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This week on the podcast where we're celebrating the music of the 2000s one UK top 40 at a time we're talking about the following songs:
3 of a Kind - Baby Cakes
Angel City - Do You Know (I Go Crazy)
Ashlee Simpson - Pieces of Me
Bloc Party - Helicopter
Brandy - Afrodisiac
Christina Milian - Whatever U Want
Daniel Bedingfield - Nothing Hurts Like Love
Dannii Minogue - You Won't Forget About Me
Danzel - Pump it Up
Darius - Kinda Love
Deep Dish - Flashdance
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence...
Published 11/06/24
This week on the podcast celebrating the pop music of the 2000s one UK top 40 singles chart at a time: 'New' (for 2004) music from Björk, The Cure, Darius, Depeche Mode, The Dualers, Kelis, Lil Flip, Manic Street Preachers, Mylo, Placebo, R Kelly, Rammstein, Slipknot, Travis, The Zutons and much more
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Published 10/29/24
On this week's episode of the pop music podcast where we celebrate the music of the 2000s one top 40 singles chart at a time:
Which 2000s pop rock band started out doing Pokemon-based tunes - and what huge part did they play in the future of streaming?Why is Duncan James releasing solo singles even before Blue have broken up?How did Robbie Williams and Morrissey end up in a feud?Why Cliff Richard was once called "too sexy for TV"What is the tragic history of the song Mary by the Scissor...
Published 10/22/24
This week 20 years ago, a new chart record was broken as SEVEN (!) songs are new entries on the top 10, with 17 (!!) new entries in total from the likes of Rachel Stevens, Robbie Williams, Good Charlotte, Brandy, Eamon, DJ Casper and Khia.
This week on the pop music podcast where we celebrate the music of the 2000s one top 40 singles chart at a time:
What did Rachel Stevens take from a former adult film actress....and what did Fidel Castro have to do with it?Why Eamon found himself being...
Published 10/15/24
It's time to get cheeky cheeky for the last time as the Cheeky Girls take their last bow on the UK top 40. Elsewhere in the pop music landscape, Jentina and Beverley Knight are flopping hard, Ashlee Simpson is getting humiliated on live TV and The Streets and Super Furry Animals are trying to see what they can get away with when it comes to drugs and swearing on the charts.
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Published 10/08/24
To all those people who say "OK, but why isn't there a straight pride"...here it is. This episode is for you. For some reason, on this week 20 years ago the music industry conspired to get every middle-aged man on their rosters to release music all in the same week, with only Alacazar left to offer any sort of gay counterpoint.
But it's still a great episode of the podcast reliving the pop music of the 2000s one UK top 40 singles chart at a time, with answers to the following questions:
Which...
Published 10/01/24
Let's go, eskimo...Girls Aloud are back with Love Machine, a song that the band hated. And they're not the only ones who despise their own songs this week, as Joss Stone and Eric Prydz have also had very few words to say about their tracks either...
Also on this week's edition of the 2000s pop music podcast that's reliving the top 40 singles chart from this week years ago:
Which singer went to prison for manslaughter and then just a few months later got amnesia from a car accident?Why is...
Published 09/24/24
It's always a big moment when a boyband member goes solo, and 2004 saw Brian "Bryan" McFadden have a go with "Real To Me".
But will the results be more Robbie Williams or Louis Tomlinson (sorry Directioners)?
Find out on the latest episode of the pop music podcast celebrating the songs that were in the UK top 40 singles chart this week 20 years ago.
Also on this week's episode:
A rapper gouges out his own eye in one of the most tragic tales we have ever told on the podcast;Loose Women...
Published 09/17/24
In this week's episode of the pop music podcast reliving the top 40s charts of the 2000s:
Which rap star of the 00s now teaches gun safety in Illinois?Which Australian singer did Simon Amstell (ALLEGEDLY) try to out on Popworld?How did Liam from The Prodigy meet his wife, Natalie Appleton off of All Saints?Which 80s movie icon dated a young Victoria Beckham?Which dance songwriter of the 2000s won a silver in boxing at the Commonwealth Games?What do Lady Gaga, Aaliyah and Tamar Braxton have...
Published 09/10/24
She wiiiiiiiilllllllll be lovvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeddddd...but was Maroon 5's defining track a big enough hit to knock Natasha Bedingfield off the top or stop Sugababes, The 411 and Dizzee Rascal from getting to number one this week 20 years ago on the UK single chart.
Find out on the latest episode of the podcast reliving the iconic pop music of the 2000s, one UK top 40 singles chart at a time.
Also on this week's episode of The 2000s Chart Show:
Is being on an Asda ad enough to get a bad song to...
Published 09/03/24
On this week's episode of the podcast celebrating the pop music of the 2000s one UK top 40 singles chart at a time...
-Why The Libertines and Keane were accused of feuding in 2004
-Why Daniel Bedingfield is the male Dido
-How Franz Ferdinand's erotic gay anthem could have been even gayer
-Which Irish rock band told us us "suck Satan's c***"
-Which dance one hit wonder got her phone stolen in the London riots
-Why Busted hate Little Mix
All that nostalgic noughties fun plus fascinating facts...
Published 08/28/24
We're back with one of my personal favourite chart battles of the 2000s. A very chaotic Libertines who have basically broken up on the cusp of being the biggest band in the UK vs. the madly catchy Baby Cakes by 3 of a Kind. Will the British record buying public put up with Can't Stand Me Now, or do they they like it down low low? All will be revealed as we relive the UK top 40 singles chart from this week 20 years ago.
Also on this week's episode: Pop trivia! Deranged takes! Nostalgia! Bad...
Published 08/20/24
This weeks 20 years ago was a terrible one if you liked boy bands of all kinds, with Busted and D12 releasing their last ever singles on the UK top 40. Also this week on your favourite 2000s pop music nostalgia podcast:
Which former Britpop icon had a habit of going to gigs, stripping naked and throwing sausages at bands?
Which Girls Aloud song was initially offered to Britney as the lead single for In the Zone?
Which two very famous pop stars of 2004 did Xenomania turn down?
Which pop star...
Published 08/06/24
Another week, another great top 40 singles chart featuring some of the best pop music of 2004. On this week's episode of The 2000s Chart Show, find out:
Why famous song of 2004 nearly featured Chris Martin awkwardly saying the word "mate"Which dance music vocalists also recorded nursery rhymes and pop hits for those iconic Early Learning Centre CDsWho once threw a tambourine at a woman at a gig after fighting with her over whether Northampton was a "sh*thole" or notHow Estelle forced John...
Published 07/30/24
My baby drives a car....and Geri Halliwell (ALLEGEDLY) cries in it. On this week's podcast, Nelly Furtado flops hard, Bloc Party join the 2000s indie revival party, Slash from Guns and Roses dies and is brought back to life, I do the world's worst Shrek impression, the 2004 Mercury Prize noms are announced, I send a band to The 2000s Chart Show jail, Jamelia delivers her best song yet and J-Kwon has paternity drama.
And oh yes... LOLA'S BLOODY THEME and SOME FRICKIN GIRLS are released (for...
Published 07/23/24
This week on the show celebrating the iconic pop music of 2004...we revisit the singles chart from this week 20 years ago, with new releases from Damien Rice, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Elvis Presley, The 5678s, Ghostface, The Hives, Ian van Dahl, Max Sedgley, Nina Sky, Orbital, Shaznay Lewis, Shystie and Will Young.
All that plus random 00s nostalgia, jokes and music trivia you won't believe. Who is the fastest rapper in the world? Who got in a feud where she called Azealia Banks "table t**s"?...
Published 07/16/24
This week on the podcast where we're celebrating the iconic pop music of the 2000s one top 40 singles chart at a time...finally a week with some huge hitters of 2004, including Basement Jaxx, Black Eyed Peas, Blue, George Michael, Girls Aloud, Kylie Minogue and Usher. Plus the usual classic tunes, 00s nostalgia and general pop nonsense.
Which famous 2000s rapper was dropped from Kylie's Chocolate? Which R&B diva was Usher's Burn allegedly written about? What did the French version of...
Published 07/09/24
This week on the podcast celebrating the music of the 2000s one top 40 singles chart at a time: Why is Brandy called the Vocal Bible? Who is the song Golden Touch by Razorlight written about, and which pop star did she go on to manage? Why is the break-up of Blue causing Javine's career to flop? And most importantly of all, why did Jessica Simpson think she could challenge a 2004-era Britney to number one?!
All that plus nostalgic pop music songs, some 2000s trivia you won't believe and more...
Published 06/25/24
Every two years, the safe home for the gays that are the music charts and bombarded by the straights as a barrage of football songs come out to celebrate the World Cup and/or Euros.
This week on The 2000s Chart Show, it's the Euros 2004, and the straights were celebrating with a "footie" spin on Come on Eileen, a slightly dog whistle-sounding single featuring The Libertines and Supergrass and a song about World War One. The breeders having a normal one, as always.
If you think the "beautiful...
Published 06/18/24
HEALTH WARNING: We're heading into the era of the 2004 Euros, which means one dreaded thing: Football songs. We got one this week, but before we have to mentally prepare ourselves for another enjoy the return of Emma Bunton, the hilariously petty feud between 50 Cent and Evanescence and the hilariously named Hoobastank.
On this week's episode of your favourite 2000s pop music nostalgia podcast (OK, we're at least top three), we're talking about these songs and oh so much more:
2Play feat....
Published 06/11/24
Your weekly dose of 2000s pop music nostalgia returns, with fascinating facts, dumb jokes and general pop mania about the following songs from the UK top 40 singles chart this time in 2004:
2Play feat. Raghav & Naila Boss - It Can’t Be Right
The 411 - On My Knees
Anastacia - Left Outside Alone
ATL - Calling All Girls
Avril Lavigne - Don’t Tell Me
Beyonce - Naughty Girl
The Calling - Our Lives
Cassidy - Hotel
Chingy - One Call Away
Christina Milian - Dip It Low
The Corrs - Summer...
Published 06/05/24
A dramatic week in 2004 era pop music which has a little bit of everything. PJ Harvey being bitchy about Kylie Minogue. The fallout of World Idol and how it may have directly caused The X Factor to happen. The terrible things Jim from The Corrs has said, and why it may be Ant and Dec's fault. A Norweigian mountain hut shaped like a guitar. All that plus 2000s nostalgia aplenty and new old music from ABBA, ATL, Brand New, The Calling, Cassidy, Chingy, The Corrs, The 411, Gladiator, Kevin...
Published 05/28/24
It's time for one of the biggest chart battles of the 2000s. The battles of the f**ks if you will, as Frankee and Eamon take each other on. But were they real exes, and which one won the chart war. Find out in the latest episode of your new favourite nostalgic pop music podcast.
Here's what else we learn by looking at the UK top 40 from 20 years ago:
What Jay-Z has in common with Morrissey and Guns n Roses
How Dot Cotton actor June Brown tried and failed to get Pete Doherty sober
Hoe...
Published 05/21/24
Another great week for 00s pop music lovers. Ronan Keating and Louis Walsh get bitchy, Gabrielle is gets endless questions about her eyepatch, Christina Milian is revealing how she REALLY thinks about Jennifer Lopez. All that plus classic 'new' 2000s tunes guaranteed to give you major nostalgia – and reveal some thing you may never have known about 2004. Trust me, what we have to tell you about Natasha Bedingfield will blow your mind.
This week's edition of The 2000s Chart Show includes the...
Published 05/14/24