2000
Tony Blair was UK Prime Minister while George W Bush was finally elected US President.
Top hits of 2000 came from Steps, Melanie C, Destinys Child, Savage Garden, Geri Halliwell, Gabrielle, Backstreet Boys, Craig David, Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams & Madonna. Tom Jones was back for a cover of the 1971 Three Dog Night Hit (Mama Told Me Not To Come), Lulu had (Where the poor boys dance), while Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1984 No.1 (The Power Of Love) got the re-mix treatment
New artists having hits for the first time included Lene Marlin (Sitting down here & Unforgiveable sinner), Ronan Keating (Life is a rollercoaster & The way you make me feel), Fragma (Tocas miracle), David Gray (Babylon), Mary Mary (Shackles), Sonique (It feels so good), Sugababes (Overload), Vanessa Amorosi (Absolutely everybody), Pink (There you go), Coldplay (Yellow), Samantha Mumba (Gotta tell you), Madison Avenue (Don't call me baby), Daft Punk (One more time), Toploader (Dancing in the moonlight Anastacia (I'm outta love), True Steppers (Buggin'), Aaliyah (Try again), NSync (Bye Bye Bye), A1 (Like a rose), Leanne Rimes (Can't fight the moonlight), The Big Summer hits were from Spiller with Sophie Ellis Bextor (Groovejet),Artful Dodger (Moving too fast) & Modjo (Lady). Collaborations were big in 2000 & included Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue (Kids), Mariah Carey & Westlife (Against all odds), Five & Queen (We will rock you)
Novelty hits came from: Sisqo (Thong song), Vengaboys (Uncle John from Jamaica), Baha Men (Who let the dogs out), Da Muttz (Wassuup), Bob The Builder (Can we fix it) & Tweenies (No 1).
Farmers & truckers blocked oil depots in protest at rising fuel prices causing shortages at petrol stations
Doctor Harold Shipman was convicted of the murder of 15 of his patients & jailed for life
A train derailment at Hatfield was the 3rd major rail disaster in 3 years
Statues in London were damaged by May rioters
Ken Livingstone was elected as the Mayor of London
The last ever classic Mini rolled off the production line at Longbridge in Birmingham
George W Bush was finally declared the new American President after several recounts of votes in Florida
An Enigma decoding machine was stolen from Bletchley Park
Wolverhampton was granted city status
118 died when the Russian submarine Kirsk sank in the Barents Sea
A concorde crashed on take off from Paris
Jennifer Aniston married Brad Pitt
Catherine Zeta Jones married Michael Douglas
AOL bought Time Warner for $162 Billion
Royal Bank of Scotland took over Nat west Bank
The Millenium Dome
The Millenium Bridge
Playstation 2
The I Love You computer virus
The Ford Mondeo
Pentium 4
Pepsi Twist
USB Flash Drives
Charlies Angeles
Mission Impossible II
Bedazzled
Meet The Parents
The Perfect Storm
Scary Movie
X-Men
American Beauty
Traffic
Kevin & Perry go large
Gladiator
Shaft
Dude Wheres My Car
Coyote Ugly
Toy Story 2
Chicken Run
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Eastenders celebrated 15 years on BBC One
New on UK TV in 2000
BBC One moved it's evening news to 10pm
Coronation Street celebrated it's 40th anniversary
BBC cancelled One Foot In The Grave
Home & Away ended on ITV after 11 years. It would re-appear on Channel 5 in 2001
ITV cancelled Inspector Morse
Channel 4 cancelled Queer As Folk & TFI Friday
Castaway 2000(BBC)
Doctors (BBC)
Coupling (BBC)
Breakfast (BBC)
Monarch Of The Glen (BBC)
The Weakest Link (BBC)
At Home With The Braitwaites(ITV)
ITV News Channel (On Digital/Cable & Sky)
Big Brother (Channel 4)
The Wright Stuff (Channel 5)
Time Gentlemen Please (Sky 1)
The 10th Kingdom (Sky 1)
05.Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (ABC Mondays)
New on US TV in 2000
04.Friends (NBC)
03.Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (ABC Wednesdays)
02.ER (NBC)
01.Survivor (CBS)
Survivor (CBS)
CSI:Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
Big Brother (CBS)
Malcom In The Middle (FOX)
Dark Angel (FOX)
Gilmore Girls (WB)
The Sydney Olympics took place
Peanuts Creator Charles M Schultz
Kevin Keegan quit as England Manager
Venus Williams & Pete Sampras won Wimbeledon
New York Yankees won Baseballs World Series
Singer Ian Dury
Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Actor Walter Matteau
Actor Sir Alec Guinness
Singer Julie London
TV Presenter Sir Robin Day
TV Presenter Paula Yates
Gangster Reggie Kray