25. Nothing Left To Lose by Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney managed to make a partial re-release into a huge mainstream success in 2006. Nothing Left To Lose was half new material and half material from Kearney's debut disc, Bullet. But there was something about the disc that made Kearney into one of 2006's big success stories. Perhaps it was the title track and lead single. Nothing Left To Lose debuted on the Top 50 on March 1 at #48. It would spend 27 weeks in the Top 50, peaking at #7. The song's long run included 15 weeks in the Top 25 and four in the Top 10. Kearney made 2006 a big year and definitely has the potenital to make 2007 even bigger.
24. The World by Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley was one of 2006's many multiple hitmakers. He started off the charting year at #1 with When I Get Where I'm Going. After that came The World. A song based off of an extremely cliche' thought actually become one of the best love songs of the year. The World debuted in the Top 50 on March 15 at #49. It spent 23 weeks in the Top 50 and topped his run with a week at #1. The track also spent 16 weeks in the Top 25 and ten in the Top 10. After managing two Top 50 singles in 2005 (When I Get Where I'm Going at #50 and Alcohol at #42), Paisley repeats the feat and improves a bit, with this as Paisley's first Top 25 single
23. Cold (But I'm Still Here) by Evans Blue
One of 2006's longest chart runs belongs to Evans Blue. Cold (But I'm Still Here) was destined to be a moderastely successful track when it first hit the chart. However, as the plays increased and the song grew in infectiousness, the weeks continued to pass and Evans Blue continued to appear in the Top 50. The track debuted on December 21, 2005 at #43. After seven weeks in the bottom half, the track finally hit the Top 25 on February 8. The song would peak at #7 and spend just four weeks in the Top 10. However, it was a 15 week run in the Top 25 and a 28 week run in the Top 50 that would propel Cold to big success on the chart in 2006. It is because of those 28 weeks that Evans Blue manage to get their first single to chart into the year's Top 25.
22. The Truth by Relient K
In 2006, Relient K proved to be simply one of the most potent artists on the chart to date. The three singles to make the Top 100 this year put the band's total to seven singles to make the Top 50, making the band one of just a handful of bands to have more than five songs charted to date. And this track was one of the year's early hits. The Truth debuted on November 16, 2005 at #23. It would quickly rise, hitting the Top 10 by December 7, 2005. The track spent 20 weeks in the Top 50, peaking at the top of the chart for a week (and also appearing at #2 for the three weeks prior to reaching #1 position). Ultimately, 17 weeks were spent in the Top 25, eleven in the Top 10. Though The Truth is Relient K's final appearance on 2006's Top 100, there is no denying that the band became a chart powerhouse in 2006.
21. Stolen by Dashboard Confessional
In 2004 and 2005, the year's #1 single also happened to be the song that spent the most weeks at #1. Switchfoot's Dare You To Move spent four weeks at #1 in 2004, while Josh Gracin's record-setting Brass Bed spent seven consecutive weeks at #1 in 2005. In 2006, Dashboard Confessional's Stolen took the top spot most often, taking #1 for four consecutive weeks and a total of seven weeks. Including the seven weeks it spent at #1 on the non-singles chart, it spent a whopping 14 weeks at #1. But, unlike 2004 and 2005, this did not guarantee the #1 spot. However, Stolen becomes a Top 25 hit in 2006. The track debuted at #25 on August 16. As the chart enters 2007, Stolen has spent 18 weeks in the Top 25 and 15 weeks in the Top 10 and continues to chart incredibly well. This also marks Dashboard's first of two appearances in the Top 100, giving the band another impressive mark: two singles in the tyear's Top 25.
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