Best UK Number 1 Single of... 2006

Shit, Danger Mouse RIP

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'Crazy' won ILM's Songs of 2006 poll so why wouldn't it win this as well?

As the Late, Great Roy "Big O" Orbison put it in 1966: "It's too soon to know."

rather dispiriting compared to the US list. furtado with not much competition

US no 1s or the actual US charts in general?

maneater is good but i got to put my hands up for put your hands up for detroit cuz its good and it also is the kind of song that when girls dance to it they kind of do a pout thing which i kind of like ok maybe im thinking specifics but thats enough for me i dont need your judging me the whole time

furtado has not stopped pouting since 'maneater', her face looks odd and a bit smug when she does it though

uh i dont really care about furtado pouting because i dont want to look at her face

you said girls. she is a girl.

i still dont want to look at her

that's as may be but you should say what you mean else it don't mean a thing

I think "Sexyback" was a #1 too Steve.

Twisted Pollstarter is a Steve?

They're all Steves really.

It's hard to maintain accuracy when you post more than one poll in the space of one day.

No Sexyback, no credibility.
Less critically, Leona Lewis "A Moment Like This" also snuck in at the end of 2006.

At first I thought "Hips Don't Lie Would" would be a perfect pop tune without Wyclef, but I've slowly come to like his contribution too. So I voted for that.

FAKE TUOMAS

Did Danger Mouse die?

I think it's just one of his little jokes.

Yeah ...

I would have voted for Sexyback.

List toppers have been mostly very bad lately. But at least there's Orson to vote for (and some other decent stuff too, like that Madonna song for instance - My Chemical Romance and Scissor Sisters are OK too)

Geir, do you not like Crazy? It has a melody and stuff.

"Crazy" isn't too bad. I mean, when compared to a lot other stuff. The UK chart toppers are way more decent than the R&B-dominated American ones.

those damn r&b'ers

Supermarket chain Asda is to stop selling CD singles because of dwindling sales, it has announced.

The company said customer demand had fallen because of cheaper album prices and the popularity of downloads.

"We're reluctantly saying goodbye to one of the most important products in music history," the retailer's music buyer Andy Powell said.

Singles will be phased out from this week. Asda said the space would be used to promote "breakthrough albums".

Downloads have overtaken CDs as the most popular way to buy singles - accounting for 79% of the market in 2006.

This week's number one, Umbrella by Rihanna, has made it to the top on the strength of downloads alone, two weeks before the CD even hits shops.

Chart impact

Asda's decision to exit the singles market comes two months after Tesco made the same move. But Asda's move is likely to have more impact on the top 40.

In 2005, almost one in eight CD singles were bought at Asda, according to music industry figures.

Only HMV, Virgin and Woolworths had a bigger share of the market. Tesco's share was just 3%.

"Customers want more than just a song from their favourite artists - they want the whole album at an affordable price," Mr Powell said.

Asda is one of many retailers that have used bulk buying power to drive down the price of albums.

It offers this week's number one, Linkin Park's Minute To Midnight, for £8.98.

Singles 'important'

Meanwhile, high street retailer Woolworths has denied press speculation that it is also planning to withdraw CD singles.

"They are still an important part of the music business," said the chain's music boss Jim Batchelor. "If you give people what they want, they will buy it."

"The Proclaimers sold over 200,000 copies of their single for Comic Relief and X-Factor winner Leona Lewis sold over half a million singles in 10 days."

Woolworths' 818 stores account for almost a third of all CD singles sold in the UK.

Completely wrong, of course. You should give people what they don't know they want.

Like Chico singles.

Get these last votes in

Who voted My Chemical Romance?

I, for one.

Same here.

Yup.

Me too.

that means i didn't! weird.

someone voted razorlight!!!!!

never mind razorlight, theres worse here

I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters 4

wtf at this vile piece of wakefield town centre office party orange faced shit

Me too xpost.

That leaves two people.

i hate that too but i know some people don't, it's not surprising

but RAZORLIGHT????

Gareth is right - it works very very well if you're DJing an office party.

LOL @ Gareth

Not that the US #1's from 2006 were all that spectacular, but I like them about a million times better than the UK's #1's.

Things just haven't been the same since Danger Mouse died.

Who will care for Jemini Da Gifted One now?

My Girl - Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. vs Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Ridin' - Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone vs Maneater - Nelly Furtado
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland vs Welcome To The Black Parade -My Chemical Romance
SOS - Rihanna vs I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
Irreplaceable - Beyonce Knowles vs Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Fedde Le Grand
Sexyback - Justin Timberlake vs Patience - Take That
Hips Don't Lie - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean vs Hips Don't Lie - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Laffy Taffy - D4L vs Smile - Lily Allen
Temperature - Sean Paul vs America - Razorlight
London Bridge - Fergie vs Deja Vu - Beyonce feat. Jay-Z

I score that 5-4 to the US, tbh.