Things are splintering in the pop music charts by this point in the 2000s. Some chart icons are struggling to get top 10s, while new genres like emo bite at their heels and social media mints a new generation of stars. Men are starting to think that becoming singer-songwriters or doing acoustic guitar covers of pop songs is a good idea (it isn’t), while women dominate the upper reaches of the chart like never before.Let me tell you the story in the latest episode of The 2000s Chart Show, the pop music history podcast where every ep we’re reliving the 40 biggest selling songs of this week 20 years ago and telling the stories of all the new episodes.

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

All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy

The Automatic - Monster

Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky)

Busta Rhymes - I Love My Chick

Fall Out Boy - A Little Less Sixteen Candles…

The Feeling - Fill My Little World

George Michael - An Easier Affair

Infernal - From Paris to Berlin

Jamie T - Sheila

José Gonzalez - Hand on Your Heart

Justice vs Simian - We Are Your Friends

Keane - Is It Any Wonder

Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway

The Kooks - Naive

The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way

Lily Allen - Smile

LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself

Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)

Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

Nelly Furtado - Maneater

Ne-Yo - Sexy Love

Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat

Paolo Nutini - Last Request

Pink - Who Knew

The Pipettes - Pull Shapes

Primal Scream - Country Girl

Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons

Razorlight - In the Morning

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

The Rifles - She’s Got Standards

Rihanna - SOS

Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child

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

Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada

Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie

Till West & DJ Delicious - Same Man

The Zutons - Valerie

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On this episode of your new favourite 2000s pop music history podcast…A great episode for fans of musicians who love to shout their mouths off. Johnny Borrell is here to slag off every single other indie band, and Lily Allen is moving from MySpace and straight into the UK top 40. Plus, we’re getting the chart debut of literally my favourite band of the entire 2000s. Nostalgia levels highFeaturing the following tracks:All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy

The Automatic - Monster

Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions

Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

Cord - Winter

Embrace - World at Your Feet

Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans

The Feeling - Fill My Little World

The Fratellis - Henrietta

Guillemots - Made-Up Lovesong Number 43

Infernal - From Paris to Berlin

Keane - Is It Any Wonder

Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway

The Kooks - Naive

The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way

Larrikin Love - Downing Street Kindling

LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself

Lily Allen - Smile

The Long Blondes - Weekend Without Makeup

Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)

Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push

Michael Jackson - Blood on the Dancefloor

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

Nelly Furtado - Maneater

Ne-Yo - Sexy Love

Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat

Pink - Who Knew

Primal Scream - Country Girl

Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons

Razorlight - In the Morning

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

Rihanna - SOS

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

Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada

Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie

Solu Music feat. Kimblee - Fade

TI - Why You Wanna

Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup

The Zutons - Valerie

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Loosen up your buttons, babe, and enjoy another episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast reliving the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2006! Why did Luke from The Kooks kick Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys in the face? How did Amy Winehouse and The Zutons end up having a drunken row? And why did Melody Thornton from Pussycat Dolls do THAT performance where she tried to upstage Nicole Scherzinger?

Find out answers to all those questions in our latest ep, plus the best 2000s music from Muse, All American Rejects, Lupe Fiasco and Ne-Yo.Featuring the following songs:All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

Armand Van Helden - MyMyMy

The Automatic - Monster

Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions

Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can’t Go Home

Busta Rhymes - Touch It

Crazy Frog - We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)

Editors - Blood

Embrace - World at Your Feet

The Feeling - Fill My Little World

The Fratellis - Henrietta

Infernal - From Paris to Berlin

Keane - Is It Any Wonder

The Kooks - Naive

The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way

LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself

Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)

Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push

Michael Jackson - Stranger in Moscow

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

Nelly Furtado - Maneater

Ne-Yo - Sexy Love

Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat

Orson - Bright Idea

Pink - Who Knew

Primal Scream - Country Girl

Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - Buttons

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

Rihanna - SOS

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

Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada

Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie

Sham 69 & The Special Assembly - Hurry Up England

Solu Music feat. Kimblee - Fade

Stan Boardman - Stan’s World Cup Song

TI - Why You Wanna

Tony Christie - (Is This The Way to) the World Cup

The Young Knives - She’s Attracted To

The Zutons - Valerie