Retail Armageddon as rampant online piracy torpedoes CD sales and the last big box specialty chain goes under, but artists and producers hustle to chart the path forward with catchy, ringtone-ready singles, massive artist-brand partnerships, iTunes, Myspace and the very first viral #1. Meanwhile, American Idol alums shine, Beyonce triumphs, Snap crosses over, T-Pain unleashes Autotune and Hip-Hop is never the same again.
#1 Song of the Year
Artists of the Year
- Justin Timberlake
- Fergie
- Rihanna
Artist with Most Charting Songs
- Hannah Montana (5)
Average #1 Artist Age
- 26.1 years
#1 Songs
- Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You (December ’06, 2 wks)
- Beyonce – Irreplaceable (December ’06, 10 wks)
- Nelly Furtado – Say It Right (February, 1 wk)
- Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around…Comes Around (March, 1 wk)
- Mims – This Is Why I’m Hot (March, 2 wks)
- Fergie feat. Ludacris – Glamorous (March, 2 wks)
- Akon – Don’t Matter (April, 2 wks)
- Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake – Give It to Me (April, 2 wks)
- Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend (May, 1 wk)
- Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder (May, 3 wks)
- T-Pain feat. Yung Joc – Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) (May, 1 wk)
- Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – Umbrella (June, 7 wks)
- Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah (July, 2 wks)
- Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls (August, 4 wks)
- Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry (September, 1 wk)
- Soulja Boy Tell’em – Crank That (Soulja Boy) (September, 7 wks)
- Kanye West – Stronger (September, 1 wk)
- Chris Brown feat. T-Pain – Kiss Kiss (November, 3 wks)
