Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 2006 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Top 40 Mainstream number-ones of 2006.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 7 | "Run It! Run It! "Run It!" is the debut single by American R&B singer Chris Brown, featuring American rapper Juelz Santana. It was written by Santana, Sean Garrett and Scott Storch, and produced by the latter. It was released in 2005 and is Brown's first career single, off his debut album Chris Brown... " |
Chris Brown |
| January 14 | "Run It!" | Chris Brown |
| January 21 | "Run It!" | Chris Brown |
| January 28 | "Stickwitu Stickwitu "Stickwitu" is a R&B ballad by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their debut album, PCD. Produced by Jimmy Iovine, Robin Antin, Ron Fair and Tal Herzberg, it was released as the album's second single in late 2005. The song is an uptempo ballad being different to their previous single... " |
Pussycat Dolls Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995... |
| February 4 | "Stickwitu" | Pussycat Dolls |
| February 11 | "Check on It Check on It "Check on It" is a song performed by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, featuring American rapper Slim Thug. It was composed by Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé and Stayve Thomas. The song was supposed to be featured on the soundtrack album for 2006 film The Pink... " |
Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child... featuring Slim Thug Slim Thug Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'".... |
| February 18 | "Check on It" | Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug |
| February 25 | "Check on It" | Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug |
| March 4 | "Check on It" | Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug |
| March 11 | "Check on It" | Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug |
| March 18 | "Check on It" | Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug |
| March 25 | "So Sick So Sick "So Sick" is an R&B–pop song by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. The track was produced by Norwegian production team Stargate for Ne-Yo's debut album In My Own Words.... " |
Ne-Yo Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario... |
| April 1 | "Be Without You Be Without You "Be Without You" is an R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, and Jason Perry for Blige's seventh studio album The Breakthrough. It was released as the album's lead single in late 2005. It was produced by Cox and released as the album's first... " |
Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... |
| April 8 | "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige |
| April 15 | "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige |
| April 22 | "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige |
| April 29 | "Temperature Temperature (song) "Temperature" was the third worldwide and the second American single from Sean Paul's The Trinity album. The song was produced by Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the second U.S... " |
Sean Paul Sean Paul Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:... |
| May 6 | "Temperature" | Sean Paul |
| May 13 | "SOS SOS (Rihanna song) "SOS" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her second studio album, A Girl like Me. The song was produced by J. R. Rotem and written by Rotem and Evan "Kidd" Bogart. It was released as the lead single from the album... " |
Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers... |
| May 20 | "Temperature" | Sean Paul |
| May 27 | "Hips Don't Lie Hips Don't Lie "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa and cumbia performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released in 2006 as the second single from Shakira's second English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2... " |
Shakira Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s... featuring Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country... |
| June 3 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| June 10 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| June 17 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| June 24 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| July 1 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| July 8 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| July 15 | "Promiscuous Promiscuous (song) "Promiscuous" is a dance-pop/R&B song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado, from the album, Loose . It was written by Furtado, Timothy "Attitude" Clayton, Timbaland and Nate "Danja" Hills, with the latter pair handling production of the song... " |
Nelly Furtado Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy... featuring Timbaland Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.... |
| July 22 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| July 29 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| August 5 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| August 12 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| August 19 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| August 26 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| September 2 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| September 9 | "Buttons Buttons (song) "Buttons" is an R&B/hip hop song written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, and Nicole Scherzinger for the Pussycat Dolls' debut album PCD . Released as the album's fourth single, the song became one of their biggest hits... " |
Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... |
| September 16 | "Buttons" | Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg |
| September 23 | "SexyBack SexyBack "SexyBack" is a song by American recording artist Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on July 7, 2006, by Jive Records as the lead single from the album... " |
Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez... |
| September 30 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake |
| October 7 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake |
| October 14 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake |
| October 21 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake |
| October 28 | "Far Away" | Nickelback Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005.... |
| November 4 | "Far Away" | Nickelback |
| November 11 | "Lips of an Angel Lips of an Angel "Lips of an Angel" is a power ballad by Oklahoma rock band Hinder written by Brian Howes, Austin Winkler and Cody Hanson. It was released as the second single from their album Extreme Behavior. It was their breakthrough hit, charting in the Top Ten on several Billboard trade charts in the United... " |
Hinder Hinder Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and singer Austin Winkler. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.-Formation and early history:... |
| November 18 | "Lips of an Angel" | Hinder |
| November 25 | "Lips of an Angel" | Hinder |
| December 2 | "My Love My Love (Justin Timberlake song) "My Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on September 26, 2006, by Jive Records as the second single from the album... " |
Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records.... |
| December 9 | "My Love" | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. |
| December 16 | "My Love" | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. |
| December 23 | "My Love" | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. |
| December 30 | "Irreplaceable Irreplaceable "Irreplaceable" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . The song was written by Knowles, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and produced by Stargate and Knowles... " |
Beyoncé |