List of number-one singles of 2006 (Australia)

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.^[1] 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.

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Sandi Thom's "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" was the biggest-selling single of 2006, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for ten consecutive weeks.

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.^[2] 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.^[3] Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks, Rihanna's "SOS" stayed at number-one for eight consecutive weeks,^[4][5] 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

Rihanna's "SOS" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks, becoming her first number-one single on the chart.

Key

The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2006.

Date	Song	Artist(s)	Ref.
1 January	"Wasabi"/"Eye of the Tiger"	Lee Harding	[6]
8 January
15 January
22 January	"Run It!"	Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana	[7]
29 January	"When I'm Gone"	Eminem	[8]
5 February	"Run It!"	Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana	[7]
12 February
19 February	"Love Generation"	Bob Sinclar presents Goleo VI featuring Gary "Nesta" Pine	[9]
26 February
5 March	"Flaunt It"	TV Rock featuring Seany B	[10]
12 March
19 March
26 March
2 April	"Forever Young"	Youth Group	[11]
9 April	"Flaunt It"	TV Rock featuring Seany B	[10]
16 April	"Forever Young"	Youth Group	[11]
23 April	"SOS"	Rihanna	[5]
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June	"Hips Don't Lie"	Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean	[4]
25 June
2 July
9 July
16 July
23 July
30 July
6 August
13 August
20 August	"SexyBack"	Justin Timberlake	[12]
27 August
3 September	"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"	Sandi Thom	[3]
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
12 November	"The Saints Are Coming"	U2 and Green Day	[13]
19 November	"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"	Scissor Sisters	[14]
26 November
3 December	"Night of My Life"	Damien Leith	[15]
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December	"Irreplaceable"	Beyoncé	[16]

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)