The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales. In 2006, 14 singles claimed the top spot, including Lee Harding's "Wasabi"/"Eye of the Tiger", which started its peak position in late 2005.
Thirteen acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia, either as a lead or featured artist: Chris Brown, Bob Sinclar, Gary Pine, TV Rock, Seany B, Youth Group, Rihanna, Wyclef Jean, Sandi Thom, Green Day, Scissor Sisters, Damien Leith and Beyoncé. Five collaborations topped the chart. Thom's "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" was the longest-running number-one single of 2006, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for ten consecutive weeks. Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks, Rihanna's "SOS" stayed at number-one for eight consecutive weeks, TV Rock's "Flaunt It" stayed at number-one for five weeks and Leith spent four weeks at number-one with "Night of My Life".
Chart history
+KeyThe yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2006. DateSongArtist(s)Ref.1 January "Wasabi"/"Eye of the Tiger" Lee Harding 8 January15 January22 January "Run It!" Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana 29 January "When I'm Gone" Eminem 5 February "Run It!" Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana 12 February19 February "Love Generation" Bob Sinclar presents Goleo VI featuring Gary "Nesta" Pine 26 February5 March "Flaunt It" TV Rock featuring Seany B 12 March19 March26 March2 April "Forever Young" Youth Group 9 April "Flaunt It" TV Rock featuring Seany B 16 April "Forever Young" Youth Group 23 April "SOS" Rihanna 30 April7 May14 May21 May28 May4 June11 June18 June "Hips Don't Lie" Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean 25 June2 July9 July16 July23 July30 July6 August13 August20 August "SexyBack" Justin Timberlake 27 August3 September "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" Sandi Thom 10 September17 September24 September1 October8 October15 October22 October29 October5 November12 November "The Saints Are Coming" U2 and Green Day 19 November "I Don't Feel Like Dancin" Scissor Sisters 26 November3 December "Night of My Life" Damien Leith 10 December17 December24 December31 December "Irreplaceable" Beyoncé
Number-one artists Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Sandi Thom 10 2 Shakira 9 2 Wyclef Jean (as featuring) 9 3 Rihanna 8 4 TV Rock 5 4 Seany B (as featuring) 5 5 Damien Leith 4 6 Lee Harding 3 6 Chris Brown 3 6 Juelz Santana (as featuring) 3 7 Bob Sinclar 2 7 Gary Pine (as featuring) 2 7 Youth Group 2 7 Justin Timberlake 2 7 Scissor Sisters 2 8 Eminem 1 8 U2 1 8 Green Day 1 8 Beyoncé 1
See also 2006 in music List of number-one albums of 2006 (Australia)
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