George Michael, Paolo Nutini and (Maybe) the Best Dance Song of the 2000s (9-15 July 2006)

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 SecretArmand Van Helden - MyMyMyThe Automatic - MonsterBeatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching MeBob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky)Busta Rhymes - I Love My ChickFall Out Boy - A Little Less Sixteen Candles…The Feeling - Fill My Little WorldGeorge Michael - An Easier AffairInfernal - From Paris to BerlinJamie T - SheilaJosé Gonzalez - Hand on Your HeartJustice vs Simian - We Are Your FriendsKeane - Is It Any WonderKelly Clarkson - BreakawayThe Kooks - NaiveThe Kooks - She Moves in Her Own WayLily Allen - SmileLL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control MyselfLostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)Lupe Fiasco - Kick PushMuse - Supermassive Black HoleNelly Furtado - ManeaterNe-Yo - Sexy LoveOakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill PussycatPaolo Nutini - Last RequestPink - Who KnewThe Pipettes - Pull ShapesPrimal Scream - Country GirlPussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - ButtonsRazorlight - In the MorningRed Hot Chili Peppers - Dani CaliforniaThe Rifles - She’s Got StandardsRihanna - SOSRogue Traders - Voodoo ChildSandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que NadaShakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t LieTill West & DJ Delicious - Same ManThe Zutons - ValerieIf you still want more 00s pop music fun, subscribe to our Patreon and Substack, follow The 2000s Chart Show over at The App Formerly known as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and email us at [email protected] with your pop music memories. 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