Rihanna's SOS and 39 other less good songs from 2006 (16-22 April 2006)

“SOS please someone help me. It’s not healthy for me to feel this way” about a pop song. But that’s just how I feel about Rihanna’s SOS, one of the true starmaking tracks of the decade. Which of course means it’s probably going to be beat by a drippy ballad from Shayne Ward off of that X Factor. So the 2000s charts go.Do Rihanna and Shayne Ward have what it takes to knock Gnarls Barkley off the top, or will it be the job of Gorillaz, Infernal, Fall Out Boy, Hard-Fi or Jamie Foxx. Find out as we deep dive into another week on the 2006 charts.Which pop stars has MULTIPLE family members in prison for murder? Which Danish band is basically forced into doing an England World Cup song? And which singer had to present a TV show with Holly Willoughby where every presenter had to be barefoot. Find out as we tell another set of tales from 2000s music, in the only music history podcast that every episode counts down the top 40 singles chart from this week 20 years ago. This week featuring the following songs:Beverley Knight - Piece of My HeartThe Black Eyed Peas - Pump ItChico - It’s Chico TimeCorinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records OnEmbrace - Nature’s LawFall Out Boy - Dance DanceThe Feeling - SewnGnarls Barkley - CrazyGorillaz - Kids With Guns/El MananaHard-Fi - Better Do BetterInfernal - From Paris to BerlinJames Blunt - WisemenJamie Foxx feat. Ludacris - UnpredictableJoey Negro - Make a Move on MeKanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch the SkyKelly Clarkson - Walk AwayThe Kooks - NaiveLorraine - I Feel ItMadonna - SorryMary J. Blige and U2 - OneMeck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart AgainMichael Jackson - Smooth CriminalMish Mash - SpeechlessNelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - GrillzNe-Yo - So SickNotorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy and Nelly - Nasty GirlOrson - No TomorrowPink - Stupid GirlsThe Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am - BeepRay J - One WishRihanna - SOSSean Paul - TemperatureShayne Ward - No PromisesShayne Ward - That’s My GoalThe Streets - When You Wasn’t FamousStudio B - C’mon Get It OnSugababes - Red DressTrina feat. Kelly Rowland - Here We GoVarious Artists - Tribute to JinkyThe Zutons - Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love 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