The UK Dance Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the biggest-selling dance singles in the United Kingdom, and is compiled by The Official Charts Company. The dates listed in the menus below represent the Saturday after the Sunday the chart was announced, as per the way the dates are given in chart publications such as the ones produced by Billboard, Guinness, and Virgin. In 2006, the chart was based on sales of CD singles and 12-inch singles, and was published in the UK magazines ChartsPlus and Music Week and on BBC Radio 1's official website. During the year, 31 singles reached number one.
The biggest-selling dance hit of 2006 was "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" by Fedde le Grand—it sold approximately 184,000 copies in the UK and topped the UK Singles Chart. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" was also the longest-running number one of year, spending nine weeks at the top over six separate runs. Other high-selling dance singles included "Somebody's Watching Me" by Beatfreakz, which sold roughly 137,000 copies, and "Sorry" by Madonna, which sold approximately 136,000 singles. "Sorry" also topped the UK Singles Chart. Three acts topped the chart with more than one single. They were: Mylo, DJ Fresh and Madonna. The only act to top the chart with more than two singles was Madonna, who reached number one with three different singles during the year.
Chart history
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Record labelReference7 January"Doctor Pressure"Mylo vs. Miami Sound MachineBreastfed14 January"Dancin'"Aaron Smithfeaturing LuvliB.O.S.S.21 January"Muscle Car"Mylo featuringFreeform FiveBreastfed28 January"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)"Hi-TackGusto4 February11 February"Jealousy"Martin SolveigDefected18 February25 February"The Immortal" / "Living Daylights"DJ FreshBreakbeat Kaos4 March"Doctor Pressure"Mylo vs. Miami Sound MachineBreastfed11 March"Sorry"MadonnaWarner Bros.18 March25 March"Make a Move on Me"Joey Negro with Taka BoomData1 April8 April15 April"Speechless"Mish Mash22 April"Never Had a Dream"Total ScienceC.I.A.29 April"True Skool"Coldcut featuringRoots ManuvaNinja Tune6 May13 May"Somebody's Watching Me"BeatfreakzData20 May"Nervous"DJ Freshfeaturing MaryBreakbeat Kaos27 May3 June10 June"Space Cowboy"JamiroquaiColumbia17 June"The Way You Love Me"Ron Hall & The MuthafunkazDefected24 June"My My My"Armand Van Heldenfeaturing Tara McDonaldSouthern Fried1 July8 July"That Old Pair of Jeans"Fatboy SlimSkint15 July"We Are Your Friends"Justice vs. Simian1022 July29 July"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"Fedde le GrandCR25 August"Get Together"MadonnaWarner Bros.12 August19 August"Take It"Tom Novy & LimaData26 August"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)"David Guetta vs. The EggGusto2 September9 September"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"Fedde le GrandCR216 September"The Cure & the Cause"Fish Go Deepfeaturing Tracey KDefected23 September"Anthem 2006"N-JoiRCA30 September"Painkiller"Freestylers and Pendulumwith SirRealAgainst the Grain7 October"Changes"Chris Lakefeaturing Laura VApollo14 October"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"Fedde le GrandCR221 October"Don't Stop the Music"Bugz in the AtticNurture28 October"Drive In Drive By"BaronBreakbeat Kaos4 November"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"Fedde le GrandData11 November"Yeah Yeah"BodyroxEye Industries/UMTV18 November"Jump"MadonnaWarner Bros.25 November2 December"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"Fedde le GrandData9 December16 December"Elektro"Outwork featuring Mr GeeDefected23 December"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"Fedde le GrandData30 December
See also List of number-one singles of 2006 (UK) List of UK Dance Albums Chart number ones of 2006 List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2006 List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2006
References General
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External links Dance Singles Chart at The Official UK Charts Company UK Top 40 Dance Singles at BBC Radio 1