2006 in music
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January
- January 10 - Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.
- January 11–January 15 - MahlerFest XIX, honoring Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, is held in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
- January 13 - Mylène Farmer launches her Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy tour at Paris-Bercy, France.[citation needed]
- January 16 - Transplants frontman, Rob Aston, announces that the band has disbanded shortly after their fall tour was cancelled.[citation needed]
- January 24 - It is announced that British girl band All Saints are to regroup for a tour and album later in the year.[citation needed]
- January 31 - American hardcore punk band Champion announced their impending breakup, with a final show scheduled for May.[1]
[edit] February
- February 1 – Vienna State Opera announces that music director Seiji Ozawa will have to cancel all of his performance commitments for 2006 due to ill-health.
- February 8 – The 48th annual Grammy Awards are handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA. Madonna opens the awards for a third time. U2 is the night's big winner, with five awards. Mariah Carey won three of her eight nominations, her first Grammys since 1991. Kelly Clarkson is the first American Idol contestant ever to win a Grammy.
- February 10 - White Lion/Black Label Society bassist James Lorenzo joins Megadeth as the replacement for James MacDonough (who was previously in Iced Earth).[citation needed]
- February 18 – The Rolling Stones give a free concert to three million people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[citation needed]
- February 22 – The one billionth song is downloaded on ITunes; the song is "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay.
- February 25 – The fourth annual Total Request Live awards are held in New York City, USA. Madonna wins the Lifetime Achievement Award and Bono wins the Most Inspired Artist/Humanitarian Award. Other winners include Fall Out Boy, Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Amanda Bynes, and My Chemical Romance. Performers included Ashlee Simpson and Chris Brown.[citation needed]
[edit] March
- Bon Jovi's second single, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", from the album Have A Nice Day goes to number one in the U.S. Hot Country Charts for two weeks. This is the first time a rock band has achieved a number one hit in the US country charts.[citation needed]
- March 5 – Three 6 Mafia became the first African American hip-hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Song and also became the first hip-hop artists to ever perform at the ceremony. The group was nominated for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the Hustle & Flow film soundtrack.
- March 11 – James Blunt, with his single "You're Beautiful", becomes the first British artist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart since Elton John with "Candle In The Wind 1997" almost nine years earlier.[citation needed]
- March 21 - My Chemical Romance release their first live album Life on the Murder Scene.
- March 22 – Aerosmith cancel their tour after lead singer Steven Tyler is taken ill, requiring throat surgery.
[edit] April
- April 1—April 2 - The Festival Imperial is held in the Autódromo La Guácima, in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
- April 4 - Hawk Nelson released their second album, Smile, It's the End of the World.
- April 11 - Rapper Proof is shot and killed by a nightclub bouncer at 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan, after allegedly shooting a third man, Keith Bender, Jr, who later dies of his injuries.
- April 15 - Mary J. Blige's single "Be Without You" ends its 15th week at number one on the US Billboard R&B chart, making it the most successful R&B song in history.[citation needed]
- April 20 – Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins confirms that the band are in the studio recording their first album since 2000's Machina/The Machines of God.[citation needed]
- April 21—April 23 – The Terrastock 6 festival is held in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- April 25 - American rock band, the Goo Goo Dolls, celebrate twenty successful years in the music industry with the release of Let Love In.
- April 29—April 30 – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in Indio, California, USA. Performers include Madonna, James Blunt, Kanye West, Depeche Mode, and Paul Oakenfold.
[edit] May
- May 1 - 1,951 guitarists simultaneously play Jimi Hendrix's song "Hey Joe" in the town square of Wrocław, Poland, breaking a Guinness world record.[2]
- May 8 - Mor ve Otesi, a Turkish alternative rock band, release Büyük Düşler, their fifth studio album.
- May 10 - Roy Mayorga joins Stone Sour.
- May 11 – Dave Baksh announces that he left Sum 41 to pursue his career with his second band Brown Brigade.[citation needed]
- May 12—May 17 - Guns N' Roses play four warm-up shows at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, USA, preceding a European tour and shows across the U.S.[citation needed]
- May 13
- The Los Angeles, California, USA radio station KROQ airs the fourteenth annual Weenie Roast.
- Drummer Ryan Vandeberghe announces that The Suicide Machines have broken up after 15 years of activity.[citation needed]
- May 20 – Finnish monster rock band Lordi win the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", the first hard rock and heavy metal song to win.[citation needed]
- May 23 - Madonna begins her Confessions Tour in Los Angeles, USA. Tickets were sold out within minutes in North America, Europe, and Asia, resulting in new dates to be announced in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and London. The tour grossed more than US$260 million – the highest grossing tour in history by a female artist.[citation needed]
- May 24 – Taylor Hicks wins the US television talent contest, American Idol, season 5. Katharine McPhee is the runner-up.
[edit] June
- June 1 – YoungbloodZ and their entourage are arrested on drugs and weapons charges in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.[3] (dead link)[citation needed]
- June 8 – Shakira's single "Hips Don't Lie" sells 266,500 downloads in its first week of availability, overtaking D4L's record of 175,000. "Hips Don't Lie" also breaks another record, gaining the greatest airplay in a single week with 9,657 plays, breaking Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" record of 9,582.[citation needed]
- June 9
- Nelly Furtado's new album, Loose is released and debuts at #1 with 219,000 copies sold, making it her first #1 album.[citation needed]
- Igor Cavalera leaves Sepultura because of artistic differences - the third official member and the second Cavalera to leave.[citation needed]
- June 14 - Shakira launches her Oral Fixation Tour in Zaragoza, Spain.
- June 16—June 18 – Bonnaroo Music Festival takes place in Manchester, Tennessee, USA. Performers include Radiohead, Tom Petty, Phil Lesh and Friends, Beck, and Sasha.
- June 19 - The "Beautiful Goal" single by Paul Oakenfold was released.
- June 23 – Backstreet Boys band member Kevin Richardson leaves the group to pursue other interests.
[edit] July
- Luciano Pavarotti is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- July 1 – Glue Gun performed their first reunion concert at Harpers in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA. It was the band's first performance since breaking up in 1996.
- July 4 – Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform with the Boston Pops Orchestra in an event televised nationally in the USA.[citation needed]
- July 5 – The US television talent show, American Idol, begins its tour.
- July 9 – Scooter released its live CD and DVD Excess All Areas, with recordings taken from the Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? tour.
- July 11 - Jean Dolabella replaces Igor Cavalera in Sepultura.[citation needed]
- July 12 – Rivers Cuomo confirms that Weezer is now on hiatus again. Commenting on the band's future he said, "I'm not certain we'll ever make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."[citation needed]
- July 18 - Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne marries Deryck Whibley in a private ceremony.
- July 29 - Stephanie McIntosh, former star of the Australian television soap opera, Neighbours, releases her debut single Mistake in Australia, where it became a top three hit.[citation needed]
- July 30 – The last ever weekly edition of the British television chart show, Top of the Pops, is broadcast.[citation needed]
- July 31 - Chicago rock band OK Go release their video for their single Here It Goes Again, and the video quickly becomes an internet phenomenon on YouTube.
[edit] August
- August 1 – The 10th anniversary of television channel MTV2's launch and the 25th anniversary of MTV's launch.
- August 4 — August 6 – The Lollapalooza festival is held in Chicago, USA.
- August 22 - All female group Danity Kane release their debut album which debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Their first single Showstopper reaches #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- August 25
- It is reported that Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is undergoing treatment for throat cancer and will sit out the first half of the band's Route of All Evil Tour, the first time he would miss any shows in the band's history. Long time band friend, David Hull filled in for Hamilton until his return.[citation needed]
- The Assassin Tree (score: Stuart MacRae, libretto: Simon Armitage) is premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival.
- August 29
- Jessi Malay releases her debut single "Gimme", featuring Lil Scrappy.
- Method Man released their album 4:21...The day after.
[edit] September
- September 2 - Christina Aguilera scores her second US number one album and first UK number one album with Back to Basics, selling 346,000 copies in its first week in the US becoming the best first week sales for a female artist in 2006. The album sold 84,279 in the UK and became the best selling double album by a female artist.
- September 3 - Beyoncé Knowles releases her second consecutive No.1 solo album B'Day, selling 315,000 copies in its first week. And spawning two UK No.1 singles.
- September 5 - The Mercury Music Prize is held in the UK, with Arctic Monkeys' debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not winning ahead of entries from acts such as Muse and Thom Yorke.
- September 19 - Ben Kweller releases his third solo album Ben Kweller on the label ATO Records.
- September 22 - A Tempestade, (score and libretto: Ronaldo Miranda), based on Shakespeare's play The Tempest, is premiered at Theatro São Pedro in São Paulo, Brazil.
- September 27 – Boy band, Five, announce they are to reunite, minus original bandmate Sean Conlon.[citation needed]
[edit] October
- October 2
- The Strokes' guitarist, Albert Hammond, Jr., released his solo album Yours to Keep on Rough Trade Records.
- Violinist and opera singer Logan Simpson is arrested for refusing to stop his car when a traffic light turns red.[citation needed]
- October 10 – Justin Hawkins, lead singer of the band The Darkness announces he is leaving the band.[citation needed]
- October 11 – After 25 years as an artist, "Weird Al" Yankovic finally gets his first top 10 hit, with "White & Nerdy".
- October 15 – New York City music club CBGB closes after a lengthy rent dispute. Patti Smith performs the final show at the club that night.
- October 17 - French singer Manu Chao performs in Colombia to an audience of 80,000 people.
- October 23 - My Chemical Romance release their third studio album The Black Parade. The album is the first for which Bob Bryar plays drums, as Matt Pelissier played drums for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
- October 24 – The Corrs release their greatest hits collection Dreams - The Ultimate Collection.
- October 25 – Guitarist Brian May announces on his website that Queen is returning to the studio for recording sessions. The new lineup, Queen + Paul Rodgers, features May, Paul Rodgers (the former lead vocalist of Free) and former Queen drummer Roger Taylor.
- October 26 - Duran Duran lead guitarist Andy Taylor once again leaves the band after a series of disagreements surrounding their latest album, which was still incomplete by the year's end. Reasons given are his disapproval of the usage of both Timbaland and Justin Timberlake in the creation of the band's album. The band hires an interim guitarist to supplant Taylor, with no real replacement being announced.[citation needed]
- October 30 – Keane release "Nothing In My Way", the first single to be released on a USB memory stick.
- October 31 - The Who release Endless Wire, their first studio album for 24 years.
[edit] November-December
- November – Nelly Furtado records a cameo appearance in the Portuguese soap opera Floribella[1]
- November 11
- Justin Timberlake's single "My Love" reaches number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]
- Kylie Minogue resumes Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour in Sydney, Australia after a break of a year and a half resulting from undergoing treatment for breast cancer.[5]
- November 16
- The MTV Movie Awards Latin America 2006 are held. Performers at the event included Evanescence, Robbie Williams, Panda, Nelly Furtado, and Shakira.[citation needed]
- Snow Patrol become the first British band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100.[6]
- Christina Aguilera announces she will make her acting debut in the US television crime series CSI:New York in February 2007.[citation needed]
- November 24 - The American Music Awards are broadcast. Winners include Kelly Clarkson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shakira, Jamie Foxx, Nickelback, Sean Paul, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and Mary J. Blige, Nelly Furtado, John Mayer, Fall Out Boy and Beyoncé performed at the event.
- November 26 - Damien Leith wins the Australian television talent show, Australian Idol 2006, becoming the oldest winner of any Idol show in the world. and defeating 16-year-old Jessica Mauboy.
- November 27 – The Offspring announced that they were back in the studio recording their first album since 2003's Splinter.[7]
- December 6
- Beyoncé achieves her fourth number one single in the U.S. with "Irreplaceable", which went on to become the best selling single 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.
[edit] Bands formed
[edit] Bands disbanded
- 22-20s
- Acceptance
- Adequate Seven
- Arab Strap
- The Beautiful Mistake (hiatus)
- The Blackout Pact
- The Casket Lottery (hiatus)
- Cave In (hiatus)
- Centinex
- Champion
- Clor
- Cold
- The Darkness
- Day At The Fair
- Dead Moon
- Death from Above 1979
- Dropbox
- Eiffel 65
- Elefantes
- E.Town Concrete
- Finch (hiatus)
- For Felix (hiatus)
- Frost* (hiatus)
- Further Seems Forever
- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
- High School Football Heroes
- Hope of the States
- JJ72
- JR Ewing
- The Juliana Theory
- Kill Cheerleader
- Kind of Like Spitting
- Letter Kills
- The Letters Organize
- Mest
- Mad Capsule Markets (hiatus)
- N'Versity
- The Organ
- Peccatum
- Plonker
- The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower
- Preluders
- Rainer Maria
- Scatter the Ashes
- Sleater-Kinney
- Stampin' Ground
- The Suicide Machines
- Supersystem
- System of a Down (hiatus)
- Test Icicles
- This Day and Age
- Treble Charger
- Vendetta Red
[edit] Bands reformed
- A Tribe Called Quest
- The Afghan Whigs
- All Saints
- Alice in Chains
- Atheist
- Believer
- Blaque
- Blind Melon
- Bloodgood
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Buckcherry
- Cactus
- Chavez
- Deliverance
- East 17
- Five
- Genesis (with Phil Collins)
- Gorilla Biscuits
- Information Society
- Immortal
- Jodeci
- Lifetime
- Meat Puppets
- Neighborhood Watch
- Ozma
- Take That
- X-Clan
[edit] Albums released
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[edit] May
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Top hits on record in the world
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[edit] United States
Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits
- "Don't Forget About Us" — Mariah Carey (1 week in 2005/1 week in 2006)
- "Laffy Taffy" — D4L (1 week)
- "Grillz" — Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Big Gipp (2 weeks)
- "Check on It" — Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug (5 weeks)
- "You're Beautiful" — James Blunt (1 week)
- "So Sick" — Ne-Yo (2 weeks)
- "Temperature" — Sean Paul (1 week)
- "Bad Day" — Daniel Powter (5 weeks)
- "SOS (Rescue Me)" — Rihanna (3 weeks)
- "Ridin'" — Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone (2 weeks)
- "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2 weeks)
- "Do I Make You Proud" — Taylor Hicks (1 week)
- "Promiscuous" — Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (6 weeks)
- "London Bridge" — Fergie (3 weeks)
- "SexyBack" — Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland (7 weeks)
- "Money Maker — Ludacris featuring Pharrell (2 weeks)
- "My Love" — Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (3 weeks)
- "I Wanna Love You" — Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (2 weeks)
- "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé (3 week in 2006/7 weeks in 2007)
See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2006.
Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "(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 (#16)
- "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" — KT Tunstall (#20)
- "Bossy" — Kelis (#16)
- "Breaking Free" — Zac Efron, Andrew Seeley and 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 Knowles featuring Jay-Z (#4)
- "Dirty Little Secret" — The All-American Rejects (#9)
- "Do It To It" - Cherish featuring Sean Paul of The YoungBloodZ (#12)
- "Everytime We Touch" — Cascada (#10)
- "Far Away" — Nickelback (#8)
- "Fergalicious" — Fergie (#2)
- "Get Up" — Ciara featuring Chamillionaire (#7)
- "Gimme That" — Chris Brown featuring Lil' Wayne (#15)
- "How To Save A Life" — The Fray (#3)
- "Hurt" - Christina Aguilera (#19)
- "I Know You See It" — Yung Joc (#17)
- "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" — Panic! at the Disco (#7)
- "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)
- "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" — Dem Franchize Boyz (#7)
- "Let U Go" — Ashley Parker Angel (#12)
- "Life Is A Highway" — Rascal Flatts (#7)
- "Lips of an Angel" — Hinder (#3)
- "Love" — Keyshia Cole (#19)
- "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado (#16)
- "Me & U" — Cassie (#3)
- "Miss Murder" - AFI (#24)
- "Move Along" — The All-American Rejects (#15)
- "Ms. New Booty" — Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark (#7)
- "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 Knowles (#11)
- "Say Goodbye" — Chris Brown (#10)
- "Say It Right" — Nelly Furtado (#6)
- "Savin' Me" — Nickelback (#19)
- "Sexy Love" — Ne-Yo (#7)
- "Shake That" — Eminem featuring Nate Dogg (#6)
- "Shortie Like Mine" — Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown and Johnta Austin (#9)
- "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 of The YoungBloodZ (#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)
- "That's That" - Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly (#20)
- "Too Little Too Late" — JoJo (#3)
- "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)
- "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)
- "Where'd You Go" — Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook (#4)
- "When You're Mad" — Ne-Yo (#15)
- "When You Were Young" — The Killers (#14)
- "When I'm Gone" — Eminem (#8)
- "White & Nerdy" — "Weird Al" Yankovic (#9)
- "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" — Chris Brown (#7)
- "You Don't Know" - Eminem featuring 50 Cent, Cashis, and Lloyd Banks (#12)
[edit] United Kingdom
The Official UK #1 Singles
- "When the Sun Goes Down" — Arctic Monkeys (1 week)
- "Nasty Girl" — The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, and Avery Storm (2 weeks)
- "Thunder In My Heart Again" — Meck and Leo Sayer (2 weeks)
- "Sorry" — Madonna (1 week)
- "It's Chico Time" — Chico (2 weeks)
- "No Tomorrow" — Orson (1 week)
- "So Sick" — Ne-Yo (1 week)
- "Crazy" — Gnarls Barkley (9 weeks)
- "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" — Sandi Thom (1 week)
- "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado (3 weeks)
- "Smile" — Lily Allen (2 weeks)
- "Please, Please / Don't Stop Me Now" — McFly (1 week)
- "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (4 weeks, 5 weeks in total)
- "Déjà Vu" — Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z (1 week)
- "SexyBack" — Justin Timberlake (1 week)
- "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" — Scissor Sisters (4 weeks)
- "America" — Razorlight (1 week)
- "Welcome to the Black Parade" – My Chemical Romance (2 weeks)
- "Star Girl" – McFly (1 week)
- "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" – Fedde Le Grand (1 week)
- "The Rose" - Westlife (1 week)
- "Smack That" - Akon (Featuring Eminem) (1 week)
- "Patience" - Take That (3 weeks)
- "A Moment Like This" - Leona Lewis (2 weeks)
See also: List of number-one hits of 2006 (UK)
The Official UK Hit Singles – Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "After All This Time" - Simon Webbe (#16)
- "Ain't No Other Man" — Christina Aguilera (#2)
- "All Good Things (Come to an End)" — Nelly Furtado (#4)
- "All Time Love" — Will Young (#3)
- "Always on Your Side"(with Sting) — Sheryl Crow (#4)
- "Amazing" - Westlife (#4)
- "Analogue (All I Want)" - A-Ha (#10)
- "Angel" - Pharrell Williams (#15)
- "Bad" - Michael Jackson (#16) (re-release)
- "Bang Bang You're Dead" - Dirty Pretty Things (#5)
- "Beat It" - Michael Jackson (#15) (re-release)
- "Beautiful Soul" - Jesse McCartney (#16)
- "Because I Want You" - Placebo (#13)
- "Beep" — Pussycat Dolls featuring Will.I.Am (#2)
- "Better Do Better" — HARD-Fi (#14)
- "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (#11) (re-release)
- "Black Or White" - Michael Jackson (#18) (re-release)
- "Bones" — The Killers (#15)
- "Boyfriend" - Ashlee Simpson (#12)
- "Boys Will Be Boys" — The Ordinary Boys (#3)
- "Break The Night With Colour" - Richard Ashcroft (#3)
- "Bright Idea" - Orson (#11)
- "Burning Benches" - Morning Runner (#19)
- "Buttons" — Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg (#3)
- "Call Me When You're Sober" – Evanescence (#4)
- "Call on Me" – Janet Jackson and Nelly (#18)
- "Chasing Cars" — Snow Patrol (#6)
- "Check on It" — Beyoncé Knowles featuring Slim Thug (#3)
- "Checkin' It Out" — Lil' Chris (#3)
- "Control Myself" — LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez (#2)
- "Come To Me" — Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger (#3)
- "Country Girl" — Primal Scream (#5)
- "Crystal Ball" – Keane (#20)
- "Dance Dance" - Fall Out Boy (#8)
- "Dancin'" - Aaron Smith Featuring. Luvli (#20)
- "Dani California" — Red Hot Chili Peppers (#2)
- "Different World" - Iron Maiden (#3)
- "Dirty Diana" - Michael Jackson (#17) (re-release)
- "Don't Bother" — Shakira (#9)
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson (#17) (re-release)
- "Downtown" — Emma Bunton (#3)
- "Do You Ever Think Of Me" - Antony Costa (#19)
- "Dreams" - Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks (#14)
- "Eddie's Song" - Son Of Dork (#10)
- "Everytime We Touch" — Cascada (#2)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" — Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy (#7)
- "Fill My Little World" — The Feeling (#10)
- "First Time" - Sunblock feat. Robin Beck (#9)
- "Fly" - Hilary Duff (#20)
- "From Paris to Berlin" — Infernal (#2)
- "Funny Little Frog" - Belle & Sebastian (#10)
- "Get Together" — Madonna (#7)
- "Gold Lion" — Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#18)
- "Grow" - Kubb (#18)
- "Heartbeats" - José González (#9)
- "Here We Go" - Trina feat. Kelly Rowland (#15)
- "Hustler's Ambition" - 50 Cent (#13)
- "I'll Be Ready" - Sunblock (#4)
- "I'm with Stupid" - Pet Shop Boys (#8)
- "In The Closet" - Michael Jackson (#20) (re-release)
- "Incredible" - Shapeshifters (#12)
- "Irreplaceable" — Beyoncé Knowles (#4)
- "I See You You See Me" - The Magic Numbers (#20)
- "Is It Any Wonder?" — Keane (#3)
- "Is It Just Me?" - The Darkness (#8)
- "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" — Meat Loaf featuring Marion Raven (#6)
- "Jump In My Car" — David Hasselhoff (#3)
- "Knights of Cydonia" — Muse (#10)
- "Leave Me Alone" - Michael Jackson (#15) (re-release)
- "Like You" - Bow Wow feat. Ciara (#10)
- "Live With Me" - Massive Attack (#17)
- "Lost & Found" - Feeder (#12)
- "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" — David Guetta vs. The Egg (#3)
- "Lovelight" - Robbie Williams (#8)
- "Make A Move On Me" - Joey Negro (#11)
- "Moodswings (To Come At Me Like That)" — Charlotte Church (#14)
- "Most Precious Love" - Blaze feat. Barbara Tucker (#17)
- "Munich" - Editors (#10)
- "Music Is Power" - Richard Ashcroft (#20)
- "Naïve" - The Kooks (#5)
- "Nature's Law" — Embrace (#2)
- "Never Wanna Say" - Soundbwoy Ent (#18)
- "Nine2Five" — The Ordinary Boys vs. Lady Sovereign (#6)
- "No Promises" — Shayne Ward (#2)
- "Nothing In My Way" – Keane (#19)
- "One" — Mary J. Blige featuring U2 (#2)
- "One More Night Alone" - Friday Hill (#13)
- "One Wish" - Ray J (#13)
- "Promiscuous" — Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (#3)
- "Pump It" — The Black Eyed Peas (#3)
- "Put Your Records On" — Corinne Bailey Rae (#2)
- "Run It!" — Chris Brown (#2)
- "Red Dress" — Sugababes (#4)
- "Ride A White Horse" - Goldfrapp (#15)
- "Ridin'" — Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone (#2)
- "Rock With You" - Michael Jackson (#15) (re-release)
- "Rooftops" — Lostprophets (#8)
- "Rudebox" — Robbie Williams (#4)
- "Say I" - Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy (#4)
- "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" - Hi-Tack (#4)
- "Sewn" - The Feeling (#7)
- "She Moves In Her Own Way" — The Kooks (#8)
- "Sleep" - Texas (band) (#6)
- "Snow ((Hey Oh))" — Red Hot Chili Peppers (#16)
- "Somebody's Watching Me" — Beatfreakz (#3)
- "Something Kinda Ooooh" — Girls Aloud (#3)
- "SOS (Rescue Me)" — Rihanna (#2)
- "Soul Survivor" - Young Jeezy Featuring. Akon (#10)
- "Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson (#19) (re-release)
- "Speechless" - Mish Mash (#16)
- "Standing On My Own Again" - Graham Coxon (#20)
- "Stars Are Blind" — Paris Hilton (#5)
- "Steady As She Goes" - The Raconteurs (#4)
- "Stoned In Love" - Chicane feat. Tom Jones (#7)
- ";;Stupid Girls" - Pink (#4)
- "Suffer Well" - Depeche Mode (#12)
- "Sugar, We're Going Down" - Fall Out Boy (#8)
- "Suzie" - Boy Kill Boy (#17)
- "Nobody Knows" — Pink (#4)
- "Talk" — Coldplay (#10) (released in 2005)
- "Piece of My Heart" - Beverley Knight (#16)
- "Teenage Life" — Daz Sampson (#8)
- "Temperature" — Sean Paul (#11)
- "The Adventure" - Angels & Airwaves (#20)
- "The Fallen / L. Wells" — Franz Ferdinand (#14)
- "The Saints Are Coming" – U2 and Green Day (#6)
- "The Way You Make Me Feel" - Michael Jackson (#17) (re-release)
- "The Weakness In Me" - Keisha White (#17)
- "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" - Flaming Lips (#16)
- "Touch It" - Busta Rhymes (#6)
- "Touch The Sky" — Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco (#6)
- "U + Ur Hand" — Pink (#10)
- "Unbelievable" - Craig David (#18)
- "Unfaithful" – Rihanna (#2)
- "Unpredictable" - Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris (#16)
- "Voodoo Child" — Rogue Traders (#3)
- "Watchin'" - Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson (#19)
- "Welcome to Wherever You Are" — Bon Jovi (#19)
- "We Ride" — Rihanna (#17)
- "When I Think of You" - Lee Ryan (#15)
- "When You Wasn't Famous" — The Streets (#8)
- "When I'm Gone" — Eminem (#4)
- "Who Am I" - Will Young (#11)
- "Who Knew" — Pink (#5)
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home" — Bon Jovi (#5)
- "Whole Lotta History" — Girls Aloud (#6)
- "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" - The Zutons (#9)
- "Wind It Up" — Gwen Stefani (#3)
- "Woman in Love" - Liz McClarnon (#5)
- "Wonderful World" — James Morrison (#8)
- "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" — Chris Brown (#13)
- "You Don't Love Me" - The Kooks (#12)
- "You Give Me Something" — James Morrison (#5)
- "You Got The Love" - The Source feat. Candi Staton (#7)
- "You Have Killed Me" — Morrissey (#3)
- "You Only Live Once" — The Strokes (#14)
- "You're All I Have" — Snow Patrol (#7)
- "You Spin Me Round" - Dead or Alive (#5)
[edit] Australia
- "Wasabi/Eye of the Tiger" - Lee Harding (3 weeks)
- "Run It!" - Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana (1 week)
- "When I'm Gone" - Eminem (1 week)
- "Run It!" - Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana (2 weeks)
- "Love Generation" - Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine (2 weeks)
- "Flaunt It" - TV Rock featuring Seany B (4 weeks)
- "Forever Young" - Youth Group (1 week)
- "Flaunt It" - TV Rock featuring Seany B (1 week)
- "Forever Young" - Youth Group (1 week)
- "SOS" - Rihanna (8 weeks)
- "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (9 weeks)
- "SexyBack" - Justin Timberlake (2 weeks)
- "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)" - Sandi Thom (10 weeks)
- "The Saints Are Coming" – U2 and Green Day (1 week)
- "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" – Scissor Sisters (2 weeks)
- "Night of My Life" – Damien Leith (3 weeks)
See also: List of number-one singles in Australia of 2006
Australian ARIA Hit Singles – Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "Ain't No Other Man" — Christina Aguilera (#6)
- "Beep" — The Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am (#3)
- "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" — Eskimo Joe (#6)
- "Bossy" - Kelis (#18)
- "Buttons" – The Pussycat Dolls (#2)
- "Deja Vu" – Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z (#12)
- "Dani California" — Red Hot Chili Peppers (#8)
- "Don't Give Up" - Shannon Noll & Natalie Bassingswaithe (#2)
- "Faded" — Kate DeAraugo (#8)
- "Goodbye My Lover" — James Blunt (#3)
- "Grillz" — Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp (#11)
- "Joker & the Thief" - Wolfmother (#8)
- "L.O.V.E." — Ashlee Simpson (#5)
- "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado (#4)
- "Miss Murder" — AFI (#20)
- "Mistake" — Stephanie McIntosh (#3)
- "Nasty Girl" — The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm (#15)
- "Nothing at All" — Kasey Chambers (#9)
- "Now I Run" — Shannon Noll (#6)
- "Promiscuous" — Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (#2)
- "Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas (#6)
- "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" - Jet (#14)
- "Savin' Me" — Nickelback (#18)
- "Sexy Love" — Ne-Yo (#14)
- "Shine On" - Jet (#20)
- "So Sick" — Ne-Yo (#4)
- "So Under Pressure" — Dannii Minogue (#16)
- "Sorry" — Madonna (#4)
- "Stupid Girls" — Pink (#4)
- "Temperature" — Sean Paul (#5)
- "This Time I Know It's for Real" — Young Divas (#2)
- "Tightrope" - Stephanie McIntosh (#16)
- "Touch The Sky" — Kanye West (#10)
- "Together We Are One — Delta Goodrem (#2)
- "U + Ur Hand – Pink (#6)
- "Unfaithful – Rihanna (#2)
- "Watching You" - Rogue Traders (#5)
- "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" — Crazy Frog (#13)
- "What's Left of Me" — Nick Lachey (#8)
- "When It All Falls Apart" — The Veronicas (#7)
- "Who Knew" – Pink (#2)
- "Wisemen" — James Blunt (#11)
- "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" — Chris Brown (#10)
- "You Raise Me Up" — Westlife (#3)
[edit] Classical music
- Derek Bourgrous – Symphony No. 32
- Alla Pavlova - Symphony No. 5
- Steve Reich - Daniel Variations
- Mohammed Fairouz - "Requiem Mass"
- Daniel Theaker - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 17
[edit] Opera
- Jorge Antunes – Olga
- Tan Dun - The First Emperor
- Stephen Hartke – The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif
- Stuart MacRae - The Assassin Tree (with libretto by Simon Armitage)
- Ernst Mahle – O Garatuja
- Ronaldo Miranda - A Tempestade
- Robert Xavier Rodriguez — La Curandera
- Ned Rorem - Our Town
- Kaija Saariaho - Adriana Mater
- Somtow Sucharitkul - Ayodhya
[edit] Musical theater
- Edit:Undo premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on August 7 as the first full length by-students for-students musical about high school.
- Grey Gardens Broadway production opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre on November 2 and ran for 308 performances
- Mary Poppins Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16
- The Phantom of the Opera officially became the longest Broadway running musical ever on January 9, at 7486 performances surpassing the previous record holder, Cats, also written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- Spring Awakening Broadway production opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10
- Tarzan Broadway production opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on May 10
- The Wedding Singer Broadway production opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 27 and ran for 284 performances.
[edit] Musical film
- Bolletjes Blues, a Dutch film starring Negativ, released on March 23.
- The Cheetah Girls 2, a Disney Channel Original Movie watched by 7.8 million viewers in its premiere broadcast on August 25.
- Dreamgirls starring Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover and Jennifer Hudson, released on December 15
- Hannah Montana, a Disney Channel original series about a pop star, premiered on March 23.
- Happy Feet, a film with the voices of Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, Brittany Murphy, Robin Williams and Anthony LaPaglia, released on November 17.
- High School Musical, a Disney Channel Original Movie watched by 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast on January 20.
- Neil Young: Heart of Gold, a film directed by Jonathan Demme, released on February 10.
- Take the Lead, a film starring Antonio Banderas and Alfre Woodard, released on April 7.
[edit] Births
- May 14 — Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, daughter of Geri Halliwell and Sacha Gervasi.
- May 26 — Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, son of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale.
- September 12 — Jayden James Federline, son of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January-February
- January 1 — Bryan Harvey, American singer-guitarist of House of Freaks, 46 (murdered)
- January 6
- Lou Rawls, American soul singer, 72
- Alex St. Clair, American drummer of Captain Beefheart, 64
- January 11 — Markus Löffel, German disc jockey, 39 (heart attack)
- January 19 — Wilson Pickett, American singer, 64
- January 27 — Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer, 56 (liver and lung cancer)
- January 30 — Thomas "Pig Champion" Roberts, American guitarist of Poison Idea, 47
- February 2 — Bill Cowsill, American singer-gutarist of The Cowsills, 52
- February 3 — Romano Mussolini, Italian jazz pianist, 78
- February 10 — Jay Dee, American hip hop producer, 32 (cardiac arrest)
- February 15 — Anna Marly, French singer-songwriter, 88
- February 22 — Anthony Burger, American gospel music pianist, 44 (heart attack)
[edit] March-April
- March 7 — Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer and guitarist, 66
- March 10 — Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano, 75
- March 23
- Pío Leyva, Cuban singer of the Buena Vista Social Club, 88
- Cindy Walker, American country singer-songwriter, 87
- March 25
- Buck Owens, American country singer and guitarist, 76
- Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress, 62
- March 26 — Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter, 49 (heart attack)
- March 30 - Jackie McLean, American jazz alto saxophonist, 74
- April 5 — Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter, 65
- April 11
- June Pointer, American singer of Pointer Sisters, 52 (cancer)
- Proof (DeShaun Holton), American rapper of D12, 32 (shot)
- April 24
- Erik Bergman, Finnish composer of classical music, 94
- Bonnie Owens, American country singer, 76
- April 28 — Ben-Zion Orgad, Israeli composer, 80
[edit] May-June
- May 1 — Big Hawk, American rapper, 36 (shot)
- May 5 — Naushad, Indian composer, 86
- May 6 — Grant McLennan, Australian guitarist and songwriter of The Go Betweens, 48
- May 7 — Steve Bender, Dschinghis Khan, The Poor Things, 60
- May 10
- Soraya, Colombian-American singer, 37 (cancer)
- John Hicks, American jazz pianist, 65
- May 13 — Johnnie Wilder, American singer of Heatwave, 56
- May 15 — Cheikha Rimitti, Algerian singer, 83
- May 18 — Andy Capps, American drummer of Built to Spill, 37
- May 19 — Freddie Garrity, English singer of Freddie and the Dreamers, 69
- May 23 — Ian Copeland, American music promoter, 57 (melanoma)
- May 25 — Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska and reggae performer, 64
- June 1 — Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress, 62
- June 2
- Johnny Grande, American keyboardist of Bill Haley & His Comets, 76
- Vince Welnick, American keyboardist of Grateful Dead, 55
- June 6
- Billy Preston, American soul keyboardist, 59
- Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican-American jazz pianist, 54 (injuries from fall in street)
- June 12 — György Ligeti, Hungarian composer, 83
- June 20 — Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist of Kool and the Gang, 57.
- June 27 — Eileen Barton, American singer, 76
[edit] July-August
- July 3
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, American mezzo-soprano, 52 (breast cancer)
- Jack Smith, American singer, 92
- July 7
- Syd Barrett, English singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding-member of Pink Floyd, 60 (pancreatic cancer)
- Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Irish singer and guitarist of The Bothy Band, 54
- July 8 — June Allyson, American actress, singer and dancer, 88
- July 9 — Milan Williams, American keyboardist of The Commodores, 58
- July 16 — Malachi Thompson, American jazz trumpeter, 56
- July 17 - John G. Blowers, Jr., swing era drummer, 95
- July 22 — Jessie Mae Hemphill, American singer-songwriter, 82
- July 31 — Rufus Harley, American jazz bagpiper, 70
- August 2 — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German operatic soprano, 90
- August 3 — Arthur Lee, American guitarist and vocalist of Love, 61
- August 16 — Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer of Dissection, 31 (suicide)
- August 19 — Joseph Hill, Jamaican lead singer of roots reggae group Culture, 57
- August 22 — Bruce Gary, American drummer of The Knack, 55 (non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
- August 23 — Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpet player, 78
- August 24 — John Weinzweig, Canadian composer of classical music, 93
- August 27 — Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist with Napalm Death, 37 (liver failure)
- August 28 - Pip Pyle, English drummer forHatfield and the North, National Health, and Gong, 56
[edit] September-October
- September 3 — Eva Knardahl, Norwegian classical pianist, 79
- September 4 — Astrid Varnay, Swedish operatic soprano, 88
- September 10 — Bennie Smith, American blues musician, 72
- September 13 — Lou Richards, American guitarist of Hatebreed, 35
- September 14 — Norman Brooks, Canadian singer, 78
- September 19 — Danny Flores, Mexican-American saxophonist of The Champs, 77
- September 20 — Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor, 74
- September 21 — Boz Burrell, English bass guitarist of Bad Company and King Crimson, 60
- September 23 — Malcolm Arnold, English composer, 84
- September 30 — Isabel Bigley, American singer and actress, 78
- October 14 — Freddy Fender, American singer, 69
- October 18 — Anna Russell, UK singer and comedienne, 94
- October 21 — Sandy West, American drummer of The Runaways, 47 (brain tumour)
- October 23
- Lebo Mathosa, singer, 29 (car accident)
- Leonid Hambro, pianist, 86
- October 26 — Rogério Duprat, composer, 74
[edit] November-December
- November 1
- Jason DiEmilio, guitarist (The Azusa Plane), 36
- Buddy Killen, record producer and founder of Dial Records, 73
- Silvio Varviso, conductor, 82
- November 3 – Paul Mauriat, orchestra leader, 81
- November 6 - Robert Jance Garfet, Dr Hook
- November 8 – Basil Poledouris, film composer, 61
- November 10 – Gerald Levert, singer, 40
- November 17 - Ruth Brown, US singer, 78
- November 21 - Robert Lockwood, Jr., American blues guitarist, 91
- November 22 - John Allan Cameron, folk musician, 67
- November 23
- Betty Comden, lyricist partner of Adolph Green, 89
- Anita O'Day, jazz singer, 87
- November 24 - Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer-songwriter, 56
- November 25 - Valentín Elizalde, Mexican banda singer, 27 (automobile accident)
- November 30 - Shirley Walker, film composer, 61
- December 2 - Mariska Veres, singer with Shocking Blue, 59
- December 6 - Darren Brown, AKA Wiz, former frontman of Mega City Four, 44 (stroke)
- December 8 - Martha Tilton, US big band singer, 91
- December 9
- Georgia Gibbs, US singer, 87
- Freddie Marsden, drummer of Gerry & The Pacemakers
- December 11 - Homer Ledford, bluegrass musician, 79
- December 13 - Robert Long, singer and TV presenter, 63
- December 14 - Ahmet Ertegün, co-founder of Atlantic Records, 83
- December 16 - Pnina Salzman, pianist, 84
- December 17 - Denis Payton, The Dave Clark Five, 63
- December 18
- Scott Mateer, US songwriter and disk jockey, 46
- Daniel Pinkham, American composer, 83
- December 22 - Dennis Linde, Songwriter "Burnin' Love", "John Deere Green" and others, 63
- December 25 - James Brown, American singer, 73
- December 27 - Pierre Delanoë, French lyricist, 88
[edit] Awards and contests
- ARIA Music Awards of 2006
- Grammy Awards of 2006
- Country Music Association Awards
- Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- 2006 BRIT Awards
- 2006 NME Awards
- 2006 World Music Awards
- 2006 MTV Video Music Awards
- Nationwide Mercury Prize 2006
- MTV Australia Video Music Awards
- MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
[edit] External charts
- Top 50 Albums For 2006 - Subculture Magazine UK
- Revolution 91.7's Top 30 Songs of 2006
- mxdwn.com's User-Submitted AOTY/SOTY 2006
- Open's Top 10 albums of 2006
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