2006 continued the music blow-out of 2005. However, we saw the comebacks of Nelly Furtado and the Dixie Chicks, the ultimate music breakthroughs of Justin Timberlake and Fergie, the greatest one-hit wonder of the 2000s, Daniel Powter, and then the arrivals of Cassie, Ne-Yo, and The Fray would keep the music business thriving for many years to come. There was a lot of songs to choose from this year, since so many great hits blew up the radio, but I was able to narrow it down to the 40 best. Complete with their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard year-end charts, here are the songs that best defined 2006:
40. Jessica Simpson-A Public Affair
Peak: 14 Billboard Year-End: NA
39. Kelly Clarkson-Walk Away
Peak: 12 Billboard Year-End: 45
38. Corinne Bailey Rae-Put Your Records On
Peak: 64 Billboard Year-End: NA
37. Chamillionaire-Ridin'
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 8
36. Brooke Hogan and Paul Wall-About Us
Peak: 33 Billboard Year-End: NA
35. Fergie-London Bridge
Peak: 1 (3 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 22
34. Evanescence-Call me When You're Sober
Peak: 10 Billboard Year-End: 77
33. The Fray-Over My Head (Cable Car)
Peak: 8 Billboard Year-End: NA
32. Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 29
31. Nickelback-If Everyone Cared
Peak: 17 Billboard Year-End: NA
30. Ok Go-Here It Goes Again
Peak: 38 Billboard Year-End: NA
29. John Mayer-Waitin' on the World to Change
Peak: 14 Billboard Year-End: 87
28. Pink-Who Knew?
Peak: 9 Billboard Year-End: NA
27. Nick Lachey-What's Left of Me
Peak: 6 Billboard Year-End: 54
26. Pink-U + Ur Hand
Peak: 9 Billboard Year-End: NA
25. KT Tunstall-Suddenly I See
Peak: 21 Billboard Year-End: NA
24. KT Tunstall-Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Peak: 20 Billboard Year-End: 57
23. Mary J Blige-Be Without You
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 11
22. Weird Al Yankovic-White and Nerdy
Peak: 9 Billboard Year-End: NA
21. Pussycat Dolls-Buttons
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 15
20. Gnarls Barkley-Crazy
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 7
19. Nickelback-Far Away
Peak: 8 Billboard Year-End: 53
18. Dixie Chicks-Not Ready to Make Nice
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: NA
17. All American Rejects-Move Along
Peak: 15 Billboard Year-End: 21
16. James Blunt-You're Beautiful
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: 4
15. Red Hot Chilli Peppers-Dani California
Peak: 6 Billboard Year-End: 23
14. Panic! At the Disco-I Write Sins, Not Tragedies
Peak: 7 Billboard Year-End: 20
13. Christina Aguilera-Ain't No Other Man
Peak: 6 Billboard Year-End: 32
12. The Fray-How to Save a Life
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 27
11. Ne Yo-So Sick
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 17
10. Rihanna-SOS
Peak: 1 (3 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 19
9. Hinder-Lips of an Angel
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 30
8. JoJo-Too Little Too Late
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 72
7. Sean Paul-Temperature
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: 2
6. Cassie-Me & U
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 14
5. Daniel Powter-Bad Day
Peak: 1 (5 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 1
4. Natasha Bedingfield-Unwritten
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 6
3. Nelly Furtado and Timbaland-Promiscuous
Peak: 1 (6 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 3
2. Shakira and Wyclef Jean-Hips Don't Lie
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 5
1. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland-SexyBack
Peak: 1 (7 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 9
Disclaimer: Some of these songs did not reach their peak on the year-end charts until 2007.
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