List of UK top-ten singles in 2006
Introduction 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".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.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. 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. 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).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.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.The first new number-one single of the year was "When the Sun Goes Down" by Arctic Monkeys. Overall, twenty-five different singles peaked at number-one in 2006, with McFly (2) having the most singles hit that position.
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. "Beep" reached a high of number 2, "Buttons" landed one place lower and "I Don't Need a Man" was at number seven.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". "Whole Lotta History" went to number six in March, "Something Kinda Oooh" was a top 3 entry in October, 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.Madonna had another year of chart success. "Hung Up" had topped the rankings in 2005 but she also had three new entries in 2006. "Sorry" made number-one for a single week on 4 March 2006, "Get Together" reached number seven in August and "Jump" squeezed in at number 9 in November.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" 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. Fergie's other hit single was her solo debut "London Bridge", which peaked at number three.Boyband McFly were one of a number of artists with three top-ten entries, including number-one singles "Star Girl" and "Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please" (for Sport Relief). 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. Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesBrian Kennedy1"George Best – A Tribute"4—Peter CorryEditors1"Munich"10—Sunblock2"I'll Be Ready"4"First Time" (9)José González1"Heartbeats"9—Jagged Edge1"Nasty Girl"1—Avery Storm3"Boys Will Be Boys"3"Lonely at the Top" (10), "Nine2Five" (6)Chris Brown1"Run It! "2—Meck1"Thunder in My Heart Again"1—Fall Out Boy2"Sugar, We're Goin Down"8"Dance, Dance" (8)Corinne Bailey Rae1"Put Your Records On"2—Chico1"It's Chico Time"1—Orson1"No Tomorrow"1—3"Sewn"7"Fill My Little World" (10), "Never Be Lonely" (9)Lupe Fiasco1"Touch the Sky"6—Ne-Yo2"So Sick" 1"Sexy Love" (5)Gnarls Barkley2"Crazy"1"Smiley Faces" (10)2"Naïve"5"She Moves in Her Own Way" (7)2"Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? "9"Valerie" (9)Infernal1"From Paris to Berlin"2—1"Steady, As She Goes"4—Dirty Pretty Things1"Bang Bang You're Dead"5—Beatfreakz2"Somebody's Watching Me"3"Superfreak" (7)Young Jeezy1"Say I"4—Sandi Thom1"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"1—Lady Sovereign1"Nine2Five"6—Daz Sampson1"Teenage Life"8—Kate Rusby1"All Over Again"6—Brittany Murphy1"Faster Kill Pussycat"7—1"Monster"4—The Special Assembly1"Hurry Up England - The People's Anthem"10—Sérgio Mendes1"Mas Que Nada"6—Lily Allen2"Smile"1"LDN" (6)Paolo Nutini1"Last Request"5—Steve Edwards1"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)"9—Rogue Traders1"Voodoo Child"3—James Morrison2"You Give Me Something"5"Wonderful World" (8)Fedde Le Grand1"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"1—Paris Hilton1"Stars Are Blind"5—Chamillionaire1"Ridin'"2—Krayzie Bone1—David Guetta1"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)"3—Cassie1"Me & U"6—Micky Modelle1"Dancing in the Dark"10—Jessy2"Chelsea Dagger"5"Whistle for the Choir"Timbaland1"Promiscuous"3—Lil' Chris1"Checkin' It Out"3—Cast of ''High School Musical''1"Breaking Free"9—David Hasselhoff1"Jump in My Car"3—Cutee B1"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"3—My Chemical Romance1"Welcome to the Black Parade"1—Marion Raven1"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"6—Amy Winehouse1"Rehab"7—Bodyrox1"Yeah Yeah"2—LucianaBooty Luv1"Boogie 2nite"2—LazyTown1"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)"4—Chris Cornell1"You Know My Name"7—Leona Lewis1"A Moment Like This"1—;NotesThe 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.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. Fellow bandmate Fergie also launched her solo career in 2006 with "London Bridge", a number three entry. 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.Matt Willis tasted chart success outside Busted for the first time in 2006, as "Up All Night" reached number 7.Cherise Roberts and Nadia Shepherd charted under the name Booty Luv, having previously recorded hit singles as part of Big Brovaz.Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls collaborated with P. Diddy on "Come to Me" in 2006.===Songs from films===Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Breaking Free" (from ''High School Musical''), "You Know My Name" (''Casino Royale''), and "Friday Night" (''Night at the Museum''). "Check on It" was also recorded for ''The Pink Panther'' but never made the soundtrack.===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.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.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.===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. "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. Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean's "Hips Don't Lie", "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" from Scissor Sisters and "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" by Sandi Thom made up the top five. Singles by Infernal, Nelly Furtado, Take That, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles ;KeySymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2005 but still in chart in 2006. (#)Year-end top ten single position and rankEntered The date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)Weeksatpeak Singles in 200510"Hung Up"‡Madonna138"My Humps"‡Black Eyed Peas326"Stickwitu"‡The Pussycat Dolls124"Ugly"‡ Sugababes318"JCB Song"‡Nizlopi118"That's My Goal"‡Shayne Ward144"Fairytale of New York"‡  featuring Kirsty MacColl314"When I'm Gone"Eminem 412"See the Day"‡Girls Aloud91 Singles in 20062"Goodbye My Lover"James Blunt922"George Best – A Tribute"Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry411"Munich"Editors1012"Break the Night with Colour"Richard Ashcroft313"I'll Be Ready"Sunblock411"Sleep"Texas611"Heartbeats"José González913"When the Sun Goes Down"Arctic Monkeys118"Nasty Girl" featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm124"All Time Love"Will Young315"Check on It"Beyoncé315"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)"Hi_Tack411"Eddie's Song"Son of Dork1015"Boys Will Be Boys"331"Analogue (All I Want)"A-ha1015"Run It! "Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana213"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Dead or Alive526"Thunder in My Heart Again"Meck featuring Leo Sayer123"You Got the Love (New Voyager Mix)"  featuring Candi Staton713"Sugar, We're Goin Down"Fall Out Boy811"Woman in Love"/"I Get the Sweetest Feeling"Liz McClarnon514"Sorry"Madonna116"Put Your Records On"Corinne Bailey Rae211"Amazing"Westlife411"Is It Just Me? "814"It's Chico Time"Chico127"Beep"The Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am218"No Tomorrow"Orson112"Sewn"711"Don't Bother"Shakira913"Red Dress"Sugababes413"Touch the Sky"Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco616"Pump It"Black Eyed Peas311"Whole Lotta History"Girls Aloud615"So Sick"Ne-Yo113"Nature's Law"Embrace213"Stupid Girls"Pink4111"Crazy" (#1)Gnarls Barkley191"You Have Killed Me"Morrissey315"Naïve"511"When You Wasn't Famous"814"One"Mary J. Blige & U2211"Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? "916"No Promises"Shayne Ward217"SOS" (#9)Rihanna2211"From Paris to Berlin" (#6)Infernal211"Dance, Dance"Fall Out Boy812"Steady, As She Goes"412"Bang Bang You're Dead"Dirty Pretty Things512"You're All I Have"Snow Patrol713"Stoned in Love"Chicane featuring Tom Jones713"Dani California"Red Hot Chili Peppers213"Somebody's Watching Me"Beatfreakz314"Control Myself"LL Cool J  featuring Jennifer Lopez 211"I'm with Stupid"Pet Shop Boys811"Say I"Christina Milian  featuring Young Jeezy 411"Touch It"Busta Rhymes611"First Time"Sunblock featuring Robin Beck919"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" (#5)Sandi Thom112"Country Girl"Primal Scream511"Nine2Five" vs. Lady Sovereign611"Up All Night"Matt Willis711"Teenage Life" Daz Sampson811"Fill My Little World"1012"Is It Any Wonder? "Keane314"Who Knew"Pink511"All Over Again"Ronan Keating & Kate Rusby611"Faster Kill Pussycat"Paul Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy719"Maneater" (#7)Nelly Furtado132"World at Your Feet"Embrace314"Monster"421"(Is This the Way to) The World Cup"Tony Christie812"Three Lions" Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds9116"Hips Don't Lie" (#3)Shakira  featuring Wyclef Jean151"Who Says You Can't Go Home"Bon Jovi511"Hurry Up England - The People's Anthem"Sham 69 & The Special Assembly1012"Supermassive Black Hole"Muse412"Mas que Nada" featuring Black Eyed Peas611"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"Lostprophets811"Valerie"913"Buttons"The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg313"Sexy Love"Ne-Yo512"She Moves in Her Own Way"716"Smile"Lily Allen122"In the Morning"Razorlight315"Last Request"Paolo Nutini511"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)"Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards916"Voodoo Child"Rogue Traders311"I Love My Chick"Busta Rhymes812"Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please" McFly115"Unfaithful"Rihanna226"You Give Me Something"James Morrison531"Smiley Faces"Gnarls Barkley1014"Ain't No Other Man"Christina Aguilera211"Get Together"Madonna712"Empire"Kasabian916"Everytime We Touch"Cascada212"Stars Are Blind"Paris Hilton517 "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol614"Ridin'"Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone213"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)"David Guetta vs. The Egg312"Leave Before the Lights Come On"Arctic Monkeys413"Me & U"Cassie621"Dancing in the Dark"Micky Modelle vs. Jessy1013"Déjà Vu"Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z117"SexyBack" (#10)Justin Timberlake119"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (#4)Scissor Sisters141"Chelsea Dagger"514"Promiscuous"Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland312"Rudebox"Robbie Williams411"It's Not That Easy"Lemar712"Never Be Lonely"922"London Bridge"Fergie315"When You Were Young"222"Something About You"Jamelia911"U + Ur Hand"Pink1014"Checkin' It Out"Lil' Chris312"Call Me When You're Sober"Evanescence412"LDN"Lily Allen611"I Don't Need a Man"The Pussycat Dolls711"Breaking Free"Cast of ''High School Musical''915"America"Razorlight112"Jump in My Car"David Hasselhoff314"Come to Me"P. Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger415"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"Bob Sinclar & Cutee B315"Welcome to the Black Parade"My Chemical Romance121"Superfreak"Beatfreakz715"Something Kinda Ooooh" Girls Aloud322"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"Meat Loaf  featuring Marion Raven 611"Wonderful World"James Morrison811"Lonely at the Top"1012"Star Girl"McFly117"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"Fedde Le Grand117"Irreplaceable"Beyoncé412"Rehab"Amy Winehouse723"Yeah Yeah"Bodyrox featuring Luciana213"The Saints Are Coming" U2 & Green Day213"The Rose"Westlife113"Rock Steady"All Saints311"Easy"Sugababes811"Jump"Madonna919"Smack That"Akon featuring Eminem114"My Love"Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.2111 "Patience" (#8) Take That141"Lovelight"Robbie Williams812"Downtown" Emma Bunton318"Boogie 2nite"Booty Luv212"All Good Things (Come to an End)"Nelly Furtado411"Whistle for the Choir"911"Knights of Cydonia"Muse1012"Bing Bang (Time to Dance)"''LazyTown''413"Wind It Up" Gwen Stefani311"Beware of the Dog"Jamelia1012"21st Century Christmas"/"Move It"Cliff Richard215"Truly Madly Deeply"Cascada414"You Know My Name"Chris Cornell711"Tell Me"P. Diddy  featuring Christina Aguilera 815"A Moment Like This" (#2)Leona Lewis141"Sorry's Not Good Enough"/"Friday Night"McFly312"I Think We're Alone Now"Girls Aloud41
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".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.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. Entries Artist Weeks Singles 5 Nicole Scherzinger 17"Beep", "Buttons", "Come to Me", "I Don't Need a Man", "Stickwitu" 4 Fergie 12"London Bridge", "My Humps", "Mas Que Nada", "Pump It" Girls Aloud  8"I Think We're Alone Now", "See the Day", "Something Kinda Ooooh", "Whole Lotta History" Madonna 9"Hung Up", "Get Together", "Jump", "Sorry"  13"Beep", "Buttons", "I Don't Need a Man", "Stickwitu"  will.i.am 17"Beep", "My Humps", "Mas Que Nada", "Pump It" 3 Beyoncé15"Check on It", "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" Black Eyed Peas 10"My Humps", "Mas Que Nada", "Pump It" 5"Fill My Little World", "Never Be Lonely", "Sewn" McFly5"Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please", "Star Girl", "Sorry's Not Good Enough"/"Friday Night" Nelly Furtado15"All Good Things (Come to an End)", "Maneater", "Promiscuous" 7 "Boys Will Be Boys", "Lonely at the Top", "Nine2Five" P. Diddy 13"Come to Me", "Nasty Girl", "Tell Me" Pink8"Stupid Girls", "U + Ur Hand", "Who Knew" Sugababes 5"Easy", "Red Dress", "Ugly" 2 Arctic Monkeys 5"Leave Before the Lights Come On", "When the Sun Goes Down"Christina Aguilera5"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 9"Smack That", "When I'm Gone" Fall Out Boy 4"Dance, Dance", "Sugar, We're Goin Down"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"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 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" U27"One", "The Saints Are Coming" Westlife 4"Amazing", "The Rose"2"Valerie", "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?"
Notes * "Fairytale of New York" was originally released in 1987, charting at number two for two weeks on 26 December 1987 (week ending). * "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 on 23 December 2006 at number 10 and climbed to number 6 the following week. * "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 1985.The song re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 11 February 2006 (week ending) for three weeks after it was re-released following Pete Burns' appearance on ''Celebrity Big Brother''. * The original solo version of "You Got the Love" by Candi Staton peaked at number 95 in 1986.The remixed version by The Source peaked at number 4 for two weeks in 1991.A 1997 remix by New Voyager saw the song reach a new peak of number 3. * "Teenage Life" was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. * "Three Lions" was released for the first time ahead of Euro 96, reaching number-one on 1 June 1996 (week ending) and for another week on 6 July 1996 (week ending). * Released as the official single for Sport Relief. * "Chasing Cars" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 13 January 2007 (week ending). * "Something Kinda Oooh" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 2 December 2006 (week ending). * Released as a charity single to aid relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. * "Patience" re-entered the top 10 at number ten on 24 February 2007 (week ending). * Released as the official single for Children in Need. * "Wind It Up" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 January 2007 (week ending) for one week. * Figure includes song that peaked in 2005. * Figure includes four top 10 singles with the group The Pussycat Dolls. * Figure includes appearance on Diddy's "Come to Me". * Figure includes three top 10 singles with the group The Black Eyed Peas. * Figure includes appearance on Sergio Mendes' "Mas Que Nada". * Figure includes appearance on The Pussycat Dolls' "Beep". * Figure includes appearance on The Notorious B.I.G. 's "Nasty Girl". * Figure includes appearance on Akon's "Smack That". * Figure includes song that first charted in 2005 but peaked in 2006. * Figure includes appearance on The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York".
See also *2006 in British music*List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
References '''General'''**'''Specific'''
External links * 2006 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)