“Would you like me to be the cat?”The start of 2006 is a quiet one for the pop music industry before everything starts getting a little weird. But there’s still plenty of nostalgic 2000s pop bangers to enjoy in this our countdown of the 40 biggest-selling songs from this week 20 years ago.

Preston off of Ordinary Boys is in the Big Brother house, the Baywatch theme is being ransacked for two different dance tracks, Richard Ashcroft believes he can fly and Hard-Fi are breaking into Heathrow Airport. So business as usual in terms of the 2000s being berserk then, and we are the only music history podcast to take you through it all.Also on this ep:*We learn how that amazing Sony Bravia ad with the bouncy balls bouncing down the hill to the sound of José Gonzalez was done

*We discover Annie Mac’s brother’s band

*We learn which comedy icon is obsessed with the band Texas Plus the following incredible moments of 2000s pop music nostalgia:Aaron Smith feat. Luvli - Dancin’

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps

Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best: A Tribute

Coldplay - Talk

Crimea - Lottery Winners on Acid

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart

Editors - Munich

Eminem - When I’m Gone

Girls Aloud - See the Day

Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

Hard-Fi - Cash Machine

Herd & Fitz feat. Abigail Bailey - I Just Can’t Get Enough

Hound Dogs - I Like Girls

James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

José Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship

Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - Heard ‘Em Say

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

The Kooks - You Don’t Love Me

Madonna - Hung Up

Mylo - Muscle Car

Nizlopi - JCB Song

The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu

Richard Ashcroft - Break the Night with Colour

Robbie Williams - Advertising Space

Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal

Simon Webbe - No Worries

Sugababes - Push the Button

Sugababes - Ugly

Sunblock - I’ll Be Ready

Texas - Sleep

Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body

Westlife feat. Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me

Westlife - You Raise Me Up

(Head over to our Patreon now to hear our episodes counting down my full 100 favourite songs of 2005)One year, 52 weeks and 500 songs that made it onto the UK top 40. We have crunched the numbers, made some tough decisions and listened to Verbalicious’ Don’t Play Nice on repeat A LOT to whittle it down to the best 40 songs that made it onto the chart 20 years ago.

Expect some songs you’ll love, some songs you probably love to hate and the ultimate celebration for the weird year of pop music that was 2005.

Including songs from Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Arctic Monkeys, Björk, Franz Ferdinand, Sugababes, The White Stripes, Gorillaz and many many more.

One of them is “here to win your heart and soul”. The other is five and his “dad’s Bruce Lee”. Which of them will secure the festive number one in the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast where everyweek we’re reliving the 40 biggest selling songs of this week in 2005.

Other major contenders include the 'last ever' Eminem single, a re-release of Fairytale of New York, a very bad Girls Aloud track, Coldplay, a song actually 'sung' by 'Santa', some absolute Grannybait and one of James Blunt's most miserable tracks.This week’s episode of The 2000s Chart Show features the following tracks:Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps

Brian Kennedy - George Best: A Tribute

The Choirboys - Tears in Heaven

Coldplay - Talk

Craig David - Don’t Love You No More

Crazy Frog - Jingle Bells / U Can’t Touch This

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

DHT feat. Edmee - Listen to Your Heart

Eminem - When I’m Gone

50 Cent - Window Shopper

Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls Aloud - See the Day

Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

Herd & Fitz feat. Abigail Bailey - I Just Can’t Get Enough

Hound Dogs - I Like Girls

James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover

Keedie / England Cricket Team - Jerusalem

Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

Madonna - Hung Up

Mariah Carey - Don’t Forget About Us

Mary J Blige - Be Without You

McFly - Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K

Nizlopi - JCB Song

Oasis - Let There Be Love

The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu

Rihanna - If It’s Lovin That You Want

Robbie Williams - Advertising Space

Santa Sings - Is This the Way to Amarillo (Santa’s Grotto)

Sean Paul - Ever Blazin’

Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal

Simon Webbe - No Worries

The Strokes - Juicebox

Sugababes - Ugly

Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body

The Water Babies - Under the Tree

Westlife feat. Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me

Westlife - You Raise Me Up

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