Rihanna, Gnarls Barkley and James Morrison (16 - 22 July 2006)

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, WE HAVE A FLOP GIRLBAND ON THE SHOW!!! Rejoice as we explore the career of Nylon, Iceland’s answer to the Spice Girls but without the tunes on the latest episode of the 2000s pop music history podcast dedicated to exploring every single UK singles chart of that most nostalgic of decades.Elsewhere on this week’s UK top 40 in 2006, Gnarls Barkley have the very hard task of following up Crazy, but luckily have an amazing song to do it with, while Rihanna is trying to show she can tackle a ballad with Unfaithful.James Morrison is battling with Paolo Nutini for the new James Blunt crown, Shayne Ward is handing on for dear life, and Rooster are just trying to get literally anyone to take them seriously.Featuring the following songs:Armand 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 ChickDirty Pretty Things - DeadwoodThe Feeling - Fill My Little WorldGeorge Michael - An Easier AffairGnarls Barkley - Smiley FacesInfernal - From Paris to BerlinJames Dean Bradfield - That’s No Way to Tell a LieJames Morrison - You Give Me SomethingJamie T - SheilaJustice vs Simian - We Are Your FriendsKeane - Is It Any WonderKelly Clarkson - BreakawayThe Kooks - NaiveThe Kooks - She Moves in Her Own WayLily Allen - SmileLostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)Milburn - Cheshire Cat SmileMuse - Supermassive Black HoleNelly Furtado - ManeaterNe-Yo - Sexy LoveNylon - Losing a FriendOakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill PussycatPaolo Nutini - Last RequestPink - Who KnewPussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg - ButtonsRazorlight - In the MorningRed Hot Chili Peppers - Dani CaliforniaRichard Ashcroft - Words Just Get in the WayRihanna - UnfaithfulRogue Traders - Voodoo ChildRooster - HomeSandi 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 LieShayne Ward - Stand By MeThe 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