List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2006

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.^[1] 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.^[2] During the year, 31 singles reached number one.

Dutch DJ Fedde le Grand had the biggest-selling dance hit of 2006 with his single "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit".

The biggest-selling dance hit of 2006 was "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" by Fedde le Grand^[3]—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,^[3] which sold roughly 137,000 copies, and "Sorry" by Madonna,^[3] 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

DJ Fresh was one of only two acts to top the UK Dance Chart with more than one single in 2006.

Madonna topped the dance chart three times during 2006.

David Guetta had one of the biggest-selling dance hits of the year with "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)".

Armand van Helden reached number one on UK Dance Chart with a rerelease of his 2004 track "My My My".

Jamiroquai topped the dance chart in June with "Space Cowboy", which was originally released in 1994.

Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Record label	Reference
7 January	"Doctor Pressure"	Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine	Breastfed	[4]
14 January	"Dancin'"	Aaron Smith featuring Luvli	B.O.S.S.	[5]
21 January	"Muscle Car"	Mylo featuring Freeform Five	Breastfed	[2]
28 January	"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)"	Hi-Tack	Gusto	[2]
4 February				[6]
11 February	"Jealousy"	Martin Solveig	Defected	[7]
18 February				[8]
25 February	"The Immortal" / "Living Daylights"	DJ Fresh	Breakbeat Kaos	[8]
4 March	"Doctor Pressure"	Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine	Breastfed	[4]
11 March	"Sorry"	Madonna	Warner Bros.	[9]
18 March				[9]
25 March	"Make a Move on Me"	Joey Negro with Taka Boom	Data	[10]
1 April				[11]
8 April				[12]
15 April	"Speechless"	Mish Mash		[13]
22 April	"Never Had a Dream"	Total Science	C.I.A.	[14]
29 April	"True Skool"	Coldcut featuring Roots Manuva	Ninja Tune	[15]
6 May				[16]
13 May	"Somebody's Watching Me"	Beatfreakz	Data	[17]
20 May	"Nervous"	DJ Fresh featuring Mary	Breakbeat Kaos	[18]
27 May				[19]
3 June				[20]
10 June	"Space Cowboy"	Jamiroquai	Columbia	[21]
17 June	"The Way You Love Me"	Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz	Defected	[21]
24 June	"My My My"	Armand Van Helden featuring Tara McDonald	Southern Fried	[22]
1 July				[23]
8 July	"That Old Pair of Jeans"	Fatboy Slim	Skint	[23]
15 July	"We Are Your Friends"	Justice vs. Simian	10	[24]
22 July				[25]
29 July	"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"	Fedde le Grand	CR2	[26]
5 August	"Get Together"	Madonna	Warner Bros.	[27]
12 August				[27]
19 August	"Take It"	Tom Novy & Lima	Data	[28]
26 August	"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)"	David Guetta vs. The Egg	Gusto	[28]
2 September				[29]
9 September	"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"	Fedde le Grand	CR2	[30]
16 September	"The Cure & the Cause"	Fish Go Deep featuring Tracey K	Defected	[31]
23 September	"Anthem 2006"	N-Joi	RCA	[32]
30 September	"Painkiller"	Freestylers and Pendulum with SirReal	Against the Grain	[33]
7 October	"Changes"	Chris Lake featuring Laura V	Apollo	[34]
14 October	"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"	Fedde le Grand	CR2	[35]
21 October	"Don't Stop the Music"	Bugz in the Attic	Nurture	[36]
28 October	"Drive In Drive By"	Baron	Breakbeat Kaos	[37]
4 November	"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"	Fedde le Grand	Data	[37]
11 November	"Yeah Yeah"	Bodyrox	Eye Industries/UMTV	[38]
18 November	"Jump"	Madonna	Warner Bros.	[39]
25 November				[40]
2 December	"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"	Fedde le Grand	Data	[41]
9 December				[41]
16 December	"Elektro"	Outwork featuring Mr Gee	Defected	[42]
23 December	"Put Your Hands Up for Detroit"	Fedde le Grand	Data	[43]
30 December				[44]

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