Number-one albums of 2006 (World)

This is a list of the United World Chart number-one albums of 2006.

Issue Date

Album

Artist

January 7

Curtain Call: The Hits

Eminem

January 14

Curtain Call: The Hits

Eminem

January 21

(miss)understood

Ayumi Hamasaki

January 28

Curtain Call: The Hits

Eminem

February 4

Back to Bedlam

James Blunt

February 11

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

February 18

Back to Bedlam

James Blunt

February 25

Back to Bedlam

James Blunt

March 4

Back to Bedlam

James Blunt

March 11

Back to Bedlam

James Blunt

March 18

In My Own Words

Ne-Yo

March 25

Best ~second session~

Kumi Koda

April 1

Best ~second session~

Kumi Koda

April 8

Best of KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN

April 15

King

T.I.

April 22

Me and My Gang

Rascal Flatts

April 29

Me and My Gang

Rascal Flatts

May 6

Shayne Ward

Shayne Ward

May 13

Catch the Wave

Def Tech

May 20

10,000 Days

Tool

May 27

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

June 3

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

June 10

Taking the Long Way

Dixie Chicks

June 17

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

June 24

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

July 1

Ultra Blue

Hikaru Utada

July 8

Loose

Nelly Furtado

July 15

Monster

B'z

July 22

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

July 29

The Eraser

Thom Yorke

August 5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

August 12

Pop Up! SMAP

SMAP

August 19

Year of the Dog... Again

DMX

August 26

Port of Miami

Rick Ross

September 2

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

September 9

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

September 16

Modern Times

Bob Dylan

September 23

B'Day

Beyoncé

September 30

FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

October 7

FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

October 14

All Singles Best

Kobukuro

October 21

The Open Door

Evanescence

October 30

The Open Door

Evanescence

November 4

The Open Door

Evanescence

November 11

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

November 18

First Message

Ayaka

November 25

Awake

Josh Groban

December 2

Doctor's Advocate

The Game

December 9

Love

The Beatles

December 16

Love

The Beatles

December 23

Siempre

Il Divo

December 30

Love

The Beatles

2006 factoids

"Back to Bedlam" by James Blunt was the most successful album of 2006.

See also

  • 2006 in music
  • Number-one albums on the United World Chart