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 - MyMyMy

The Automatic - Monster

Beatfreakz - Somebody’s Watching Me

Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Children of the Sky)

Busta Rhymes - I Love My Chick

Dirty Pretty Things - Deadwood

The Feeling - Fill My Little World

George Michael - An Easier Affair

Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces

Infernal - From Paris to Berlin