2006 in music 1570433 225964052 2008-07-16T06:09:13Z 68.7.11.203 /* September */ {{globalise}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2008}} <br /> {{Year nav topic|2006|music}}<!--nav-box has "list all" yrs--> <!-- -- formerly (18apr07): {{ yearbox| | in?=in music | cp=20th century | c=21st century | cf=22nd century | yp1=2003 | yp2=2004 | yp3=2005 | year=2006 | ya1=2007 | ya2=2008 | ya3=2009 | dp3=1970s | dp2=1980s | dp1=1990s | d=2000s | dn1=2010s | dn2=2020s | dn3=2030s }} --> __TOC__ ==Events== <br /> {{Refimprovesect|date=April 2008}} <br /> ====January==== * James Nicholl, drummer of [[Pay*Ola]] became ill and was admitted to hospital. He made a full recovery.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[January 11]] to [[January 15]] – [[MahlerFest]] XIX held in [[Boulder, Colorado]], [[USA]] honoring [[Austria]]n [[composer]] [[Gustav Mahler]]. *[[January 13]] - [[Igor Cavalera]] goes on hiatus from [[Sepultura]] due to becoming a father.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[January 13]] - [[Mylène Farmer]] launched her ''[[Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour)|Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy tour]]'' at [[Paris-Bercy]], [[France]]. She gave 13 concerts which ended on [[January 29]]. *[[January 16]] – [[Frontman]] [[Rob Aston]] announces that the [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]] have disbanded shortly after their fall tour is cancelled.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[January 24]] – It was announced that popular British girl band [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]] are to regroup for a tour and album later in the year.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[January 31]] – American [[hardcore punk]] band [[Champion (band)|Champion]] announces their impending breakup, with a final show scheduled for May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/15513|title=Break-ups: Champion|last=cjmarsicano|date=31 January 2006|publisher=Punknews.org|accessdate=2008-04-14}}</ref> ====February==== *[[Alice in Chains]] reform with new singer [[William DuVall]] as the replacement for [[Layne Staley]], who died of a drug overdose in April 2002.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[February 1]] – [[Vienna State Opera]] announced that [[Seiji Ozawa]], a [[Conductor (music)|conductor]] who concurrently worked as a music director of the Opera, would have to cancel all of his performance commitments for 2006 due to ill-health{{Fact|date=April 2008}} * [[February 8]] – The [[Grammy Awards of 2006|48th annual Grammy Awards]] are handed out at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], USA. [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] opens the awards for a third time. [[U2 (band)|U2]] is the night's big winner, with five awards. [[Mariah Carey]] won three of her eight nominations. They were her first Grammys since the first time she was nominated back in 1991.[[Kelly Clarkson]] is the first American Idol contestant ever to win a Grammy. {{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[February 10]] - [[White Lion]]/[[Black Label Society]] bassist James Lorenzo joins [[Megadeth]] as the replacement for [[James MacDonough]] (who was previously in [[Iced Earth]]).{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[February 18]] – [[The Rolling Stones]] give a free concert to three million people in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[February 22]] – The one billionth song was downloaded on [[ITunes]]; the song was "[[Speed of Sound (song)|Speed of Sound]]" by [[Coldplay]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[February 25]] – The fourth annual [[Total Request Live]] awards are held in [[New York City]], USA. [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] wins the Lifetime Achievement Award and [[Bono]] wins the Most Inspired Artist/Humanitarian Award. Other winners include [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Ashlee Simpson]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Amanda Bynes]], and [[My Chemical Romance]]. Performers included [[Ashlee Simpson]] and Chris Brown.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ====March==== *[[Bon Jovi|Bon Jovi's]] second single, "[[Who Says You Can't Go Home]]", from the [[album]] ''[[Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi 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 music|rock]] band has achieved a number one hit in the US [[country music|country]] charts.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[March 11]] – [[James Blunt]], with his [[single]] "[[You're Beautiful]]", becomes the first [[United Kingdom|British]] artist to top the [[United States|US]] [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart since [[Elton John]] with "[[Candle In The Wind 1997]]" almost nine years earlier.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[March 22]] – News reports are released that [[Aerosmith]]'s lead singer [[Steven Tyler]] is ill and will require throat surgery. The band cancels the rest of their tour and goes on hiatus indefinitely until Tyler recovers.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} * [[March 28]] [[T.I.]] released his fourth album ''[[King (T.I. album)|King]]''. ====April==== *[[April 1]]—[[April 2]] - The [[Festival Imperial]] was 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]] - [[Proof (rapper)|Proof]] is shot and killed outside a nightclub.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[April 15]] - [[Mary J. Blige]]'s single "[[Be Without You]]" ends its 15th week at number one on the US Billboard [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] chart, making it the most successful R&B song in history.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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]]''.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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 (Goo Goo Dolls album)|Let Love In]]''. *[[April 29]]—[[April 30]] – The [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] takes place in [[Indio, California]], USA. Performers include [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[James Blunt]], [[Kanye West]], [[Depeche Mode]], and [[Paul Oakenfold]]. ====May==== *[[May 1]] - 1,581 guitarists simultaneously play [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s song "[[Hey Joe]]" in the town square of [[Wrocław]], [[Poland]], breaking a [[Guinness world record]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cichonski.art.pl/i_fl_en.htm|title=Thanks Jimi Festival 2006|last=anonymous|date=undated|publisher=cichonski.art.pl|language=Polish and English|accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> * [[May 8]] - [[Mor ve Otesi]], a [[Turkey|Turkish]] alternative rock band, release ''[[Büyük Düşler]]'', their fifth studio album. * [[May 9]] - [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], release ninth studio album on a double-record, Stadium Arcadium. * [[May 10]] - [[Roy Mayorga]] joins [[Stone Sour]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} * [[May 11]] – [[Dave Baksh]] announces that he left [[Sum 41]] to pursue his career with his second band [[Brown Brigade]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} * [[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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} * [[May 13]] **The [[Los Angeles, California]], USA radio station [[KROQ]] airs the fourteenth annual [[KROQ Weenie Roast|Weenie Roast]]. **Drummer Ryan Vandeberghe announces that [[The Suicide Machines]] have broken up after 15 years of activity.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[May 23]] - [[Madonna (entertainer)|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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[May 24]] – [[Taylor Hicks]] wins the US television talent contest, ''[[American Idol]]'', [[American Idol (season 5)|season 5]]. [[Katharine McPhee]] is the runner-up.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[May 26]] – [[Gwen Stefani]] and [[Gavin Rossdale]] have their first baby boy, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ====June==== *[[June 1]] – [[YoungbloodZ]] and their entourage were arrested on drugs and weapons charges in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060603/ap_en_mu/people_youngbloodz|title=(dead link)|last=(unknown)|date=3 June 2006|accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> (dead link){{Fact|date=April 2008}} * [[June 8]] – [[Shakira]]'s single "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" sells 266,500 [[download]]s 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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[June 9]] **[[Nelly Furtado]]'s new album, ''[[Loose (album)|Loose]]'' is released and debuts at #1 with 219,000 copies sold, making it her first #1 album.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} **[[Igor Cavalera]] leaves [[Sepultura]] because of artistic incompatibility. He becomes the third official member as well as the second Cavalera to leave. {{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[June 14]] - [[Shakira]] launches her [[Oral Fixation Tour]] in [[Zaragoza]], [[Spain]]. The tour planned to have 100 shows on four continents.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}. *[[June 16]]—[[June 18]] – [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] takes place in [[Manchester, TN|Manchester, Tennessee]], USA. Performers include [[Radiohead]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Phil Lesh and Friends]], [[Beck]], and [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]]. *[[June 19]] - The "[[Beautiful Goal]]" single by [[Paul Oakenfold]] was released. *[[June 23]] – [[Backstreet Boys]] band member [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]] leaves the group to pursue other interests.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ====July==== *[[Luciano Pavarotti]] is diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[July 1]] – [[Glue Gun (band)|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 (musician)|Joe Perry]] of [[Aerosmith]] perform with the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]] in an event televised nationally in the USA.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[July 5]] – The US television talent show, ''[[American Idol]]'', begins its tour.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[July 9]] – [[Scooter (band)|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]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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."{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[July 29]] - [[Stephanie McIntosh]], former star of the Australian television [[soap opera]], ''[[Neighbours]]'', releases her debut single ''[[Mistake (song)|Mistake]]'' in [[Australia]], where it became a top three hit.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[July 30]] – The last ever weekly version of the British television chart show, ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', is broadcast.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ====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, Illinois|Chicago]], USA. *[[August 25]] - It was reported that [[Aerosmith]] bassist [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]] was undergoing treatment for [[Esophageal cancer|throat cancer]] and would 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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[August 29]] **[[Jessi Malay]] releases her debut single "Gimme", featuring [[Lil Scrappy]]. **[[Method Man]] released their album ''4:21...The day after''. ====September==== *[[September 2]] - [[Christina Aguilera]] scored 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 as well. The album became the best selling double-disc album by a female artist. *[[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 (band)|Muse]] and [[Thom Yorke]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[September 19]] - [[Ben Kweller]] releases his third solo album ''[[Ben Kweller (album)|Ben Kweller]]'' on the [[record label|label]] [[ATO Records]]. *[[September 27]] – [[Boy band]], [[Five (band)|Five]], announce they are to reunite, minus original bandmate [[Sean Conlon]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ====October==== * [[October 9]] **[[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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[October 10]] – [[Justin Hawkins]], lead singer of the band [[The Darkness]] announces he is leaving the band.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[October 11]] – After 25 years as an artist, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] finally gets his first top 10 hit, with "White & Nerdy".{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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]] - The French singer [[Manu Chao]] performs in [[Colombia]] in front of 80,000 people.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[October 24]] – [[The Corrs]] release their greatest hits collection ''Dreams - The Ultimate Collection''. *[[My Chemical Romance]] release their third album "The Black Parade." *[[October 25]] – Guitarist Brian May announces on his web-site that [[Queen (band)|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 (band)|Free]]) and former Queen drummer [[Roger Meddows-Taylor|Roger Taylor]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[October 26]] - [[Duran Duran]] lead guitarist [[Andy Taylor (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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[October 30]] – [[Keane]] released "Nothing In My Way", the first single to be released on a [[USB memory stick]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[October 31]] - [[The Who]] release ''Endless Wire'', their first studio album for 24 years. ====November==== *[[November 8]] – [[Nelly Furtado]]'s publicist announces that Furtado will make a cameo appearance in the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] soap opera ''[[Floribella]]''.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[November 11]] **[[Justin Timberlake]]'s single "[[My Love (Justin Timberlake song)|My Love]]" reaches number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PJustinTimberlake.htm|title=Justin Timberlake|last=unattributed|date=updated 18.04.2008|publisher=mariah-charts.com|accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> **[[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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/feathered-kylies-fans-tickled-pink/2006/11/11/1162661950112.html|title=Feathered Kylie's fans tickled pink|last=Sams|first=Christine|date=12 November 2006|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> *[[November 16]] **The [[MTV Movie Awards]] [[Latin America]] 2006 are held. Performers at the event included [[Evanescence]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Panda (band)|Panda]], Nelly Furtado, and [[Shakira]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} **[[Snow Patrol]] became the first British band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=306432|title=Snow Patrol|last=Borges|first=Mario Mesquita (All Music Guide)|date=2007|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> **[[Christina Aguilera]] announced she would make her acting debut in the US television crime series [[CSI: NY|CSI:New York]] in February 2007.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[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.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[November 26]] - [[Damien Leith]] wins the Australian television talent show, ''[[Australian Idol]]'' 2006, becoming the oldest winner of any ''Idol'' show in the world. He beat 16-year-old [[Jessica Mauboy]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[November 27]] – [[The Offspring]] announced that they were back in the studio recording their first album since 2003's ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=431460|title=Recording (Dexter)|last=Holland|first=Dexter|date=27 November 2006|publisher=The Offspring|accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> ====December==== *[[December 6]] **[[Beyoncé]] achieved her fourth number one single in the [[U.S.]] with "[[Irreplaceable]]". **December 6 was declared ''Dia de Shakira'' (''Day of Shakira'') by the mayor of [[Miami]], USA.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[December 13th]] - [[David Silveria]] goes on hiatus from [[Korn]] to manage his restaurant. There were reports that his departure was also due to a wrist Injury and that he may not rejoin the band.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} *[[December 31]] - [[Social Deviantz]] release ''Bleaky Deky''. ==Bands formed== *[[The Black Ghosts]] *[[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] *[[I (band)|I]] *[[The Luchagors]] *[[Monrose]] *[[Of the Opera]] *[[Ride the Sky]] *[[Rock Star Supernova (band)|Rock Star Supernova]] *[[Closure In Moscow]] ==Bands disbanded== * [[22-20s]] * [[Acceptance (band)|Acceptance]] * [[Adequate Seven]] * [[After School Special]] * [[Arab Strap (band)|Arab Strap]] * [[Audio Adrenaline]] * [[The Banner (band)|The Banner]] (hiatus, then reformed later that year) * [[The Beautiful Mistake]] (hiatus) * [[The Blackout Pact]] * [[Boysetsfire]] * [[The Casket Lottery]] (hiatus) * [[Cave In]] (hiatus) * [[Centinex]] * [[Champion (band)|Champion]] * [[Clor]] * [[Cold (band)|Cold]] * [[The Corrs]] (hiatus) * [[Day At The Fair]] * [[Dead Moon]] * [[Death from Above 1979]] * [[A Dozen Furies]] * [[Dropbox]] * [[Eiffel 65]] * [[Elefantes]] * [[Escape Velocity (band)|Escape Velocity]] (hiatus) * [[E.Town Concrete]] * [[Finch (U.S. band)|Finch]] (hiatus) * [[For Felix]] (hiatus) * [[Frost (UK band)|Frost]] (hiatus) * [[Further Seems Forever]] * [[Gorky's Zygotic Mynci]] * [[High School Football Heroes]] * [[Hope of the States]] * [[If Hope Dies]] * [[JJ72]] * [[JR Ewing]] * [[The Juliana Theory]] * [[Kind of Like Spitting]] * [[Le Tigre]] (hiatus) * [[The Letters Organize]] * [[Lillix]] (hiatus) * [[Mest]] * [[Mad Capsule Markets]] (hiatus) * [[Marathon]] * [[Midtown (band)|Midtown]] (hiatus) * [[N'Versity]] * [[The Organ]] * [[Out Hud]] * [[Peccatum]] * [[Pedro the Lion]] * [[A Perfect Circle]] (hiatus) * [[Plonker]] * [[The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower]] * [[Preluders]] * [[Rainer Maria]] * [[Sleater-Kinney]] * [[Stampin' Ground]] * [[The String Cheese Incident]] * [[The Suicide Machines]] * [[Supersystem]] * [[System of a Down]] (hiatus) * [[Test Icicles]] * [[This Day and Age]] * [[Treble Charger]] * [[Trick Pony]] * [[TRUSTcompany]] * [[T.S.O.L.]] * [[Van Halen]] (hiatus) * [[Vendetta Red]] ==Bands reformed== * [[The Afghan Whigs]] * [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]] * [[Alice in Chains]] * [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]] * [[Believer (band)|Believer]] * [[Blaque]] * [[Blind Melon]] * [[Bloodgood]] * [[Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]] * [[Buckcherry]] * [[Cactus (band)|Cactus]] * [[Chavez (band)|Chavez]] * [[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]] * [[Five (band)|Five]] * [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] (with [[Phil Collins]]) * [[Gorilla Biscuits]] * [[Information Society]] * [[Immortal (band)|Immortal]] * [[Jodeci]] * [[Lifetime (band)|Lifetime]] * [[Meat Puppets]] * [[Neighborhood Watch (band)|Neighborhood Watch]] * [[Ozma (band)|Ozma]] * [[Take That]] * [[X-Clan]] ==Albums released== {{TOCMonths}} ===January=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !align="center" | Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1"|[[January 1|1]] |''[[(miss)understood]]'' || [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] || RIAJ-certified Million |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 3|3]] |''[[First Impressions of Earth]]'' || [[The Strokes]] || ARIA-certified Gold |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 9|9]] |''[[Inhuman Rampage]]'' || [[DragonForce]] || BPI-certified Silver |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[January 10|10]] |''[[Live: Wherever You Are]]'' || [[Jack Ingram]] || |- |''[[With Love and Squalor]]'' || [[We Are Scientists]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 13|13]] |''[[Aerial View]]'' || [[Blackmail (band)|blackmail]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 15|15]] |''[[Changes (Taylor Horn album)|Changes]]'' || [[Taylor Horn]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 19|19]] |''[[Mute Math (album)|Mute Math]]'' || [[Mute Math]] || Debut album/Remastered version released [[September 26]], [[2006]] |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 20|20]] |''[[Rocket Ride]]'' || [[Edguy]] || |- |rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[January 23|23]] |''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'' || [[Arctic Monkeys]] || BPI-Certified 3x Platinum, ARIA-certified Gold |- |''[[Keys to the World]]'' || [[Richard Ashcroft]] || |- |''[[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (album)|Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]]'' || [[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]] || |- |''[[Amber (Clearlake album)|Amber]]'' || [[Clearlake (band)|Clearlake]] || |- |''[[Inside In/Inside Out]]'' || [[The Kooks]] || |- |rowspan="9" valign="top"|[[January 24|24]] |''[[The Greatest (Cat Power album)|The Greatest]]'' || [[Cat Power]] || |- |''[[Greatest Hits Live (Ace Frehley album)|Greatest Hits Live]]'' || [[Ace Frehley]] || Live |- |''[[The Essential Kenny G]]'' || [[Kenny G]] || Greatest Hits |- |''[[Rabbit Fur Coat]]'' || [[Jenny Lewis|Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins]] || |- |''[[Testify (P.O.D. album)|Testify]]'' || [[P.O.D.]] || |- |''[[From a Compound Eye]]'' || [[Robert Pollard]] || |- |''[[Your Man]]'' || [[Josh Turner]] || RIAA-certified 2x Platinum |- |''[[Lights and Sounds]]'' || [[Yellowcard]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Music! Number 1's]]'' || Various Artists || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 26|26]] | ''[[Vuelvo A Ti]]'' || [[Ericson Alexander Molano]] || |- |rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[January 31|31]] |''[[Synchestra]]'' || [[The Devin Townsend Band]] || |- |''[[She Wants Revenge (album)|She Wants Revenge]]'' || [[She Wants Revenge]] || |- |''[[For Me, It's You]]'' || [[Train (band)|Train]] || |- |} ===February=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 3|3]] |''[[Come Clarity]]'' || [[In Flames]] || |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[February 6|6]] |''[[State of Emergency (album)|State of Emergency]]'' || [[The Living End]] || ARIA-certified Gold |- |''[[Hello Young Lovers (album)|Hello Young Lovers]]'' || [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]] || |- |rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[February 7|7]] |''[[Magnificent City]]'' || [[Aceyalone]] || |- |''[[The Life Pursuit]]'' || [[Belle and Sebastian]] || BPI-certified Silver |- |''[[Other People's Lives]]'' || [[Ray Davies]] || |- |''[[On Top of Our Game]]'' || [[Dem Franchize Boyz]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Comfort of Strangers]]'' || [[Beth Orton]] || |- |''[[Eye to the Telescope]]'' || [[KT Tunstall]] || BPI-certified 5x Platinum, RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 8]]'' || Various Artists || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 13|13]] |''[[The Best of the Specials & Fun Boy Three]]'' || [[The Specials]] & [[Fun Boy Three]] || Compilation |- |rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[February 14|14]] |''[[Voices (Matchbook Romance album)|Voices]]'' || [[Matchbook Romance]] || |- |''[[Timeless (Sergio Mendes album)|Timeless]]'' || [[Sergio Mendes]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[The Secret Life of... (album)|The Secret Life of...]]'' || [[The Veronicas]] || ARIA-certified 4x Platinum |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 16|16]] |''[[Best (Kenny G album)|Best]]'' || [[Kenny G]] || Live |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 17|17]] |''[[Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)|Everytime We Touch]]'' || [[Cascada]] || BPI-certified Platinum |- |rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[February 21|21]] |''[[The Destruction of Everything is the Beginning of Something New]]'' || [[Adair (band)|Adair]] || |- |- |''[[Songlines (album)|Songlines]]'' || [[The Derek Trucks Band]] || |- |''[[20/20]]'' || [[Dilated Peoples]] || |- |''[[Six Demon Bag]]'' || [[Man Man]] || |- |''[[Geekin' Out Across the Galaxy]]'' || [[Jason Mraz]] || EP |- |''[[Streets of New York (album)|Streets of New York]]'' || [[Willie Nile]] || |- |''[[Every Woman Dreams]]'' || [[Shanice]] || |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[February 27|27]] |''[[Directo A La Luz]]'' || [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]] || Live, [[Spain]]-certified Gold |- | ''[[Taller in More Ways]]'' || [[Sugababes]] || Re-issue |- |rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[February 28|28]] |''[[Thugs Revenge]]'' || [[Bizzy Bone]] || |- |''[[Corn Fed]]'' || [[Shannon Brown (musician)|Shannon Brown]] || |- |''[[If Only You Were Lonely]]'' || [[Hawthorne Heights]] || |- |''[[Live Trucker]]'' || [[Kid Rock|Kid Rock And The Twisted Brown Trucker Band]] || |- |''[[In My Own Words]]'' || [[Ne-Yo]] || RIAA-certified Platinum, BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Chaotic Resolve]]'' || [[Plumb (singer)|Plumb]] || |- |''[[Hammersmith Odeon London '75]]'' || [[Bruce Springsteen]] || |- |} ===March=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[March 6|6]] |''[[On an Island]]'' || [[David Gilmour]] || BPI-certified Platinum |- |''[[Corinne Bailey Rae (album)|Corinne Bailey Rae]]'' || [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Addicted (album)|Addicted]]'' || [[Sweetbox]] || RIAJ-certified Gold |- |''[[Kick (White Rose Movement album)|Kick]]'' || [[White Rose Movement (band)|White Rose Movement]] || |- |rowspan="9" valign="top"|[[March 7|7]] |''[[Morph the Cat]]'' || [[Donald Fagen]] || |- |''[[Reality Check (album)|Reality Check]]'' || [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Youth (Matisyahu album)|Youth]]'' || [[Matisyahu (reggae artist)|Matisyahu]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Youth Dub (Matisyahu album)|Youth Dub]]'' || [[Matisyahu (reggae artist)|Matisyahu]] || |- |''[[Mr. Beast]]'' || [[Mogwai (band)|Mogwai]] || |- |''[[Fox Confessor Brings the Flood]]'' || [[Neko Case]] || |- |''[[Keasbey Nights (Streetlight Manifesto album)|Keasbey Nights]]'' || [[Streetlight Manifesto]] || |- |''[[Country Is My Rock]]'' || [[Trent Tomlinson]] || |- |''[[That's So Raven Too!]]'' || Various Artists || |- |rowspan="1"|[[March 10|10]] |''[[The Chthonic Chronicles]]'' || [[Bal-Sagoth]] || |- |rowspan="1"|[[March 11|11]] |''[[Moo, You Bloody Choir]]'' || [[Augie March]] || ARIA-certified Gold |- |rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[March 13|13]] |''[[Love Travels at Illegal Speeds]]'' || [[Graham Coxon]] || |- |''[[There Are No Happy Endings]]'' || [[Engerica]] || |- |''[[Grand Unification (album)|Grand Unification]]'' || [[Fightstar]] || |- |''[[The Great Cold Distance]]'' || [[Katatonia]] || |- |''[[Jagged]]'' || [[Gary Numan]] || |- |rowspan="10" valign="top"|[[March 14|14]] |''[[Menace 2 Society]]'' || [[Capone]] || |- |''[[My Ghetto Report Card]]'' || [[E-40]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Stars of CCTV]]'' || [[HARD-Fi]] || BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |''[[Meds]]'' || [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Lottery (album)|Lottery]]'' || [[Romeo (rapper)|Romeo]] || |- |''[[Super Colossal]]'' || [[Joe Satriani]] || |- |''[[Dante XXI]]'' || [[Sepultura]] || |- |''[[Fortuneteller's Melody]]'' || [[SHeDAISY]] || |- |''[[Dave Chappelle's Block Party]]'' || Various Artists || |- |''[[Blinders On]]'' || [[Sean Watkins]] || |- |[[March 19|19]] |''[[Little Cloud]]'' || [[The Whitlams]] || ARIA-certified Gold |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[March 20|20]] |''[[4 (Gerling album)|4]]'' || [[Gerling]] || |- |''[[Part Two]]'' || [[Throbbing Gristle]] || |- |rowspan="15" valign="top"|[[March 21|21]] |''[[America's Most Luved Bad Guy]]'' || [[Master P]] || |- |''[[For Blood and Empire]]'' || [[Anti-Flag]] || |- |''[[Peregrine (album)|Peregrine]]'' || [[The Appleseed Cast]] || |- |''[[The Misery Index: Notes From The Plague Years]]'' || [[boysetsfire]] || |- |''[[Kill (album)|Kill]]'' || [[Cannibal Corpse]] || |- |''[[Chicago XXX]]'' || [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] || |- |''[[Heroine (album)|Heroine]]'' || [[From First to Last]] || |- |''[[Underage Thinking]]'' || [[Teddy Geiger]] || |- |''[[Both Sides of the Gun]]'' || [[Ben Harper]] || |- |''[[Vol. 1]]'' || [[Hurt (band)|Hurt]] || |- |''[[Hearts of the Innocent]]'' || [[Kutless]] || |- |''[[Born Again in the USA]]'' || [[Loose Fur]] || |- |''[[The Graduate (album)|The Graduate]]'' || [[MC Lars]] || |- |''[[Life On The Murder Scene]]'' || [[My Chemical Romance]] || |- |''[[3121 (album)|3121]]'' || [[Prince (artist)|Prince]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 22|22]] |''[[Diego]] || [[Diego González]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 24|24]] |''[[GlaubeLiebeTod]] || [[OOMPH!]] || |- |rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[March 27|27]] |''[[This New Day]]'' || [[Embrace (British band)|Embrace]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Ringleader of the Tormentors]]'' || [[Morrissey]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Let It Roll (Willard Grant Conspiracy album)|Let It Roll]]'' || [[Willard Grant Conspiracy]] || |- |''[[Show Your Bones]]'' || [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] || |- |''[[Educated Horses]]'' || [[Rob Zombie]] || |- |rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[March 28|28]] |''[[A Death Grip On Yesterday]]'' || [[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]] || |- |''[[Get That Paper]]'' || [[Do or Die]] || |- |''[[Fishscale]]'' || [[Ghostface Killah]] || |- |''[[Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2]] || [[Tim McGraw]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Motel (album)|Motel]]'' || [[Motel (band)|Motel]] || |- |''[[Oral Fixation Vol. 2]]'' || [[Shakira]] || Re-release, RIAA- and BPI-certified Platinum, ARIA-certified Gold |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[March 29|29]] |''[[Human After All#Remix album|Human After All: Remixes]]'' || [[Daft Punk]] ||Remix album of "Human After All" |- |''[[News and Tributes]]'' || [[The Futureheads]]|| |} ===April=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[April 3|3]] |''[[Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005]]'' || [[Daft Punk]] || Compilation |- |rowspan="17" valign="top"|[[April 4|4]] |''[[The Village Lanterne]]'' || [[Blackmore's Night]] || |- |''[[Foiled]]'' || [[Blue October]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[The Charm]]'' || [[Bubba Sparxxx]] || |- |''[[Ahí Vamos]]'' || [[Gustavo Cerati]] || |- |''[[The Phoenix Throne]]'' || [[Dead to Fall]] || |- |''[[At War with the Mystics]]'' || [[The Flaming Lips]] || |- |''[[Demon Days Live]]'' || [[Gorillaz]] || Includes DVD, BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Return to the Sea]]'' || [[Islands (band)|Islands]] || |- |''[[Karmacode]]'' || [[Lacuna Coil]] || |- |''[[New American Gospel]]'' || [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] || Reissue, LP |- |''[[Daylight (Needtobreathe album)|Daylight]]'' || [[Needtobreathe]] || |- |''[[I'm Not Dead]]'' || [[Pink (musician)|Pink]] || BPI-certified 3x Platinum, RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Operation: Mindcrime II]]'' || [[Queensrÿche]] || |- |''[[Me And My Gang]]'' || [[Rascal Flatts]] || RIAA-certified 4x Platinum |- |''[[DisneyMania 4]]'' || Various Artists || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 21 (U.S. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 21]]'' || Various Artists || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Vision Valley]]'' || [[The Vines]] || |- |rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[April 10|10]] |''[[Chosen Lords]]'' || [[Aphex Twin|AFX]] || |- |''[[The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living]]'' || [[The Streets]] || |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 63 (U.K. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 63]]'' || Various Artists || BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |rowspan="15" valign="top"|[[April 11|11]] |''[[You in Reverse]]'' || [[Built to Spill]] || |- |''[[Toppa di Top and Dirty Rhythms]]'' || [[Buju Banton]] & Various Artists || Compilation |- |''[[Tuesdays, Thursdays and if it Rains]]'' || [[Brian Byrne]] || Solo Debut. |- |''[[Exile and the Kingdom (album)|Exile and the Kingdom]] || [[Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)|Jeff Martin]] || Solo Debut. |- |''[[Death By Sexy]]'' || [[Eagles of Death Metal]] || |- |''[[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]'' || [[Josephine Foster]] || |- |''[[White Trash with Money]]'' || [[Toby Keith]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Todd Smith]]'' || [[LL Cool J]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Lost in America (album)|Lost in America]]'' || [[Edwin McCain]] || |- |''[[Daniel Powter (album)|Daniel Powter]]'' || [[Daniel Powter]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Élan Vital (album)|Élan Vital]]'' || [[Pretty Girls Make Graves]] || |- |''[[37 Everywhere]]'' || [[Punchline (band)|Punchline]] || |- |''[[Stone Cold Classics]]'' || [[Queen (band)|Queen]] || Compilation |- |''[[Chemical City]]'' || [[Sam Roberts]] || |- |''[[Sound the Alarm]]'' || [[Saves the Day]] || |- |[[April 12|12]] |''[[Bitter Tea]]'' || [[The Fiery Furnaces]] || |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[April 17|17]] |''[[Simpatico]]'' || [[The Charlatans UK|The Charlatans]] || |- |''[[Tired of Hangin' Around]]'' || [[The Zutons]] || |- |rowspan="11" valign="top"|[[April 18|18]] |''[[Side Three]]'' || [[Adrian Belew]] || |- |''[[Cantos]]'' || [[A. J. Croce]] || |- |''[[Wood Work (album)|Wood Work]]'' || [[Da Backwudz]] || |- |''[[A Blessing and a Curse]]'' || [[Drive-By Truckers]] || |- |''[[Union Street (album)|Union Street]]'' || [[Erasure]] || |- |''[[Hosannas from the Basements of Hell]]'' || [[Killing Joke]] || |- |''[[Hind Hind Legs]]'' || [[The Lovely Feathers]] || |- |''[[We, the Vehicles]]'' || [[Maritime (band)|Maritime]] || |- |''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]'' || [[NOFX]] || |- |''[[Ten Silver Drops]]'' || [[The Secret Machines|Secret Machines]] || |- |''[[Under the Covers, Vol. 1]]'' || [[Matthew Sweet]] and [[Susanna Hoffs]] || Cover album |- |[[April 21|21]] |''[[Free (OSI album)|Free]]'' || [[OSI (band)|OSI]] || |- |[[April 23|23]] |''[[Transkripsi]]'' || [[Siti Nurhaliza]] || |- |rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[April 24|24]] |''[[Let Love In (Goo Goo Dolls album)|Let Love In]]'' || [[Goo Goo Dolls]] || |- |''[[Fires]]'' || [[Nerina Pallot]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[One Cure Fits All]]'' || [[Therapy?]] || |- |''[[Clan Destiny]]'' || [[Wishbone Ash]] || |- |''[[All the Roadrunning]]'' || [[Mark Knopfler]] and [[Emmylou Harris]] || |- |''[[St. Elsewhere (album)|St. Elsewhere]]'' || [[Gnarls Barkley]] || RIAA-, BPI-, ARIA-certified Platinum |- |rowspan="8" valign="top"|[[April 25|25]] |''[[Whips and Roses]]'' || [[Tommy Bolin]] || |- |''[[Yes, Virginia]]'' || [[The Dresden Dolls]] || |- |''[[IV (Godsmack album)|IV]]'' || [[Godsmack]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Sell Control for Life's Speed]]'' || [[Pilot Speed|Pilate]] || |- |''[[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]'' || [[Rihanna]] || RIAA-, BPI-certified Platinum |- |''[[We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions]]'' || [[Bruce Springsteen]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Louder Now]]'' || [[Taking Back Sunday]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[In Search of Sunrise 5|In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles]]'' || [[Tiësto]] || |} ===May=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 1|1]] |''[[Eyes Open (album)|Eyes Open]]'' || [[Snow Patrol]] || BPI-certified 6x Platinum |- |rowspan="11" valign="top"|[[May 2|2]] |''[[Barriers and Passages]]'' || [[Dysrhythmia (band)|Dysrhythmia]] || |- |''[[How We Operate]]'' || [[Gomez (band)|Gomez]] || |- |''[[Goodbye Alice In Wonderland]]'' || [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]] || |- |''[[Pearl Jam (album)|Pearl Jam]]'' || [[Pearl Jam]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Rio Grande Blood]]'' || [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] || |- |''[[Blood Money (Mobb Deep album)|Blood Money]]'' || [[Mobb Deep]] || |- |''[[Old New Ballads Blues]]'' || [[Gary Moore]] || |- |''[[A City by the Light Divided]]'' || [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]] || |- |''[[10,000 Days]]'' || [[Tool (band)|Tool]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Phil Vassar album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || [[Phil Vassar]] || |- |''[[Wolfmother (album)|Wolfmother]]'' || [[Wolfmother]] || RIAA-, BPI-certified Gold |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 8|8]] |''[[Ruun]]'' || [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] || |- |rowspan="9" valign="top"|[[May 9|9]] |''[[The Spell (album)|The Spell]]'' || [[The Black Heart Procession]] || |- |''[[Baby Makin' Music]]'' || [[The Isley Brothers]] || |- |''[[What's Left of Me (album)|What's Left of Me]]'' || [[Nick Lachey]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[It's Alive: The New Cars]]'' || [[The New Cars]] || Live |- |''[[Stadium Arcadium]]'' || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || RIAA-, BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |''[[Surprise (Paul Simon album)|Surprise]]'' || [[Paul Simon]] || |- |''[[Without Feathers (album)|Without Feathers]]'' || [[The Stills]] || |- |''[[Punk Goes '90s]]'' || Various Artists || Compilation |- |''[[Best of Chris Isaak]]'' || [[Chris Isaak]] || Greatest Hits |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 12|12]] |''[[Dancing Diva]]'' || [[Jolin Tsai]] || |- |rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[May 15|15]] |''[[Burial (Burial album)|Burial]]'' || [[Burial (musician)|Burial]] || |- |''[[Feeder - The Singles|Feeder – The Singles]]'' || [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] || BPI-certified Platinum |- |''[[Bright Idea]]'' || [[Orson]] || |- |''[[Broken Boy Soldiers]]'' || [[The Raconteurs]] || |- |''[[Convicts (You Am I album)|Convicts]]'' || [[You Am I]] || |- |''[[Living with War]]'' || [[Neil Young]] || |- |rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[May 16|16]] |''[[Killa Season]]'' || [[Cam'ron]] || |- |''[[Screwed Up Movement]]'' || [[E.S.G.]] || |- |''[[Every Man for Himself (album)|Every Man for Himself]]'' || [[Hoobastank]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[So Amazin']]'' || [[Christina Milian]] || |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[May 22|22]] |''[[The Warning]]'' || [[Hot Chip]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Fundamental (Pet Shop Boys album)|Fundamental]]'' || [[Pet Shop Boys]] || BPI-certified Silver |- |rowspan="9" valign="top"|[[May 23|23]] |''[[We Don't Need to Whisper]]'' || [[Angels & Airwaves]] || |- |''[[Bolton Swings Sinatra]]'' || [[Michael Bolton]] || Tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]] |- |''[[The Best of Candlebox (album)|The Best of Candlebox]] || [[Candlebox]] || |- |''[[Yeah! (album)|Yeah!]]'' || [[Def Leppard]] || |- |''[[Taking the Long Way]]'' || [[Dixie Chicks]] || RIAA-certified 2x Platinum |- |''[[In With the Out Crowd]]'' || [[Less Than Jake]] || |- |''[[American Idol Season 5: Encores]]'' || Various Artists || |- |''[[Stand Still, Look Pretty]]'' || [[The Wreckers]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Back 2 Da Basics]]'' || [[Yo Gotti]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 26|26]] | ''[[The Infinite Wonders of Creation]]'' || [[Luca Turilli]] || |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[May 30|30]] |'' [[Trans Canada Highway (EP)|Trans Canada Highway]]'' || [[Boards of Canada]] || EP |- |''[[In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (album)|In The Shadow of Two Gunmen]]'' || [[The Forecast]] || |- |} ===June=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 5|5]] || ''[[Nâdiya (album)|Nâdiya]]'' || [[Nâdiya]] || |- |rowspan="19" valign="top"|[[June 6|6]] |''[[Decemberunderground]]'' || [[AFI (band)|AFI]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[The Gold Record]]'' || [[The Bouncing Souls]] || |- |''[[The Bronx (2006 album)|The Bronx (album)]]'' || [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]] || |- |''[[It's Alive: The New Cars|It's Alive]]'' || [[The New Cars]] || |- |''[[Rockford (album)|Rockford]]'' || [[Cheap Trick]] || |- |''[[The River in Reverse]]'' || [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Allen Toussaint]] || |- |''[[Twelve Stops and Home]]'' || [[The Feeling]] || |- |''[[Blue (Flashlight Brown album)|Blue]]'' || [[Flashlight Brown]] || |- |''[[Move by Yourself]]'' || [[Donavon Frankenreiter]] || |- |''[[Popaganda]]'' || [[Head Automatica]] || |- |''[[Like Vines]]'' || [[The Hush Sound]] || |- |''[[Laugh Now, Cry Later]]'' || [[Ice Cube]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Danielle Peck]] || [[Danielle Peck]] || |- |''[[The Only Thing I Ever Wanted]]'' || [[Psapp]] || |- |''[[Free to Stay]] || [[Smoosh]] || |- |''[[El Sexto Sentido#El Sexto Sentido: Re+Loaded|El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded]] || [[Thalía]] || |- |''[[Firecracker (The Wailin' Jennys)|Firecracker]] || [[The Wailin' Jennys]] || |- |''[[New Joc City]]'' || [[Yung Joc]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Voices from the FIFA World Cup]]'' || Various Artists || Compilation |- |rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[June 9|9]] | ''[[Loose (album)|Loose]]'' || [[Nelly Furtado]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Lost Horizons (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest album)|Lost Horizons]]'' || [[Luca Turilli's Dreamquest]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 12|12]] | ''[[Under the Iron Sea]]'' || [[Keane (band)|Keane]] || BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |rowspan="14" valign="top"|[[June 13|13]] |''[[Rest Inside The Flames]]'' || [[36 Crazyfists]] || |- |''[[Fewer Moving Parts]]'' || [[David Bazan]] || EP |- |''[[The Anatomy Of]]'' || [[Between the Buried and Me]] || |- |''[[Consequences (Dave Burrell album)|Consequences]]'' || [[Dave Burrell]] / [[Billy Martin (percussionist)|Billy Martin]] || |- |''[[The Big Bang (album)|The Big Bang]]'' || [[Busta Rhymes]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[The Long Road Home - In Concert]]'' || [[John Fogerty]] || Live DVD |- |''[[Chasing The Sun]]'' || [[Indigenous (band)|Indigenous]] || |- |''[[The Holiday Collection]]'' || [[Kenny G]] || Compilation |- |''[[Songs from Black Mountain]]'' || [[Live (band)|Live]] || |- |''[[Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements|Don't You Know Who I Think I Was]]'' || [[The Replacements]] || Compilation |- |''[[Fallout From The War]]'' || [[Shadows Fall]] || |- |''[[Rather Ripped]]'' || [[Sonic Youth]] || |- |''[[Begin to Hope]]'' || [[Regina Spektor]] || |- |''[[One X (album)|One X]]'' || [[Three Days Grace]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 14|14]] | ''[[ULTRA BLUE]]'' || [[Utada Hikaru]] || RIAJ-certified Platinum |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 17|17]] | ''[[Imago (album)|Imago]]'' || [[The Butterfly Effect (band)|The Butterfly Effect]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 19|19]] | ''[[Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam]]'' || [[Gorgoroth (band)|Gorgoroth]] |- |rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[June 20|20]] |''[[The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch]]'' || [[Cute Is What We Aim For]] || |- |''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'' || [[Guster]] || |- |''[[Journey Of A Gemini]]'' || [[Donell Jones]] || |- |''[[Revenge of the Spit]]'' || [[Ras Kass]] || |- |''[[Define the Great Line]]'' || [[Underoath]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 26|26]] |''[[Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits]]'' || [[Crazy Frog]] || |- |rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[June 27|27]] |''[[Billy Talent II]]'' || [[Billy Talent]] || CRIA: 2x Platinum , IFPI: Platinum |- |''[[Permanent Revolution (album)|Permanent Revolution]]'' || [[Catch 22 (band)|Catch 22]] || |- |''[[Dusk & Summer]]'' || [[Dashboard Confessional]] || |- |''[[Liberation Transmission]]'' || [[Lostprophets]] || |- |''[[Bande à Part]]'' || [[Nouvelle Vague (band)|Nouvelle Vague]] || |- |''[[Men & Mascara]]'' || [[Julie Roberts]] || |- |''[[Greatest Hits (The Specials album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || [[The Specials]] || Compilation |- |rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 28|28]] | ''[[Splurge (Puffy album)|Splurge]]'' || [[Puffy AmiYumi]] || |- |} ===July=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" | [[July 3|3]] | ''[[Black Holes and Revelations]]'' || [[Muse (band)|Muse]] || BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[July 4|4]] |''[[American V: A Hundred Highways]]'' || [[Johnny Cash]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[The Sufferer & the Witness]]'' || [[Rise Against]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" | [[July 10|10]] |''[[The Eraser]]'' || [[Thom Yorke]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="13" | [[July 11|11]] |''[[The Fall of Ideals]]'' || [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] || |- |''[[Play Pause Stop]]'' || [[Benevento-Russo Duo]] || |- |''[[The Harvest (Boondox album)|The Harvest]]'' || [[Boondox]] || LP |- |''[[The Day Has Come]]'' || [[Cheyenne Kimball]] || |- |''[[Impeach My Bush]]'' || [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] || |- |''[[Live in Brooklyn]]'' || [[Phish]] || |- |''[[One Cold Night]]'' || [[Seether]] || Acoustic/Live w/bonus DVD |- |''[[The Silver Lining (album)|The Silver Lining]]'' || [[Soul Asylum]] || |- |''[[The New Black]]'' || [[Strapping Young Lad]] || |- |''[[The Avalanche]]'' || [[Sufjan Stevens]] || |- |''[[A Collection (album)|A Collection]]'' || [[Third Eye Blind]] || |- |''[[Legend of the World]]'' || [[Valient Thorr]] || |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 22 (U.S. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 22]]'' || Various Artists || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" | [[July 13|13]] | ''[[The Last Stand]]'' || [[Boot Camp Clik]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="3" | [[July 17|17]] |''[[Alright, Still]]'' || [[Lily Allen]] || |- |''[[Catalogue (album)|Catalogue]]'' || [[Moloko]] || |- |''[[Razorlight (album)|Razorlight]]'' || [[Razorlight]] || BPI-certified 4x Platinum |- |valign="top" rowspan="9" | [[July 18|18]] |''[[Up In The Attic]]'' || [[Alien Ant Farm]] || |- |''[[Cristo Satánico]]'' || [[Asesino]] || |- |''[[If You're Going Through Hell]]'' || [[Rodney Atkins]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Can Can (album)|Can Can]]'' || [[Bad Manners]] || Live |- |''[[Black Stone Cherry]]'' || [[Black Stone Cherry]] || |- |''[[Sinners Like Me]]'' || [[Eric Church]] || |- |''[[Eighteen Visions (album)|Eighteen Visions]]'' || [[Eighteen Visions]] || |- |''[[Monochrome (album)|Monochrome]]'' || [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] || |- |''[[Don't You Fake It]]'' || [[The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" | [[July 20|20]] | ''[[Lemon Demon|Dinosaurchestra]]'' || [[Lemon Demon]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" | [[July 21|21]] | ''[[Doomsday Rock 'N Roll]]'' || [[Chrome Division]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[July 24|24]] | ''[[The Great Western]]'' || [[James Dean Bradfield]] || |- | ''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 64 (U.K. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 64]]'' || Various Artists || BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |valign="top" rowspan="9" | [[July 25|25]] |''[[LeToya (Self-Titled)|LeToya]]'' || [[LeToya]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[The Trials of Van Occupanther]]'' || [[Midlake]] || |- |''[[One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This]] || [[New York Dolls]] || |- |''[[Startin' with Me]]'' || [[Jake Owen]] || |- |''[[Highway Companion]]'' || [[Tom Petty]] || |- |''[[LP (Landon Pigg album)|LP]]'' || [[Landon Pigg]] || |- |''[[In My Mind (Pharrell album)|In My Mind]]'' || [[Pharrell]] || |- |''[[The Colors In The Wheel (Venus Hum)|The Colors In The Wheel]]'' || [[Venus Hum]] || |- |''[[Katorz]]'' || [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" | [[July 28|28]] | ''[[A.T.O.M (album)|A.T.O.M]]'' || [[Carbon/Silicon]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[July 31|31]] |''[[D. Boon and Friends]]'' || [[D. Boon]] || Compilation |- |''[[The Bright Lights And What I Should Have Learned]]'' || [[Duels (band)|Duels]] || |- |} ===August=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |valign="top" rowspan="8" |[[August 1|1]] |''[[Year of the Dog...Again]]'' || [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] || |- |''[[Two Lights (album)|Two Lights]]'' || [[Five for Fighting]] || |- |''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' || [[G. Love]] || |- |''[[No Place Like Brooklyn]]'' || [[Jeannie Ortega]] || |- |''[[Teenage Graffiti]]'' || [[The Pink Spiders]] || |- |''[[Destroy What You Enjoy]]'' || [[Powerman 5000]] || |- |''[[Age of Reptiles (Showbread album)|Age of Reptiles]]'' || [[Showbread (band)|Showbread]] || |- |''[[Come What(ever) May]]'' || [[Stone Sour]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |valign="top" rowspan="16" |[[August 8|8]] |''[[Ashes Against The Grain]]'' || [[Agalloch]] || |- |''[[Into the Rush]]'' || [[Aly & AJ]] || Re-release deluxe edition |- |''[[Phobia (album)|Phobia]]'' || [[Breaking Benjamin]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Cassie (album)|Cassie]]'' || [[Cassie (singer)|Cassie]] || |- |''[[Secondathallam]]'' || [[Andre Ethier (musician)|Andre Ethier]] |- |''[[Brand New Girlfriend (album)|Brand New Girlfriend]]'' || [[Steve Holy]] || |- |''[[Reprieve (album)|Reprieve]]'' || [[Ani DiFranco]] || |- |''[[Winter Women and Holy Ghost Language School]]'' || [[Matthew Friedberger]] |- |''[[Gatsbys American Dream (album)|Gatsbys American Dream]]'' || [[Gatsbys American Dream]] || |- |''[[Major Lodge Victory]]'' || [[Gin Blossoms]] || |- |''[[Bleeding Heart Graffiti]]'' || [[Nina Gordon]] || |- |''[[Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!]]'' || [[hellogoodbye]] |- |''[[It's About Time (Jonas Brothers album)|It's About Time]]'' || [[Jonas Brothers]] || |- |''[[Port of Miami (album)|Port of Miami]]'' || [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Christ Illusion]]'' || [[Slayer]] || |- |''[[III: In the Eyes of Fire]]'' || [[Unearth]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="8" |[[August 15|15]] |''[[Dangerous Man]]'' || [[Trace Adkins]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'' || [[Christina Aguilera]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Unappreciated]]'' || [[Cherish (band)|Cherish]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)|The Phoenix]]'' || [[Lyfe Jennings]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Second Round's On Me]]'' || [[Obie Trice]] || |- |''[[(ONe)]]'' || [[The Panic Channel]] || |- |''[[The Early Years (Rebecca St. James album)|The Early Years]]'' || [[Rebecca St. James]] || |- |''[[Yanni Live! The Concert Event]]'' || [[Yanni]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="15" |[[August 22|22]] |''[[Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!]]'' || [[Against Me!]] || |- |''[[Crisis (album)|Crisis]]'' || [[Alexisonfire]] || |- |''[[Boys Like Girls (album)]]'' || [[Boys Like Girls]] || |- |''[[Happy Hollow]]'' || [[Cursive (band)]] || |- |''[[Wanna Be Your Joe]]'' || [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] || |- |''[[Danity Kane (album)|Danity Kane]]'' || [[Danity Kane]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[High & Mighty]]'' || [[Gov't Mule]] || |- |''[[Amar es Combatir]]'' || [[Maná]] || |- |''[[Cannonball (Pat Green album)|Cannonball]]'' || [[Pat Green]] || |- |''[[Paris (Paris Hilton album)|Paris]]'' || [[Paris Hilton]] || |- |''[[Kelis Was Here (album)|Kelis Was Here]]'' || [[Kelis]] || |- |''[[Sacrament (album)|Sacrament]]'' || [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] || |- |''[[Study Natural Law]]'' || [[Of The Opera]] || |- |''[[Idlewild (album)|Idlewild]]'' || [[OutKast]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Rose Hill Drive]]'' || [[Rose Hill Drive]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" |[[August 23|23]] |''[[Temperature Rising (album)|Temperature Rising]]'' || [[Tata Young]] || |- |valign="top" rowspan="3" |[[August 28|28]] |''[[Beyond Hell]]'' || [[GWAR]] || |- |''[[A Matter of Life and Death (album)|A Matter of Life and Death]]'' || [[Iron Maiden]] || BPI-certified Gold |- |''[[Empire (Kasabian album)|Empire]] || [[Kasabian]] || BPI-certified 2x Platinum |- |valign="top" rowspan="15" |[[August 29|29]] |''[[CiRCADiAN (5th PROJEKT Album)|CiRCADiAN]]'' || [[5th PROJEKT]] || |- |''[[This Binary Universe]]'' || [[BT (musician)|BT]] || |- |''[[The Underdog/El Subestimado]]'' || [[Tego Calderón]] || |- |''[[20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Terri Clark]]'' || [[Terri Clark]] || Compilation |- |''[[Falling Away]]'' || [[Crossfade]] || |- |''[[Score (album)|Score – 20th Anniversary World Tour]]'' || [[Dream Theater]] || |- |''[[Modern Times (Bob Dylan album)|Modern Times]]'' || [[Bob Dylan]] || RIAA-certified Platinum |- |''[[Supremacy (album)|Supremacy]]'' || [[Hatebreed]] || |- |''[[Ghost Stories (Chantal Kreviazuk album)|Ghost Stories]]'' || [[Chantal Kreviazuk]] || |- |''[[Kiss of Death (Motörhead album)|Kiss of Death]]'' || [[Motörhead]] || |- |''[['Till The Sun Turns Black]]'' || [[Ray LaMontagne]] || |- |''[[All Roads Lead To Ausfahrt]]'' || [[NoMeansNo]] || |- |''[[A Public Affair]]'' || [[Jessica Simpson]] || RIAA-certified Gold |- |''[[Game Theory (album)|Game Theory]]'' || [[The Roots]] || |- |''[[Nightcrawler (album)|Nightcrawler]]'' || [[Pete Yorn]] || |- |} ===September=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |valign="top" rowspan="2" |[[September 4|4]] |''[[5:55]]'' || [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]] || UK |- |''[[The Platinum Collection (Gary Moore album)|The Platinum Collection]]'' || [[Gary Moore]] || Compilation |- |valign="top" rowspan="5" |[[September 5|5]] |''[[Revelations (album)|Revelations]]'' || [[Audioslave]] || Gold |- |''[[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]]'' || [[Beyoncé]] || 3x Platinum |- |''[[A Shared History Of Tragedy]]'' || [[The Black Maria]] ||- |- |''[[A Twist in the Myth]]'' || [[Blind Guardian]] ||- |- |''[[Sophia (EP)]]'' || [[The Crüxshadows]] || EP |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" |[[September 8|8]] |''[[Live from the UK Sept./2006]] (CD 1) || [[Billy Talent]] || Live |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" |[[September 9|9]] |''[[Tightrope (album)|Tightrope]]'' || [[Stephanie McIntosh]] || Gold |- |valign="top" rowspan="2" |[[September 11|11]] |''[[The Best (t.A.T.u. album)|The Best]]'' || [[t.A.T.u.]] || Compilation |- |''[[Subliminal Genocide]]'' || [[Xasthur]] ||- |- |valign="top" rowspan="24" |[[September 12|12]] |''[[Too Bad (album)|Too Bad]]'' || [[Buju Banton]] || |- |''[[Barenaked Ladies Are Me]]'' || [[The Barenaked Ladies]] ||- |- |''[[Magic Potion (album)|Magic Potion]]'' || [[The Black Keys]] ||- |- |''[[Knives Don't Have Your Back]]'' || [[Emily Haines| Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton]] ||- |- |''[[Shot to Hell]]'' || [[Black Label Society]] ||- |- |''[[Sound Grammar]]'' || [[Ornette Coleman]] ||- |- |''[[So So Gangsta]]'' || [[Daz Dillinger]] ||- |- |''[[Saints]]'' || [[Destroy the Runner]] ||- |- |''[[Switzerland (album)|Switzerland]]'' || [[Electric Six]] ||- |- |''[[Welcome to the Drama Club]]'' || [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]] ||- |- |''[[So This Is Goodbye]]'' || [[Junior Boys]] ||- |- |''[[Amputechture]]'' || [[The Mars Volta]] ||- |- |''[[Blood Mountain (album)|Blood Mountain]]'' || [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] ||- |- |''[[Continuum (album)|Continuum]]'' || [[John Mayer (musician)|John Mayer]] || X2 Platinum |- |''[[Redeemer (Norma Jean album)|Redeemer]]'' || [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]] ||- |- |''[[The Paramour Sessions]]'' || [[Papa Roach]] ||- |- |''[[Pieces of the People We Love]]'' || [[The Rapture]] ||- |- |''[[And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987]]'' || [[R.E.M (band)|R.E.M]] ||- |- |''[[Coming Home (Lionel Richie album)|Coming Home]]'' || [[Lionel Richie]] ||- |- |''[[Face the Promise]]'' || [[Bob Seger]] || Platinum |- |''[[Black Magic]]'' || [[Swollen Members]] ||- |- |''[[How to Grow a Woman from the Ground]]'' || [[Chris Thile]] ||- |- |''[[FutureSex/LoveSounds]]'' || [[Justin Timberlake]] || 2x Platinum |- |''[[IV (Veruca Salt album)|IV]]'' || [[Veruca Salt (band)|Veruca Salt]] ||- |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" |[[September 13|13]] |''[[Regressive by Default]]'' || [[DeadXheaD]] ||- |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" |[[September 16|16]] |''[[Live from the UK Sept./2006]] (CD 2) - [[Billy Talent]] |- |valign="top" rowspan="2" |[[September 18|18]] |''[[Retroglide (album)|Retroglide]]'' || [[Level 42]] ||- |- |''[[Ta-Dah]]'' || [[Scissor Sisters]] ||- |- |valign="top" rowspan="17" |[[September 19|19]] |''[[A Thousand Different Ways]]'' || [[Clay Aiken]] || Gold |- |''[[Thug Stories]]'' || [[Bone Thugs N Harmony]] ||- |- |''[[The Letting Go]]'' || [[Bonnie 'Prince' Billy]] ||- |- |''[[Live: Live Those Songs Again]]'' || [[Kenny Chesney]] ||- |- |''[[Hoodstar]]'' || [[Chingy]] || Gold |- |''[[The Always Open Mouth]]'' || [[Fear Before the March of Flames]] ||- |- |''[[The Dutchess]]'' || [[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]] || 3x Platinum |- |''[[Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager]]'' || [[Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly]] ||- |- |''[[Up from the Catacombs - The Best of Jane's Addiction|Up From the Catacombs - The Best of Jane's Addiction]]'' || [[Jane's Addiction]] ||- |- |''[[Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell]]'' || [[Jedi Mind Tricks]] ||- |- |''[[The Captain and The Kid]]'' || [[Elton John]] ||- |- |''[[Food & Liquor]]'' || [[Lupe Fiasco]] ||- |- |''[[Right Where You Want Me (album)|Right Where You Want Me]]'' || [[Jesse McCartney]] ||- |- |''[[Savior Sorrow]]'' || [[Mushroomhead]] ||- |- |''[[Coming Home (album)|Coming Home]]'' || [[New Found Glory]] ||- |- |''[[Summer Girl]]'' || [[Smash Mouth]] ||- |- |''[[This Could Be A Possibility]]'' || [[Valencia (band)|Valencia]] || Reissue, LP |- |valign="top" rowspan="6" | [[September 25|25]] |''[[A New Shape of Desperation]]'' || [[By Night]] ||- |- |''[[Nine shades of pain]]'' || [[Carnal Grief]] ||- |- |''[[The Freedom Spark]]'' || [[Larrikin Love]] ||- |- |''[[Ecce Cor Meum]]'' || [[Paul McCartney]] ||- |- |''[[Triumph or Agony]]'' || [[Rhapsody of Fire]] ||- |- |''[[Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain]]'' || [[Sparklehorse]] ||- |- |valign="top" rowspan="13" |[[September 26|26]] |''[[Acoustic Hearts of Winter]]'' || [[Aly & AJ]] ||- |- |''[[Time Again...Amy Grant Live]]'' || [[Amy Grant]] ||- |- |''[[V (Vanessa Hudgens album)|V]]'' || [[Vanessa Hudgens]] ||- |- |''[[Like Red On A Rose]]'' || [[Alan Jackson]] ||- |- |''[[20 Y.O.]]'' || [[Janet Jackson]] || Platinum |- |''[[Friendly Fire (album)|Friendly Fire]]'' || [[Sean Lennon]] ||- |- |''[[Last Man Standing (album)|Last Man Standing]]'' || [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] ||- |- |''[[Release Therapy]]'' || [[Ludacris]] || Platinum |- |''[[Saosin (album)|Saosin]]'' || [[Saosin]] ||- |- |''[[See The Morning]]'' || [[Chris Tomlin]] ||- |- |''[[Silent Nightclub]]'' || [[Richard Cheese]] ||- |- |''[[Mario Vazquez (album)|Mario Vazquez]]'' || [[Mario Vazquez]] ||- |- |''[[Straight Outta Lynwood]]'' || [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] || Gold |- |} ===October=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[October 1|1]] |''[[Follow the City Lights]]'' || [[Dover (band)|Dover]] ||- |- |rowspan="4" valign="top" |[[October 2|2]] |''[[Insider]]'' || [[Amplifier (band)|Amplifier]] ||- |- |''[[Public Warning]]'' || [[Lady Sovereign]] ||- |- |''[[Amantes Sunt Amentes]]'' || [[Panda (band)|Panda]] || Gold (Mex) |- |''[[How to Destroy a Relationship]]'' || [[The Servant (band)|The Servant]] ||- |- |rowspan="24" valign="top" |[[October 3|3]] |''[[The Information]]'' || [[Beck]] ||- |- |''[[The Philosophy of Velocity]]'' || [[Brazil The Band|Brazil]] ||- |- |''[[Under the Skin (album)|Under the Skin]]'' || [[Lindsey Buckingham]] || |- |''[[The Crane Wife]]'' || [[The Decemberists]] ||- |- |''[[Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos]]'' || [[Gloria Estefan]] ||- |- |''[[The Essential Gloria Estefan]]'' || [[Gloria Estefan]] ||- |- |''[[The Very Best of Gloria Estefan]]'' || [[Gloria Estefan]] ||- |- |''[[The Open Door]]'' || [[Evanescence]] || 2x Platinum |- |''[[Chris Young (album)|Chris Young]]'' || [[Chris Young (musician)|Chris Young]] ||- |- |''[[Suck Out the Poison]]'' || [[He Is Legend]] ||- |- |''[[Boys and Girls in America]]'' || [[The Hold Steady]] ||- |- |''[[Shine On (album)|Shine On]]'' || [[Jet (band)|Jet]] ||- |- |''[[Sam's Town]]'' || [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]] || Platinum |- |''[[Supply and Demand (Amos Lee album)|Supply and Demand]]'' || [[Amos Lee]] ||- |- |''[[Ghetto Therapy]]'' || [[Mellow Man Ace]] & [[Sen Dog]] || As Reyes Bros |- |''[[The Makings of Me]]'' || [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] ||- |- |''[[The Reckoning (album)|The Reckoning]]'' || [[Pillar (band)|Pillar]] ||- |- |''[[Comatose (album)|Comatose]]'' || [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]] ||- |- |''[[Better Than Knowing Where You Are]]'' || [[Spitalfield]] ||- |- |''[[We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For)]]'' || [[The Visionaries]] ||- |- |''[[It Just Comes Natural]]'' || [[George Strait]] ||- |- |''[[When Devils Strike]]'' || [[South Park Mexican]] ||- |- |''[[The Evolution of Robin Thicke]]'' || [[Robin Thicke]] || Gold |- |''[[Beat'n Down Yo Block]]'' || [[Unk]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[October 4|4]] |''[[Piano Love Songs]]'' || [[Bradley Joseph]] ||- |- |rowspan="15" valign="top"|[[October 10|10]] |''[[Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)|Rotten Apple]]'' || [[Lloyd Banks]] ||- |- |''[[Young Machetes]]'' || [[The Blood Brothers (band)|The Blood Brothers]] ||- |- |''[[Take the Weather With You]]'' || [[Jimmy Buffett]] ||- |- |''[[While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets]]'' || [[Cobra Starship]] ||- |- |''[[I Loved Her First]]'' || [[Heartland (country music band)|Heartland]] ||- |- |''[[Atlantis (k-os album)|Atlantis]]'' || [[k-os]] ||- |- |''[[(A) Senile Animal]]'' || [[The Melvins]] ||- |- |''[[...And the Battle Begun]]'' || [[Rx Bandits]] ||- |- |''[[Sammie (album)|Sammie]]'' || [[Sammie]] ||- |- |''[[Still Searching]]'' || [[Senses Fail]] ||- |- |''[[Absolutely (Sister Hazel album)|Absolutely]]'' || [[Sister Hazel]] ||- |- |''[[Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time]]'' || [[Rod Stewart]] || Gold |- |''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Movie]]'' || Various Artists || Soundtrack |- |''[[The Crusade (album)|The Crusade]]'' || [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] ||- |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Christmas! 3]]'' || Various Artists ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[October 14|14]] |''[[Western Front (album)|Western Front]]'' || [[Carbon/Silicon]] ||- |- |rowspan="3" valign="top" |[[October 16|16]] |''[[Born in the U.K.]]'' || [[Badly Drawn Boy]] ||- |- |''[[Thornography]]'' || [[Cradle of Filth]] ||- |- |''[[Still Stuck In Your Throat]]'' || [[Fishbone]] ||- |- |rowspan="17" valign="top" |[[October 17|17]] |''[[Devil's Got a New Disguise]]'' || [[Aerosmith]] ||- |- |''[[Long Trip Alone]]'' || [[Dierks Bentley]] ||- |- |''[[Forward (Ayla Brown album)|Forward]]'' || [[Ayla Brown]] ||- |- |''[[Black Aria II]]'' || [[Glenn Danzig]] ||- |- |''[[The Best of What's Around Vol. 1]]'' || [[Dave Matthews Band]] ||- |- |''[[Press Play]]'' || [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] || Gold |- |''[[Mountains (album)|Mountains]]'' || [[Lonestar]] || |- |''[[Priceless (album)|Priceless]]'' || [[Frankie J]] ||- |- |''[[These Days (Vince Gill album)|These Days]]'' || [[Vince Gill]] ||- |- |''[[Little Angel]]'' || [[Ana Johnsson]] ||- |- |''[[The High Road]]'' || [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] || Gold |- |''[[Wintersong]]'' || [[Sarah McLachlan]] ||- |- |''[[Love Their Country]]'' || [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] ||- |- |''[[They Can't All Be Zingers]]'' || [[Primus (band)|Primus]] ||- |- |''[[Greatest Hits (Lil' Romeo album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || [[Lil' Romeo]] || Greatest Hits |- |''[[The Return (Ruben Studdard album)|The Return]] || [[Ruben Studdard]] ||- |- |''[[Full Circle (Xzibit album)|Full Circle]]'' || [[Xzibit]] ||- |- |rowspan="2" valign="top" |[[October 18|18]] |''[[The Rox Box / Roxette 86-06]]'' || [[Roxette]] || Compilation |- |''[[Roxette Hits]]'' || [[Roxette]] || Greatest Hits |- |rowspan="2" valign="top" |[[October 20|20]] |''[[Antikörper]]'' || [[Eisbrecher]] || |- |''[[IV (winger album)|IV]]'' || [[Winger (band)|Winger]] || |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[October 21|21]] |''[[What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have]]'' || [[Sarah Blasko]] || |- |rowspan="5" valign="top" |[[October 23|23]] |''[[The Collection (Samantha Mumba album)|The Collection]]'' || [[Samantha Mumba]] || |- |''[[The Black Parade]]'' || [[My Chemical Romance]] || Platinum |- |''[[How to Get Everything You Ever Wanted in Ten Easy Steps]]'' || [[Ordinary Boys]] ||- |- |''[[Concrete (Pet Shop Boys album)|Concrete]]'' || [[Pet Shop Boys]] || |- |''[[Rudebox (album)|Rudebox]]'' || [[Robbie Williams]] ||- |- |rowspan="14" valign="top" |[[October 24|24]] |''[[Paper Television]]'' || [[The Blow]] ||- |- |''[[Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005)]]'' || [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]] || Compilation |- |''[[No Heroes]]'' || [[Converge (band)|Converge]] ||- |- |''[[Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)|Undiscovered]]'' || [[Brooke Hogan]] ||- |- |''[[Jibbs feat. Jibbs]]'' || [[Jibbs]] ||- |- |''[[Once Again (John Legend album)|Once Again]]'' || [[John Legend]] || Platinum |- |''[[Point of No Return (Shareefa album)|Point of No Return]]'' || [[Shareefa]] ||- |- |''[[Vultures (album)|Vultures]]'' || [[Smile Empty Soul]] || |- |''[[Threes]]'' || [[Sparta]] || |- |''[[Live To Win]]'' || [[Paul Stanley]] || Gold |- |''[[Some People Change]]'' || [[Montgomery Gentry]] ||- |- |''[[Songs from the Labyrinth]]'' || [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] || |- |''[[Taylor Swift]]'' || [[Taylor Swift]] || |- |''[[Hannah Montana (album)|Hannah Montana Soundtrack]]'' || [[Various Artists]] || |- |rowspan="2" valign="top" |[[October 25|25]] |''[[Secret Society (Europe album)|Secret Society]]'' || [[Europe (band)|Europe]] || |- |''[[Golden Best ~15th Anniversary~]]'' || [[Zard]] || |- |rowspan="5" valign="top" |[[October 30|30]] |''[[The Sound of Girls Aloud]]'' || [[Girls Aloud]] || |- |''[[The Dead Eye]]'' || [[The Haunted]] || |- |''[[Half the Perfect World]]'' || [[Madeleine Peyroux]] || |- |''[[Now That's What I Call No. 1's]]'' || Various Artists || |- |''[[Back to Black]]'' || [[Amy Winehouse]] || |- |rowspan="24" valign="top" |[[October 31|31]] |''[[Hollinndagain]]'' || [[Animal Collective]] || CD reissue of 2002 LP |- |''[[Live at CBGB's 1982]]'' || [[Bad Brains]] || Live |- |''[[Like Father, Like Son]]'' || [[Bryan Williams (businessman)|Birdman]] & [[Lil Wayne]] || Gold |- |''[[Eat, Sleep, Repeat]]'' || [[Copeland (band)|Copeland]] ||- |- |''[[Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom]]'' || [[Cross Canadian Ragweed]] ||- |- |''[[Vices (album)|Vices]]'' || [[Dead Poetic]] ||- |- |''[[Saturday Night Wrist]]'' || [[Deftones]] ||- |- |''[[Playing with Fire (Kevin Federline album)|Playing with Fire]]'' || [[Kevin Federline]] ||- |- |''[[Flavor Flav (album)|Flavor Flav]]'' || [[Flavor Flav]] ||- |- |''[[The Long Road Home - In Concert]]'' || [[John Fogerty]] || Live |- |''[[In the Absence of Truth]]'' || [[Isis (band)|Isis]] ||- |- |''[[The Greatest Songs of the Sixties]]'' || [[Barry Manilow]] ||- |- |''[[One More Drifter in the Snow]]'' || [[Aimee Mann]] || Christmas |- |''[[Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose]]'' || [[Meat Loaf]] ||- |- |''[[Little Bit of Life]]'' || [[Craig Morgan (singer)|Craig Morgan]] || |- |''[[The Black Parade]]'' || [[My Chemical Romance]] ||- |- |''[[Go (Newsboys album)|Go]]'' || [[Newsboys]] ||- |- |''[[Small Town Girl]]'' || [[Kellie Pickler]] || Gold |- |''[[El Mariel]]'' || [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] ||- |- |''[[My Brother's Blood Machine]]'' || [[The Prize Fighter Inferno]] ||- |- |''[[Tweedles]]'' || [[The Residents]] ||- |- |''[[Revolutions Per Minute]]'' || [[Skid Row (heavy metal band)|Skid Row]] ||- |- |''[[Altar (album)|Altar]]'' || [[Sunn O)))]] & [[Boris (band)|Boris]] ||- |- |''[[Endless Wire (The Who album)|Endless Wire]]'' || [[The Who]] ||- |- |} ===November=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |valign="top" rowspan="1" |[[November 3|3]] |''[[Live: In The Shadow Of The Blues]]'' || [[Whitesnake]] ||- |- |rowspan="5" valign="top" |[[November 6|6]] |''[[Motion in the Ocean]]'' || [[McFly (band)|McFly]] ||- |- |''[[Go (Moby album)|Go – The Very Best of Moby]]'' || [[Moby]] ||- |- |''[[9 (Damien Rice album)|9]]'' || [[Damien Rice]] ||- |- |''[[Greatest Hits ... And More]]'' || [[10cc]] || Compilation |- |''[[Print Is Dead Vol 1]]'' || [[yourcodenameis:milo]] ||- |- |rowspan="9" valign="top" |[[November 7|7]] |''[[The Great Burrito Extortion Case]]'' || [[Bowling for Soup]] ||- |- |''[[Skin and Bones]]'' || [[Foo Fighters]] || Live album |- |''[[Awake (Josh Groban album)|Awake]]'' || [[Josh Groban]] ||- |- |''[[Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)]]'' || [[Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]] ||- |- |''[[MTV Unplugged (Ricky Martin album)|MTV Unplugged]]'' || [[Ricky Martin]] || Unplugged |- |''[[Sinatra: Vegas]]'' || [[Frank Sinatra]] || Live album |- |''[[Enjoy the Ride (Sugarland album)|Enjoy the Ride]]'' || [[Sugarland (band)|Sugarland]] || EP |- |''[[Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing]]'' || [[Keith Urban]] ||- |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 23 (U.S. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 23]]'' || Various Artists || Compilation, 2x Platinum |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[November 9|9]] |''[[Ena (album)|Ena]]'' || [[Peggy Zina]] || Platinum |- |rowspan="3" valign="top" |[[November 13|13]] |''[[The Best Of, Volume 1]]'' || [[Depeche Mode]] || Compilation |- |''[[The Same Side]]'' || [[Lucie Silvas]] ||- |- |''[[Overloaded: The Singles Collection]]'' || [[Sugababes]] || Compilation |- |rowspan="16" valign="top" |[[November 14|14]] |''[[When Your Heart Stops Beating]]'' || [[+44 (band)|+44]] ||- |- |''[[Konvicted]]'' || [[Akon]] || 2x Platinum |- |''[[Army of Anyone (album)|Army of Anyone]]'' || [[Army of Anyone]] ||- |- |''[[Momentum (Dave Burrell album)|Momentum]]'' || [[Dave Burrell]] ||- |- |''[[The Wraith: Remix Albums]]'' || [[Insane Clown Posse]] || Remix album |- |''[[Veteran (album)|Veteran]]'' || [[Marques Houston]] ||- |- |''[[Undeniable (Raven-Symoné album)|From Then Until]]'' || [[Raven Symone]] ||- |- |''[[Me, Myself & I (album)|Me, Myself & I]]'' || [[Fat Joe]] ||- |- |''[[Doctor's Advocate]]'' || [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] || Platinum |- |''[[An Other Cup]]'' || [[Yusuf Islam]] ||- |- |''[[I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time]]'' || [[Kenny G]] || Covers album |- |''[[Ys]]'' || [[Joanna Newsom]] ||- |- |''[[Reasons Why: The Very Best]]'' || [[Nickel Creek]] || Compilation |- |''[[The Early Years EP]]'' || [[The Rocket Summer]] ||- |- |''[[The Singles: 1996-2006]]'' || [[Staind]] || Compilation |- |''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (album)|Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' || [[Tenacious D]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[November 15|15]] |''[[The Hummer]]'' || [[Devin Townsend]] || Website release |- |rowspan="5" valign="top" |[[November 20|20]] |''[[Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection]]'' || [[The Corrs]] || Compilation |- |''[[Stop the Clocks]]'' || [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] || Compilation |- |''[[U218 Singles]]'' || [[U2]] || Compilation |- |''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 65 (U.K. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 65]]'' || Various Artists || Compilation |- |''[[Don't Let It Go to Waste]]'' || [[Matt Willis]] ||- |- |rowspan="16" valign="top" |[[November 21|21]] |''[[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]]'' || [[The Beatles]] and [[George Martin]] || Platinum |- |''[[The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me]]'' || [[Brand New]] ||- |- |''[[Daughtry (album)|Daughtry]]'' || [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] || 3x Platinum |- |''[[The Lost. The Sick. The Sacred.]]'' || [[Inhale Exhale]] ||- |- |''[[Capricornio]]'' || [[María Isabel]] || |- |''[[Kingdom Come (album)|Kingdom Come]]'' || [[Jay-Z]] || 2x Platinum |- |''[[Entomology (album)|Entomology]]'' || [[Josef K (band)|Josef K]] || Compilation |- |''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' || [[Killswitch Engage]] ||- |- |''[[A Decade]]'' || [[Our Lady Peace]] || CD/DVD |- |''[[Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years]]'' || [[P.O.D.]] || Compilation |- |''[[Rock Star Supernova (album)|Rock Star Supernova]]'' || [[Rock Star Supernova (band)|Rock Star Supernova]] ||- |- |''[[Pac's Life]]'' || [[Tupac Shakur]] || Gold |- |''[[The Blue Carpet Treatment]]'' || [[Snoop Dogg]] || Gold |- |''[[Songs for Christmas]]'' || [[Sufjan Stevens]] ||- |- |''[[Beast Moans]]'' || [[Swan Lake (band)|Swan Lake]] ||- |- |''[[Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards]]'' || [[Tom Waits]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[November 22|22]] |''[[Best Of (Christina Milian album)|Best Of]]'' || [[Christina Milian]] || Compilation |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[November 24|24]] |''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' || [[RBD]] ||- |- |rowspan="2" valign="top" |[[November 27|27]] |''[[Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation]]'' || [[Ornette Coleman]] || CD re-issue of 1960 LP with bonus tracks |- |''[[Beautiful World (Take That album)|Beautiful World]]'' || [[Take That]] || Gold |- |rowspan="4" valign="top" |[[November 28|28]] |''[[Roughly Speaking]]'' || [[April Wine]] ||- |- |''[[Hell Hath No Fury]]'' || [[Clipse]] ||- |- |''[[Light Grenades]]'' || [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] ||- |- |''[[Chemically Imbalanced]]'' || [[Ying Yang Twins]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[November 29|29]] |''[[Secret (Ayumi Hamasaki album)|Secret]]'' || [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] ||- |- |} ===December=== {|class="wikitable" !Day !Album !Artist !Notes |- |rowspan="3" valign="top" |[[December 4|4]] | ''[[Life in Mono]]'' || [[Emma Bunton]] ||- |- | ''[[Albertine (album)|Albertine]]'' || [[Brooke Fraser]] || 3x Platinum |- | ''[[Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy]]'' || [[Mylène Farmer]] || Gold (CD), Diamond (DVD) |- |rowspan="11" valign="top" |[[December 5|5]] |''[[It's Only Time]]'' || [[Drake Bell]] ||- |- |''[[Ciara: The Evolution]]'' || [[Ciara]] || Platinum |- |''[[A Dipset X-Mas]]'' || [[Jim Jones]] ||- |- |''[[Live From Portland]]'' || [[Kutless]] ||- |- |''[[Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live]]'' || [[Lil Scrappy]] ||- |- |''[[Ten (Brian McKnight album)|Ten]]'' || [[Brian McKnight]] ||- |- |''[[Fijación Oral Vol. 1/Oral Fixation Vol. 2]]'' || [[Shakira]] || Platinum |- |''[[The Sweet Escape]]'' || [[Gwen Stefani]] || Platinum |- |''[[Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture]]'' || Various Artists ||- |- |''[[Eminem Presents: The Re-Up]]'' || [[Various Artists]] || Platinum |- |''[[Music from the OC: Mix 6]]'' || [[Various Artists]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[December 6|6]] |''[[Endless Summer (Fennesz album)|Endless Summer]]'' || [[Fennesz]] || Remastered re-issue of 2001 album with bonus tracks |- |rowspan="6" valign="top" |[[December 12|12]] |''[[Reflections - A Retrospective]]'' || [[Mary J. Blige]] ||- |- |''[[Fantasia (album)|Fantasia]]'' || [[Fantasia Barrino]]| Gold |- |''[[Snow Blankets the Night]]'' || [[Teddy Geiger]] || EP |- |''[[Taylor Hicks (album)|Taylor Hicks]]'' || [[Taylor Hicks]] || Gold |- |''[[Alter Ego (Tyrese album)|Alter Ego]]'' || [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]] ||- |- |''[[The Inspiration]]'' || [[Young Jeezy]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[December 13|13]] |''[[Come Clarity - EP|Come Clarity]]'' || [[In Flames]] || EP |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[December 18|18]] |''[[La Quinta Esencia]]'' || [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]] || Studio |- |rowspan="6" valign="top" |[[December 19|19]] |''[[The Price of Fame]]'' || [[Bow Wow]] ||- |- |''[[Hip Hop Is Dead]]'' || [[Nas]] || Gold |- |''[[Fly Like a Raven]]'' || [[Raven-Symoné]] ||- |- |''[[Time Is Money (Styles P. album)|Time Is Money]]'' || [[Styles P]] ||- |- |''[[Back By Thug Demand]]'' || [[Trick Daddy]] ||- |- |''[[Grand Hustle Presents: In Da Streetz Volume 4]]'' || [[Various Artists]] ||- |- |rowspan="3" valign="top" |[[December 26|26]] |''[[21 (Omarion album)|21]]'' || [[Omarion]] ||- |- |''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' || [[RBD]] ||- |- |''[[Oh! Gravity.]]'' || [[Switchfoot]] ||- |- |rowspan="1" valign="top" |[[December 29|29]] |''[[True Magic]]'' || [[Mos Def]] ||- |- |} ==Top hits on record in the world== ===Best Singles Sales (Worldwide)=== (The following are accurate points of singles while they have been within the top 40, on the UWC) {| class="wikitable" ! Position !! Single Title !! Artist !! Points''' ||'''Highest Position |- | 1 || ''[[Hips Don't Lie]]'' || [[Shakira]] feat. [[Wyclef Jean]] || 9,769,000 || 1 |- | 2 || ''[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]'' || [[Gnarls Barkley]] || 8,075,000 || 2 |- | 3 || ''[[SexyBack]]'' || [[Justin Timberlake]] || 5,498,000 || 1 |- | 4 || ''[[Sorry (Madonna song)|Sorry]]'' || [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || 5,180,000 || 1 |- | 5 || ''[[Dani California]]'' || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || 5,047,000 || 2 |- | 6 || ''[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]'' || [[Nelly Furtado]] Feat. [[Timbaland]] || 5,039,000 || 3 |- | 7 || ''[[Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)|Because of You]]'' || [[Kelly Clarkson]] || 4,859,000 || 4 |- | 8 || ''[[Hung Up]]'' || Madonna || 4,601,000 || 1 |- | 9 || ''[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]'' || [[Rihanna]] || 4,539,000 || 1 |- | 10 || ''[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]'' || Rihanna || 4,507,000 || 4 |- |} ==Top 10 best-selling albums during the year worldwide-Mediatraffic.de Data== YEAR-END [http://www.mediatraffic.de/ Mediatraffic]. Mediatraffic cumulative sales consider data only from weeks where albums stay in the Top 40. {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #FCFDFF; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" ! # || Artist || Album || Units sold |- | 1. || [[James Blunt]] || [[Back To Bedlam]] || 6,201,000 |- | 2. || Cast of [[High School Musical]] || [[High School Musical (album)|High School Musical]] || 5,272,000 |- | 3. || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || [[Stadium Arcadium]] || 5,142,000 |- | 4. || [[Justin Timberlake]] || [[FutureSex / LoveSounds]] || 4,158,000 |- | 5. || [[Shakira]] || [[Oral Fixation Vol. 2]] || 3,979,000 |- | 6. || [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || [[Confessions On A Dance Floor]] || 3,469,000 |- | 7. || [[Nickelback]] || [[All The Right Reasons]] || 3,454,000 |- | 8. || [[Kelly Clarkson]] || [[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]] || 3,351,000 |- | 9. || [[Pussycat Dolls]] || [[PCD (album)|PCD]] || 3,629,000 |- | 10. || [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] || [[I'm Not Dead]] || 3,230,000 |- |} ==Top 10 best-selling albums released in 2006 (worldwide) during 2006== Mediatraffic data plus data from weeks in which albums are out from their top 40. {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #FCFDFF; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" ! # || Artist || Album || Worldwide Sales |- | 1. || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || [[Stadium Arcadium]] || 5,693,000 |- | 2. || [[High School Musical|Soundtrack]] || [[High School Musical (album)|High School Musical Soundtrack]] || 5,397,000 |- | 3. || [[Justin Timberlake]] || [[FutureSex / LoveSounds]] || 4,348,000 |- | 4. || [[Rascal Flatts]] || [[Me And My Gang]] || 3,623,000 |- | 5. || [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] || [[I'm Not Dead]] || 3,419,000 |- | 6. || [[Nelly Furtado]] || [[Loose (album)|Loose]] || 3,371,000 |- | 7. || [[Evanescence]] || [[The Open Door]] || 3,357,000 |- | 8. || [[Beyoncé]] || [[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]] || 3,238,000 |- | 9. || [[The Beatles]] || [[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]] || 3,152,000 |- | 10. || [[Andrea Bocelli]] || [[Amore (album)|Amore]] || 3,052,000 |- |} ==Top 10 best-selling albums released in 2006 (worldwide) to date== [http://www.mediatraffic.de/ Mediatraffic data] plus data from weeks in which albums are out from their top 40. [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38241] {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #FCFDFF; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" ! # || Artist || Album || Worldwide Sales |- | 1. || [[Justin Timberlake]] || [[FutureSex / LoveSounds]] || 7,892,000 |- | 2. ||[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || [[Stadium Arcadium]] || 7,800,000 |- | 3. ||[[High School Musical|Soundtrack]] || [[High School Musical (album)|High School Musical Soundtrack]] || 7,307,000 |- | 4. || [[Nelly Furtado]] || [[Loose (album)|Loose]] || 7,211,000 |- | 5. || [[P!nk]] || [[I'm Not Dead]] || 5,603,000 |- | 6. || [[Amy Winehouse]] || [[Back To Black]] || 5,513,000 |- | 7. || [[Beyoncé]] || [[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]] || 5,484,000 |- | 8. || [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] || [[The Dutchess]] || 5,116,000 |- | 9. || [[The Beatles]] || [[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]] || 4,795,000 |- | 10. || [[Rascal Flatts]] || [[Me and My Gang]] || 4,631,000 |- |} ==Top 10 first week selling worldwide== Mediatraffic.de data {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #FCFDFF; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" ! # || Artist || Album || Units sold |- | 1. || [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || [[Stadium Arcadium]] || 1,108,000 |- | 2. || [[Kumi Koda]] || [[BEST ~second session~]] || 983,000 |- | 3. || [[Justin Timberlake]] || [[FutureSex / LoveSounds]] || 932,000 |- | 4. || [[Evanescence]] || [[The Open Door]] || 775,000 |- | 5. || [[Tool (band)|Tool]] || [[10,000 Days]] || 756,000 |- | 6. || [[Beyoncé]] || [[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]] || 736,000 |- | 7. || [[Rascal Flatts]] || [[Me And My Gang]] || 733,000 |- | 8. || [[The Beatles]] || [[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]] || 721,000 |- | 9. || [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]] || [[Sam's Town]] || 706,000 |- | 10. || [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] || [[Secret (Ayumi Hamasaki album)|Secret]] || 696,280 |- |} ==Top hits on record in the world== ===United States=== '''Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits''' * "[[Don't Forget about Us|Don't Forget About Us]]" — [[Mariah Carey]] <small>(1 week in 2005/1 week in 2006)</small> * "[[Laffy Taffy (song)|Laffy Taffy]]" — [[D4L]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Grillz]]" — [[Nelly]] featuring [[Paul Wall]], [[Ali (rapper)|Ali]] and [[Big Gipp]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Check on It]]" — [[Beyoncé]] featuring [[Slim Thug]] <small>(5 weeks)</small> * "[[You're Beautiful]]" — [[James Blunt]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[So Sick]]" — [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Temperature (song)|Temperature]]" — [[Sean Paul]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)|Bad Day]]" — [[Daniel Powter]] <small>(5 weeks)</small> * "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS (Rescue Me)]]" — [[Rihanna]] <small>(3 weeks)</small> * "[[Ridin']]" — [[Chamillionaire]] featuring [[Krayzie Bone]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" — [[Shakira]] featuring [[Wyclef Jean]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Do I Make You Proud]]" — [[Taylor Hicks]] <small> (1 week)</small> * "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]" — [[Nelly Furtado]] featuring [[Timbaland]] <small>(6 weeks)</small> * "[[London Bridge (Fergie song)|London Bridge]]" — [[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]] <small>(3 weeks)</small> * "[[SexyBack]]" — [[Justin Timberlake]] featuring [[Timbaland]] <small>(7 weeks)</small> * "[[Money Maker]] — [[Ludacris]] featuring [[Pharrell]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[My Love (Justin Timberlake song)|My Love]]" — [[Justin Timberlake]] featuring [[T.I.]] <small>(3 weeks)</small> * "[[I Wanna Love You (song)|I Wanna Love You]]" — [[Akon]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] <small> (2 weeks)</small> * "[[Irreplaceable]]" - [[Beyoncé]] <small>(3 week in 2006/7 weeks in 2007)</small> See also: ''[[Hot 100 number-one hits of 2006 (USA)|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]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[A Public Affair (song)|A Public Affair]]" — [[Jessica Simpson]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[Ain't No Other Man]]" — [[Christina Aguilera]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Be Without You]]" — [[Mary J. Blige]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Beep (song)|Beep]]" — [[Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[will.i.am]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[Before He Cheats]]" — [[Carrie Underwood]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Black Horse and the Cherry Tree]]" — [[KT Tunstall]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Bossy]]" — [[Kelis]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Breaking Free]]" — [[Zac Efron]], [[Andrew Seeley]] and [[Vanessa Anne Hudgens]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Buttons (song)|Buttons]]" — [[Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Call Me When You're Sober]]" — [[Evanescence]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Chain Hang Low]]" — [[Jibbs]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Chasing Cars]]" — [[Snow Patrol]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Come To Me]]" — [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] featuring [[Nicole Scherzinger]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Control Myself]]" — [[LL Cool J]] featuring [[Jennifer Lopez]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" — [[Gnarls Barkley]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Dani California]]" — [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Deja Vu (Beyoncé song)|Deja Vu]]" — [[Beyoncé Knowles]] featuring [[Jay-Z]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Dirty Little Secret]]" — [[The All-American Rejects]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Do It To It]]" - [[Cherish (band)|Cherish]] featuring [[Sean Paul]] of [[YoungBloodZ|The YoungBloodZ]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)|Everytime We Touch]]" — [[Cascada]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Far Away]]" — [[Nickelback]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Fergalicious]]" — [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Get Up (Ciara song)|Get Up]]" — [[Ciara]] featuring [[Chamillionaire]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Gimme That]]" — [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] featuring [[Lil' Wayne]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[How to Save a Life (song)|How To Save A Life]]" — [[The Fray (band)|The Fray]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)|Hurt]]" - [[Christina Aguilera]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[I Know You See It]]" — [[Yung Joc]] <small>(#17)</small> * "[[I Write Sins Not Tragedies]]" — [[Panic! at the Disco]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[It Ends Tonight]]" — [[The All-American Rejects]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[It's Goin' Down (Yung Joc song)|It's Goin' Down]]" — [[Yung Joc]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Jesus, Take the Wheel]]" — [[Carrie Underwood]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Keep Holding On]]" — [[Avril Lavigne]] <small>(#17)</small> * "[[Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It]]" — [[Dem Franchize Boyz]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Let U Go (Ashley Parker Angel song)|Let U Go]]" — [[Ashley Parker Angel]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Life Is A Highway]]" — [[Rascal Flatts]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Lips of an Angel]]" — [[Hinder]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Love (Keyshia Cole Song)|Love]]" — [[Keyshia Cole]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)|Maneater]]" — [[Nelly Furtado]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Me & U]]" — [[Cassie (singer)|Cassie]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Miss Murder]]" - [[AFI (band)|AFI]] <small>(#24)</small> * "[[Move Along (song)|Move Along]]" — [[The All-American Rejects]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[Ms. New Booty]]" — [[Bubba Sparxxx]] featuring [[Ying Yang Twins]] & [[Mr. ColliPark]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Over My Head (Cable Car)]]" — [[The Fray (band)|The Fray]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Promise (Ciara song)|Promise]]" - [[Ciara]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[Pullin' Me Back]]" — [[Chingy]] featuring [[Tyrese]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Pump It]]" — [[Black Eyed Peas]] <small>(#18)</small> * "[[Ring The Alarm]]" — [[Beyoncé Knowles]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[Say Goodbye (Chris Brown song)|Say Goodbye]]" — [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Say It Right]]" — [[Nelly Furtado]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Savin' Me]]" — [[Nickelback]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[Sexy Love]]" — [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Shake That]]" — [[Eminem]] featuring [[Nate Dogg]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Shortie Like Mine]]" — [[Bow Wow]] featuring [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Johnta Austin]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Shoulder Lean]]" — [[Young Dro]] featuring [[T.I.]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Show Me What You Got]]" — [[Jay-Z]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Show Stopper]]" — [[Danity Kane]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Smack That]]" — [[Akon]] featuring [[Eminem]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Snap Yo Fingers]]" — [[Lil Jon]] featuring [[E-40]] and Sean Paul of [[YoungBloodZ|The YoungBloodZ]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny|Somewhere Over the Rainbow]]" — [[Katharine McPhee]] <small> (#12)</small> * "[[So What (Field Mob)|So What]]" — [[Field Mob]] featuring [[Ciara]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Stars Are Blind]]" — [[Paris Hilton]] <small>(#18)</small> * "[[Stupid Girls]]" — [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[That's That]]" - [[Snoop Dogg]] featuring [[R. Kelly]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Too Little Too Late]]" — [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Touch It]]" — [[Busta Rhymes]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[U and Dat]]" — [[E-40]] featuring [[T-Pain]] and Kandi Girl <small>(#13)</small> * "[[Unfaithful (Rihanna song)|Unfaithful]]" — [[Rihanna]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Unpredictable]]" — [[Jamie Foxx]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]" — [[Natasha Bedingfield]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Waiting On the World to Change]]" — [[John Mayer (musician)|John Mayer]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song)|Walk Away]]" — [[Kelly Clarkson]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Walk It Out]]" — [[Unk]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[Welcome to the Black Parade]]" – [[My Chemical Romance]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[What Hurts the Most]]" — [[Rascal Flatts]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[What You Know]]" — [[T.I.]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[What's Left of Me (song)|What's Left of Me]]" — [[Nick Lachey]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Where'd You Go]]" — [[Fort Minor]] featuring [[Holly Brook]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[When You're Mad]]" — [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[When You Were Young]]" — [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[When I'm Gone (Eminem song)|When I'm Gone]]" — [[Eminem]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[White & Nerdy]]" — [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Yo (Excuse Me Miss)]]" — [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[You Don't Know (Eminem song)|You Don't Know]]" - [[Eminem]] featuring [[50 Cent]], [[Cashis]], and [[Lloyd Banks]] <small>(#12)</small> ===United Kingdom=== '''The Official UK #1 Singles''' * "[[When the Sun Goes Down (Arctic Monkeys song)|When the Sun Goes Down]]" — [[Arctic Monkeys]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]" — [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] featuring [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], Nelly, [[Jagged Edge (band)|Jagged Edge]], and Avery Storm <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Thunder In My Heart Again]]" — [[Meck (musician)|Meck]] and [[Leo Sayer]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Sorry (Madonna song)|Sorry]]" — [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[It's Chico Time]]" — [[Chico Slimani|Chico]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[No Tomorrow]]" — [[Orson]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[So Sick]]" — [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" — Gnarls Barkley <small>(9 weeks)</small> * "[[I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker]]" — [[Sandi Thom]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)|Maneater]]" — Nelly Furtado <small>(3 weeks)</small> * "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" — Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Smile (Lily Allen song)|Smile]]" — [[Lily Allen]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Please, Please]] / [[Don't Stop Me Now]]" — [[McFly (band)|McFly]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" — [[Shakira]] featuring Wyclef Jean <small>(4 weeks, 5 weeks in total)</small> * "[[Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)|Déjà Vu]]" — Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[SexyBack]]" — Justin Timberlake <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[I Don't Feel Like Dancin']]" — [[Scissor Sisters]] <small>(4 weeks)</small> * "[[America (Razorlight song)|America]]" — [[Razorlight]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Welcome to the Black Parade]]" – [[My Chemical Romance]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Star Girl (song)|Star Girl]]" – [[McFly (band)|McFly]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Put Your Hands Up For Detroit]]" – [[Fedde Le Grand]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[The Rose (song)|The Rose]]" - [[Westlife]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Smack That]]" - [[Akon]] (Featuring [[Eminem]]) <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Patience (Take That song)|Patience]]" - [[Take That]] <small>(3 weeks)</small> * "[[A Moment Like This]]" - [[Leona Lewis]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> See also: ''[[List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)#2006|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]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Ain't No Other Man]]" — Christina Aguilera <small>(#2)</small> * "[[All Good Things (Come to an End)]]" — [[Nelly Furtado]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[All Time Love]]" — [[Will Young]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Always on Your Side"(with Sting)]] — [[Sheryl Crow]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Amazing (Westlife song)|Amazing]]" - [[Westlife]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Analogue (All I Want)]]" - [[A-Ha]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Angel]]" - [[Pharrell Williams]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#16) (re-release)</small> * "[[Bang Bang You're Dead (song)|Bang Bang You're Dead]]" - [[Dirty Pretty Things (band)|Dirty Pretty Things]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Beat It]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#15) (re-release)</small> * "[[Beautiful Soul]]" - [[Jesse McCartney]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Because I Want You]]" - [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[Beep (song)|Beep]]" — Pussycat Dolls featuring Will.I.Am <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Better Do Better]]" — [[HARD-Fi]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[Billie Jean]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#11) (re-release)</small> * "[[Black Or White]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#18) (re-release)</small> * "[[Bones (The Killers song)|Bones]]" — [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[Boyfriend]]" - [[Ashlee Simpson]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Boys Will Be Boys (song)|Boys Will Be Boys]]" — [[The Ordinary Boys]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Break The Night With Colour]]" - [[Richard Ashcroft]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Bright Idea]]" - [[Orson]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[Burning Benches]]" - [[Morning Runner]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[Buttons]]" — Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Call Me When You're Sober]]" – [[Evanescence]]<small> (#4)</small> * "[[Call on Me (Janet Jackson song)|Call on Me]]" – [[Janet Jackson]] and Nelly <small>(#18)</small> * "[[Chasing Cars]]" — Snow Patrol <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Check on It]]" — [[Beyoncé Knowles]] featuring [[Slim Thug]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Checkin' It Out]]" — [[Lil' Chris]] <small> (#3)</small> * "[[Control Myself]]" — [[LL Cool J]] featuring [[Jennifer Lopez]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Come To Me]]" — [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] featuring [[Nicole Scherzinger]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Country Girl]]" — [[Primal Scream]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Crystal Ball (song)|Crystal Ball]]" – [[Keane (band)|Keane]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Dance Dance]]" - [[Fall Out Boy]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Dancin' (song)|Dancin']]" - [[Aaron Smith (DJ)|Aaron Smith]] Featuring. Luvli <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Dani California]]" — [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Different World]]" - [[Iron Maiden]] <small> (#3)</small> * "[[Dirty Diana]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#17) (re-release)</small> * "[[Don't Bother]]" — Shakira <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#17) (re-release)</small> * "[[Downtown]]" — [[Emma Bunton]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Do You Ever Think Of Me]]" - [[Antony Costa]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)|Dreams]]" - [[Deep Dish]] feat. [[Stevie Nicks]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[Eddie's Song]]" - [[Son Of Dork]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)|Everytime We Touch]]" — [[Cascada]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Faster Kill Pussycat]]" — [[Paul Oakenfold|Oakenfold]] featuring [[Brittany Murphy]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Fill My Little World]]" — [[The Feeling]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[First Time (song)|First Time]]" - [[Sunblock (band)|Sunblock]] feat. [[Robin Beck]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Fly]]" - [[Hilary Duff]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[From Paris to Berlin]]" — [[Infernal (Dance act)|Infernal]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Funny Little Frog]]" - [[Belle & Sebastian]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Get Together (Madonna song)|Get Together]]" — [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[Gold Lion]]" — [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] <small>(#18)</small> * "[[Grow (song)|Grow]]" - [[Kubb (band)|Kubb]] <small>(#18)</small> * "[[Heartbeats]]" - [[José González]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Here We Go]]" - [[Trina]] feat. [[Kelly Rowland]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[Hustler's Ambition]]" - [[50 Cent]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[I'll Be Ready]]" - [[Sunblock (band)|Sunblock]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[I'm with Stupid (Pet Shop Boys song)|I'm with Stupid]]" - [[Pet Shop Boys]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[In The Closet]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#20) (re-release)</small> * "Incredible" - [[Shapeshifters (band)|Shapeshifters]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Irreplaceable]]" — Beyoncé Knowles <small>(#4)</small> * "I See You You See Me" - [[The Magic Numbers]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Is It Any Wonder?]]" — [[Keane (band)|Keane]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Is It Just Me?]]" - [[The Darkness]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[It's All Coming Back To Me Now]]" — [[Meat Loaf]] featuring [[Marion Raven]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Jump In My Car]]" — [[David Hasselhoff]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Knights of Cydonia]]" — [[Muse (band)|Muse]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Leave Me Alone]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#15) (re-release)</small> * "[[Like You]]" - [[Bow Wow]] feat. [[Ciara]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Live With Me (song)|Live With Me]]" - [[Massive Attack]] <small>(#17)</small> * "[[Lost & Found]]" - [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Love don't let me go|Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)]]" — [[David Guetta]] vs. [[The Egg (funk band)|The Egg]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Lovelight]]" - [[Robbie Williams]] <small> (#8)</small> * "Make A Move On Me" - [[Joey Negro]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[Moodswings (To Come At Me Like That)]]" — [[Charlotte Church]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[Most Precious Love]]" - [[Blaze (band)|Blaze]] feat. [[Barbara Tucker]] <small>(#17)</small> * "[[Munich (song)|Munich]]" - [[Editors]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Music Is Power]]" - [[Richard Ashcroft]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Naïve (song)|Naïve]]" - [[The Kooks]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Nature's Law]]" — [[Embrace (British band)|Embrace]] <small>(#2)</small> * "Never Wanna Say" - Soundbwoy Ent <small>(#18)</small> * "[[9 to 5 (Lady Sovereign song)#.22Nine2Five.22 – The Ordinary Boys Vs. Lady Sovereign|Nine2Five]]" — [[The Ordinary Boys]] vs. [[Lady Sovereign]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[No Promises]]" — [[Shayne Ward]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Nothing in My Way|Nothing In My Way]]" – [[Keane (band)|Keane]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[One (Mary J. Blige single)|One]]" — Mary J. Blige featuring [[U2]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[One More Night Alone]]" - [[Friday Hill]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[One Wish]]" - [[Ray J]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]" — Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Pump It]]" — The Black Eyed Peas <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Put Your Records On]]" — [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Run It!]]" — [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Red Dress (song)|Red Dress]]" — [[Sugababes]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Ride A White Horse]]" - [[Goldfrapp]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[Ridin']]" — [[Chamillionaire]] featuring [[Krayzie Bone]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Rock With You]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#15) (re-release)</small> * "[[Rooftops]]" — [[Lostprophets]] <small> (#8)</small> * "[[Rudebox]]" — [[Robbie Williams]] <small> (#4)</small> * "[[Say I]]" - [[Christina Milian]] feat. [[Young Jeezy]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)]]" - [[Hi-Tack]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Sewn]]" - [[The Feeling]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[She Moves In Her Own Way]]" — [[The Kooks]] <small> (#8)</small> * "[[Sleep]]" - [[Texas (band)]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Snow ((Hey Oh))]]" — [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Somebody's Watching Me]]" — [[Beatfreakz]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Something Kinda Ooooh]]" — [[Girls Aloud]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[SOS (Rescue Me)]]" — Rihanna <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Soul Survivor]]" - [[Young Jeezy]] Featuring. [[Akon]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Smooth Criminal]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#19) (re-release)</small> * "[[Speechless (song)|Speechless]]" - [[Mish Mash (band)|Mish Mash]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Standing On My Own Again]]" - [[Graham Coxon]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[Stars Are Blind]]" — Paris Hilton <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Steady As She Goes]]" - [[The Raconteurs]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Stoned In Love]]" - [[Chicane]] feat. [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] <small>(#7)</small> * ";;[[Stupid Girls]]" - [[Pink]] <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Suffer Well]]" - [[Depeche Mode]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[Sugar, We're Going Down]]" - [[Fall Out Boy]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Suzie]]" - [[Boy Kill Boy]] <small>(#17)</small> * "[[Nobody Knows (Pink song)|Nobody Knows]]" — Pink <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Talk (song)|Talk]]" — [[Coldplay]] <small>(#10) (released in 2005)</small> * "[[Piece of My Heart]]" - [[Beverley Knight]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Teenage Life]]" — [[Daz Sampson]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Temperature]]" — Sean Paul <small>(#11)</small> * "[[The Adventure]]" - [[Angels & Airwaves]] <small>(#20)</small> * "[[The Fallen / L. Wells]]" — [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[The Saints Are Coming]]" – [[U2]] and [[Green Day]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[The Way You Make Me Feel]]" - [[Michael Jackson]] <small>(#17) (re-release)</small> * "[[The Weakness In Me]]" - [[Keisha White]] <small>(#17)</small> * "[[The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song]]" - [[Flaming Lips]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Touch It]]" - [[Busta Rhymes]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Touch The Sky]]" — [[Kanye West]] feat. Lupe Fiasco <small>(#6)</small> * "[[U + Ur Hand]]" — Pink <small>(#10)</small> * "Unbelievable" - [[Craig David]] <small>(#18)</small> * "[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]" – Rihanna <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Unpredictable]]" - [[Jamie Foxx]] feat. [[Ludacris]] <small>(#16)</small> * "[[Voodoo Child (song)|Voodoo Child]]" — [[Rogue Traders]] <small>(#3)</small> * "Watchin'" - [[Freemasons]] feat. [[Amanda Wilson]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[Welcome to Wherever You Are]]" — [[Bon Jovi]] <small>(#19)</small> * "[[We Ride (Rihanna song)|We Ride]]" — Rihanna <small>(#17)</small> * "[[When I Think of You]]" - [[Lee Ryan]] <small>(#15)</small> * "[[When You Wasn't Famous]]" — [[The Streets]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[When I'm Gone (Eminem song)|When I'm Gone]]" — Eminem <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Who Am I (Will Young song)|Who Am I]]" - [[Will Young]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[Who Knew (song)|Who Knew]]" — Pink <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Who Says You Can't Go Home]]" — [[Bon Jovi]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Whole Lotta History]]" — [[Girls Aloud]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?]]" - [[The Zutons]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Wind It Up (Gwen Stefani song)|Wind It Up]]" — [[Gwen Stefani]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[Woman in Love]]" - [[Liz McClarnon]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[Wonderful World (James Morrison)|Wonderful World]]" — [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Yo (Excuse Me Miss)]]" — [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#13)</small> * "[[You Don't Love Me]]" - [[The Kooks]] <small>(#12)</small> * "[[You Give Me Something]]" — [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[You Got The Love]]" - [[The Source (musician)|The Source]] feat. [[Candi Staton]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[You Have Killed Me]]" — [[Morrissey]] <small>(#3)</small> * "[[You Only Live Once (song)|You Only Live Once]]" — [[The Strokes]] <small>(#14)</small> * "[[You're All I Have]]" — [[Snow Patrol]] <small>(#7)</small> * "[[You Spin Me Round]]" - [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]] <small>(#5)</small> ===Australia=== * "[[Wasabi (song)|Wasabi/Eye of the Tiger]]" - [[Lee Harding]] <small>(3 weeks)</small> * "[[Run It!]]" - [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] featuring [[Juelz Santana]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[When I'm Gone (Eminem song)|When I'm Gone]]" - [[Eminem]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[Run It!]]" - [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] featuring Juelz Santana <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Love Generation (song)|Love Generation]]" - [[Bob Sinclar]] featuring [[Gary Pine]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Flaunt It (song)|Flaunt It]]" - [[TV Rock]] featuring Seany B <small>(4 weeks)</small> * "[[Forever Young (Alphaville song)|Forever Young]]" - [[Youth Group]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "Flaunt It" - TV Rock featuring Seany B <small>(1 week)</small> * "Forever Young" - Youth Group <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]" - [[Rihanna]] <small>(8 weeks)</small> * "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" - [[Shakira]] featuring [[Wyclef Jean]] <small>(9 weeks)</small> * "[[SexyBack]]" - [[Justin Timberlake]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)]]" - [[Sandi Thom]] <small>(10 weeks)</small> * "[[The Saints Are Coming]]" – [[U2]] and [[Green Day]] <small>(1 week)</small> * "[[I Don't Feel Like Dancin']]" – [[Scissor Sisters]] <small>(2 weeks)</small> * "[[Night of My Life]]" – [[Damien Leith]] <small>(3 weeks)</small> See also: ''[[List of number-one singles in Australia of 2006]]'' '''Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Hit Singles – Singles which have ranked within Top 20''' * "Ain't No Other Man" — Christina Aguilera <small>(#6)</small> * "Beep" — [[The Pussycat Dolls]] featuring will.i.am <small>(#3)</small> * "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" — [[Eskimo Joe]] <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Bossy]]" - [[Kelis]] <small>(#18)</small> * "Buttons" – [[The Pussycat Dolls]] <small>(#2)</small> * "Deja Vu" – Beyoncé Knowles featuring [[Jay-Z]] <small>(#12)</small> * "Dani California" — [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]" - [[Shannon Noll]] & [[Natalie Bassingswaithe]] <small> (#2)</small> * "[[Faded (song)|Faded]]" — [[Kate DeAraugo]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[Goodbye My Lover]]" — [[James Blunt]] <small>(#3)</small> * "Grillz" — Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp <small>(#11)</small> * "Joker & the Thief" - [[Wolfmother]] <small>(#8)</small> * "[[L.O.V.E. (Ashlee Simpson song)|L.O.V.E.]]" — [[Ashlee Simpson]] <small>(#5)</small> * "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado <small>(#4)</small> * "[[Miss Murder]]" — [[AFI (band)|AFI]] <small> (#20)</small> * "[[Mistake (song)|Mistake]]" — [[Stephanie McIntosh]] <small>(#3)</small> * "Nasty Girl" — The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm <small>(#15)</small> * "Nothing at All" — [[Kasey Chambers]] <small>(#9)</small> * "[[Now I Run]]" — [[Shannon Noll]] <small>(#6)</small> * "Promiscuous" — Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland <small>(#2)</small> * "Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas <small>(#6)</small> * "[[Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is]]" - [[Jet (band)|Jet]] <small>(#14)</small> * "Savin' Me" — [[Nickelback]] <small>(#18)</small> * "Sexy Love" — Ne-Yo <small>(#14)</small> * "[[Shine On (Jet song)|Shine On]]" - [[Jet (band)|Jet]] <small>(#20)</small> * "So Sick" — Ne-Yo <small>(#4)</small> * "So Under Pressure" — [[Dannii Minogue]] <small>(#16)</small> * "Sorry" — Madonna <small>(#4)</small> * "Stupid Girls" — [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] <small>(#4)</small> * "Temperature" — [[Sean Paul]] <small>(#5)</small> * "[[This Time I Know It's for Real]]" — [[Young Divas]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Tightrope]]" - [[Stephanie McIntosh]] <small> (#16)</small> * "Touch The Sky" — [[Kanye West]] <small>(#10)</small> * "[[Together We Are One]] — [[Delta Goodrem]] <small>(#2)</small> * "[[U + Ur Hand]] – Pink <small> (#6)</small> * "Unfaithful – [[Rihanna]] <small> (#2)</small> * "[[Watching You]]" - [[Rogue Traders]] <small> (#5)</small> * "[[We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)]]" — [[Crazy Frog]] <small>(#13)</small> * "What's Left of Me" — Nick Lachey <small> (#8)</small> * "[[When It All Falls Apart]]" — [[The Veronicas]] <small>(#7)</small> * "Who Knew" – Pink <small>(#2)</small> * "[[Wisemen]]" — [[James Blunt]] <small>(#11)</small> * "[[Yo (Excuse Me Miss)]]" — [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#10)</small> * "You Raise Me Up" — [[Westlife]] <small>(#3)</small> ==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 ===Opera=== *[[25 August]] - ''The Assassin Tree'' (score: [[Stuart MacRae]], libretto: [[Simon Armitage]]) premiered at the 2006 [[Edinburgh International Festival]]. *[[6 September]] - ''The Assassin Tree'' (score: [[Stuart MacRae]], libretto: [[Simon Armitage]]) opens at the [[Royal Opera House]], [[Covent Garden]], [[London]]. *[[22 September]] - ''A Tempestade'', (score and libretto: [[Ronaldo Miranda]]), based on [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] play [[The Tempest]], premiered at ''Theatro São Pedro'' in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. *[[Jorge Antunes]] – ''[[Olga (opera)|Olga]]'' *[[Tan Dun]] - ''[[The First Emperor]]'' *[[Stephen Hartke]] – ''[[The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif]]'' *[[Ernst Mahle]] – ''[[O Garatuja]]'' *[[Robert Xavier Rodriguez]] — ''[[La Curandera]]'' *[[Ned Rorem]] - ''[[Our Town (opera)|Our Town]]'' *[[Kaija Saariaho]] - ''[[Adriana Mater]]'' *[[S. P. Somtow|Somtow Sucharitkul]] - ''[[Ayodhya (opera)|Ayodhya]]'' ==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 theatre|Broadway]] running [[musical theater|musical]] ever on [[January 9]], at 7486 performances surpassing the previous record holder, ''[[Cats (musical)|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. ==Musical film== * ''[[Bolletjes Blues]]'', a [[Netherlands|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 (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' starring [[Jamie Foxx]], [[Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Danny Glover]] and [[Jennifer Hudson]], released on [[December 15]] * ''[[Hannah Montana (TV series)|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]]. ==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]]. ==Deaths== *[[January 1]] — [[Bryan Harvey]], American singer-guitarist of [[House of Freaks]], 46 *[[January 6]] **[[Lou Rawls]], American soul singer, 72 **[[Alex St. Claire]], American drummer of [[Captain Beefheart]], 64 *[[January 11]] — [[Markus Löffel]], German disc jockey, 39 *[[January 19]] — [[Wilson Pickett]], American singer, 64 *[[January 27]] — [[Gene McFadden]], American singer-songwriter and producer, 56 *[[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 *[[February 15]] — [[Anna Marly]], French singer-songwriter, 88 *[[February 22]] — [[Anthony Burger]], American gospel music pianist, 44 *[[March 7]] — [[Ali Farka Touré]], Malian singer and guitarist, 66 *[[March 10]] — [[Anna Moffo]], American operatic soprano, 75 *[[March 13]] — Geoffrey Wilkes, bassist of The Orange Jam Conspiracy, 18 *[[March 23]] **[[Pío Leyva]], [[Cuba]]n 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 *[[March 27]] — Pete Wells, 48, guitarist of Buffalo & Rose Tattoo *[[April 5]] — [[Gene Pitney]], American singer-songwriter, 65 *[[April 11]] **[[June Pointer]], American singer of [[Pointer Sisters]], 52 **[[Proof (rapper)|Proof]] (DeShaun Holton), American rapper of [[D12]], 32 *[[April 24]] **[[Erik Bergman]], Finnish composer of classical music, 94 **[[Bonnie Owens]], American country singer, 76 *[[April 28]] — [[Ben-Zion Orgad]], Israeli composer, 80 *[[May 1]] — [[Big Hawk]], American rapper, 36 *[[May 5]] — [[Naushad]], Indian composer, 86 *[[May 6]] — [[Grant McLennan]], Australian guitarist and songwriter of [[The Go Betweens]], 48 *[[May 10]] **[[Soraya (musician)|Soraya]], Colombian-American singer, 37 **[[John Hicks (jazz pianist)|John Hicks]], American jazz pianist, 65 *[[May 13]] — [[Johnnie Wilder]], American singer of [[Heatwave (band)|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 *[[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 *[[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 *[[July 3]] **[[Lorraine Hunt Lieberson]], American mezzo-soprano, 52 **[["Smilin" Jack Smith (music)|Jack Smith]], American singer, 92 *[[July 7]] **[[Syd Barrett]], English singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding-member of [[Pink Floyd]], 60 **[[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 13]] — [[Ade Monsbourgh]], Australian jazz musician, 89 *[[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 (musician)|Arthur Lee]], American guitarist and vocalist of [[Love (band)|Love]], 61 *[[August 4]] – [[Monroe Clark]], English-born Violinist, 70 *[[August 16]] — [[Jon Nödtveidt]], Swedish singer of [[Dissection (band)|Dissection]], 31 *[[August 19]] — [[Joseph Hill]], [[Jamaica]]n lead singer of [[roots reggae]] group [[Culture (band)|Culture]], 57 *[[August 22]] — [[Bruce Gary]], American drummer of [[The Knack]], 55 *[[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 for [[Napalm Death]], 37 *[[August 28]] - [[Pip Pyle]], English drummer for[[Hatfield and the North]], [[National Health]], and [[Gong]], 56 *[[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 saxaphonist 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 *[[October 23]] **[[Lebo Mathosa]], singer, 29 (car accident) **[[Leonid Hambro]], pianist, 86 *[[October 26]] — [[Rogério Duprat]], composer, 74 *[[November 1]] **[[Azusa Plane|Jason DiEmilio]], [[guitar]]ist (The Azusa Plane), 36 **[[Buddy Killen]], record producer and founder of [[Dial Records (1964)|Dial Records]], 73 **[[Silvio Varviso]], conductor, 82 *[[November 3]] – [[Paul Mauriat]], orchestra leader, 81 *[[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]], [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[banda music|banda]] singer, 27 *[[November 30]] - [[Shirley Walker]], film composer, 61 *[[December 2]] - [[Mariska Veres]], singer with [[Shocking Blue]], 59 *[[December 6]] - [[Darren Brown (musician)|Darren Brown]], AKA Wiz, former frontman of [[Mega City Four]], 44 * [[December 8]] - [[Martha Tilton]], US big band singer, 91 *[[December 9]] - [[Georgia Gibbs]], US singer, 87 *[[December 11]] - [[Homer Ledford]], [[bluegrass music]]ian, 79 *[[December 13]] - [[Robert Long (singer)|Robert Long]], singer and TV presenter, 63 *[[December 14]] - [[Ahmet Ertegün]], co-founder of [[Atlantic Records]], 83 *[[December 16]] - [[Pnina Salzman]], pianist, 84 *[[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 *[[December 23]] - [[Ken Fischer]], Amplifier technician and innovator, 61 *[[December 25]] - [[James Brown]], American singer, 73 *[[December 27]] - [[Pierre Delanoë]], [[France|French]] [[lyricist]], 88 ==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]] *[[NME Awards|2006 NME Awards]] *[[World Music Awards|2006 World Music Awards]] *[[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] *[[Mercury Music Prize|Nationwide Mercury Prize 2006]] *[[MTV Australia Video Music Awards]] *[[MTV Europe Music Awards 2006]] ==External charts== *[http://www.subculturemagazine.com/specialsdetails.php?id=12 Top 50 Albums For 2006 - Subculture Magazine UK] *[http://www.fulleffectmagazine.com/node/322 Revolution 91.7's Top 30 Songs of 2006] *[http://www.mxdwn.com/album-contest.php mxdwn.com's User-Submitted AOTY/SOTY 2006] *[http://www.opentomusic.co.uk/2006/12/26/opens-best-albums-of-2006/ Open's Top 10 albums of 2006] ==References== <references/> ==See also== * [[2006 in British music|2006 in music (UK)]] * [[Top Hot 100 Hits of 2006|''Billboard'''s Top Hot 100 Hits of 2006]] * [[2006 in Swiss music|2006 in music (Switzerland)]] * [[:Category:Musical groups established in 2006|Musical groups established in 2006]] * [[:Category:Record labels established in 2006|Record labels established in 2006]] * [[2006|Other events of 2006]] * [[list of musical events|List of 'years in music']] [[Category:2006 in music| ]] [[cs:2006 v hudbě]] [[es:2006 en la música]] [[fr:2006 en musique]] [[he:2006 במוזיקה]] [[ka:2006 წელი მუსიკაში]] [[lt:2006 m. muzikoje]] [[nl:2006 (muziek)]] [[ja:2006年の音楽]] [[pl:2006 w muzyce]] [[ru:2006 год в музыке]] [[sv:Musikåret 2006]] [[zh:2006年音乐]]