing DJs v Roxette - Fading Like a Flower
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Eminem - Ass Like That
The Game - Dreams
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
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Craig David, Akon and Goldfrapp feat. the War of the Chavs (20 Aug 2005)
mercredi 20 août 2025 • Durée 01:02:41
Which folk musicians became the first act to walk out of Top of the Pops? Which electronic music icons got accused of copying Rachel Stevens? Which R&B star might have been smuggling anti-war messages into their songs this whole time? And which flop pop star got called a "sad ass stripper" by her rap rival?
Find out the answer to all these questions and more in the latest episode of The 2000s Chart Show, your favourite podcast that every week counts down the 40 biggest-selling songs of this week 20 years ago. This week, that means discussion of these incredibly nostalgic moments in 2000s pop music:
Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down
Akon - Belly Dancer (Bananza)
Axwell - Feel the Vibe (Til the Morning Comes)
Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Phunk with My Heart
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh
Craig David - All the Way
Crazy Frog - Axel F
Daddy Yankee - Gasolina
Dancing DJs v Roxette - Fading Like a Flower
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Eminem - Ass Like That
Frankie J - Obsession (No Es Amor)
The Game - Dreams
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Inaya Day - Nasty Girl
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone
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Rihanna, Girls Aloud, Oasis and some horrendous 'poetry' (3 Sep 2005)
mercredi 3 septembre 2025 • Durée 01:06:08
One of their greatest British bands in history released a new single this week 20 years ago. Also, Oasis did.A long hot summer was coming to the end, but not before Girls Aloud released perhaps the only song trying to get onto a Disney soundtrack that featured a heavy transvestism theme. Elsewhere in the week in 2005 pop music, we got that rare thing: The birth of a superstar, as Rihanna told us all to get 'pon de replay'.Also on the podcast this week: Why will.i.am might be the worst rapper in history, a song that will take three years to get to number one, a rock star star who stayed awake for nine days without sleep and the debut of yet another solo star from Blue.This week's episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following tracks:Amerie - Touch
Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down
Akon - Belly Dancer (Bananza)
Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie
British Whale - This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both Of Us
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh
Craig David - All the Way
Crazy Frog - Popcorn
The Cribs - Martell
Daddy Yankee - Gasolina
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Eminem - Ass Like That
Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind
The Game - Dreams
Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
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Pussycat Dolls, Coldplay and apologising to Victoria Beckham (17 September 2005)
mercredi 17 septembre 2025 • Durée 01:02:39
Don't you wish your podcast was about the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago? Well you're in luck, because The 2000s Chart Show is back for another episode of nostalgic pop music.
But who had what it takes to knock Gorillaz off the top spot? Was it the stolen skank-pop of the Pussycat Dolls, or did we prefer a good old cry about Gwyneth Paltrow's dad from Coldplay?
All will be revealed as we delve into the pop music of September 2005, featuring Goldie Lookin' Chain nearly causing an international incident, Foo Fighters building a studio that is definitely haunted, and Faithless recording a rave classic in their garden shed. All that plus the following tracks:
Akon - Belly Dancer (Bananza)
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
Big Ang feat. Siobhan - It’s Over Now
Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh
Coldplay - Fix You
Craig David - All the Way
Crazy Frog - Popcorn
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
David Gray - The One I Love
Faithless - Insomnia 2005
Foo Fighters - DOA
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
Ian Brown - All Ablaze
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
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Gorillaz and Gwen Stefani feat. a dancing car (10 Sep 2005)
mercredi 10 septembre 2025 • Durée 01:06:08
On this week's countdown of the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2005...BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID: Emo is starting to creep its way onto the charts, with new entries by My Chemical Romance and Funeral for a Friend.That does not mean, however, that we do not have our fair share of pop bangers, with Gwen Stefani giving us a sequel to 'Don't Speak', Shaun Ryder teaming up with Gorillaz (and kicking his heroin addiction through cycling), and Jessica Simpson providing us with one of the year's absolute worst tracks.
We're talking about those iconic nuggets of 00s nostalgia, plus new (for 2005) singles from KT Tunstall, Paul McCartney (!), David Gray and Stuart Price, aka Les Rhythmes Digitales.
The full list of songs for the week is as follows:Amerie - Touch
Akon - Belly Dancer (Bananza)
Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
Big Ang feat. Siobhan - It’s Over Now
Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Lie
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Ciara feat Ludacris - Oh
Craig David - All the Way
Crazy Frog - Popcorn
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
David Gray - The One I Love
Elbow - Forget Myself
Eminem - Ass Like That
Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind
Funeral For a Friend - Monsters
The Game - Dreams
Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Gorillaz - Dare
Gwen Stefani - Cool
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
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