2006 in music
Who ruled 2006? Chris Brown was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Kooks on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 2006, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Brown | 125 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | The Fray | 118 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Nickelback | 115 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Sean Paul | 114 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Ne-Yo | 106 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | The All-American Rejects | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Beyonce | 98 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | The Pussycat Dolls | 96 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Rihanna | 87 | 13 | 14 |
| 10 | Mary J. Blige | 79 | 0 | 8 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2006 | Don't Forget About Us | Mariah Carey | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2006 | Laffy Taffy | D4L | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2006 | Grillz | Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2006 | Check On It | Beyonce feat. Slim Thug | 5 |
| Mar 11, 2006 | You're Beautiful | James Blunt | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2006 | So Sick | Ne-Yo | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2006 | Temperature | Sean Paul | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2006 | Bad Day | Daniel Powter | 5 |
| May 13, 2006 | SOS | Rihanna | 3 |
| Jun 3, 2006 | Ridin | Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone | 2 |
| Jun 17, 2006 | Hips Don't Lie | Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2006 | Do I Make You Proud | Taylor Hicks | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2006 | Promiscuous | Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland | 6 |
| Aug 19, 2006 | London Bridge | Fergie | 3 |
| Sep 9, 2006 | SexyBack | Justin Timberlake | 7 |
| Oct 28, 2006 | Money Maker | Ludacris feat. Pharrell | 2 |
| Nov 11, 2006 | My Love | Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. | 3 |
| Dec 2, 2006 | I Wanna Love You | Akon feat. Snoop Dogg | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2006 | Irreplaceable | Beyonce | 3 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before He Cheats | Carrie Underwood | #8 | 64 | 95.2 |
| 2 | How To Save A Life | The Fray | #3 | 58 | 88.4 |
| 3 | The Sweet Escape | Gwen Stefani feat. Akon | #2 | 40 | 78.1 |
| 4 | Irreplaceable | Beyonce | #1 | 30 | 73.7 |
| 5 | Temperature | Sean Paul | #1 | 31 | 72.9 |
| 6 | SexyBack | Justin Timberlake | #1 | 36 | 72.7 |
| 7 | Bad Day | Daniel Powter | #1 | 32 | 72.2 |
| 8 | Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol | #5 | 45 | 70.6 |
| 9 | Smack That | Akon feat. Eminem | #2 | 30 | 70.5 |
| 10 | Over My Head (Cable Car) | The Fray | #8 | 42 | 70.1 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kooks | 88 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Feeling | 80 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | P!nk | 80 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | The Pussycat Dolls | 78 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Rihanna | 74 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Madonna | 72 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Snow Patrol | 70 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Razorlight | 68 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Shayne Ward | 65 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Nelly Furtado | 64 | 3 | 8 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol | #6 | 165 | 107.1 |
| 2 | Hips Don't Lie | Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean | #1 | 48 | 78.4 |
| 3 | Patience | Take That | #1 | 55 | 66.3 |
| 4 | I Don't Feel Like Dancin | Scissor Sisters | #1 | 42 | 61.6 |
| 5 | Rehab | Amy Winehouse | #7 | 76 | 57.7 |
| 6 | Naive | Kooks | #5 | 75 | 50.8 |
| 7 | Everytime We Touch | Cascada | #2 | 42 | 50.0 |
| 8 | America | Razorlight | #1 | 33 | 48.9 |
| 9 | From Paris to Berlin | Infernal | #2 | 29 | 48.1 |
| 10 | Smack That | Akon feat. Eminem | #1 | 29 | 46.1 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works