# List of top 10 singles for 2006 in Australia

This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 2006.

## Top-ten singles
### Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| ◁ | Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut |
| (#) | 2006 Year-end top 10 single position and rank |
List of ARIA top ten singles that peaked in 2006 :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| Singles from 2005 |||||||
| 21 November | "Push the Button" | Sugababes | 3 | 9 January | 10 |
| 5 December | "Stickwitu" ◁ | The Pussycat Dolls | 2 | 9 January | 11 |
| 12 December | "Everything I'm Not" | The Veronicas | 7 | 16 January | 8 |
| 19 December | "Goodbye My Lover" ◁ | James Blunt | 3 | 16 January | 16 |
| Singles from 2006 |||||||
| 2 January | "Lift" | Shannon Noll | 10 | 2 January | 2 |
| 23 January | "Run It!" ◁ | Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana | 1 | 23 January | 9 |
| 23 January | "When I'm Gone" ◁ | Eminem | 1 | 30 January | 7 |
| 23 January | "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" ◁ | Lindsay Lohan | 7 | 23 January | 1 |
| 23 January | "Just Feel Better" ◁ | Santana featuring Steven Tyler | 7 | 13 February | 5 |
| 30 January | "Far Away" ◁ | Nickelback | 2 | 6 February | 6 |
| 30 January | "Love Generation" ◁ | Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine | 1 | 20 February | 13 |
| 30 January | "If It's Lovin' That You Want" ◁ | Rihanna | 9 | 30 January | 3 |
| 6 February | "Watching You" ◁ | Rogue Traders | 5 | 13 February | 7 |
| 20 February | "Flaunt It" (#2) ◁ | TV Rock featuring Seany B | 1 | 6 March | 22 |
| 20 February | "Pump It" ◁ | The Black Eyed Peas | 6 | 27 February | 9 |
| 27 February | "Wake Up" ◁ | The Living End | 5 | 27 February | 1 |
| 27 February | "Faded" ◁ | Kate DeAraugo | 8 | 27 February | 2 |
| 6 March | "L.O.V.E." ◁ | Ashlee Simpson | 5 | 6 March | 3 |
| 6 March | "You Raise Me Up" | Westlife | 3 | 15 May | 11 |
| 13 March | "Forever Young" (#7) ◁ | Youth Group | 1 | 3 April | 15 |
| 13 March | "Sorry" ◁ | Madonna | 4 | 13 March | 3 |
| 20 March | "Stupid Girls" ◁ | Pink | 4 | 20 March | 6 |
| 27 March | "When It All Falls Apart" ◁ | The Veronicas | 7 | 3 April | 7 |
| 3 April | "Beep" ◁ | The Pussycat Dolls featuring Will.i.am | 3 | 3 April | 11 |
| 3 April | "All I Hear" | Kate Alexa | 9 | 3 April | 2 |
| 10 April | "Together We Are One" ◁ | Delta Goodrem | 2 | 10 April | 7 |
| 17 April | "So Sick" ◁ | Ne-Yo | 4 | 12 June | 11 |
| 17 April | "Touch the Sky" ◁ | Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco | 10 | 17 April | 1 |
| 24 April | "SOS" ◁ | Rihanna | 1 | 24 April | 12 |
| 1 May | "Now I Run" ◁ | Shannon Noll | 6 | 1 May | 2 |
| 8 May | "Crazy" ◁ | Gnarls Barkley | 2 | 5 June | 13 |
| 15 May | "This Time I Know It's for Real" (#6) ◁ | Young Divas | 2 | 22 May | 14 |
| 15 May | "Dani California" ◁ | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 8 | 29 May | 5 |
| 29 May | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | Eskimo Joe | 6 | 26 June | 10 |
| 29 May | "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" ◁ | Chris Brown | 10 | 29 May | 2 |
| 12 June | "Running" ◁ | Evermore | 5 | 19 June | 3 |
| 19 June | "Hips Don't Lie" (#3) ◁ | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | 1 | 19 June | 14 |
| 19 June | "Who Knew" (#9) ◁ | Pink | 2 | 3 July | 13 |
| 26 June | "Temperature" | Sean Paul | 5 | 10 July | 7 |
| 26 June | "A Slow Descent" | The Butterfly Effect | 9 | 26 June | 1 |
| 3 July | "Promiscuous" (#10) ◁ | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland | 2 | 17 July | 12 |
| 10 July | "What's Left of Me" | Nick Lachey | 7 | 14 August | 9 |
| 17 July | "Stars Are Blind" ◁ | Paris Hilton | 7 | 17 July | 2 |
| 24 July | "Unfaithful" ◁ | Rihanna | 2 | 24 July | 11 |
| 31 July | "Buttons" ◁ | The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg | 2 | 31 July | 12 |
| 31 July | "Nothing at All" ◁ | Kasey Chambers | 9 | 31 July | 1 |
| 7 August | "Mistake" ◁ | Stephanie McIntosh | 3 | 7 August | 9 |
| 7 August | "Ain't No Other Man" ◁ | Christina Aguilera | 6 | 7 August | 6 |
| 14 August | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" (#1) | Sandi Thom | 1 | 4 September | 21 |
| 21 August | "SexyBack" (#4) ◁ | Justin Timberlake | 1 | 21 August | 15 |
| 11 September | "Lonely" | Shannon Noll | 8 | 11 September | 2 |
| 18 September | "London Bridge" ◁ | Fergie | 3 | 18 September | 7 |
| 18 September | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (#5) ◁ | Scissor Sisters | 1 | 20 November | 18 |
| 25 September | "Taller, Stronger, Better" ◁ | Guy Sebastian | 3 | 25 September | 6 |
| 25 September | "Call Me When You're Sober" ◁ | Evanesence | 5 | 25 September | 6 |
| 25 September | "Maneater" ◁ | Nelly Furtado | 3 | 6 November | 8 |
| 9 October | "U + Ur Hand" ◁ | Pink | 5 | 16 October | 9 |
| 9 October | "When You Were Young" | The Killers | 10 | 9 October | 3 |
| 30 October | "You Give Me Something" ◁ | James Morrison | 7 | 6 November | 2 |
| 6 November | "I Don't Need a Man" ◁ | The Pussycat Dolls | 6 | 6 November | 5 |
| 6 November | "Joker & the Thief" ◁ | Wolfmother | 8 | 6 November | 1 |
| 13 November | "The Saints Are Coming" ◁ | U2 and Green Day | 1 | 13 November | 4 |
| 13 November | "Live for Love" ◁ | Anthony Callea | 9 | 13 November | 1 |
| 20 November | "My Love" ◁ | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. | 3 | 27 November | 11 |
| 20 November | "Hurt" | Christina Aguilera | 9 | 20 November | 1 |
| 27 November | "Happenin' All Over Again" | Young Divas | 9 | 27 November | 2 |
| 4 December | "Night of My Life" ◁ | Damien Leith | 1 | 4 December | 5 |
| 11 December | "Don't Give Up" ◁ | Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 2 | 18 December | 11 |

### 2005 peaks

List of ARIA top ten singles in 2006 that peaked in 2005 :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| 14 November | "Hung Up" ◁ | Madonna | 1 | 14 November | 11 |
| 14 November | "Moonshine" ◁ | Savage featuring Akon | 9 | 14 November | 2 |
| 21 November | "My Humps" ◁ | The Black Eyed Peas | 1 | 21 November | 9 |
| 5 December | "Maybe Tonight" ◁ | Kate DeAraugo | 1 | 5 December | 7 |
| 5 December | "Because of You" ◁ | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | 5 December | 7 |
| 19 December | "Wasabi" (#8) ◁ | Lee Harding | 1 | 19 December | 10 |

### 2007 peaks

List of ARIA top ten singles in 2006 that peaked in 2007 :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| 23 October | "Light Surrounding You" ◁ | Evermore | 1 | 22 January | 15 |
| 13 November | "Smack That" ◁ | Akon featuring Eminem | 2 | 1 January | 15 |
| 13 November | "Irreplaceable" ◁ | Beyoncé | 1 | 1 January | 13 |
| 11 December | "Wind It Up" ◁ | Gwen Stefani | 5 | 8 January | 7 |
| 11 December | "Fergalicious" | Fergie featuring Will.i.am | 4 | 15 January | 9 |

## Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2006, including songs that reached their peak in 2005 and 2007. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2006 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Songs |
| 4 | Fergie (including songs as part of The Black Eyed Peas) | 22 | "Fergalicious", "London Bridge", "My Humps", "Pump It" |
| 4 | Kate DeAraugo (includes songs as part of Young Divas) | 21 | "Faded", "Happenin' All Over Again", "Maybe Tonight", "This Time I Know It's for Real" |
| 4 | The Pussycat Dolls | 35 | "Beep", "Buttons", "I Don't Need a Man", "Stickwitu" |
| 4 | Shannon Noll | 9 | "Don't Give Up", "Lift", "Lonely", "Now I Run" |
| 4 | Will.i.am (includes songs as part of The Black Eyed Peas) | 23 | "Beep", "Fergalicious", "My Humps", "Pump It" |
| 3 | Pink | 17 | "Stupid Girls", "U + Ur Hand", "Who Knew" |
| 3 | Rihanna | 26 | "If It's Lovin' That You Want", "SOS", "Unfaithful" |
| 2 | Akon | 8 | "Moonshine", "Smack That" |
| 2 | The Black Eyed Peas | 12 | "My Humps", "Pump It" |
| 2 | Chris Brown | 11 | "Run It!", "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" |
| 2 | Christina Aguilera | 7 | "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" |
| 2 | Eminem | 14 | "Smack That", "When I'm Gone" |
| 2 | Evermore | 9 | "Light Surrounding You", "Running" |
| 2 | Justin Timberlake | 21 | "My Love", "SexyBack" |
| 2 | Madonna | 7 | "Hung Up", "Sorry" |
| 2 | Nelly Furtado | 20 | "Maneater", "Promiscuous" |
| 2 | The Veronicas | 12 | "Everything I'm Not", "When It All Falls Apart" |
| 2 | Young Divas | 16 | "Happenin' All Over Again", "This Time I Know It's for Real" |