Girls Aloud, Liberty X and Will Young: Battle of the ex-reality TV stars (feat. My Lovely Lady Lumps) (26 Nov 2005)

It is a truth of 2000s pop universally acknowledged that you can’t mistake my biology...but did the British public in the 00s have enough musical taste to put the best Girls Aloud song (and maybe best song of all time?) to number one?Or did they prefer Fergie and her humps, bumps and lovely lady lumps? Or perhaps Will Young’s first attempt at an overtly gay single? The Darkness’ too late comeback? Or even Liberty X’s desperate attempt to stay on the charts with a sad cover for Children in Need?Find out on the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast where every week we’re counting down the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2005. This week’s ep also features:-The hilarious feud between Charlotte Church and Cheryl Tweedy-Donny Tourette being thrown off buses, banned from Download Festival and generally being the biggest berk of all time-An inspired ballad take on My Humps-Jack White sending out copies of his single via balloonsPlus the usual 2000s pop music nostalgia, and discussions of the following tracks:Arcade Fire - Wake UpArctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the DancefloorBlack Eyed Peas - My HumpsBob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love GenerationCraig David - Don’t Love You No MoreDaniel Powter - Bad DayThe Darkness - One Way TicketFriday Hill - Baby GoodbyeFuneral for a Friend - HistoryGirls Aloud - BiologyGoldfrapp - Number 1Gorillaz - DareGreen Day - Jesus of SuburbiaHilary Duff - Wake UpJamiroquai - (Don’t) Give Hate a ChanceKaiser Chiefs - Modern WayKate Bush - King of the MountainKatie Melua - Nine Million BicyclesKanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold DiggerKelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel EyesKubb - Wicked SoulLiberty X - A Night to RememberLil’ Kim - Lighters UpMadonna - Hung UpThe Modern - Jane Falls DownMy Chemical Romance - I’m Not Okay (I Promise)Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor PressurePharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like ThatPussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t ChaRobbie Williams - TrippingRosetta Life feat. Billy Bragg - We LaughedSean Paul - We Be Burnin’Simon Webbe - No WorriesSon of Dork - Ticket Outta LoservilleSugababes - Push the ButtonTowers of London - How Rude She WasUniting Nations feat. Laura More - Ai No CorridaWestlife - You Raise Me UpThe White Stripes - The Denial TwistWill Young - Switch It On 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