of 2007. December 6 is declared Dia de Shakira (Day of Shakira) by the mayor of Miami, USA. December 13 – David Silveria leaves Korn to manage his restaurant. December 16 – Leona Lewis is named winner of the third series of The X Factor UK. Ray Quinn is named runner-up, while Ben Mills and The MacDonald Brothers finish in third and fourth place respectively. Undated Bilal's second album, Love for Sale, is leaked and shelved by his record label. Rohan Kriwaczek's An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin, a non-existent musical genre, is published. Bands formed Returning performers Bob Seger (first studio album since 1995) DMX (first studio album since 2003) Evanescence (first studio album since 2003) Jay-Z (first studio album since 2003) Jurassic 5 (first studio album since 2002) Red Hot Chili Peppers (first studio album since 2002) Rob Zombie (first studio album since 2001) Stone Sour (first studio album since 2002) Tenacious D (first studio album since 2001) The Coup (first studio album since 2001) Bands disbanded Bands reformed Take That (4 out of 5 original members reunited after the group disbanded in 1996) Albums released Top 10 best-selling albums of 2006 Songs released in 2006 Top hits on record in the world United States Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter (5 weeks) "Check on It" – Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug (5 weeks) "Do I Make You Proud" – Taylor Hicks (1 week) "Don't Forget About Us" – Mariah Carey (1 week in 2005/1 week in 2006) "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2 weeks) "Grillz" – Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Big Gipp (2 weeks) "I Wanna Love You" – Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (2 weeks) "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (3 weeks in 2006/7 weeks in 2007) "Laffy Taffy" – D4L (1 week) "London Bridge" – Fergie (3 weeks) "Money Maker" – Ludacris featuring Pharrell (2 weeks) "My Love" – Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (3 weeks) "Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (6 weeks) "Ridin'" – Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone (2 weeks) "SexyBack" – Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland (7 weeks) "So Sick" – Ne-Yo (2 weeks) "SOS (Rescue Me)" – Rihanna (3 weeks) "Temperature" – Sean Paul (1 week) "You're Beautiful" – James Blunt (1 week) Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20 "Ain't No Other Man" – Christina Aguilera (#6) "America"