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277. "Promiscuous" Nelly Furtado (4 weeks) Reached #1: 27 August 2006 UK Chart Peak: #3 Nelly Furtado chalked her third #1 hit in my chart with "Promiscuous", which featured Timbaland and therefore it was his first #1 as a credited artist. The song won the Billboard Award for "Best Pop Single of the Year" and was #1 in the USA, Denmark, New Zealand and Canada. 0J3vgcE5i2o

276. "Move along" All American Rejects (1 week) Reached #1: 20 August 2006 UK Chart Peak: #42 The All American Rejects have chalked five top 40 hits in my chart but this was the only one who reached the top, let alone #1. The music video won the MTV VMA for Best Group Video and the song was used was Canada's CBC Television as the theme for their coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics. XleOkGsYgO8

275. "Unfaithful" Rihanna (7 weeks) Reached #1: 2 July 2006 UK Chart Peak: #2 Rihanna had already a few hits in my chart but "Unfaithful" was the first to take her to #1, and did so in style, breaking the ten year-old record for most weeks at #1, a record yet to be broken and that would only be equaled once. It was also the #1 song in my year-end chart of 2006. Written by Ne-Yo and Stargate, the song received praise for approaching the topic of self-confessed female unfaithfulness, rarely approached in pop songs. The song was #1 in Canada and Switzerland and #2 in the UK, Australia, Austria, Wallon Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Norway. _5NT2jg75kw

274. "Mas que nada" Sérgio Mendes feat. Black Eyed Peas (2 weeks) Reached #1: 18 June 2006 UK Chart Peak: #6 Originally recorded in 1963, "Mas que nada" rapidly became Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes's signature song and has since been convered multiple times for acts like Dizzy Gillespie, Al Jarreau and Miriam Makeba. Version by Echobeatz and Tanga Girls had entered my chart in 1998 and 2003, respectively. However a re-recoding featuring The Black Eyed Peas introduced this Brazilian music standard to a whole new generation and became a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Brazil and the Netherlands. It was the Black Eyed Peas's second #1 in my chart and Mendes became the third Brazilian artist to top my chart. vQ-NGNCRFmY

273. "Who knew" P!nk (1 week) Reached #1: 11 June 2006 UK Chart Peak: #5 "Who knew" was P!nk's third #1 in my chart and remains one of my favourites of hers. The song topped the airplay charts in Australia, Germany, Hungary and Czech Republic. The song is about several friends of hers that she lost to drug overdose. NJWIbIe0N90

272. "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley (2 weeks) Reached #1: 14 May 2006 UK Chart Peak: #1 "Crazy" was one of the biggest hits of 2006, even making history as the first single to reach the UK #1 on downloads alone. It was also #1 in Ireland, Flemish Belgium, New Zealand and Switzerland. Among the acts that have covered this song on record or in live performances, there are Violent Femmes, Maroon 5, Paris Hilton, Nelly Furtado, The Kooks, One Republic and Billy Idol. hh5ZdQrz4Qk

271. "No tomorrow" Orson (1 week) Reached #1: 7 May 2006 UK Chart Peak: #1 After four weeks in the top 3, Californian band Orson became #1 hitmakers in my chart with "No tomorrow". They would become one-hit wonders because I didn't like follow-up single "Bright Idea" enough to get it into my chart. Orson disbanded in 2007. Lead singer Jason Pebworth and George Astasio have teamed up with Jon Shave, formerly of Xenomania, and have become a successful songwriting/production team, having worked with the likes of Gabriella Cilmi, Jessie J. and Iggy Azalea. NCoI-jxdXCw

270. "Where d'you go" Fort Minor (1 week) Reached #1: 30 April 2006 A side project for Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Fort Minor first entered my chart with "Believe Me" at #13, but "Where d'you go" was far and away their biggest hit, topping my chart and reaching top 10 in the USA, Canada, Finland and Czech Republic. The track guest features the vocals of Jonah Matanga and Holly Brook (which later would be more known as Skylar Grey). -zZE0SrkyNE

269. "Nature's law" Embrace (4 weeks) Reached #1: 2 April 2006 UK Chart Peak: #2 There are songs that grab me from the first listen and and reach deep into my core. "Nature's law" is one of those songs. Embrace had a few hits in my chart, even reaching the top 10 with "My weakness is none of your business" and "Gravity" but "Nature's law" remains my favourite and the one that took them to #1. _o3uLrKduS0

Seriously? Wake Me Up gone before Counting Stars and Radioactive?

268. "Hips don't lie" Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean (2 non-consecutive weeks) Reached #1: 26 March 2006, 28 May 2006 UK Chart Peak: #1 "Hips don't lie" saw Shakira return to #1 in my chart after her three 2002 chart-topping hits and it was Wyclef Jean's first #1 in ten years after he scored two in 1996 with the Fugees. It was Shakira's first UK #1 and also hit the topspot in 55 countries like the USA, Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Singapore and Switzerland. With sales of 10 million copies (physical and digital sales combined) it was the best selling single worldwide of the first decade of the 21st century. The song entered my chart at #1 and held steady in the top 10 for the following weeks, eventually claiming a second spell at #1 eight weeks after it first charted. DUT5rEU6pqM

267. "Sorry" Madonna (4 weeks) Reached #1: 26 February 2006 UK Chart Peak: #1 Madonna notched two back-to-back #1 singles in my chart, as "Sorry" emulated the success of "Hung up" even topping the chart for 4 weeks, just like its predecessor. The record was also #1 in the UK, Spain, Italy and Hungary. In the song, Madonna says "sorry" in French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Polish and Japanese. w4aDCCYnAB8

266. "Hold still" David Fonseca feat. Rita Pereira (2 weeks) Reached #1: 12 February 2006 David Fonseca scored his second solo #1 with this duet with Rita Pereira, who at the time was the keyboardist in his backing band. She would go on to have a successful career on her own under the name Rita Redshoes. q5Pnx_C84oA

265. "Princesa (Beija-me outra vez)" Boss AC feat. Berg (1 week) Reached #1: 5 February 2006 Ângelo César a.k.a. Boss AC was already established as one of Portugal's biggest rappers and he finally became a #1 hitmaker in my chart when he showed his romantic side with this song. The song features guest vocals by Teófilo Sonnemberg a.k.a. Berg who in early 2014 went on to win the first season of X-Factor Portugal. The lady in the music video is model and TV presenter Merché Romero who was dating Cristiano Ronaldo at the time. p-Xnnx2YhAY

264. "The JCB song" Nizlopi (3 weeks) Reached #1: 15 January 2006 UK Chart Peak: #1 The endearing tale of lead singer Luke Concannon's childmood memories riding on his father's JCB digger, helped by a beautiful animated music video, was one of the best musical surprises of the end of 2005. The song strong a particular cord in me because my father had once a yellow pick-up truck when I was a kid and I could relate with the lyrics. rGkseGFQLh4

263. "Be without you" Mary J. Blige (1 week) Reached #1: 8 January 2006 UK Chart Peak: #32 The queen of hip-hop soul had been chalking top 40 hits in my chart until she finally made to the very top with "Be without you". The song gave Blige two Grammies and stayed 15 weeks at #1 in the US R&B charts. 8XNaPX6MKlU

262. "Goodbye my lover" James Blunt (3 weeks) Reached #1: 18 December 2005 UK Chart Peak: #9 Having my chart's #1 hit of the year, it was a given that James Blunt's December offering would by my Christmas Number #1. "Goodbye my lover" was also #1 in Sweden. The music video was shot in Los Angeles, in the former home of actor Randolph Scott and starred The OC's Misha Barton and Kyle XY's Matt Dallas. wVyggTKDcOE

261. "Stickwitu" Pussycat Dolls (1 week) Reached #1: 11 December 2005 UK Chart Peak: #1 "Stickwitu" was the Pussycat Dolls second consecutive #1 in my chart and was also #1 in the UK and New Zealand. The PCD went on to have eight more top 20 hits in my chart but never reached #1 again. K1uNjmxJQUo

260. "Because of you" Kelly Clarkson (1 week) Reached #1: 4 December 2005 UK Chart Peak: #7 Written by Clarkson herself with the help of former Evanescence members Ben Moody and Dave Hodges. It was her second #1 in my chart, also topping the charts in the Netherlands and Switzerland. On my 2005 Christmas chart, she had two songs in the top 10, "Because of you" at #6 and "A moment like this" entering at #2. In 2007, Kelly re-recorded the song with country singer Reba McEntire. Ra-Om7UMSJc

259. "Hung up" Madonna (4 weeks) Reached #1: 6 November 2005 UK Chart Peak: #1 Madonna showed that she was still the queen of pop when in 2005, "Hung up" became a worldwide smash and became the song to top the charts in most countries, 41 in total (including Iraq!). Sampling ABBA's "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A man after midnite)", it was Madge's third #1 in my chart and her most successful. oIj8IyKsDY0

258. "Music" The Gift (2 weeks) Reached #1: 23 October 2005 "Music" was The Gift's third #1 in my chart. They were the first Portuguese act since 1998 to have two #1 hits in my chart in the same year. The director of the music video saw the band performing in New York and approached them soon afterwards, saying that he came up with a concept while watching their perfomance. oL6GPU-sNlw

257. "What hurts the most" Jo O'Meara (1 week) Reached #1: 9 October 2005 UK Chart Peak: #13 Originally recorded by country singer Mark Willis in 2003, Jo O'Meara's version of "What hurts the most" was her first post-S Club release, aiming to propel a solo career. However poor sales and an infamous stint at Celebrity Big Brother nixed the ambitions. O'Meara's version was the first to be released as a single, but afterwards Rascal Flatts and Cascada also released their take of the song. Cascada's version hit #12 in my chart in 2008. glph4XpljvY

256. "Push the button" Sugababes (2 non consecutive weeks) Reached #1: 2 and 16 October 2005 UK Chart Peak: #1 First single of the "Taller in more ways" album, "Push the button" was the Sugababes' second #1 in my chart. It also topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, Austria, New Zealand and Turkey. This song was used in the pop culture segment of the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony. oJDGcxAf9D8

255. "Don't cha" Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes (4 weeks) Reached #1: 5 September 2005 UK Chart Peak: #1 Originally a LA cabaret-burlesque act since the mid-90's, the Pussycat Dolls were turned into a pop group and "Don't Cha" quickly propelled them to worldwide success, topping the charts in the UK, Australia, Austria, Flemish Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. By guest starring in the track, rapper Busta Rhymes also topped my chart. Beforehand, he only had one top 10 hit in it, 2003's "I Know what you want", featuring Mariah Carey. YNSxNsr4wmA

254. "Behind these hazel eyes" Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks) Reached #1: 23 August 2005 UK Chart Peak: #9 The winner of the very first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson finally achieved success on the other side of the Ocean with the album "Breaking away". After scoring top 20 hits with "Miss Independent" and "Since you've been gone", "Behind these hazel eyes" gave Clarkson her first #1 in my chart. yipoOY56MbM