2006 in Hot 100

see also 2005 in Hot 100, 2006 in music, other events of 2006, 2007 in Hot 100 and the List of years in Billboard Hot 100

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

Date

Song Name

Artist

Wks. No. 1

Spec. Note

January 14

"Laffy Taffy"

D4L

1

C

January 21

"Grillz"

Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp

2

B - Nelly
C - Paul Wall
C - Ali & Gipp

February 4

"Check On It"

Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug

5

C - Slim Thug

March 11

"You're Beautiful"

James Blunt

1

C

  • When this song reached #1 on this chart and the Canadian Hot 100, it received widespread airplay.
  • This song also won the Ivor Novello Award for its airplay, and it holds the honor of being the only song by a British artist to top the Latin America Top 40.

March 18

"So Sick"

Ne-Yo

2

C

April 1

"Temperature"

Sean Paul

1

B

April 8

"Bad Day"

Daniel Powter

5

1, C

May 13

"SOS"

Rihanna

3

A

June 3

"Ridin'"

Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone

2

C - Chamillionaire
C - Krayzie Bone

June 17

"Hips Don't Lie"

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean

2

C - Shakira
C - Wyclef Jean

  • This song became one of the world's best-selling singles of all time and one of the hottest songs of summer 2006.
  • According to Media Traffic, this song is also the most successful song since 1998, only behind Cher's 1999 hit "Believe", so far, the most successful song in the twenty-first century, the forty-sixth most successful song in music history and also Shakira's and Wyclef's most successful song ever, amassing nearly 10 million points.
  • The song made Shakira, the only Colombian and South American artist in history to top the U.S. Hot 100 and was named as "Biggest Pop Song in History".

July 1

"Do I Make You Proud"

Taylor Hicks

1

C

July 8

"Promiscuous"

Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland)

6

A - Nelly Furtado
A - Timbaland

August 19

"London Bridge"

Fergie

3

A

September 9

"SexyBack"

Justin Timberlake

7

A

October 28

"Money Maker"

Ludacris featuring Pharrell

2

B - Ludacris
B - Pharrell

November 11

"My Love"

Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.

3

C - T.I.

December 2

"I Wanna Love You"

Akon featuring Snoop Dogg

2

A - Akon
B - Snoop Dogg

  • In the censored version of this song, they substitute the word "[...]" with "love".

December 23

"Irreplaceable"

Beyoncé

10
  • A - First No. 1 for that artist.
  • B - Last No. 1 for that artist up to date.
  • C - Only No. 1 for that artist up to date.
  • 1 - No. 1 Billboard song of the year.

Other major hits

  • "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me" — Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole (#3)
  • "A Public Affair" - Jessica Simpson (#14)
  • "Ain't No Other Man" — Christina Aguilera (#6)
  • "Be Without You" — Mary J. Blige (#3)
  • "Beep" — Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am (#13)
  • "Before He Cheats" — Carrie Underwood (#8)
  • "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" - KT Tunstall (#20)
  • "Bossy" — Kelis (#16)
  • "Brand New Girlfriend" - Steve Holy (#40)
  • "Breaking Free" - Zac Efron, Andrew Seeley, & Vanessa Anne Hudgens (#4)
  • "Buttons" - Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg (#3)
  • "Call Me When You're Sober" — Evanescence (#10)
  • "Chain Hang Low" - Jibbs (#7)
  • "Chasing Cars" — Snow Patrol (#5)
  • "Come to Me" — Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger (#9)
  • "Control Myself" - LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez (#4)
  • "Crazy" — Gnarls Barkley (#2)
  • "Dani California" — Red Hot Chili Peppers (#6)
  • "Deja Vu" - Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (#4)
  • "Dirty Little Secret" — The All-American Rejects (#9)
  • "Do It to It" - Cherish featuring Sean Paul (#12)
  • "Don't Forget to Remember Me" - Carrie Underwood (#49)
  • "Every Mile a Memory" - Dierks Bentley (#48)
  • "Everytime We Touch" - Cascada (#10)
  • "Far Away" — Nickelback (#8)
  • "Fergalicious" - Fergie (#3)
  • "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" - Toby Keith (#47)
  • "Get Up" - Ciara featuring Chamillionaire (#7)
  • "Gimme That" - Chris Brown featuring Lil' Wayne (#15)
  • "Give It Away" - George Strait (#35)
  • "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" - Trace Adkins (#30)
  • "How To Save A Life" — The Fray (#3)
  • "Hurt" - Christina Aguilera (#19)
  • "I Know You See It" — Yung Joc (#17)
  • "I Loved Her First" - Heartland (#34)
  • "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - Panic! at the Disco (#7)
  • "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" - Rodney Atkins (#33)
  • "It Ends Tonight" — The All-American Rejects (#11)
  • "It's Goin' Down" — Yung Joc (#3)
  • "Jesus, Take the Wheel" — Carrie Underwood (#20)
  • "Keep Holding On" - Avril Lavigne (#17)
  • "Last Day of My Life" - Phil Vassar (#47)
  • "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" - Dem Franchize Boyz (#7)
  • "Leave the Pieces" - The Wreckers (#34)
  • "Let U Go" - Ashley Parker Angel (#12)
  • "Life Is a Highway" — Rascal Flatts (#7)
  • "Lips of an Angel" — Hinder (#3)
  • "Living In Fast Forward" - Kenny Chesney (#48)
  • "Love" - Keyshia Cole (#19)
  • "Maneater" - Nelly Furtado (#16)
  • "Me & U" - Cassie (#3)
  • "Move Along" — The All-American Rejects (#15)
  • "Ms. New Booty" - Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. ColliPark (#7)
  • "My Little Girl" - Tim McGraw (#35)
  • "My Wish" - Rascal Flatts (#28)
  • "Once In A Lifetime" - Keith Urban (#31)
  • "Over My Head (Cable Car)" — The Fray (#8)
  • "Promise" - Ciara (#11)
  • "Pullin' Me Back" - Chingy featuring Tyrese (#9)
  • "Pump It" - Black Eyed Peas (#18)
  • "Ring The Alarm" - Beyoncé (#11)
  • "Savin' Me" - Nickelback (#19)
  • "Say Goodbye" - Chris Brown (#10)
  • "Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado (#6)
  • "Settle for a Slowdown" - Dierks Bentley (#42)
  • "Sexy Love" - Ne-Yo (#7)
  • "Shake That" - Eminem featuring Nate Dogg (#6)
  • "Shoulder Lean" - Young Dro featuring T.I. (#10)
  • "Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z (#8)
  • "Show Stopper" - Danity Kane (#8)
  • "Smack That" — Akon featuring Eminem (#2)
  • "Snap Yo Fingers" - Lil Jon featuring E-40 and Sean Paul (#7)
  • "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Katharine McPhee (#12)
  • "So What" - Field Mob featuring Ciara (#10)
  • "Stars Are Blind" - Paris Hilton (#18)
  • "Stupid Girls" — Pink (#13)
  • "Summertime" - Kenny Chesney (#34)
  • "That's That" - Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly (#20)
  • "Too Little Too Late" — JoJo (#3)
  • "Top Back" - T.I. featuring Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Big Kuntry King, B.G. (#29)
  • "Touch It" - Busta Rhymes (#13)
  • "U and Dat" - E-40 featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl (#13)
  • "Unfaithful" - Rihanna (#6)
  • "Unpredictable" - Jamie Foxx (#8)
  • "Unwritten" — Natasha Bedingfield (#5)
  • "Waiting on the World to Change" — John Mayer (#20)
  • "Walk Away" — Kelly Clarkson (#12)
  • "Walk It Out" — Unk (#14)
  • "Want To" - Sugarland
  • "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance (#13)
  • "What Hurts the Most" — Rascal Flatts (#6)
  • "What You Know" - T.I. (#3)
  • "What's Left of Me" — Nick Lachey (#6)
  • "When I Get Where I'm Going" - Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton (#39)
  • "When I'm Gone" - Eminem (#8)
  • "When You're Mad" - Ne-Yo (#15)
  • "When You Were Young" - The Killers (#14)
  • "Where'd You Go" - Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook (#4)
  • "White & Nerdy" - "Weird Al" Yankovic (#9)
  • "Who Says You Can't Go Home" - Bon Jovi (#23)
  • "Why" - Jason Aldean (#43)
  • "Why You Wanna" - T.I. (#29)
  • "The World" - Brad Paisley (#45)
  • "Would You Go with Me" - Josh Turner (#43)
  • "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" - Chris Brown (#7)
  • "You Don't Know" - Eminem featuring 50 Cent, Ca$his, and Lloyd Banks (#12)
  • "Your Man" - Josh Turner (#38)

See also

  • 2006 in music
  • Other events of 2006