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High School Musical, OK Go's Treadmill Dance and Razorlight Ruining Everything (1 - 7 October 2006)
We’re soooooooaaaaaarrrrrrrriiinnnnngggggg, we’re flllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyiiiiiiinnnnnnng over another iconic week of 2000s pop music as Troy and Gabriella off of High School Musical reach these shores with their duet Breaking Free.
Can the best the Disney Channel has to offer compete with Razorlight controversial play for a bigger audience America or the UK’s continued love affair with the Scissor Sisters? Or will the 00s public prefer tracks from The Streets, Dirty Pretty Things or the track behind that iconic early YouTube treadmill dance video?
Find out on the latest episode of the only 2000s pop music history podcast dedicated to reliving every single UK top 40 singles chart of the decade!
This week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following songs:
Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Deja Vu
Bob Sinclar & Cutee B - Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Cast of High School Musical - Breaking Free
Cassie - Me & U
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone - Ridin’
Chris Lake feat. Laura V - Changes
David Guetta vs The Egg - Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)
Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering
Evanescence - Call Me When You’re Sober
The Feeling - Never Be Lonely
Fergie - London Bridge
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Jamelia - Something About You
James Dean Bradfield - An English Gentleman
Janet Jackson and Nelly - Call On Me
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
Lemar - It’s Not That Easy
LeToya - Torn
Lil’ Chris - Checkin’ It Out
Lily Allen - LDN
Muse - Starlight
Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
Paolo Nutini - Jenny Don’t Be Hasty
P Diddy feat. Nicole Scherzinger - Come to Me
Pink - U & Ur Hand
Pussycat Dolls - I Don’t Need a Man
Razorlight - America
Rihanna - Unfaithful
Robbie Williams - Rudebox
Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child
Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
The Streets feat. Pete Doherty - Prangin’ Out
Us5 - Maria
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30 Sept 2026
Why Britain Needs to Apologise to Janet Jackson (feat. Lily Allen and Lil' Chris) (24-30 September 2006)
This week we’re ch-ch-ch-checking it out...it being the top 40 biggest selling pop songs from this week in 2006!Lily Allen is back with the genius idea of rhyming ‘Tesco’ and ‘al fresco’, Janet Jackson is back with a slightly less than genius duet with Nelly, and Evanescence are back with some huge scores to settle. It’s another great week of 2000s music, in other words for everyone except Jet, who are about to receive one of the most notorious reviews of the entire 00s.Featuring the following songs: Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before the Lights Come On
The Automatic - Recover
Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Deja Vu
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Cassie - Me & U
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone - Ridin’
Chanel - My Life
Cherish feat. Sean Paul - Do It To It
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Daniel O’Donnell - Crush On You
David Guetta vs The Egg - Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)
Evanescence - Call Me When You’re Sober
The Feeling - Never Be Lonely
Fergie - London Bridge
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Jamelia - Something About You
Janet Jackson and Nelly - Call On Me
Jet - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
Kasabian - Empire
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
Lemar - It’s Not That Easy
Lil’ Chris - Checkin’ It Out
Lily Allen - LDN
Lily Allen - Smile
Lostprophets - A Town Called Hypocrisy
Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott - Daydreamin’
Muse - Starlight
Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous
Pink - U & Ur Hand
Pussycat Dolls - I Don’t Need a Man
Rihanna - Unfaithful
Robbie Williams - Rudebox
Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child
Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
The Zutons - Oh Stacey (Look What You’ve Done)
For more 2000s pop music history fun, check out my YouTube videos (https://www.youtube.com/@2000schartshow), subscribe to our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/The2000sChartShow) and Substack (https://the2000schartshow.substack.com), follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter (https://x.com/2000sChartShow), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@the2000schartshow) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/the2000schartshow/), and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com.
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23 Sept 2026
The Killers and the Best Forgotten R&B Song of the 2000s (17 - 23 September 2006)
The UK top 40 singles chart this week 20 years ago saw the return of The Killers, and we’re here to talk about their their big comeback single When We Were Young. Somebody told me that they were the biggest competition to beat the Scissor Sisters this week in 2006…We’re the 00s pop music history podcast where every episode we’re revisiting the pop charts from this week 20 years ago, which also means that we have to talk about all the slightly no-hoppers taking on Brandon Flowers and co this week, be they the indie folk of Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and Larrikin Love, or even Ireland’s finest granny-botherer (and secret hero) Daniel O’Donnell. Let’s bathe in the nostalgia of the noughties and deep dive into another set of songs from the mid-2000s.
Featuring the following songs:Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before the Lights Come On
Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Deja Vu
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Cassie - Me & U
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone - Ridin’
Cherish feat. Sean Paul - Do It To It
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Daniel O’Donnell - Crush On You
David Guetta vs The Egg - Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)
Embrace - Target
The Feeling - Never Be Lonely
Fergie - London Bridge
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
Guillemots - Trains to Brazil
James Morrison - You Give Me Something
Jamelia - Something About You
Jealousy - Lucy
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
Kasabian - Empire
Kelis feat. Too Short - Bossy
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
Larrikin Love - Happy as Annie
Lemar - It’s Not That Easy
Lily Allen - Smile
Lostprophets - A Town Called Hypocrisy
Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott - Daydreamin’
Micky Modelle v Jessy - Dancing in the Dark
Muse - Starlight
Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous
Pink - U & Ur Hand
Rihanna - Unfaithful
Robbie Williams - Rudebox
Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child
Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Supafly Inc - Moving Too Fast
For more 2000s pop music history fun, check out my YouTube videos (https://www.youtube.com/@2000schartshow), subscribe to our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/The2000sChartShow) and Substack (https://the2000schartshow.substack.com), follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter (https://x.com/2000sChartShow), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@the2000schartshow) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/the2000schartshow/), and email us at the2000schartshow@gmail.com.
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