Eurovision 2006, Pet Shop Boys, and the sinking ship of British indie (14-20 May 2006)

Has it been a long time since you had a teenage life? Then you’ll probably remember Eurovision 2006, when Daz Sampson’s crap rap was our entry.It flopped on the Athens stage, but how well did it do on the charts? Can it defeat the best Pet Shop Boys single in a decade, the return of Christina Milian, Busta Rhymes sampling Daft Punk and Orson’s follow-up to No Tomorrow? Find out as we count down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week 20 years ago and tell the stories of some of the biggest pop music of the 2000s.Featuring the following tracks:The Black Eyed Peas - Pump ItBeatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching MeBoy Kill Boy - SuzieBusta Rhymes - Touch ItChicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in LoveChris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss)Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy - Say ICorinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records OnDaz Sampson - Teenage LifeDelays - HideawayDirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You’re DeadFall Out Boy - Dance DanceFeeder - Lost and FoundGnarls Barkley - CrazyGraham Coxon - You & IHot Chip - Boy From SchoolInfernal - From Paris to BerlinThe Kooks - NaiveLL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control MyselfMary J. Blige and U2 - OneMichael Jackson - In the ClosetNe-Yo - So SickNina Simone vs Groovefinder - Ain’t Got No (I Got Life)Orson - Bright IdeaOrson - No TomorrowPanic! at the Disco - But It’s Better If You DoPet Shop Boys - I’m With StupidPink - Stupid GirlsThe Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - BeepThe Raconteurs - Steady As She GoesRed Hot Chili Peppers - Dani CaliforniaRihanna - SOSSean Paul - TemperatureShayne Ward - No PromisesSigur Ros - HoppipollaSnow Patrol - You’re All I HaveT-Pain - I’m SprungUpper Room - Black and WhiteWe Are Scientists - Nobody Move Nobody Get HurtWill Young - Who Am I This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the2000schartshow.substack.com