Kate Bush vs. Westlife (feat. Will Smith and Backstreet Boys) (5 Nov 2005)

This week on the podcast where we discuss the 40 biggest selling singles from this week in 2005…After 12 years away, the enigma that is Kate Bush took this week in 2005 to return to music with her song about what would have happened had Elvis never died, King of the Mountain.Also singing about mountains are Westlife, who become the 100th band to cover the definitive granny-bothering track You Raise Me Up. Never say Shane, Kian et al aren’t original...Elsewhere in the top 40 from this week 20 years ago:* Will Smith tries to clap back at the haters and prove he’s a hard man, with unsurprisingly disasterous results* Backstreet Boys try to prove they’re men rather than boys...and lose a member in the process* 16-year-old Hilary Duff dates a 25-year-old pop punker* Someone faints on stage after cutting open their toe with a broken beer bottleAll that plus discussion of the following tracks:Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the DancefloorAudio Bullys - I’m in LoveBackstreet Boys - Just Want You to KnowBloc Party - Two More YearsBob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love GenerationBow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold YouCharlotte Church - Call My NameColdplay - Fix YouDaniel Powter - Bad DayDannii Minogue & Soul Seekerz - PerfectionDons feat. Technotronic - Pump Up the JamFranz Ferdinand - Do You Want ToFriday Hill - Baby Goodbye50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta ControlGorillaz - DareHilary Duff - Wake UpJames Blunt - HighKate Bush - King of the MountainKatie Melua - Nine Million BicyclesKanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold DiggerKelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel EyesKT Tunstall - Suddenly I SeeLee Ryan - Turn Your Car AroundLiberty X - Song 4 LoversLove Bites - You Broke My HeartThe Magic Numbers - Love’s a GameMariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It OffMaximo Park - Apply Some PressureMcFly - I Wanna Hold YouMylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor PressurePussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t ChaRicky Martin - I Don’t CareThe Rifles - Local BoyRobbie Williams - TrippingRoll Deep - Shake a LegSean Paul - We Be Burnin’Sugababes - Push the ButtonThe Test Icicles - Circle Square TriangleWestlife - You Raise Me UpWill Smith - Party StarterIf 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