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The 2000s Chart Show

The 2000s Chart Show

By: Samuel Spencer
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  • Sandi Thom....Industry Plant? (feat. Donny Tourette, The Feeling and Primal Scream) (21-27 May 2006)
    May 27 2026

    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 livestreamed gigs...but was the story a little too good to be true?

    We’ll find out in the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast where every episode we count down the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago.

    Why did Primal Scream fall asleep in their dinners at a major music industry dinner? Can The Ordinary Boys get away with releasing on old Lady Sovereign remix as a single? And how many times can you say the word ‘jam’ without losing your mind? All will be revealed!

    This episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following songs:

    Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure

    The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It

    Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

    Boy Kill Boy - Suzie

    Busta Rhymes - Touch It

    Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love

    Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss)

    Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I

    Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

    Daz Sampson - Teenage Life

    Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead

    Eddie Thoenick & Kurd Maverick - Love Sensation 2006

    Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance

    The Feeling - Fill My Little World

    Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

    Infernal - From Paris to Berlin

    The Kooks - Naive

    LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself

    Mary J. Blige and U2 - One

    Michael Jackson - Jam

    Ne-Yo - So Sick

    Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone to War

    Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five

    Orson - Bright Idea

    Orson - No Tomorrow

    Pet Shop Boys - I’m With Stupid

    Pink - Stupid Girls

    Primal Scream - Country Girl

    The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

    Rihanna - SOS

    Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)

    Shayne Ward - No Promises

    Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla

    Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have

    Sunblock feat. Robin Beck - First Time

    T-Pain - I’m Sprung

    Towers of London - Air Guitar

    Upper Room - Black and White

    Will Young - Who Am I

    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.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Eurovision 2006, Pet Shop Boys, and the sinking ship of British indie (14-20 May 2006)
    May 20 2026

    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 stage, but how well did it do on the charts? Can it defeat the best Pet Shop Boys single in a decade, the return of Christina Milian, Busta Rhymes sampling Daft Punk and Orson’s follow-up to No Tomorrow? Find out as we count down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago and tell the stories of some of the biggest pop music of the 2000s.

    Featuring the following tracks:

    The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It

    Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

    Boy Kill Boy - Suzie

    Busta Rhymes - Touch It

    Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love

    Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss)

    Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say I

    Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

    Daz Sampson - Teenage Life

    Delays - Hideaway

    Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead

    Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance

    Feeder - Lost and Found

    Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

    Graham Coxon - You & I

    Hot Chip - Boy From School

    Infernal - From Paris to Berlin

    The Kooks - Naive

    LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself

    Mary J. Blige and U2 - One

    Michael Jackson - In the Closet

    Ne-Yo - So Sick

    Nina Simone vs Groovefinder - Ain’t Got No (I Got Life)

    Orson - Bright Idea

    Orson - No Tomorrow

    Panic! at the Disco - But It’s Better If You Do

    Pet Shop Boys - I’m With Stupid

    Pink - Stupid Girls

    The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep

    The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

    Rihanna - SOS

    Sean Paul - Temperature

    Shayne Ward - No Promises

    Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla

    Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have

    T-Pain - I’m Sprung

    Upper Room - Black and White

    We Are Scientists - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt

    Will Young - Who Am I



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and a sassy indie vs rock feud (7-13 May 2006)
    May 13 2026

    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 Disco, Goldfrapp or the dream team of LL Cool J and Jennifer Lopez stop them?

    Find out in the latest episode of the music history and commentary podcast where every episode we’re telling the stories of the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago.

    Featuring the following tracks: The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It

    Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

    Captain - Broke

    Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in Love

    Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss)

    Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

    Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks - Dreams

    Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re Dead

    Embrace - Nature’s Law

    Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance

    Feeder - Lost and Found

    Forward Russia - Nine

    Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

    Goldfrapp - Fly Me Away

    Infernal - From Paris to Berlin

    Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris - Unpredictable

    The Kooks - Naive

    LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself

    Madonna - Sorry

    Mary J. Blige and U2 - One

    Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again

    Michael Jackson - Remember the Time

    Ne-Yo - So Sick

    Nina Simone vs Groovefinder - Ain’t Got No (I Got Life)

    Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty Girl

    Orson - No Tomorrow

    Panic! at the Disco - But It’s Better If You Do

    Pink - Stupid Girls

    The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - Beep

    The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

    Rihanna - SOS

    Sean Paul - Temperature

    Shayne Ward - No Promises

    Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla

    Snow Patrol - You’re All I Have

    T-Pain - I’m Sprung

    Trina feat. Kelly Rowland - Here We Go

    We Are Scientists - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt

    Will Young - Who Am I

    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.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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