List of UK top-ten singles in 2006

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Gnarls Barkley (lead singer CeeLo Green pictured) had the best-selling single of 2006 with "Crazy", their debut single which reigned at number-one for nine weeks. Their other hit single this year was "Smiley Faces", which peaked at number 10. Cee Lo Green 2008.jpg
Gnarls Barkley (lead singer CeeLo Green pictured) had the best-selling single of 2006 with "Crazy", their debut single which reigned at number-one for nine weeks. Their other hit single this year was "Smiley Faces", which peaked at number 10.
Leona Lewis, the winner of the third series of The X Factor, had the second best-selling song of the year with her winner's single and Christmas number one "A Moment Like This". Leona Lewis - Turne Labirinto VI.jpg
Leona Lewis, the winner of the third series of The X Factor , had the second best-selling song of the year with her winner's single and Christmas number one "A Moment Like This".
Lily Allen made the UK charts for the first time in 2006 with two singles making the countdown, including her number-one debut hit "Smile" Lily Allen at the Solidays festival July 2007-1.jpg
Lily Allen made the UK charts for the first time in 2006 with two singles making the countdown, including her number-one debut hit "Smile"
Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom achieved her first and only top 10 single this year with "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)", which spent a week at number-one in June and became the year's fifth best-selling single. Sandi2008Live.jpg
Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom achieved her first and only top 10 single this year with "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)", which spent a week at number-one in June and became the year's fifth best-selling single.
Justin Timberlake achieved two top 10 entries this year, including "SexyBack", which became his first UK number-one single. Justin Timberlake by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Justin Timberlake achieved two top 10 entries this year, including "SexyBack", which became his first UK number-one single.

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. [2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2006, as well as singles which peaked in 2005 but were in the top 10 in 2006. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Contents

One-hundred and sixty-nine singles were in the top ten in 2006. Nine singles from 2005 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "When I'm Gone" by Eminem was the only song from 2005 to reach its peak in 2006. [4] Forty-two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2006. Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, Ne-Yo and Timbaland were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2006.

The 2005 Christmas number-one, "That's My Goal" by 2005 X Factor winner Shayne Ward, remained at number-one for the first three weeks of 2006. [5] The first new number-one single of the year was "When the Sun Goes Down" by Arctic Monkeys. [6] Overall, twenty-five different singles peaked at number-one in 2006, with McFly (2) having the most singles hit that position. [7] [8]

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and sixty-nine singles charted in 2006, with one-hundred and sixty singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries "Fairytale of New York", "Three Lions", "You Got the Love" and "You Spin Me Round" which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).

Forty-two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2006. American singer Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls had the most top ten singles in 2006 with five. Four of the singles were with her band, the exception being "Come to Me", her debut solo single and a collaboration with P. Diddy. The single peaked at number 4 on 14 October 2006, its first week of release, and spent four weeks in the top 10 in total. The best-performing single with The Pussycat Dolls was "Stickwitu" which had peaked at number-one in 2005. [9] "Beep" reached a high of number 2, [10] "Buttons" landed one place lower and "I Don't Need a Man" was at number seven. [11]

Five artists made the top 10 on four occasions in 2006, including The Pussycat Dolls as a group. British girlband Girls Aloud's tally again included a holdover from 2005, their number 9 hit "See the Day". [12] "Whole Lotta History" went to number six in March, "Something Kinda Oooh" was a top 3 entry in October, [8] while the group finished the year with their number four cover of "I Think We're Alone Now", best known as a hit for Tiffany in 1987. [13]

Madonna had another year of chart success. "Hung Up" had topped the rankings in 2005 but she also had three new entries in 2006. [14] "Sorry" made number-one for a single week on 4 March 2006, [15] "Get Together" reached number seven in August and "Jump" squeezed in at number 9 in November. [16]

Fergie and will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas were the final artists with four top 10 hits this year. will.i.am guested on The Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons", while the other three singles were as part of the band. "My Humps" [14] and "Pump It" both reached number three, and they also got together with Sergio Mendes for a new interpretation of his song Mas Que Nada, taking it to number 6 in July. [17] Fergie's other hit single was her solo debut "London Bridge", which peaked at number three. [18]

Boyband McFly were one of a number of artists with three top-ten entries, including number-one singles "Star Girl" [8] and "Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please" (for Sport Relief). [7] Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, The Feeling, Nelly Furtado, The Ordinary Boys, P. Diddy, Pink and Sugababes were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 2006.

Chart debuts

Sixty-two artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2006, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, ten went on to record another hit single that year: Beatfreakz, Fall Out Boy, The Fratellis, Gnarls Barkley, James Morrison, The Kooks, Lily Allen, Ne-Yo, Sunblock and The Zutons. The Feeling and The Ordinary Boys both had two other entries in their breakthrough year.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Brian Kennedy 1"George Best – A Tribute"4—
Peter Corry
Editors 1"Munich"10—
Sunblock 2"I'll Be Ready"4"First Time" (9)
José González 1"Heartbeats"9—
Jagged Edge 1"Nasty Girl"1—
Avery Storm
The Ordinary Boys 3"Boys Will Be Boys"3"Lonely at the Top" (10), "Nine2Five" (6)
Chris Brown 1"Run It!"2—
Meck 1"Thunder in My Heart Again"1—
Fall Out Boy 2"Sugar, We're Goin Down"8"Dance, Dance" (8)
Corinne Bailey Rae 1"Put Your Records On"2—
Chico 1"It's Chico Time"1—
Orson 1"No Tomorrow"1—
The Feeling 3"Sewn"7"Fill My Little World" (10), "Never Be Lonely" (9)
Lupe Fiasco 1"Touch the Sky"6—
Ne-Yo 2"So Sick"1"Sexy Love" (5)
Gnarls Barkley 2"Crazy"1"Smiley Faces" (10)
The Kooks 2"Naïve"5"She Moves in Her Own Way" (7)
The Zutons 2"Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?"9"Valerie" (9)
Infernal 1"From Paris to Berlin"2—
The Raconteurs 1"Steady, As She Goes"4—
Dirty Pretty Things 1"Bang Bang You're Dead"5—
Beatfreakz 2"Somebody's Watching Me"3"Superfreak" (7)
Young Jeezy 1"Say I"4—
Sandi Thom 1"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"1—
Lady Sovereign 1"Nine2Five"6—
Daz Sampson 1"Teenage Life"8—
Kate Rusby 1"All Over Again"6—
Brittany Murphy 1"Faster Kill Pussycat"7—
The Automatic 1"Monster"4—
The Special Assembly1"Hurry Up England - The People's Anthem"10—
Sérgio Mendes 1"Mas Que Nada"6—
Lily Allen 2"Smile"1"LDN" (6)
Paolo Nutini 1"Last Request"5—
Steve Edwards 1"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)"9—
Rogue Traders 1"Voodoo Child"3—
James Morrison 2"You Give Me Something"5"Wonderful World" (8)
Fedde Le Grand 1"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"1—
Paris Hilton 1"Stars Are Blind"5—
Chamillionaire 1"Ridin'"2—
Krayzie Bone 1—
David Guetta 1"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)"3—
The Egg
Cassie 1"Me & U"6—
Micky Modelle 1"Dancing in the Dark"10—
Jessy
The Fratellis 2"Chelsea Dagger"5"Whistle for the Choir"
Timbaland 1"Promiscuous"3—
Lil' Chris 1"Checkin' It Out"3—
Cast of High School Musical 1"Breaking Free"9—
David Hasselhoff 1"Jump in My Car"3—
Cutee B1"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"3—
My Chemical Romance 1"Welcome to the Black Parade"1—
Marion Raven 1"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"6—
Amy Winehouse 1"Rehab"7—
Bodyrox 1"Yeah Yeah"2—
Luciana
Booty Luv 1"Boogie 2nite"2—
LazyTown 1"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)"4—
Chris Cornell 1"You Know My Name"7—
Leona Lewis 1"A Moment Like This"1—
Notes

The dance music production team Klubbheads previously charted at number 10 with "Klubbhopping" in 1996 but entered the chart under the alias Hi_Tack for the first time in 2006. Liz McClarnon had multiple chart entries, including three number-ones, as part of Atomic Kitten, but "Woman in Love"/"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" marked her solo chart debut. [19]

will.i.am recorded his first single independent of The Black Eyed Peas, guesting on The Pussycat Dolls song "Buttons" which peaked at number two. [10] Fellow bandmate Fergie also launched her solo career in 2006 with "London Bridge", a number three entry. [20] The Raconteurs included Jack White, who was also a member of The White Stripes. His first chart hit was "Seven Nation Army" in 2003 but "Steady, As She Goes" was his first single with his new band. [21]

Matt Willis tasted chart success outside Busted for the first time in 2006, as "Up All Night" reached number 7. [22] Cherise Roberts and Nadia Shepherd charted under the name Booty Luv, having previously recorded hit singles as part of Big Brovaz. [23] [24]

Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls collaborated with P. Diddy on "Come to Me" in 2006. [25]

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Breaking Free" (from High School Musical ), [26] "You Know My Name" ( Casino Royale ), [27] and "Friday Night" ( Night at the Museum ). [28] [29] "Check on It" was also recorded for The Pink Panther but never made the soundtrack. [30]

Charity singles

A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2006. The Sport Relief single was the double-A side "Don't Stop Me Now" (a cover of the Queen song) and "Please, Please" by McFly, peaking at number on one 29 July 2006. [7]

Emma Bunton recorded the Children in Need single for 2006, a cover of the Petula Clark song "Downtown". It was the eighth solo top 10 single of her career and reached number three on 2 December 2006. [31]

U2 and Green Day produced the single "The Saints Are Coming", in aid of relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina, which caused destruction and devastation especially in New Orleans but also across the United States. It peaked at number two on its second week of release, on 18 November 2006. [16] [32]

Best-selling singles

Gnarls Barkley had the best-selling single of the year with "Crazy". The song spent eleven weeks in the top 10 (including nine weeks at number one), sold about 820,000 copies and was certified by the BPI. [22] "A Moment Like This" by Leona Lewis came in second place, selling more than 700,000 copies and losing out by around 120,000 sales. [13] Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean's "Hips Don't Lie", [33] "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" from Scissor Sisters [26] and "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" [34] by Sandi Thom made up the top five. Singles by Infernal, [22] Nelly Furtado, [35] Take That, [31] Rihanna [36] and Justin Timberlake [37] were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. [38] [39]

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
‡Single peaked in 2005 but still in chart in 2006.
(#)Year-end top ten single position and rank
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)		Weeks
in
top
10		SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)		Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2005
19 November 200510"Hung Up"‡ Madonna 119 November 20053
26 November 20058"My Humps"‡ Black Eyed Peas 326 November 20052
10 December 20056"Stickwitu"‡ The Pussycat Dolls 110 December 20052
17 December 20054"Ugly"‡ Sugababes 317 December 20051
24 December 20058"JCB Song"‡ Nizlopi 124 December 20051
31 December 20058"That's My Goal"‡ Shayne Ward 131 December 20054
4"Fairytale of New York"‡ [A] [B] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 331 December 20051
4"When I'm Gone" Eminem 47 January 20061
2"See the Day"‡ Girls Aloud 931 December 20051
Singles in 2006
7 January 20062"Goodbye My Lover" James Blunt 97 January 20062
14 January 20062"George Best – A Tribute" Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry 414 January 20061
1"Munich" Editors 1014 January 20061
21 January 20062"Break the Night with Colour" Richard Ashcroft 321 January 20061
3"I'll Be Ready" Sunblock 421 January 20061
1"Sleep" Texas 621 January 20061
1"Heartbeats" José González 921 January 20061
28 January 20063"When the Sun Goes Down" Arctic Monkeys 128 January 20061
8"Nasty Girl" The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm 14 February 20062
4"All Time Love" Will Young 328 January 20061
5"Check on It" Beyoncé 34 February 20061
5"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" Hi_Tack 44 February 20061
1"Eddie's Song" Son of Dork 1028 January 20061
4 February 20065"Boys Will Be Boys" The Ordinary Boys 311 February 20063
1"Analogue (All I Want)" A-ha 104 February 20061
11 February 20065"Run It!" Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana 211 February 20061
3"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" [C] Dead or Alive 511 February 20062
18 February 20066"Thunder in My Heart Again" Meck featuring Leo Sayer 118 February 20062
3"You Got the Love (New Voyager Mix)" [D] The Source featuring Candi Staton 718 February 20061
3"Sugar, We're Goin Down" Fall Out Boy 818 February 20061
25 February 20061"Woman in Love"/"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" Liz McClarnon 525 February 20061
4 March 20064"Sorry" Madonna 14 March 20061
6"Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae 24 March 20061
1"Amazing" Westlife 44 March 20061
1"Is It Just Me?" The Darkness 84 March 20061
11 March 20064"It's Chico Time" Chico 111 March 20062
7"Beep" The Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am 211 March 20061
8"No Tomorrow" Orson 125 March 20061
2"Sewn" The Feeling 711 March 20061
1"Don't Bother" Shakira 911 March 20061
18 March 20063"Red Dress" Sugababes 418 March 20061
3"Touch the Sky" Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco 618 March 20061
25 March 20066"Pump It" Black Eyed Peas 325 March 20061
1"Whole Lotta History" Girls Aloud 625 March 20061
1 April 20065"So Sick" Ne-Yo 11 April 20061
3"Nature's Law" Embrace 21 April 20061
3"Stupid Girls" Pink 41 April 20061
8 April 200611"Crazy" (#1) Gnarls Barkley 18 April 20069
1"You Have Killed Me" Morrissey 38 April 20061
5"Naïve" The Kooks 515 April 20061
1"When You Wasn't Famous" The Streets 88 April 20061
15 April 20064"One" Mary J. Blige & U2 215 April 20061
1"Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" The Zutons 915 April 20061
22 April 20066"No Promises" Shayne Ward 222 April 20061
7"SOS" (#9) Rihanna 229 April 20062
29 April 200611"From Paris to Berlin" (#6) Infernal 227 May 20061
1"Dance, Dance" Fall Out Boy 829 April 20061
6 May 20062"Steady, As She Goes" The Raconteurs 46 May 20061
2"Bang Bang You're Dead" Dirty Pretty Things 56 May 20061
2"You're All I Have" Snow Patrol 76 May 20061
3"Stoned in Love" Chicane featuring Tom Jones 713 May 20061
13 May 20063"Dani California" Red Hot Chili Peppers 213 May 20061
3"Somebody's Watching Me" Beatfreakz 313 May 20061
20 May 20064"Control Myself" LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez 220 May 20061
1"I'm with Stupid" Pet Shop Boys 820 May 20061
27 May 20061"Say I" Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy 427 May 20061
1"Touch It" Busta Rhymes 627 May 20061
1"First Time" Sunblock featuring Robin Beck 927 May 20061
3 June 20069"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" (#5) Sandi Thom 110 June 20061
2"Country Girl" Primal Scream 53 June 20061
1"Nine2Five" The Ordinary Boys vs. Lady Sovereign 63 June 20061
1"Up All Night" Matt Willis 73 June 20061
1"Teenage Life" [D] Daz Sampson 83 June 20061
1"Fill My Little World" The Feeling 103 June 20061
10 June 20062"Is It Any Wonder?" Keane 310 June 20061
4"Who Knew" Pink 510 June 20061
1"All Over Again" Ronan Keating & Kate Rusby 610 June 20061
1"Faster Kill Pussycat" Paul Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy 710 June 20061
9"Maneater" (#7) Nelly Furtado 117 June 20063
17 June 20062"World at Your Feet" Embrace 317 June 20061
4"Monster" The Automatic 417 June 20062
1"(Is This the Way to) The World Cup" Tony Christie 817 June 20061
2"Three Lions" [E] Baddiel, Skinner &
The Lightning Seeds 		924 June 20061
24 June 200616"Hips Don't Lie" (#3) Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean 18 July 20065
1"Who Says You Can't Go Home" Bon Jovi 524 June 20061
1"Hurry Up England - The People's Anthem" Sham 69 & The Special Assembly1024 June 20061
1 July 20062"Supermassive Black Hole" Muse 41 July 20061
2"Mas que Nada" Sergio Mendes featuring Black Eyed Peas 61 July 20061
1"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" Lostprophets 81 July 20061
1"Valerie" The Zutons 91 July 20061
8 July 20063"Buttons" The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg 38 July 20061
3"Sexy Love" Ne-Yo 58 July 20061
2"She Moves in Her Own Way" The Kooks 78 July 20061
15 July 20066"Smile" Lily Allen 115 July 20062
2"In the Morning" Razorlight 315 July 20061
5"Last Request" Paolo Nutini 515 July 20061
1"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards 915 July 20061
22 July 20066"Voodoo Child" Rogue Traders 322 July 20061
1"I Love My Chick" Busta Rhymes 822 July 20061
29 July 20062 "Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please" [F] McFly 129 July 20061
5"Unfaithful" Rihanna 229 July 20062
6"You Give Me Something" James Morrison 529 July 20063
1"Smiley Faces" Gnarls Barkley 1029 July 20061
5 August 20064"Ain't No Other Man" Christina Aguilera 25 August 20061
1"Get Together" Madonna 75 August 20061
2"Empire" Kasabian 95 August 20061
12 August 20066"Everytime We Touch" Cascada 219 August 20061
2"Stars Are Blind" Paris Hilton 512 August 20061
19 August 20067"Chasing Cars" [G] Snow Patrol 616 September 20061
26 August 20064"Ridin'" Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone 226 August 20061
3"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" David Guetta vs. The Egg 326 August 20061
2"Leave Before the Lights Come On" Arctic Monkeys 426 August 20061
3"Me & U" Cassie 626 August 20062
1"Dancing in the Dark" Micky Modelle vs. Jessy 1026 August 20061
2 September 20063"Déjà Vu" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z 12 September 20061
9 September 20067"SexyBack" (#10) Justin Timberlake 19 September 20061
9"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (#4) Scissor Sisters 116 September 20064
1"Chelsea Dagger" The Fratellis 59 September 20061
16 September 20064"Promiscuous" Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland 316 September 20061
2"Rudebox" Robbie Williams 416 September 20061
1"It's Not That Easy" Lemar 716 September 20061
2"Never Be Lonely" The Feeling 916 September 20062
23 September 20062"London Bridge" Fergie 323 September 20061
5"When You Were Young" The Killers 230 September 20062
2"Something About You" Jamelia 930 September 20061
30 September 20061"U + Ur Hand" Pink 1030 September 20061
7 October 20064"Checkin' It Out" Lil' Chris 37 October 20061
2"Call Me When You're Sober" Evanescence 47 October 20061
2"LDN" Lily Allen 67 October 20061
1"I Don't Need a Man" The Pussycat Dolls 77 October 20061
1"Breaking Free" Cast of High School Musical 97 October 20061
14 October 20065"America" Razorlight 114 October 20061
2"Jump in My Car" David Hasselhoff 314 October 20061
4"Come to Me"P. Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger 414 October 20061
5"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" Bob Sinclar & Cutee B 328 October 20061
21 October 20065"Welcome to the Black Parade" My Chemical Romance 121 October 20062
1"Superfreak" Beatfreakz 721 October 20061
28 October 20065"Something Kinda Ooooh" [I] Girls Aloud 34 November 20062
2"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" Meat Loaf featuring Marion Raven 628 October 20061
1"Wonderful World" James Morrison 828 October 20061
1"Lonely at the Top" The Ordinary Boys 1028 October 20061
4 November 20062"Star Girl" McFly 14 November 20061
7"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" Fedde Le Grand 111 November 20061
7"Irreplaceable" Beyoncé 411 November 20061
2"Rehab" Amy Winehouse 74 November 20062
11 November 20063"Yeah Yeah" Bodyrox featuring Luciana 211 November 20061
3"The Saints Are Coming" [J] U2 & Green Day 218 November 20061
18 November 20063"The Rose" Westlife 118 November 20061
3"Rock Steady" All Saints 318 November 20061
1"Easy" Sugababes 818 November 20061
1"Jump" Madonna 918 November 20061
25 November 20069"Smack That" Akon featuring Eminem 125 November 20061
4"My Love" Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. 225 November 20061
11"Patience" (#8) [K] Take That 12 December 20064
1"Lovelight" Robbie Williams 825 November 20061
2 December 20062"Downtown" [L] Emma Bunton 32 December 20061
9 December 20068"Boogie 2nite" Booty Luv 216 December 20061
2"All Good Things (Come to an End)" Nelly Furtado 49 December 20061
1"Whistle for the Choir" The Fratellis 99 December 20061
1"Knights of Cydonia" Muse 109 December 20061
16 December 20062"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)" LazyTown 416 December 20061
3"Wind It Up" [M] Gwen Stefani 323 December 20061
1"Beware of the Dog" Jamelia 1016 December 20061
23 December 20062"21st Century Christmas"/"Move It" Cliff Richard 223 December 20061
5"Truly Madly Deeply" Cascada 423 December 20061
4"You Know My Name" Chris Cornell 723 December 20061
1"Tell Me" P. Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera 823 December 20061
30 December 20065"A Moment Like This" (#2) Leona Lewis 130 December 20064
1 "Sorry's Not Good Enough"/"Friday Night" McFly 330 December 20061
2"I Think We're Alone Now" Girls Aloud 430 December 20061

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2006, including singles that reached their peak in 2005. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2006 is also shown.

Arctic Monkeys (lead singer Alex Turner pictured) had two top 10 hits in 2006, including the number-one single "When the Sun Goes Down". OutsideLandsSan Francisco.png
Arctic Monkeys (lead singer Alex Turner pictured) had two top 10 hits in 2006, including the number-one single "When the Sun Goes Down".
Corrine Bailey Rae scored her one and only top 10 single this year with the number two-peaking "Put Your Records On". Corrine Bailey Rae ACL 2016 1538.jpg
Corrine Bailey Rae scored her one and only top 10 single this year with the number two-peaking "Put Your Records On".
American rapper Chamillionaire reached number two in August 2006 with his best-known and most successful hit single "Ridin'", featuring guest vocals from fellow rapper Krayzie Bone. Chamillionaire July 2008 (cropped).jpg
American rapper Chamillionaire reached number two in August 2006 with his best-known and most successful hit single "Ridin'", featuring guest vocals from fellow rapper Krayzie Bone.
David Hasselhoff achieved his only UK top-ten single in October of this year with his cover version of "Jump in My Car", which peaked at number three. Hoff 3.jpg
David Hasselhoff achieved his only UK top-ten single in October of this year with his cover version of "Jump in My Car", which peaked at number three.
EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
5 Nicole Scherzinger [N] [O] [P] 17"Beep", "Buttons", "Come to Me", "I Don't Need a Man", "Stickwitu"
4 Fergie [N] [Q] [R] 12"London Bridge", "My Humps", "Mas Que Nada", "Pump It"
Girls Aloud [N] 8"I Think We're Alone Now", "See the Day", "Something Kinda Ooooh", "Whole Lotta History"
Madonna [N] 9"Hung Up", "Get Together", "Jump", "Sorry"
The Pussycat Dolls [N] 13"Beep", "Buttons", "I Don't Need a Man", "Stickwitu"
will.i.am [N] [Q] [R] [S] 17"Beep", "My Humps", "Mas Que Nada", "Pump It"
3 Beyoncé 15"Check on It", "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable"
Black Eyed Peas [N] [R] 10"My Humps", "Mas Que Nada", "Pump It"
The Feeling 5"Fill My Little World", "Never Be Lonely", "Sewn"
McFly 5 "Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please", "Star Girl", "Sorry's Not Good Enough"/"Friday Night"
Nelly Furtado 15"All Good Things (Come to an End)", "Maneater", "Promiscuous"
The Ordinary Boys 7"Boys Will Be Boys", "Lonely at the Top", "Nine2Five"
P. Diddy [T] 13"Come to Me", "Nasty Girl", "Tell Me"
Pink 8"Stupid Girls", "U + Ur Hand", "Who Knew"
Sugababes [N] 5"Easy", "Red Dress", "Ugly"
2 Arctic Monkeys 5"Leave Before the Lights Come On", "When the Sun Goes Down"
Christina Aguilera 5"Ain't No Other Man", "Tell Me"
Beatfreakz 4"Somebody's Watching Me", "Superfreak"
Bob Sinclar 4"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)", "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)"
Busta Rhymes 2"I Love My Chick", "Touch It"
Cascada 7"Everytime We Touch", "Truly Madly Deeply"
Embrace 5"Nature's Law", "World at Your Feet"
Eminem [U] [V] 9"Smack That", "When I'm Gone"
Fall Out Boy 4"Dance, Dance", "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
The Fratellis 2"Chelsea Dagger", "Whistle for the Choir"
Gnarls Barkley 12"Crazy", "Smiley Faces"
Jamelia 3"Beware of the Dog", "Something About You"
James Morrison 7"Wonderful World", "You Give Me Something"
Justin Timberlake 11"My Love", "SexyBack"
The Kooks 7"Naive", "She Moves in Her Own Way"
Lily Allen 8"LDN", "Smile"
Muse 3"Knights of Cydonia", "Supermassive Black Hole"
Ne-Yo 8"Sexy Love", "So Sick"
Razorlight 7"America", "In the Morning"
Rihanna 12"SOS", "Unfaithful"
Robbie Williams 3"Lovelight", "Rudebox"
Shakira 17"Don't Bother", "Hips Don't Lie"
Shayne Ward [N] 13"No Promises", "That's My Goal"
Snow Patrol 9"Chasing Cars", "You're All I Have"
Sunblock 4"First Time", "I'll Be Ready"
U2 7"One", "The Saints Are Coming"
Westlife 4"Amazing", "The Rose"
The Zutons 2"Valerie", "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?"

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