Billboard's Top 2006 Hits: Mid-Aughts Nostalgia

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Music News Today, where music meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Billboard just dropped their list of the top 100 songs from 2006, marking 20 years since that year own the charts. We're talking iconic hits that define the Mid-Auts vibe, from dance 4 bangers to hip-hop anthems. Artists like Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Shakira, and Carrie Underwood all unleashed career-defining smashes that still slap today. Throw in Fergie, Narls Barkley, My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Ti, Nelly Fertado, and Tim Beland. They kept the year's stack with fire tracks. That era also launched some of today's biggest stars, including a then-unknown Taylor Swift, with her debut single. Acts like Allian A.J., Denedy Kane, and even Paris Hilton jumped in, setting the stage across pop, country, punk, and more. For a quick nostalgia hit, peep the year-end Billboard Hot 100 Top 5, Rihanna's SOS, Daniel Powder's Bad Day, Shamillionaire, and Crazy.

1:07Bones, Radden, Sean Paul's Temperature, and Fort Minor, with Holly Brooks, where'd you go? Billboard's opening the floor for your pick on the ultimate 2006 banger. Drop your vote and keep that Mid-Auts energy alive.