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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.

Specific locations

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Specific genres

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November–December

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Undated

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Bands formed

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Returning performers

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Bands disbanded

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Bands reformed

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  • Take That (4 out of 5 original members reunited after the group disbanded in 1996)

Albums released

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Top 10 best-selling albums of 2006

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No. Artist Album Copies sold
1. High School Musical cast Soundtrack 8,500,000
2. Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds 8,350,000
3. Nelly Furtado Loose 8,200,000
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 7,900,000
5. Carrie Underwood Some Hearts 6,900,000
6. Pink I'm Not Dead 6,500,000
7. Beyoncé B'Day 8,700,000
8. The Beatles Love 5,650,000
9. Daughtry Daughtry 4,900,000
10. Taylor Swift Taylor Swift 4,500,000

Songs released in 2006

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Date Song Artist
January 12 "Ridin'" Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
January 16 "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Panic! at the Disco
January 17 "Pump It" The Black Eyed Peas
February 13 "Far Away" Nickelback
February 14 "S.O.S." Rihanna
February 27 "Move Along" The All-American Rejects
February 28 "Hips Don't Lie" Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
March 13 "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley
March 14 "World Wide Suicide" Pearl Jam
March 18 "The Best of Both Worlds" Hannah Montana
"If We Were a Movie"
March 21 "Do It to It" Cherish featuring Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ
April 11 "No Hay Igual" Nelly Furtado
April 25 "Promiscuous" Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
May 2 "Unfaithful" Rihanna
May 12 "Maneater" Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
May 29 "Mas que Nada" Sérgio Mendes featuring The Black Eyed Peas
June 6 "Ain't No Other Man" Christina Aguilera
"Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol
June 20 "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" Fall Out Boy
July 18 "SexyBack" Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
July 19 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Scissor Sisters
July 24 "Lips of an Angel" Hinder
"Too Little Too Late" JoJo
August 7 "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" Panic! at the Disco
August 11 "Hurt" Christina Aguilera
August 21 "We Ride" Rihanna
September 6 "Starlight" Muse
September 12 "Welcome to the Black Parade" My Chemical Romance
October 3 "Unappreciated" Cherish
October 23 "Fergalicious" Fergie featuring will.i.am
October 24 "My Love" Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.
October 30 "Pick of Destiny" Tenacious D
October 31 "Say It Right" Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado
November 13 "Break it Off" Rihanna featuring Sean Paul
November 17 "All Good Things (Come to an End)" Nelly Furtado
November 22 "The Metal" Tenacious D
November 27 "Knights of Cydonia" Muse

Top hits on record in the world

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United States

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Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits
Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2006

United Kingdom

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The Official UK No. 1 Singles
The Official UK Hit Singles – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Australia

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Australian ARIA Hit Singles – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Classical music

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Opera

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Jazz

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Musical theater

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Musical film

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Musical television

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Births

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Deaths

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January–February

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March–April

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May–June

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July–August

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September–October

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November–December

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Robertson, Jessica (January 17, 2006). "Eminem Remarries Kim". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ^ cjmarsicano (January 31, 2006). "Break-ups: Champion". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
  3. ^ "Eminem Files for Divorce – Again". People. April 5, 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  4. ^ anonymous (n.d.). "Thanks Jimi Festival 2006" (in Polish and English). cichonski.art.pl. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
  5. ^ Grouchy Greg Watkins (June 3, 2006). "Rap Group Youngbloodz Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Karlheinz Stockhausen, 2006 Stockhausen-Kurse Kürten: Programm zu den Interpretations- und Kompositionskursen und Konzerten der Musik von / Programme for the Interpretation and Composition Courses and Concerts of the Music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, 8. Juli bis 16. Juli 2006 in Kürten / from July 8 to 16, 2006 in Kuerten (Kürten: Stockhausen-Verlag, 2006), 19 & 39.
  7. ^ "Top of the Pops bows out". Blabbermouth.net. July 30, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Eddie Van Halen Says He Is Open To Playing With David Lee Roth Again". Blabbermouth.net. September 8, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  9. ^ Semuels, Alana (October 7, 2006). "Tower Records to Sell Off Inventory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Nelly Furtado Guest Stars on 'Floribella' : Soul Shine Magazine". Soulshine.ca. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  11. ^ TMZ Staff (November 7, 2006). "Britney Spears Files for Divorce". TMZ. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  12. ^ Sams, Christine (November 12, 2006). "Feathered Kylie's fans tickled pink". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
  13. ^ Microsoft (September 28, 2006). "Microsoft to Put Zune Experience in Consumers' Hands on Nov. 14". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "Snow Patrol Chart History". Billboard.
  15. ^ Holland, Dexter (November 27, 2006). "Recording (Dexter)". The Offspring. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
  16. ^ Godfrey, Sarah (January 29, 2007). "By Grace of MySpace: No New Album, but Bilal Packs Black Cat". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  17. ^ Neves, Cássio Gomes (May 12, 2002). "Novo filme de Tata Amaral será rodado no ABC". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  18. ^ "Opera Jawa". Trigon-film. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  19. ^ Deepita, Novera (June 18, 2005). "Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash: Samia Zaman on her debut film". The Daily Star.
  20. ^ "Wilson Pickett, 64; Soul Legend Sang Hits 'In the Midnight Hour,' 'Mustang Sally'". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2006.
  21. ^ "Akira Ifukube Is Dead at 91; Composed Score for 'Godzilla'". New York Times. February 10, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  22. ^ Patrick O'Connor (March 7, 2006). "Anna Marly". The Guardian. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  23. ^ "Joyce Hatto (obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. London. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.

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