So Beyoncé and JT kind of owned the charts…

 

 

But we also saw hits from the likes of Fergie, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, Xtina, JoJo, P!nk, Shakira, & Gwen that year…

 

 

 

 

Who was THE 2006 moment?

Here in Europe it was easily Nelly Furtado

Mariah Carey won three of her eight nominations, her first Grammys since 1991.

 

Mary J. Blige's single "Be Without You" ends its 15th week at number one on the US Billboard R&B chart, making it the most successful R&B song in history.

 

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.

 

Shakira's single "Hips Don't Lie" sells 266,500 downloads in its first week of availability, overtaking D4L's record of 175,000. "Hips Don't Lie" also breaks another record, gaining the greatest airplay in a single week with 9,657 plays, breaking Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" record of 9,582.

 

 

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits

 

• "Check on It" – Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug (5 weeks)
• "Don't Forget About Us" – Mariah Carey (1 week in 2005/1 week in 2006)
• "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2 weeks)
• "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (3 weeks in 2006/7 weeks in 2007)
• "London Bridge" – Fergie (3 weeks)
• "Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (6 weeks)
• "SOS (Rescue Me)" – Rihanna (3 weeks)

 

The Official UK No. 1 Singles

 

• "Déjà Vu" – Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z (1 week)
• "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (4 weeks, 5 weeks in total)
• "Maneater" – Nelly Furtado (3 weeks)
• "A Moment Like This" – Leona Lewis (2 weeks)
• "Smile" – Lily Allen (2 weeks)
• "Sorry" – Madonna (1 week)

 

 

Australia

• "SOS" – Rihanna (8 weeks)

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This owned my 2006 and still continues to slay me today! 
 

 

All of them were popular but I think in Germany it was Nelly Furtado. Her music was everywhere. 

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My Chemical Romance !

Cici

Never realized it before but 2006 was kind of a pop girl renaissance 

 

so many hits and smashery

 

ot: gorillaz

 

Miss Hannah Montana, of course. 

SMACK THAT - AKON

idk girl I was 5

Fergie and Gwen. Also Jordin Sparks came to mind but I think she owned 2007.

Miss Clarkson with Breakaway 

Hannah definitely owned my 2006  But I passively heard a lot of Bey, Nelly, Fergie, and Gwen around that time

Nelly, Fergie and Beyonce 

 

Nelly kinda owned globally and Fergie kinda owned the U.S. 

Furtado and Timberlake. 

To me in the States it was Fergie. Every single from The Dutchess was inescapable, I used to see the video for Clumsy on MTV like every day.

Sharpay

 

US: Fergie, Beyoncé and Justin

WW: Nelly F.

It's interesting that Rihanna won Female Artist of the Year at the Billboard Awards in 2006 even though she was arguably not even top 3 that year, but there's that. Objectively, I'd say it was either Nelly or Fergie.

Bey ruled my last.fm charts that year. B'Day 

 

Nelly, Fergie, Gwen ruled the girlies. 

 

A Girl Like Me was huge in Canada, so Rih too.

 

Akon and Timberlake were the biggest boys.

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5 hours ago, skizzo said:

Here in Europe it was easily Nelly Furtado

2006 and 2007 even more 

 

2007 Year End Charts:

Loose - #1 Album 

All Good Things - #2

Say It Right - #4 

Give It To Me - #11

 

 

JT definitely as far as US goes.

Justin, Nelly and Fergie