U2, Jamiroquai's hat collection and a Crazy Frog rip-off (18 Jun 2005)
Is that the ring (ding ding) of cash machines I hear? Why have one set of DJs try to shamelessly cash in on the Crazy Frog trend when you can have two - including an icon of the early episodes of The 2000s Chart Show.
Elsewhere in this week's episode of the podcast where every week we relive the 40 biggest selling songs of the week 20 years ago: We examine what went wrong with Ashanti's career, learn about a vicious feud in the band Good Charlotte and hear Jonathan Ross accuse Jay Kay of Jamiroquai of being a "sweaty man".
All that plus new releases from Ashanti, Audioslave, The Departure, Good Charlotte, Jamiroquai, John Legend, The Ordinary Boys, Pondlife, Saint Etienne, U2 and UB40. And discussion of the following tracks:
Akon - Lonely
Amerie - 1 Thing
Ashanti - Don’t Let Them
Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down
Audioslave - Be Yourself
Ben Adams - Sorry
Black Eyed Peas - Don’t Phunk with My Heart
Bodyrockers - I Like the Way
Coldplay - Speed of Sound
The Coral - In the Morning
Crazy Frog - Axel F
The Departure - All Mapped Out
Eminem - Mockingbird
50 Cent - Candy Shop
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Funeral for a Friend - Streetcar
The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
Good Charlotte - The Chronicles of Life and Death
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Jamiroquai - Feels Just Like it Should
Jennifer Lopez feat. Fat Joe - Hold You Down
John Legend - Ordinary People
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less and Less
KT Tunstall - Other Side of the World
Max Graham vs Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Mylo - In My Arms
Oasis - Lyla
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Pondlife - Ring Ding Ding
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
Saint Etienne - Side Streets
Snoop Dogg feat. Charlie Wilson and Justin Timberlake - Signs
Studio B - I See Girls
Tony Christie - (Is This Way to) Amarillo
U2 - City of Blinding Lights
UB40 - Kiss and Say Goodbye
The White Stripes - Blue Orchid
Will Smith - Switch
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The 2000s Chart Show: A 00s Pop Music Podcast
The pop music podcast reliving the UK Top 40 singles charts of the 2000s, one week at a time.
Every week, culture writer Samuel Spencer relives the singles chart from that day 20 years ago. If you miss cutting out the posters and lyrics from Smash Hits in the 00s, this is the podcast for you.
On The 2000s Chart Show, Y2K big hitters like Britney Spears, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Robbie Williams, Shakira, Pink, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga meet forgotten icons like Lisa Scott-Lee, Delta Goodrem, Rachel Stevens, The 411, Sonique and Samantha Mumba.
If you loved '00s chart pop like S Club 7, Steps, Mis-Teeq, the solo Spice Girls, Liberty X, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Blue and Natasha Bedingfield, you'll love this hilarious and informative podcast.
Every episode has nostalgia, incredible noughties songs you haven't heard for years and tunes you forgot about for a good reason. Plus fun pop facts, forgotten moments from Top of the Pops and more!
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- No. of episodes: 108
- Latest episode: 2025-07-09
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