The curtain falls on the Album Era as CD sales collapse and the à la carte song download becomes Pop’s new basic unit. Meanwhile it’s peak American Idol, Hip-Hop’s Bling Era yields to Timbaland’s sleek futurism on the new Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado hits, Chris Brown bursts in as R&B’s new Teen Sensation and ringtones reshape songwriting and production now that cell phones can blare actual song clips!
#1 Song of the Year
Artists of the Year
- Chris Brown
- Pussycat Dolls
- Rascal Flatts
Artist with Most Charting Songs
- Hannah Montana (7)
Average #1 Artist Age
- 28.4 years
#1 Songs
- Chris Brown – Run It! (November ’05, 5 wks)
- D4L – Laffy Taffy (January, 1 wk)
- Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp – Grillz (January, 2 wks)
- Beyonce feat. Slim Thug – Check on It (February, 5 wks)
- James Blunt – You’re Beautiful (March, 1 wk)
- Ne-Yo – So Sick (March, 2 wks)
- Sean Paul – Temperature (April, 1 wk)
- Daniel Powter – Bad Day (April, 5 wks)
- Rihanna – SOS (May, 3 wks)
- Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone – Ridin’ (June, 2 wks)
- Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean – Hips Don’t Lie (June, 2 wks)
- Taylor Hicks – Do I Make You Proud (July, 1 wk)
- Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland – Promiscuous (July, 6 wks)
- Fergie – London Bridge (August, 3 wks)
- Justin Timberlake – SexyBack (September, 7 wks)
- Ludacris feat. Pharrell – Money Maker (October, 2 wks)
- Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. – My Love (November, 3 wks)
