2006 in British music charts
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This is a summary of 2006 in music in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts.
Summary
- At both ends of the year, the chart was dominated by acts from The X Factor: former contestants Shayne Ward, Chico Slimani and Leona Lewis had number one singles, with Ward and Journey Southboth enjoying number-one albums.
- A number of pop acts from the 1990s enjoyed comebacks, with Take That in particular having chart and touring success; Emma Bunton and All Saints also returned to the charts.
- The MySpace to spread their music to the wider world[1] Downloaded music also began to dominate the charts, with sales of legal downloads rising from less than six million in 2004 to over 50 million in 2006. When the rules changed, "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkleybecame the first song to top the singles chart on the basis of downloads alone. From the beginning of 2007, 'physical' copies of a song no longer need to be issued for a song to chart which raises the possibility of golden oldies entering the charts on the back of downloads alone.
- The rise of the internet's influence contrasted with the end of some other long running pop media. Smash Hits magazine, the traditional live Saturday morning kids' programmes on BBC & ITV and Top of the Pops television show all ended in 2006;[1] Top of the Pops had been broadcasting on the BBC since 1964 whilst the Saturday morning kids shows had been broadcasting on the BBC & ITV since 1968 with Smash! Hits being published since 1978.
Chronological Review
In January, X Factor winner Shayne Ward held on to the top spot in the single chart with his debut "That's My Goal" for three weeks. Ward later went on to top the charts with his debut album in April, on the back of his reality TV show success.
Meanwhile,
The
The pop band All Saints announced that they would be reforming, five years after they had split in 2001.[3] Another return came from Leo Sayer, who hit number one 29 years after his previous chart topper, with a remix of the single "Thunder in My Heart". Smash Hits magazine, however, left the music business after 28 years of covering pop music. Later in the year, Top of the Pops also ended, after 42 years on British television. It had been losing ratings for the past five years, having been usurped by music television. The traditional live Saturday morning children's programmes ended too, after 38 years on BBC & ITV. Again, they had been losing ratings for the past 4 years, for the same reason.
The other number ones in the start of the year went to
Chico Slimani, who had finished fifth in the X Factor, went straight to number one with "It's Chico Time", holding on to the top spot for two weeks in March. Orson climbed to the top of the singles chart successfully knocked Chico off the top spot with their song "No Tomorrow".
With a new chart rule stating that singles on downloads alone may enter the chart a week before their full release,
Thom occupied the number one spot for a solitary week before being replaced by
The festival season was marked by the absence of
Following Nelly Furtado's 3 weeks on top for the first time, both Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean's Hips Don't Lie and Lily Allen's Smile enjoyed a first time at the top of the UK singles chart summit with Shakira's smash hit and Lily Allen's debut single. Another debut single to be released was German dance group Cascada's Everytime We Touch which went on to peak at #2, as Hips Don't Lie held them of the top spot. It ended 2006 as being the UK's fifteenth best selling single.
Pop band
In August, it was an American female double on top of both charts, with
September kicked off with another American act at #1 in both charts, this time former
The following week the Scissor Sisters managed to score their first UK #1 with I Don't Feel Like Dancin' and is third highest seller (so far) of this year. They also scored their second #1 in the album chart with Ta-Dah, therefore topping both the album and singles chart at the same time (the last act to manage that was Gnarls Barkley with Crazy and St. Elsewhere).
In October,
November saw Dutch DJ and producer
In November and early December, the charts were dominated by
Record sales
Single sales bounced back in 2006 as legal downloads added nearly thirty million sales to the total for the year. Despite this, the 17,694 copies sold during its week at number one gave Orson's "No Tomorrow" the distinction of being the lowest sales ever of a chart topper.[5] However 2006 also saw one song achieve sales of over half a million in its first week, Leona Lewis's song "A Moment Like This" sold 571,992 copies. Although not the biggest first week sales of any of the UK television talent show winners it was still a remarkable figure when total sales of individual records were generally in decline.
As of year end, Gnarls Barkley's single "Crazy", had sold over 800,000 (plus an additional 40,000+ before it became chart eligible) to become the best selling single of 2006, while Leona Lewis had the second biggest seller of the year and enjoyed a second week at number one as 2006 became 2007. The rest of the top five best sellers saw Shakira at three with over 500,000 copies sold in what was a very long chart run, Scissor Sisters were fourth and Sandi Thom was fifth in the overall sales list.
Charts
Number-one singles
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) | Sales |
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7 January | "That's My Goal" | Shayne Ward | 132,284 |
14 January | 54,152 | ||
21 January | 31,724 | ||
28 January | "When the Sun Goes Down" | Arctic Monkeys | 34,992 |
4 February | "Nasty Girl" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm | 27,482 |
11 February | 24,854 | ||
18 February | "Thunder in My Heart Again" | Meck featuring Leo Sayer | 36,185 |
25 February | 33,635 | ||
4 March | "Sorry" | Madonna |
36,928 |
11 March | "It's Chico Time" | Chico | 51,000 |
18 March | 29,000 | ||
25 March | "No Tomorrow" | Orson | 17,694 |
1 April | "So Sick" | Ne-Yo | 28,287 |
8 April | "Crazy" | Gnarls Barkley | 31,709 |
15 April | 194,179 | ||
22 April | 118,714 | ||
29 April | 76,114 | ||
6 May | 69,202 | ||
13 May | 50,163 | ||
20 May | 42,968 | ||
27 May | 40,000 | ||
3 June | 37,682 | ||
10 June | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | Sandi Thom | 39,797 |
17 June | "Maneater" | Nelly Furtado | 48,724 |
24 June | 42,859 | ||
1 July | 34,537 | ||
8 July | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | 32,584 |
15 July | "Smile" | Lily Allen | 39,501 |
22 July | 35,228 | ||
29 July | " Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please " |
McFly |
36,469 |
5 August | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | 29,109 |
12 August | 33,400 | ||
19 August | 28,638 | ||
26 August | 29,955 | ||
2 September | "Déjà Vu" | Jay Z |
29,365 |
9 September | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland | 49,556 |
16 September | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Scissor Sisters | 66,757 |
23 September | 56,044 | ||
30 September | 42,310 | ||
7 October | 32,338 | ||
14 October | "America" | Razorlight | 32,753 |
21 October | "Welcome to the Black Parade" | My Chemical Romance | 33,883 |
28 October | 29,201 | ||
4 November | "Star Girl" | McFly | 54,802 |
11 November | "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" | Fedde Le Grand | 34,391 |
18 November | "The Rose" | Westlife | 44,305 |
25 November | "Smack That" | Akon featuring Eminem | 35,119 |
2 December | "Patience" | Take That | 61,978 |
9 December | 38,337 | ||
16 December | 37,894 | ||
23 December | 30,833 | ||
30 December | "A Moment Like This" | Leona Lewis | 571,253 |
Number-one single downloads
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) |
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7 January | "That's My Goal" | Shayne Ward |
14 January | " JCB Song " |
Nizlopi |
21 January | ||
28 January | "Nasty Girl" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm |
4 February | ||
11 February | "Boys Will Be Boys" | The Ordinary Boys |
18 February | "Thunder in My Heart Again" | Meck featuring Leo Sayer |
25 February | ||
4 March | "Put Your Records On" | Corinne Bailey Rae |
11 March | ||
18 March | "No Tomorrow" | Orson |
25 March | "Crazy" | Gnarls Barkley |
1 April | ||
8 April | ||
15 April | ||
22 April | ||
29 April | ||
6 May | ||
13 May | ||
20 May | ||
27 May | ||
3 June | ||
10 June | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | Sandi Thom |
17 June | "Maneater" | Nelly Furtado |
24 June | ||
1 July | ||
8 July | ||
15 July | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
22 July | ||
29 July | ||
5 August | ||
12 August | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland |
19 August | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
26 August | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Scissor Sisters |
2 September | ||
9 September | ||
16 September | ||
23 September | ||
30 September | ||
7 October | ||
14 October | "America" | Razorlight |
21 October | ||
28 October | ||
4 November | "Star Girl" | McFly
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11 November | "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" | Fedde Le Grand |
18 November | "Rock Steady" | All Saints |
25 November | "Patience" | Take That |
2 December | ||
9 December | ||
16 December | ||
23 December | "A Moment Like This" | Leona Lewis |
30 December |
Number-one albums
Number-one compilation albums
Chart date (week ending) |
Album |
---|---|
7 January | Now 62
|
14 January | Clubbers Guide 2006 |
21 January | |
28 January | |
4 February | |
11 February | R&B Love Songs |
18 February | |
25 February | |
4 March | BRIT Awards 2006 |
11 March | The Mash Up Mix 2006 |
18 March | Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 2 |
25 March | |
1 April | World's Best Mum |
8 April | Floorfillers – Club Classics |
15 April | |
22 April | Now 63
|
29 April | |
6 May | |
13 May | |
20 May | |
27 May | Big Club Hits |
3 June | |
10 June | |
17 June | England – The Album |
24 June | Dad Rocks |
1 July | Clubbers Guide Summer 2006 |
8 July | Clubland 9 |
15 July | |
22 July | |
29 July | |
5 August | Now 64
|
12 August | |
19 August | |
26 August | |
2 September | |
9 September | |
16 September | Dance Mania |
23 September | |
30 September | |
7 October | High School Musical |
14 October | |
21 October | |
28 October | Radio 1's Live Lounge |
4 November | High School Musical |
11 November | Radio 1's Live Lounge |
18 November | Clubland 10 |
25 November | Pop Party 4 |
2 December | Now 65
|
9 December | |
16 December | |
23 December | |
30 December |
Number-one album downloads
Year-end charts
Between 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2006.
Best-selling singles
Best-selling albums
Best-selling compilations
No. | Title | Peak position |
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1 | Now 65
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1 |
2 | Now 64
|
1 |
3 | Radio 1's Live Lounge | 1 |
4 | High School Musical (Original Soundtrack) | 1 |
5 | Now 63
|
1 |
6 | Pop Party 4 | 1 |
7 | Floorfillers: Club Classics | 1 |
8 | NME Presents the Essential Bands 2006 | 3 |
9 | The Anthems | 2 |
10 | Clubland 9 | 1 |
Notes:
Music awards
BRIT Awards
The
- Best British Male Solo Artist: James Blunt
- Best British Female Solo Artist: KT Tunstall
- Best British Group: Kaiser Chiefs
- Best British Album: Coldplay - X&Y
- Best British Single: Speed of Sound"
- Best British Rock Act: Kaiser Chiefs
- Best British Urban Act: Lemar
- Best British Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs
- British Breakthrough Artist: Arctic Monkeys
- Best Pop Act: James Blunt
- Best International Male Solo Artist: Kanye West
- Best International Female Solo Artist: Madonna
- Best International Group: Green Day
- Best International Album: Green Day - American Idiot
- International Breakthrough Artist: Jack Johnson
- Outstanding Contribution to Music: Paul Weller
Mercury Music Prize
The 2006
Popjustice £20 Music Prize
The 2006 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded to Girls Aloud for their song Biology from the album Chemistry.
Record of the Year
The Record of the Year was awarded to "Patience" by Take That.
See also
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s
- List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2006
- List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2006
References
- ^ a b c The year in music: 2006 BBC News, 26 December 2006
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys hottest act at NME". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ All Saints reunite | News | NME.COM
- ^ LEONA'S THE DIVA OF DOWNLOADS – The Daily Record
- ^ Record-Breakers and Trivia – everyHit.com Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2006 Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 13 January 2007. p. 17.
- ^ Myers, Justin (5 July 2015). "Chart Day: Every end of year chart from 2005–2014". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "2006 Albums Top 100". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 13 January 2007. p. 19.
- ^ "Compilations". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 13 January 2007. p. 20.
External links
- BBC Radio 1's Chart Show
- "Top 50 Albums For 2006 - Subculture Magazine". Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
- The Official Charts Company
- "Top 40 singles of 2006". Archived from the original on 29 March 2007.
- Top 200 singles of 2006