List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2006

The UK Dance Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the biggest-selling dance singles in the United Kingdom, and is compiled by The Official Charts Company.[1] The dates listed in the menus below represent the Saturday after the Sunday the chart was announced, as per the way the dates are given in chart publications such as the ones produced by Billboard, Guinness, and Virgin. In 2006, the chart was based on sales of CD singles and 12-inch singles, and was published in the UK magazines ChartsPlus and Music Week and on BBC Radio 1's official website.[2] During the year, 31 singles reached number one.

Dutch DJ Fedde le Grand had the biggest-selling dance hit of 2006 with his single "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit".

The biggest-selling dance hit of 2006 was "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" by Fedde le Grand[3]—it sold approximately 184,000 copies in the UK and topped the UK Singles Chart. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" was also the longest-running number one of year, spending nine weeks at the top over six separate runs. Other high-selling dance singles included "Somebody's Watching Me" by Beatfreakz,[3] which sold roughly 137,000 copies, and "Sorry" by Madonna,[3] which sold approximately 136,000 singles. "Sorry" also topped the UK Singles Chart. Three acts topped the chart with more than one single. They were: Mylo, DJ Fresh and Madonna. The only act to top the chart with more than two singles was Madonna, who reached number one with three different singles during the year.

Chart history
DJ Fresh was one of only two acts to top the UK Dance Chart with more than one single in 2006.
Madonna topped the dance chart three times during 2006.
David Guetta had one of the biggest-selling dance hits of the year with "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)".
Armand van Helden reached number one on UK Dance Chart with a rerelease of his 2004 track "My My My".
Jamiroquai topped the dance chart in June with "Space Cowboy", which was originally released in 1994.
Issue date Song Artist(s) Record label Reference
7 January "Doctor Pressure" Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine Breastfed [4]
14 January "Dancin'" Aaron Smith
featuring Luvli		 B.O.S.S. [5]
21 January "Muscle Car" Mylo featuring
Freeform Five		 Breastfed [2]
28 January "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" Hi-Tack Gusto [2]
4 February [6]
11 February "Jealousy" Martin Solveig Defected [7]
18 February [8]
25 February "The Immortal" / "Living Daylights" DJ Fresh Breakbeat Kaos [8]
4 March "Doctor Pressure" Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine Breastfed [4]
11 March "Sorry" Madonna Warner Bros. [9]
18 March [9]
25 March "Make a Move on Me" Joey Negro with Taka Boom Data [10]
1 April [11]
8 April [12]
15 April "Speechless" Mish Mash [13]
22 April "Never Had a Dream" Total Science C.I.A. [14]
29 April "True Skool" Coldcut featuring
Roots Manuva		 Ninja Tune [15]
6 May [16]
13 May "Somebody's Watching Me" Beatfreakz Data [17]
20 May "Nervous" DJ Fresh
featuring Mary		 Breakbeat Kaos [18]
27 May [19]
3 June [20]
10 June "Space Cowboy" Jamiroquai Columbia [21]
17 June "The Way You Love Me" Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz Defected [21]
24 June "My My My" Armand Van Helden
featuring Tara McDonald		 Southern Fried [22]
1 July [23]
8 July "That Old Pair of Jeans" Fatboy Slim Skint [23]
15 July "We Are Your Friends" Justice vs. Simian 10 [24]
22 July [25]
29 July "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Fedde le Grand CR2 [26]
5 August "Get Together" Madonna Warner Bros. [27]
12 August [27]
19 August "Take It" Tom Novy & Lima Data [28]
26 August "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" David Guetta vs. The Egg Gusto [28]
2 September [29]
9 September "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Fedde le Grand CR2 [30]
16 September "The Cure & the Cause" Fish Go Deep
featuring Tracey K		 Defected [31]
23 September "Anthem 2006" N-Joi RCA [32]
30 September "Painkiller" Freestylers and Pendulum
with SirReal		 Against the Grain [33]
7 October "Changes" Chris Lake
featuring Laura V		 Apollo [34]
14 October "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Fedde le Grand CR2 [35]
21 October "Don't Stop the Music" Bugz in the Attic Nurture [36]
28 October "Drive In Drive By" Baron Breakbeat Kaos [37]
4 November "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Fedde le Grand Data [37]
11 November "Yeah Yeah" Bodyrox Eye Industries/UMTV [38]
18 November "Jump" Madonna Warner Bros. [39]
25 November [40]
2 December "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Fedde le Grand Data [41]
9 December [41]
16 December "Elektro" Outwork featuring Mr Gee Defected [42]
23 December "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Fedde le Grand Data [43]
30 December [44]

See also

References
General
  • "The Official UK Dance Charts". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQWare (228–274): 12. 2006.
  • "The Official UK Singles Chart 2006" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQWare (Special Issue). January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
Specific
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  3. ChartsPlus 2007, p. 1.
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  17. ChartsPlus 2006, (246). 10 May.
  18. ChartsPlus 2006, (247). 17 May.
  19. ChartsPlus 2006, (248). 24 May.
  20. ChartsPlus 2006, (249). 31 May.
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  22. ChartsPlus 2006, (252). 21 June.
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  26. ChartsPlus 2006, (257). 26 July.
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  29. ChartsPlus 2006, (262). 30 August.
  30. ChartsPlus 2006, (263). 6 September.
  31. ChartsPlus 2006, (264). 13 September.
  32. ChartsPlus 2006, (265). 20 September.
  33. ChartsPlus 2006, (266). 27 September.
  34. ChartsPlus 2006, (267). 4 October.
  35. ChartsPlus 2006, (268). 11 October.
  36. ChartsPlus 2006, (269). 18 October.
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  38. ChartsPlus 2006, (272). 8 November.
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  40. ChartsPlus 2006, (274). 22 November.
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