Number-one dance airplay hits of 2006 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard
magazine Hot Dance Airplay number one hits of 2006.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
Billboard (magazine)
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magazine Hot Dance Airplay number one hits of 2006.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist | Remixer(s) |
| January 7 | "Don't Forget About Us Don't Forget About Us "Don't Forget About Us" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox and Johntá Austin, and released as the fifth single for the re-issue of her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi... " |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... |
Ralphi Rosario Ralphi Rosario Ralphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school... ; Craig J.; Quentin Harris Quentin Harris Quentin Harris is a New York City-based house music producer, remixer and DJ. He is active in the gay, underground, and pop-dance music scenes... ; Tony Moran Tony Moran Anthony "Tony" Moran is a remixer/producer and DJ known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Walk Away" featuring Kristine W.-Career:... |
| January 14 | "Don't Forget About Us" | Mariah Carey | |
| January 21 | "Don't Forget About Us" | Mariah Carey | |
| January 28 | "Everytime We Touch Everytime We Touch (Cascada song) "Everytime We Touch" is the debut single by German dance act Cascada, which borrows the chorus from Maggie Reilly's song of the same name. The song was produced by Manuel Reuter and Yann Pfeiffer. It was a worldwide dance-hit in early 2006... " |
Cascada Cascada Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"... |
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| February 4 | "Everytime We Touch" | Cascada | |
| February 11 | "Everytime We Touch" | Cascada | |
| February 18 | "Sorry Sorry (Madonna song) "Sorry" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. It was written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price and released as the second single from the album on February 28, 2006. It later appeared on Celebration, her 2009 greatest hits... " |
Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards.... ; Paul Oakenfold Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew... |
| February 25 | "Sorry" | Madonna | |
| March 4 | "Sorry" | Madonna | |
| March 11 | "Sorry" | Madonna | |
| March 18 | "Sorry" | Madonna | |
| March 25 | "Sorry" | Madonna | |
| April 1 | "Sorry" | Madonna | |
| April 8 | "Be Without You Be Without You "Be Without You" is an R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, and Jason Perry for Blige's seventh studio album The Breakthrough. It was released as the album's lead single in late 2005. It was produced by Cox and released as the album's first... " |
Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... |
Moto Blanco Moto Blanco Moto Blanco is an English DJ and electronic music duo consisting of Danny Harrison and Arthur Smith.They are also regularly joined by british record producer Jon Cohen.-History:... |
| April 15 | "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige | |
| April 22 | "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige | |
| April 29 | "SOS SOS (Rihanna song) "SOS" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her second studio album, A Girl like Me. The song was produced by J. R. Rotem and written by Rotem and Evan "Kidd" Bogart. It was released as the lead single from the album... " |
Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers... |
Jason Nevins Jason Nevins Jason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's... , Chris Cox Chris Cox (DJ) Chris Cox is a dance music producer, remixer, and DJ from USA and has worked on over 400 records. He has had a total of 40 Billboard dance chart number ones as part of the hitmaking remix team Thunderpuss, and others with Pusaka and as a solo artist. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2004 for his... |
| May 6 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| May 13 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| May 20 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| May 27 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| June 3 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| June 10 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| June 17 | "SOS" | Rihanna | |
| June 24 | "Get Together" | Madonna | Jacques Lu Cont; Tiefschwarz Tiefschwarz Tiefschwarz is an electro house group comprising brothers, Alexander "Ali" and Sebastian "Basti" Schwarz, which formed in Stuttgart in 1996. Peter Hoff, who runs the Benztown studios in Stuttgart, joined later, and completed the first Tiefschwarz production team... |
| July 1 | "What's Left of Me What's Left of Me (song) "What's Left of Me" is a song originally recorded by American singer Nick Lachey, as first single of his second album, What's Left of Me. The ballad expresses how Lachey feels about the divorce situation with his ex-wife Jessica Simpson... " |
Nick Lachey Nick Lachey Nicholas Scott "Nick" Lachey is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and television personality. Lachey rose to fame as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees. He later starred in the reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson. He has released... |
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| July 8 | "What's Left of Me" | Nick Lachey | |
| July 15 | "Get Together" | Madonna | |
| July 22 | "Get Together" | Madonna | |
| July 29 | "Get Together" | Madonna | |
| August 5 | "Unfaithful Unfaithful (song) "Unfaithful" is a ballad written by Ne-Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen for R&B singer Rihanna's second album, A Girl like Me. It was produced by Stargate and released as the album's second single in mid-2006. The music also featured, with Tamil lyrics, as the song, "Unakenna Naan" in... " |
Rihanna | Tony Moran |
| August 12 | "Unfaithful" | Rihanna | |
| August 19 | "Unfaithful" | Rihanna | |
| August 26 | "Ain't No Other Man Ain't No Other Man "Ain't No Other Man" is a song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics... " |
Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994... |
Ospina & Sullivan; Junior Vasquez Junior Vasquez Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:... ; Shapeshifters Shapeshifters (band) The Shapeshifters are Simon Marlin and Max Reich, a house music production duo based in London, England. They have a recording contract with Defected Records, and were previously signed to Positiva... |
| September 2 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Christina Aguilera | |
| September 9 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Christina Aguilera | |
| September 16 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Christina Aguilera | |
| September 23 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Christina Aguilera | |
| September 30 | "SexyBack SexyBack "SexyBack" is a song by American recording artist Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on July 7, 2006, by Jive Records as the lead single from the album... " |
Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez... |
Armand Van Helden Armand Van Helden Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1... , Richard Vission Richard Vission Richard "Humpty" Vission is a house music producer, remixer and DJ born Richard Gonzalez in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California.... |
| October 7 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake | |
| October 14 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake | |
| October 21 | "What a Feeling" | Peter Luts Peter Luts Peter Luts is a DJ/Remixer/Producer from Belgium. He is also better known to his fans as a member of the vocal trance act Lasgo and as the producer behind the group AnnaGrace .... & Dominico |
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| October 28 | "What a Feeling" | Peter Luts & Dominico | |
| November 4 | "What a Feeling" | Peter Luts & Dominico | |
| November 11 | "Jump Jump (Madonna song) "Jump" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. Written by Madonna, Stuart Price and Joe Henry, the song was supposed to be released as the third single of the album... " |
Madonna | Axwell Axwell Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello... ; Jacques Lu Cont Stuart Price Stuart Price is a three time Grammy-winning British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer whose remixing and production skills are in demand by artists including New Order, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon... ; Junior Sanchez Junior Sanchez Junior Sanchez is a record producer, DJ, artist, and remixer. His remixing and production skills are in demand by artists, including Madonna, Gorrilaz, Daft Punk, Placebo, Shakira, Les Rythmes Digitales, and Róisín Murphy. Junior Sanchez has produced albums and tracks for Katy Perry, Ima Robot,... |
| November 18 | "Jump" | Madonna | |
| November 25 | "Jump" | Madonna | |
| December 2 | "Jump" | Madonna | |
| December 9 | "Jump" | Madonna | |
| December 16 | "My Love My Love (Justin Timberlake song) "My Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on September 26, 2006, by Jive Records as the second single from the album... " |
Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records.... |
Paul Oakenfold Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew... ; Linus Loves Linus Loves Linus Loves is a British dance music group and remix/production musical ensemble. The group originally consisted of DJs and producers Duncan Reid and Kevin McKay, after they co-founded Breastfed Recordings together in 2002 with Myles MacInnes... , Hani Hani - Toponym :* Hani, an island in Iceland, part of the Vestmannaeyjar islands* Hani, Turkey, a district of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey* Hani, Ghana, a town in Wenchi District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana- Ethnonym :... |
| December 23 | "My Love" | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. | |
| December 30 | "My Love" | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. | |
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