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## Summary

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* At both ends of the year, the chart was dominated by acts from series 2 and series 3 of The X Factor: former contestants Shayne Ward, Chico Slimani and Leona Lewis had number one singles, with Ward and Journey South both 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 internet had an increased impact on music. Sandi Thom and Lily Allen both had massive success off the back of initial exposure on the web,[1] Many artists used 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 Barkley became 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

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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 Strokes and HARD-Fi both got their first number one albums in January, the Strokes previously having two number twos. Arctic Monkeys were the big story, with their second single "When the Sun Goes Down" repeating the feat of their debut and reaching number one. A week later their debut album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", sold over 360,000 copies in its first week. It stayed at number one for four weeks. Arctic Monkeys were also big winners at the NME Awards, taking home three awards.[2] They picked up Best Single for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", Best New Band and Best Group. Other winners included Kanye West, singer Ricky Wilson and the Kaiser Chiefs who despite being nominated for six awards only came away with one for Best Album.

The 2006 BRIT Awards were dominated by 'new' acts, with the Kaiser Chiefs winning 3 awards, including 'Best Group', and James Blunt coming away with two. Other big winners were Coldplay, who had the best album and single, and Green Day.

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 Madonna, with her 12th chart-topper "Sorry", and to US rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in February, who climbed to number one. The song was a re-working of his debut single "Nasty Girl" (which features guest appearances from Jagged Edge, P. Diddy, Nelly, and Avery Storm). He died in 1997, but this is the first time he has scored a #1 and just under a year after "rival" rapper 2Pac had also achieved his first #1 with "Ghetto Gospel".

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, Ne-Yo was the first act who managed to climb from #18 to #1, one week after it was released on downloads alone, with his debut single So Sick. Embrace entered to #2 that week with their new single "Nature's Law", making it their biggest single to date. However, it only failed to reach #1 due to a large count of legal downloads which didn't register in the official charts. The following week, their fifth studio album This New Day became their third album to reach #1 in the UK Albums Chart. Other acts that benefited from the change in rules included The Black Eyed Peas, Pink, Liz McClarnon, Girls Aloud, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Blunt, Joey Negro, Sean Paul and Nelly. The following week, Gnarls Barkley became the first act to top the singles chart on downloads alone, with Crazy. This was the start of huge success for the duo, who went on to top the singles charts for 9 weeks, as well as the album chart for a week and also the UK Official Download Chart for an outstanding 11 weeks making it the longest stay on the UK Official Download Chart history. However, the single version of Crazy was deliberately deleted on 28 May in order to stop the single's welcome being overstayed. "Crazy" was the first single to top the UK singles chart for nine weeks consecutively since 1994 when Wet Wet Wet's "Love Is All Around" was number one for fifteen weeks (the last song to spend exactly nine weeks on top was "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984). But, Crazy's nine-week run at number one came to an end when singer/songwriter Sandi Thom finally knocked it off number one with her debut single I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair). 2006 also saw Morrissey return to the top of the album chart for the first time in 12 years with "Ringleader of the Tormentors".

Thom occupied the number one spot for a solitary week before being replaced by Nelly Furtado, who climbed to number one with Maneater and maintained her position the following 3 weeks. On 18 June 2006 there were five England Football World Cup songs in the top 13 in the Official UK Singles Chart. This included the official single by Embrace, a parody of the Dad's Army theme by the Tonedef Allstars and the former number 1 single Three Lions, which topped the chart in both 1996 and 1998.

The festival season was marked by the absence of Glastonbury, which was taking a 'fallow year'. Headliners at the major festivals included: The Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers at T in the Park; Coldplay and the Foo Fighters at the Isle of Wight Festival; Metallica and Guns N' Roses at Download Festival; Radiohead and Kasabian at V Festival; The Prodigy and Goldfrapp at Creamfields; Daft Punk and Groove Armada at Global Gathering 2006; The Who and The Strokes at the Wireless Festival; and Pearl Jam and Muse at the Carling Weekend. This would turn out to be the penultimate year, that the much disputed sponsorship deal by the brewery would take place, and would go on to be the start of the brewery's decline in the UK live music scene, as it suddenly lost its sponsorship deals for gig venues to LiveNation and O2

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 McFly scored their fifth UK number one single Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please but the following week dropped to number 6 in the top 40. The week after Shakira climbed back on top with "Hips Don't Lie", the first time since 2004's single Call on Me by Eric Prydz to return to the top. July also saw first time number one albums for the Lostprophets and Razorlight.

In August, it was an American female double on top of both charts, with Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics topping the album chart, and the following week former Destiny's Child star Beyoncé Knowles scored her second (fourth, including her career with the group) number one single with Deja Vu along with her boyfriend Jay-Z.

September kicked off with another American act at #1 in both charts, this time former 'N Sync star Justin Timberlake with his comeback single SexyBack and with his second album FutureSex/LoveSounds. He had previously has three number two records and this is his first #1 single as a solo artist and as part of 'N Sync.

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, Girls Aloud became the first British act (sixth act overall) to enter the UK Top 10 on downloads alone when Something Kinda Ooooh charted at #5 on 22 October. The following week it climbed to #3, but they were beaten to number one by McFly with their sixth number one Star Girl. We also saw #1 albums from The Killers, Robbie Williams, Girls Aloud and Jamiroquai.

November saw Dutch DJ and producer Fedde Le Grand manage to get his first UK #1 with Put Your Hands Up For Detroit, while Westlife were still breaking records with their 14 number one The Rose. Westlife didn't last long at the top and later got replaced by rapstar Akon with Smack That which featured the rap music legend Eminem; this was Akon's second and Eminem's seventh number one single.

In November and early December, the charts were dominated by boy bands. Ten years since their last number one single, Take That managed to reclaim their position on top of the singles chart with Patience. Meanwhile, Westlife's number one streak continued with their sixth #1 album The Love Album beating compilation albums from Oasis, The Beatles and U2. This was then knocked off the top by Take That's album Beautiful World. These remained on top of the charts for two more weeks. During this time there were hit singles from Emma Bunton's Official Children in Need song Downtown, Chris Cornell's You Know My Name which was used in Casino Royale, Cliff Richard's 21st Century Christmas and Wind It Up from No Doubt front woman Gwen Stefani.

The X Factor was won by Leona Lewis, beating former child actor Raymond Quinn in the final. She became the first female winner of the show. Her debut single "A Moment Like This" was chosen for whoever won the competition and was released on download the day after the final, selling 50,000 copies in its first half-hour,[4] more than most songs this year achieved in a whole week.

## Record sales

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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

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### Number-one singles

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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" | Beyoncé featuring 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

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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
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

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Chart date
(week ending) | Album | Artist

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7 January | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem
14 January | First Impressions of Earth | The Strokes
21 January | Back to Bedlam | James Blunt
28 January | Stars of CCTV | Hard-Fi
4 February | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys
11 February
18 February
25 February
4 March | In Between Dreams | Jack Johnson
11 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae
18 March | On an Island | David Gilmour
25 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae
1 April | Journey South | Journey South
8 April | This New Day | Embrace
15 April | Ringleader of the Tormentors | Morrissey
22 April | The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living | The Streets
29 April | Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward
6 May | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley
13 May | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol
20 May | Stadium Arcadium | Red Hot Chili Peppers
27 May
3 June
10 June | Bright Idea | Orson
17 June | Smile... It Confuses People | Sandi Thom
24 June | Under the Iron Sea | Keane
1 July
8 July | Liberation Transmission | Lostprophets
15 July | Black Holes and Revelations | Muse
22 July
29 July | Razorlight | Razorlight
5 August
12 August | Undiscovered | James Morrison
19 August
26 August | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera
2 September | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol
9 September | Empire | Kasabian
16 September | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol
23 September | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake
30 September | Ta-Dah | Scissor Sisters
7 October
14 October | Sam's Town | The Killers
21 October
28 October
4 November | Rudebox | Robbie Williams
11 November | The Sound of Girls Aloud | Girls Aloud
18 November | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai
25 November | Twenty Five | George Michael
2 December | The Love Album | Westlife
9 December | Beautiful World | Take That
16 December
23 December
30 December

### Number-one compilation albums

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Chart date
(week ending) | Album

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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

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Chart date
(week ending) | Album | Artist

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15 April | This New Day | Embrace
22 April | The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living | The Streets
29 April | Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward
6 May | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley
13 May | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol
20 May | Stadium Arcadium | Red Hot Chili Peppers
27 May | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol
3 June
10 June | The Garden | Zero 7
17 June | Twelve Stops and Home | The Feeling
24 June | Under the Iron Sea | Keane
1 July
8 July
15 July | Black Holes and Revelations | Muse
22 July
29 July | Razorlight | Razorlight
5 August
12 August | Undiscovered | James Morrison
19 August
26 August | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera
2 September | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol
9 September
16 September
23 September | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake
30 September | Ta-Dah | Scissor Sisters
7 October
14 October | Sam's Town | The Killers
21 October
28 October | Razorlight | Razorlight
4 November | Rudebox | Robbie Williams
11 November | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse
18 November | 9 | Damien Rice
25 November | Twenty Five | George Michael
2 December | Stop the Clocks | Oasis
9 December | Beautiful World | Take That
16 December
23 December
30 December

## Year-end charts

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Between 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2006.

### Best-selling singles

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No. | Title  | Artist  | Peak
position  | Sales

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1  | "Crazy"  | Gnarls Barkley | 1  | 820,000[7]
2  | "A Moment Like This"  | Leona Lewis | 1  | 700,069
3  | "Hips Don't Lie"  | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | 1  | 495,000
4  | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"  | Scissor Sisters | 1  | 353,733
5  | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"  | Sandi Thom | 1  | 325,600
6  | "From Paris to Berlin"  | Infernal | 2  | 308,000
7  | "Maneater"  | Nelly Furtado | 1  | 296,000
8  | "Patience"  | Take That | 1  | 282,423
9  | "SOS"  | Rihanna | 2  | 243,000
10  | "SexyBack"  | Justin Timberlake | 1  | 241,250
11  | "Smile"  | Lily Allen | 1  | 228,500
12  | "No Tomorrow"  | Orson | 1  | 227,000
13  | "Nasty Girl"  | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm | 1  | 222,000
14  | "Chasing Cars"  | Snow Patrol | 6  | 210,606
15  | "Everytime We Touch"  | Cascada | 2  | 201,000
16  | "No Promises"  | Shayne Ward | 2  | 197,500
17  | "America"  | Razorlight | 1  | 197,000
18  | "That's My Goal"  | Shayne Ward | 1  | 196,000
19  | "Naïve"  | The Kooks | 5  | 186,000
20  | "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"  | Fedde le Grand | 1  | 184,000
21  | "Monster"  | The Automatic | 4  | 182,500
22  | "Thunder in My Heart Again"  | Meck featuring Leo Sayer | 1  | 181,500
23  | "Unfaithful"  | Rihanna  | 2  | 177,250
24  | "Put Your Records On"  | Corinne Bailey Rae | 2  | 174,000
25  | "You Give Me Something"  | James Morrison | 5  | 171,000
26  | "Welcome to the Black Parade"  | My Chemical Romance | 1  | 169,000
27  | "Smack That"  | Akon featuring Eminem | 1  | 166,250
28  | "Voodoo Child"  | Rogue Traders | 3  | 163,500
29  | "Irreplaceable"  | Beyoncé | 4  | 158,000
30  | "Who Knew"  | Pink | 5  | 157,500
31  | "Beep"  | The Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am | 2  | 157,000
32  | "So Sick"  | Ne-Yo | 1  | 152,250
33  | "Ain't No Other Man"  | Christina Aguilera | 2  | 152,000
34  | "Pump It"  | The Black Eyed Peas | 3  | 148,500
35  | "One"  | Mary J. Blige and U2 | 2  | 148,000
36  | "Something Kinda Ooooh"  | Girls Aloud | 3  | 147,000
37  | "JCB"  | Nizlopi | 2[a] | 146,500
38  | "Promiscuous"  | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland | 3  | 141,500
39  | "She Moves in Her Own Way"  | The Kooks | 7  | 141,000
40  | "It's Chico Time"  | Chico | 1  | 140,500
41  | "Ridin'"  | Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone | 2  | 140,000
42  | "Somebody's Watching Me"  | Beatfreakz | 3  | 137,000
43  | "Dani California"  | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2  | 136,500
44  | "Sorry"  | Madonna | 1  | 136,000
45  | "Last Request"  | Paolo Nutini | 5  | 134,500
46  | "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)"  | David Guetta vs. The Egg | 3  | 132,000
47  | "When You Were Young"  | The Killers | 2  | 130,000
48  | "Control Myself"  | LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez | 2  | 129,000
49  | "Boys Will Be Boys"  | The Ordinary Boys | 3  | 127,000
50  | "Me & U"  | Cassie | 6  | 124,000

### Best-selling albums

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No. | Title  | Artist  | Peak
position  | Sales

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1  | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol | 1  | 1,504,000
2  | Beautiful World | Take That | 1  | 1,122,000
3  | Ta-Dah | Scissor Sisters | 1  | 1,120,000
4  | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | 1  | 1,111,000
5  | Inside In/Inside Out | The Kooks | 2  | 1,099,000
6  | Razorlight | Razorlight | 1  | 1,067,000
7  | Stop the Clocks | Oasis | 2  | 898,000
8  | The Love Album | Westlife | 1  | 891,000
9  | I'm Not Dead | Pink | 3  | 844,000
10  | Undiscovered | James Morrison | 1  | 839,000
11  | In Between Dreams | Jack Johnson | 1  | 788,000
12  | Sam's Town | The Killers | 1  | 770,000
13  | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | 1  | 763,000
14  | Under the Iron Sea | Keane | 1  | 699,000
15  | Stadium Arcadium | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1  | 682,000
16  | The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits | Girls Aloud | 1  | 664,000
17  | Love | The Beatles | 3  | 663,000
18  | Twenty Five | George Michael | 1  | 617,000
19  | U218 Singles | U2 | 4  | 609,000
20  | Siempre | Il Divo | 2  | 609,000
21  | Twelve Stops and Home | The Feeling | 2  | 592,000
22  | Back to Bedlam | James Blunt | 1  | 585,000
23  | Costello Music | The Fratellis | 2  | 552,000
24  | These Streets | Paolo Nutini | 3  | 552,000
25  | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | 1  | 546,000
26  | Black Holes and Revelations | Muse | 1  | 541,000
27  | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | 1  | 539,000
28  | PCD | Pussycat Dolls | 10[b] | 533,000
29  | Alright, Still | Lily Allen | 2  | 519,000
30  | Breakaway | Kelly Clarkson | 3  | 506,000
31  | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | 1  | 489,300
32  | Employment | Kaiser Chiefs | 2  | 489,232
33  | Collected | Massive Attack | 2  | 461,000
34  | Eye to the Telescope | KT Tunstall | 3  | 459,300
35  | Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward | 1  | 459,200
36  | Rudebox | Robbie Williams | 1  | 451,000
37  | Tired of Hanging Around | The Zutons | 2  | 445,000
38  | Keep On | Will Young | 4[c] | 444,500
39  | Loose | Nelly Furtado | 5  | 440,000
40  | The Very Best of Nina Simone | Nina Simone | 6  | 440,000
41  | Overloaded: The Singles Collection | Sugababes | 3  | 441,000
42  | Demon Days | Gorillaz | 6[d] | 411,000
43  | Empire | Kasabian | 1  | 406,000
44  | Journey South | Journey South | 1  | 404,500
45  | A Girl like Me | Rihanna | 5  | 390,000
46  | Confessions on a Dancefloor | Madonna | 9[e] | 384,900
47  | Voices of the Valley | Fron Male Voice Choir | 9  | 384,600
48  | The Singles | Feeder | 2  | 384,300
49  | X&Y | Coldplay | 8[f] | 374,000
50  | The Truth About Love | Lemar | 3  | 369,000

### Best-selling compilations

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No. | Title  | Peak
position

|
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1  | Now 65 | 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:

1. ^ Reached number 1 in 2005
2. ^ Reached number 7 in 2005
3. ^ Reached number 2 in 2005
4. ^ Reached number 1 in 2005
5. ^ Reached number 1 in 2005
6. ^ Reached number 1 in 2005

## Music awards

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### BRIT Awards

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The 2006 BRIT Awards took place on 15 February 2006, at Earl's Court in London

* 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: Coldplay \- "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

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The 2006 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Arctic Monkeys \- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

### Popjustice £20 Music Prize

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The 2006 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded to Girls Aloud for their song Biology from the album Chemistry.

### Record of the Year

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The Record of the Year was awarded to "Patience" by Take That.

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c The year in music: 2006 BBC News, 26 December 2006
2. ^ "Arctic Monkeys hottest act at NME". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
3. ^ All Saints reunite | News | NME.COM
4. ^ LEONA'S THE DIVA OF DOWNLOADS – The Daily Record
5. ^ Record-Breakers and Trivia – everyHit.com Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "2006 Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 13 January 2007. p. 17.
7. ^ Myers, Justin (5 July 2015). "Chart Day: Every end of year chart from 2005–2014". Official Charts Company.
8. ^ "2006 Albums Top 100". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 13 January 2007. p. 19.
9. ^ "Compilations". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 13 January 2007. p. 20.

## External links

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* 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

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