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The 2000s Chart Show

Beyoncé, Michelle McManus and 'Aron Crutch Tits' (17 April 2004)

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 charts
  • Why Flawless was kicked out of Big Brovaz for a very ironic reason
  • Why Donna Summer channels Marilyn Monroe when she needs to do sexy vocals
  • Wiley's view on garage

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  • The Britney Spears/Jessica Simpson Chart Battle That Never Was (26 Jun 2004)

    01:09:11
    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 puns than you can shake a Now 58 at.This week's episode of The 2000s Chart Show features discussion of the following songs: The 411 - On My Knees4-4-2 - Come on EnglandAgnetha Faltskog - When You Walk in the RoomAnastacia - Left Outside AloneBeastie Boys - Ch-Check It OutBrandy - Talk About Our LoveBritney Spears - EverytimeCandee Jay - If I Were YouCassidy - HotelChristina Milian - Dip It LowThe Corrs - Summer SunshineDivine Comedy - Absent FriendsEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Emma Bunton - Crickets Sing for AnamariaFaithless - Mass DestructionThe Farm feat. SFX Boys Choir - All Together Now 2004Frankee - FURBFreestylers - Push UpHoobastank - The ReasonJanet Jackson - All Nite (Don’t Stop)/I Want YouJavine - Best of My LoveJessica Simpson - With YouJurgen Vries - Take My HandKanye West - All Falls DownKelis - Trick MeKristian Leontiou - Story of My LifeMario Winans - I Don’t Wanna KnowMaroon 5 - This LoveNatasha Bedingfield - SingleNERD - MaybeO-Zone - Dragostea Din TeiPaul Weller - The BottlePeter Andre - InsaniaThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsRazorlight - Golden TouchScissor Sisters - LauraSlipknot - DualityTwisted X - Born in EnglandV - Blood Sweat and TearsVS - Call U Sexy
  • 2004’s Terrible Football Songs for the Euros: Whoever Wins, We Lose

    01:09:35
    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 game" is lame, however, we have plenty to discuss this week in our latest run down of the pop music of 2004. In this episode, we're exploring even more of the fallout of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl malfunction, making love under the linden tree with O-Zone and learn how Lauryn Hill rejected Kanye West.This week's episode features discussion about the following songs:The 411 - On My Knees4-4-2 - Come on EnglandAnastacia - Left Outside AloneAvril Lavigne - Don’t Tell MeBeastie Boys - Ch-Check It OutBeyonce - Naughty GirlCandee Jay - If I Were YouCassidy - HotelChristina Milian - Dip It LowThe Corrs - Summer SunshineD12 - My BandEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Emma Bunton - Crickets Sing for AnamariaEvanescence - Everybody’s FoolFaithless - Mass DestructionThe Farm feat. SFX Boys Choir - All Together Now 2004Frankee - FURBHoobastank - The ReasonJanet Jackson - All Nite (Don’t Stop)/I Want YouJet - Are You Gonna Be My GirlJurgen Vries - Take My HandKanye West - All Falls DownKeane - Everybody's ChangingKelis - Trick MeThe Killers - Mr BrightsideKristian Leontiou - Story of My LifeLinkin Park - Breaking the HabitMario Winans - I Don’t Wanna KnowMark Owen - Makin’ OutMaroon 5 - This LoveO-Zone - Dragostea Din TeiPeter Andre - InsaniaThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsSarah Connor - BounceScissor Sisters - LauraSpeedway - In & OutThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItTwisted X - Born in EnglandV - Blood Sweat and TearsVS - Call U Sexy
  • Another boyband (and a Spice Girl) flop hard while 50 Cent and Evanescence feud (12 Jun 2024)

    01:11:25
    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. Raghav & Naila Boss - It Can’t Be RightThe 411 - On My KneesAnastacia - Left Outside AloneATL - Calling All GirlsAvril Lavigne - Don’t Tell MeBeastie Boys - Ch-Check It OutBeyonce - Naughty GirlThe Calling - Our LivesCassidy - HotelChristina Milian - Dip It LowThe Corrs - Summer SunshineD12 - My BandDJ Casper - Cha Cha SlideD-Side - Pushin’ Me OutEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Emma Bunton - Crickets Sing for AnamariaEvanescence - Everybody’s FoolFaithless - Mass DestructionThe Farm feat. SFX Boys Choir - All Together Now 2004Frankee - FURBHoobastank - The ReasonJay-Z - 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your ShoulderJet - Are You Gonna Be My GirlKeane - Everybody's ChangingKelis - Trick MeThe Killers - Mr BrightsideKristian Leontiou - Story of My LifeMario Winans - I Don’t Wanna KnowMaroon 5 - This LovePeter Andre - InsaniaPop! - Heaven and EarthThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsRonan Keating and LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My MindSam and Mark - The Sun Has Come Your WaySarah Connor - BounceStacie Orrico - I Could Be The OneThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItThirteen Sense - Do No WrongUsher - YeahV - Blood Sweat and Tears
  • The Unbearable Rise of Mr. Brightside and Mighty Hoopla Round-Up (5 June 2004)

    01:07:04
    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 RightThe 411 - On My KneesAnastacia - Left Outside AloneATL - Calling All GirlsAvril Lavigne - Don’t Tell MeBeyonce - Naughty GirlThe Calling - Our LivesCassidy - HotelChingy - One Call AwayChristina Milian - Dip It LowThe Corrs - Summer SunshineD12 - My BandDeepest Blue - Is It a SinDJ Casper - Cha Cha SlideEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Frankee - FURBGladiator - Now We Are FreeHope of the States - The Red The White The Black The BlueInme - Faster the ChaseJay-Z - 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your ShoulderJet - Are You Gonna Be My GirlJoss Stone - Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin On Me)Keane - Everybody's ChangingKelis - Trick MeKevin Lyttle - Last DropThe Killers - Mr BrightsideKristian Leontiou - Story of My LifeMaroon 5 - This LoveMethod Man feat. Busta Rhymes - What’s Happenin’Morrissey - Irish Blood English HeartMuse - Sing For AbsolutionThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsRonan Keating and LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My MindSam and Mark - The Sun Has Come Your WaySarah Connor - BounceSpecial D - Come With MeThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItSupergrass - Kiss of LifeUsher - YeahV - Blood Sweat and Tears
  • The 411, ABBA and How Ant & Dec Radicalised The Corrs (29 May 2004)

    01:20:50
    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 Lyttle, Kurt Nilsen, Muse, Nick Drake, PJ HarveyThis week, the 2000s pop we're talking about is:2Play feat. Raghav & Naila Boss - It Can’t Be RightThe 411 - On My KneesABBA - WaterlooAnastacia - Left Outside AloneATL - Calling All GirlsAvril Lavigne - Don’t Tell MeBeyonce - Naughty GirlBoogie Pimps - SunnyBrand New - The Quiet Things That No One Ever KnowsBusted - Air HostessThe Calling - Our LivesCassidy - HotelChingy - One Call AwayChristina Milian - Dip It LowThe Corrs - Summer SunshineD12 - My BandDJ Casper - Cha Cha SlideEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Frankee - FURBGladiator - Now We Are FreeGunther and the Sunshine Girls - Ding Dong SongJames Fox - Hold Onto Our LoveJay-Z - 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your ShoulderJoss Stone - Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin On Me)Keane - Everybody's ChangingKevin Lyttle - Last DropKurt Nilsen - She’s So HighMaroon 5 - This LoveMcFly - Five Colours In Her HairMethod Man feat. Busta Rhymes - What’s Happenin’Morrissey - Irish Blood English HeartMuse - Sing For AbsolutionNick Drake - MagicPJ Harvey - The LetterThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsRonan Keating and LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My MindSpecial D - Come With MeThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItTwista - Slow JamzUsher - YeahLove pop music and 2000s nostalgia? Follow us on Twitter @2000sChartShow, @2000sChartShow on Instagram and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com
  • Frankee vs Eamon, Dot Cotton's Rehab and Joss Stone's Secret Friendship with Alexandra Burke (22 May 2004)

    01:23:13
    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 RosesHow Dot Cotton actor June Brown tried and failed to get Pete Doherty soberHoe Morrissey started a feud with KeaneThe very cute way Alexandra Burke and Joss Stone became friendsWhich fellow famous Canadian Alanis Morrisette nearly marriedHow much (ALLEGEDLY) Avril Lavigne did or didn't write her own songsAll that plus the following songs:2Play feat. Raghav & Naila Boss - It Can’t Be RightAlanis Morissette - EverythingAnastacia - Left Outside AloneAsh - OrpheusAvril Lavigne - Don’t Tell MeBeyonce - Naughty GirlBlue - Breathe EasyBoogie Pimps - SunnyBritney Spears - ToxicBusted - Air HostessCharlatans - Up At the LakeChristina Milian - Dip It LowD12 - My BandDJ Casper - Cha Cha SlideEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Frankee - FURBFranz Ferdinand - MatineeGabrielle - Stay the SameGoldfrapp - Strict MachineGunther and the Sunshine Girls - Ding Dong SongJames Fox - Hold Onto Our LoveJay-Z - 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your ShoulderJoe - Ride Wit UJoss Stone - Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin On Me)Kasabian - Club FootKeane - Everybody's ChangingMaroon 5 - This LoveMcFly - Five Colours In Her HairMethod Man feat. Busta Rhymes - What’s Happenin’Morrissey - Irish Blood English HeartNERD - She Wants to MovePete Doherty - BabyshamblesThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsRonan Keating and LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My MindSpecial D - Come With MeThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItTwista - Slow JamzUsher - YeahLove pop music and 2000s nostalgia? Follow us on Twitter @2000sChartShow, @2000sChartShow on Instagram and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com
  • Natasha Bedingfield's Secret Christian EDM Band, the Ronan Keating/Louis Walsh Feud and Christina Milian (15 May 2004)

    01:16:35
    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 following songs:Anastacia - Left Outside AloneAsh - OrpheusBeyonce - Naughty GirlBlue - Breathe EasyBoogie Pimps - SunnyBritney Spears - ToxicBusted - Air HostessChristina Milian - Dip It LowD12 - My BandDJ Casper - Cha Cha SlideEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Franz Ferdinand - MatineeGabrielle - Stay the SameGraham Coxon - Bittersweet Bundle of MiseryGunther and the Sunshine Girls - Ding Dong SongHIM - Solitary ManJamelia - Thank YouJames Fox - Hold Onto Our LoveJC Chasez - Blowin Me UpJoe - Ride Wit UKanye West - Through the WireKeane - Everybody's ChangingMarillion - You're GoneMaroon 5 - This LoveMelissa Auf Der Maur - Real A LieMcFly - Five Colours In Her HairNarcotic Thrust - I Like ItNERD - She Wants to MoveOceanLab - SatelliteOutkast - The Way You MoveThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsRonan Keating and LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My MindSpecial D - Come With MeThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItTali - Lyric on My LipTiesto feat. BT - Love Comes AgainTwista - Slow JamzUsher - YeahWolfman - For Lovers
  • The 10 Worst Songs So Far, Rachel Stevens Drama and Busted Messing Their Pants (8 May 2004)

    01:08:17
    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 the Busted line "I messed my pants when we flew over France" means.This week's episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following songs:Agnetha Falkskog - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your MindAlex Cartana - Hey PapiAnastacia - Left Outside AloneAtomic Kitten - Someone Like MeBeyonce - Naughty GirlBlue - Breathe EasyBoogie Pimps - SunnyBritney Spears - ToxicBusted - Air HostessD12 - My BandDido - Don't Leave HomeDJ Casper - Cha Cha SlideDogs Die in Hot Cars - GodhoppingEamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)Franz Ferdinand - MatineeGemma Fox - Girlfriend's StoryHillary Duff - Come CleanHIM - Solitary ManJamelia - Thank YouJames Fox - Hold Onto Our LoveJanet Jackson - Just A Little WhileJC Chasez - Blowin Me UpJoe - Ride Wit UKanye West - Through the WireLasgo - SurrenderMarillion - You're GoneMaroon 5 - This LoveMcFly - Five Colours In Her HairNarcotic Thrust - I Like ItNERD - She Wants to MoveOceanLab - SatelliteOutkast - The Way You MovePink - Last to KnowPlummet - Cherish the DayThe Rasmus - In the ShadowsSpecial D - Come With MeThe Streets - Fit But You Know ItTwista - Slow JamzUsher - YeahWolfman - For Lovers
  • Pink's flop era, Maroon 5's censored sex scene and Eurovision 2004 (May 1 2004)

    01:17:20
    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 56-piece mouse choir and the sound of dolphins [citation needed]-The story of how I ended up singing Angels with Fame Academy reject and 2004 UK Eurovision entrant James Fox-Which '80s prog rock band invented crowdfunding-Fun facts about GibraltarAll that plus 2000s nostalgic fun and music from Armand van Helden, The Bees, Breed 77, Franz Ferdinand, Goldie Lookin' Chain, James Fox, Lasgo, Marillion, Maroon 5, OceanLab and Pink