Another week, another top 40 singles chart of iconic 2000s pop music to discuss. Except this week, IT'S OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY!! A whole year of pop music nonsense has been discussed, and the fun doesn't stop now. On this week's episode, we relive May 2004 and discover: Which iconic 00s pop star Mike Skinner said Fit But You Know It was about; The surprisingly depressing story behind the Boney M song Sunny; Which band was nearly called Robert Plant in Poo Poo Land; And once and for all what...

This week on the podcast celebrating the pop music of the 2000s via the top 40s from this time 20 years ago we learn: -Why Pink bought a sex doll dressed as Christina Aguilera on stage during her 2004 tour -Which indie songs sound best on a music box -Which boyband member won 'party mentalist of the year' at the 2002 Smash Hits Awards -What Maggot from Goldie Lookin' Chain/Celebrity Big Brother is doing now - and why the band had to apologise to Charlotte Church -Which dance act used a...

On this week's episode of the podcast reliving the top 40 singles chart from this time 20 years ago: How the Super Bowl 'nipplegate' destroyed Janet Jackson's pop careerWhy Agnetha from ABBA took at 15 year break from the music industryWhich pop star wrote a love song from the perspective of drugs (and was a recorder prodigy)What Eamon's 'F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) sounds like in ItalianHow Justin Timberlake ruined JC Chasez's careerWhich band described their own album as 'f***in...

The podcast where every week we're reliving the UK top 40 from 20 years ago is back with another week of classic pop songs from 2004 courtesy of Beyoncé, Big Brovaz, G-Unit, Michelle McManus, Narcotic Thrust, The Ordinary Boys, The Rasmus, Sharlene Hector, Special D, Wiley and The Zutons. All that plus: The great Coca-Cola Dasani debacle of 2004 and what it had to do with the pop chartsWhy Flawless was kicked out of Big Brovaz for a very ironic reasonWhy Donna Summer channels Marilyn Monroe...

Do do do-do do DO! This week four young boys (only some of whom are rejects from the band V) called McFly make their first mark on the charts. A good day for boy bands is a band one for girl bands however as Atomic Kitten call it a day with perhaps the laziest goodbye song ever released by a major band. Also on the podcast this week, we learn: *Why Norah Jones' only UK top 40 was clearly recorded after an "all night bonk sesh" *Why JC Chasez flopped and Justin Timberlake succeeded *Who holds...

Important information about the 2000s you can learn from this episode of The 2000s Chart Show: *Which character Lee Ryan from Blue played in the Italian dub of the Ice Age movies *Why Anastacia always wears tinted sunglasses *How the Sugababes' press team avoided speculation that they were breaking up in 2004 *Whether any good songs have ever come out of Southampton *Why Simon from Blue Peter is on my nemesis list All that plus 'new' (aka old from 2004) music from Anastacia, Blue, The...

Important information about the 2000s you can learn from this episode of The 2000s Chart Show: *Which character Lee Ryan from Blue played in the Italian dub of the Ice Age movies *Why Anastacia always wears tinted sunglasses *How the Sugababes' press team avoided speculation that they were breaking up in 2004 *Whether any good songs have ever come out of Southampton *Why Simon from Blue Peter is on my nemesis list All that plus 'new' (aka old from 2004) music from Anastacia, Blue, The...

The sound of the top 40 singles chart this time 20 years ago, with classic 2000s pop music from Alistair Griffin, Katie Melua, The Killers, Kraftwerk, Mark Joseph, Nelly Furtado, NERD, Nickleback, Usher and Will Young. Pop music, laughs and nostalgia from the best decade for music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello pop maniacs. I'm moving house this week, with all my kit buried deep in boxes below my random 2000s pop magazines and CDs. But don't worry...we'll be back very soon xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pop music nostalgia podcast celebrating the music of the 2000s one singles chart at a time...A NEW FLOP GIRLBAND (always a joy); the British record buying public saying both 'gay rights' and 'homophobia'; Kylie Minogue being beaten in the chart by a song she turned down; the world's best karaoke song; Snoop Dogg fighting Sean Paul on a Playstation 2; the last time to get funky, plus 'new' music from Britney Spears, DJ Casper, Goldfrapp, George Michael, Beenie Man, Starsailor,...

One of 2004's biggest pop scandals begins as Brian McFadden quits Westlife "to spend more time with his family"...only to leave his wife months later. In this week's edition of the pop music podcast celebrating the music of the 2000s one UK top 40 singles chart at a time...Marvin Humes makes his chart debut years before JLS as part of a flop band 'managed' by Simon Webbe...Brian Molko of Placebo and 50 Cent give some of the best interviews of 2004...Lemar throws even more shade at Alex...

This week on the music podcast where every week we're celebrating the music of the 00s one singles chart at a time: Katie Melua and Jamie Cullum put the 'cat' into 'caterwauling' with their Brits version of The Lovecats; VH1 viewers vote for their worst number ones of all time (and 2004 gets DESTROYED); Alex Parks' secret career writing for European popstars revealed; A Byker Grove star tries to become a pop star. All this plus 'new' (for 2004) music from: Alex Parks, Belle and Sebastian,...

WE'RE BACK! DID YOU MISS US? On holiday last week, I decided I couldn't bear to take time away from relaxing to talk about a crappy selection of pop songs...and this week's not much better. Luckily, Ronan Keating decided to make the week worth it by doing one of the most absurd pieces of promotional tie-in I have ever seen. (Maybe he should have taken his own advice when he said that you say it best when they say nothing at all...) Elsewhere of the podcast where every week we're celebrating...

This week 20 years ago, Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's breast live on the Super Bowl. We all know it had a huge effect on Janet's career, but did you know it also effected Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Incubus and Blink-182? On this week's episode of the pop music podcast where every week we celebrate the music of the 2000s one singles chart at a time, we explore one of the most infamous performances of 2004 and ask some more questions you've literally never asked. Is God is a DJ and...

In this episode of the pop music podcast celebrating the songs of the 2000s one UK Top 40 at a time: Tupac releases a single from beyond the grave...again. The Scissor Sisters release an album that turns be gay. I get given an MP3 player with room for 30 songs (peak 2004 tech). The music booker for the CBBC show 50/50 makes another rogue choice with the new Offspring single. All that plus 'new' singles from Easyworld, Ryan Adams, Scissor Sisters, The Offspring, Maroon 5, The Zutons, Tupac...

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD EARLY 2000s INDIE IS FINALLY DEAD, AND FRANZ FERDINAND ARE THE ONES WHO'VE KILLED IT. In this week's episode of the podcast celebrating the pop music of the 2000s one UK top 40 singles chart at a time, Beyoncé struggles to hit the top 10 while Kelis thrives. I find a totally organic way of talking about *that* Jennifer Lopez trailer. I rant about everything that went wrong with Top of the Pops and much, much more 00s pop music goodness. Hosted on Acast. See...

My podcast brings all the (gay) boys to the yard, and they're like...let's celebrate another excellent and nostalgic week for pop music. This week on the podcast celebrating the music of the 2000s one UK top 40 singles chart at a time: Sean Paul dominated the 2003 charts with five top 5 hits, but can he match that success with his first single of 2004? What exactly is Kelis' milkshake, and why is it better than yours? Michelle McManus is releasing her first single after winning Pop Idol, but...

A new year, and a new UK top 40 singles chart that started 2004 off with a pop music bang bang. Victoria Beckham returned with Let Your Head Go/This Groove and tried to become the last Spice Girl to get a number 1 hit. Sophie Ellis-Bextor's people decided to have another chart battle with Posh Spice. Plus, remember Alistair Griffin? Me neither, but he was on the charts 20 years ago today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A happy new year from the whole 2000s Chart Show team (aka literally just me). Next week, we'll be discussing the 2004 pop charts, but we're not quite ready to say goodbye to 2003 just yet. And so it's time to celebrate a great year of music with the best music from this time 20 years ago. Expect the good (Beyonce, Madonna, Kylie, Britney, Girls Aloud), the bad (the way the public let Sinead Quinn flop) and the weird (The Cheeky Girls and a number one song you really won't see coming...) ...

SURPRISE! As an early Christmas present, we're talking about the end of a British institution: The race for Christmas number one. By 2004, The X Factor will ruin it for everyone. But the annual chart battle will go with a bang with a fight between The Darkness, Sugababes, Atomic Kitten, Bo Selecta, Blue, Michael Andrews/Gary Jules, the Pop Idol finalists. and the Fast Food Rockers. Merry Christmas pop maniacs xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas is in the air...and it's feeling distinctly cheeky. Crack open the mulled wine and put sleigh bells on top of all random pop songs because we have big festive hits from Cliff Richard, John Lennon and The Cheeky Girls alongside 'new' chart entries from: Alicia Keys, Big Brovaz, Christina Aguilera, Evanescence, Good Charlotte, Jay-Z, Lost Brothers, Madonna, Nelly Furtado, Noddy (yes, that Noddy), Ozzy Osbourne, Rachel Stevens and Texas. As ever, we're The 2000s Chart Show, the pop...

The last great Christmas chart battle is getting ever closer, but first on the podcast we have to contend with Black Eyed Peas telling us to Shut Up and Will Young telling us to Leave Right Now. This week on the 2000s pop music podcast where every week we celebrate the UK Top 40 singles chart from 20 years ago we have 'new' entries from Dido, Gareth Gates, Black Eyed Peas, Blu Cantrell, Nelly, Simply Red, Daniel O'Donnell (phwoar), Muse, Kate Melua, D-Side and Delta Goodrem. Plus all the...

On the podcast where every week we're reliving the UK top 40s singles charts from 20 years ago, it's a bit of a case of the calm before the storm. 2003 has one of the greatest Christmas chart battles in music history....but first we have all the dross they're too scared to release at Christmas. Including Alfie Moon off EastEnders' Children in Need single, the song that got Limp Bizkit bottled not once but twice and new songs from No Doubt, Blink-182, Ja Rule Meat Loaf and Dizzee Rascal. ...

IT'S THE GREAT FAME ACADEMY CHART BATTLE THE WORLD* (*about 14 people) HAS BEEN WAITING FOR: Alex 'I would rather be on a trapeze right now' Parks vs Lemar, If there's any justice in the world (see what I did there) Maybe That's What It Takes will take it, but pop music and the music charts are never simple. Also on the show: Mis-Teeq shill a flop line of hip-hop dolls, James Busted is revealed as the writer of an iconic Saturdays song, and Kimberley Girls Aloud reveals her shocking opinion...

This time 20 years ago, two of the biggest pop stars of all time teamed up. Nope, it's not Javine and Ronan Keating (though they're both of this week's chart too) but Britney Spears and Madonna. Can the combined talents of the queen and princess of pop beat Busted. The British record buying love them...just don't trust them to do your dishes, as a very weird Top of the Pops Magazine interview discussed. On this week's edition of The 2000s Chart Show, we're discussing all those iconic pop...