Top Testing Songs of 2006

The following format charts are based on the Digital Music Tests we conducted worldwide between January and December 2006. The following format charts represent the top testing Gold and Recurrents for the year.  

FORMATS

• Hot AC
• AC
• Classic Rock
• Country
• Active Rock-Alternative
• European Pop
• European Adult
• Classic Hits
• Variety
• Oldies
• OnlineTRACKER

Hot A/C
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	LET'S GET IT STARTED	BLACK EYED PEAS	2004
2	YOU AND ME	LIFEHOUSE	2005
3	BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES	CLARKSON KELLY	2005
4	BAD DAY	POWTER DANIEL	2005
5	MISS INDEPENDENT	CLARKSON KELLY	2003
6	IRIS	GOO GOO DOLLS	1998
7	HOW YOU REMIND ME	NICKELBACK	2001
8	ANGEL	MCLACHLAN SARAH	1998
9	YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL	BLUNT JAMES	2005
10	BECAUSE OF YOU	CLARKSON KELLY	2005
11	HOLLA BACK GIRL	STEFANI GWEN	2005
12	UNWRITTEN	BEDINGFIELD NATASHA	2004
13	HEY YA	OUTKAST	2003
14	YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND	MAYER JOHN	2002
15	COMPLICATED	LAVIGNE AVRIL	2002
16	DROPS OF JUPITER (TELL ME)	TRAIN	2001
17	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU	U2	1987
18	SINCE U BEEN GONE	CLARKSON KELLY	2004
19	I WILL REMEMBER YOU	MCLACHLAN SARAH	1999
20	SHE WILL BE LOVED	MAROON 5	2004
21	UNWELL	MATCHBOX 20	2003
22	CRAZY IN LOVE	BEYONCE/JAY-Z	2003
23	GET THE PARTY STARTED	PINK	2001
24	THIS LOVE	MAROON 5	2003
25	DAUGHTERS	MAYER JOHN	2004
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Adult Contemporary
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	COMPLICATED	LAVIGNE AVRIL	2002
2	BROWN EYED GIRL	MORRISON VAN	1967
3	WONDERFUL TONIGHT	CLAPTON ERIC	1978
4	YOU'RE STILL THE ONE	TWAIN SHANIA	1998
5	BAD DAY	POWTER DANIEL	2005
6	BREATHE	HILL FAITH	1999
7	I HOPE YOU DANCE	WOMACK LEE ANN	2000
8	UNWELL	MATCHBOX 20	2003
9	AGAINST ALL ODDS	COLLINS PHIL	1984
10	YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL	BLUNT JAMES	2005
11	IN THE AIR TONIGHT	COLLINS PHIL	1981
12	DROPS OF JUPITER (TELL ME)	TRAIN	2001
13	YOUR SONG	JOHN ELTON	1971
14	TEARS IN HEAVEN	CLAPTON ERIC	1992
15	I'M ALREADY THERE	LONESTAR	2001
16	CANDLE IN THE WIND	JOHN ELTON	1973
17	DRIFT AWAY	UNCLE KRACKER/GRAY DOBIE	2003
18	(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU	ADAMS BRYAN	1991
19	BIG YELLOW TAXI	COUNTING CROWS/CARLTON VANESSA	2002
20	EVERY BREATHE YOU TAKE	POLICE	1983
21	BREAKAWAY	CLARKSON KELLY	2004
22	ANGEL	MCLACHLAN SARAH	1998
23	BECAUSE OF YOU	CLARKSON KELLY	2005
24	I WILL REMEMBER YOU	MCLACHLAN SARAH	1995
25	HOTEL CALIFORNIA (LIVE)	EAGLES	1994
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Classic Rock
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL	PINK FLOYD	1980
2	STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN	LED ZEPPELIN	1971
3	MONEY	PINK FLOYD	1973
4	YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG	AC/DC	1980
5	COMFORTABLY NUMB	PINK FLOYD	1979
6	BLACK DOG	LED ZEPPELIN	1971
7	ROCK AND ROLL	LED ZEPPELIN	1972
8	DREAM ON	AEROSMITH	1976
9	WHOLE LOTTA LOVE	LED ZEPPELIN	1969
10	TIME	PINK FLOYD	1973
11	THE OCEAN	LED ZEPPELIN	1973
12	HOTEL CALIFORNIA	EAGLES	1977
13	LAYLA	DEREK & THE DOMINOS	1972
14	SWEET EMOTION	AEROSMITH	1975
15	WISH YOU WERE HERE	PINK FLOYD	1975
16	KASHMIR	LED ZEPPELIN	1975
17	MORE THAN A FEELING	BOSTON	1976
18	CARRY ON WAYWARD SON	KANSAS	1976
19	BACK IN BLACK	AC/DC	1981
20	HEY YOU	PINK FLOYD	1979
21	UNDER THE BRIDGE	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	1992
22	WELCOME TO THE MACHINE	PINK FLOYD	1979
23	BAD TO THE BONE	THOROGOOD GEORGE	1982
24	PARANOID	BLACK SABBATH	1971
25	I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR	U2	1987
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Country
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING	MCGRAW TIM	2004
2	I LIKE IT I LOVE IT	MCGRAW TIM	1995
3	WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS	MCGRAW TIM	1998
4	BREATHE	HILL FAITH	1999
5	FOREVER AND EVER AMEN	TRAVIS RANDY	1987
6	WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME	BON JOVI/NETTLES JEN	2005
7	SOMETHING LIKE THAT	MCGRAW TIM	1999
8	AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS	KEITH TOBY	2005
9	THE DANCE	BROOKS GARTH	1990
10	SONG OF THE SOUTH	ALABAMA	1988
11	MARGARITAVILLE	BUFFETT JIMMY	1977
12	SHOULD'VE BEEN A COWBOY	KEITH TOBY	1993
13	HELL YEAH	MONTGOMERY GENTRY	2003
14	JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL	UNDERWOOD CARRIE	2005
15	THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY	MORGAN CRAIG	2004
16	I NEED YOU	RIMES LEANN	2000
17	FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES	BROOKS GARTH	1990
18	DON'T TAKE THE GIRL	MCGRAW TIM	1994
19	BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD	RASCAL FLATTS	2004
20	THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA	DANIELS CHARLIE BAND	1979
21	AIN'T GOING DOWN	BROOKS GARTH	1993
22	PICTURE	KID ROCK/CROW SHERYL	2002
23	SOMEBODY LIKE YOU	URBAN KEITH	2002
24	REMEMBER WHEN	JACKSON ALAN	2003
25	AMAZED	LONESTAR	1999
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Active Rock-Alternative
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	COME AS YOU ARE	NIRVANA	1992
2	SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT	NIRVANA	1991
3	CREEP	RADIOHEAD	1993
4	UNDER THE BRIDGE	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	1992
5	ALL APOLOGIES	NIRVANA	1994
6	LITHIUM	NIRVANA	1992
7	INTERGALACTIC	BEASTIE BOYS	1998
8	LOSER	BECK	1994
9	BLACK HOLE SUN	SOUNDGARDEN	1994
10	HEART SHAPED BOX	NIRVANA	1993
11	SABOTAGE	BEASTIE BOYS	1994
12	ABOUT A GIRL	NIRVANA	1994
13	SO WHAT'CHA WANT	BEASTIE BOYS	1992
14	NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN	BEASTIE BOYS	1989
15	SONG 2	BLUR	1997
16	GIVE IT AWAY	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	1994
17	CLOSER	NINE INCH NAILS	1994
18	JAMMING	MARLEY BOB & THE WAILERS	1977
19	KILLING IN THE NAME	RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	1994
20	IN BLOOM	NIRVANA	1992
21	BRAIN STEW	GREEN DAY	1995
22	BUFFALO SOLDIER	MARLEY BOB & THE WAILERS	1983
23	SELF ESTEEM	OFFSPRING	1994
24	WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE	GUNS N' ROSES	1987
25	JUMP AROUND	HOUSE OF PAIN	1992
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European Pop
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	MY FAVOURITE GAME	THE CARDIGANS	1999
2	THIS LOVE	MAROON 5	2003
3	TORN	IMBRUGLIA NATALIE	1998
4	WHITE FLAG	DIDO	2003
5	SORRY	MADONNA	2005
6	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU	U2	1987
7	LOSING MY RELIGION	R.E.M.	1991
8	HUNG UP	MADONNA	2005
9	BY THE WAY	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	2002
10	I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCING	SCISSOR SISTERS	2006
11	I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR	U2	1987
12	SUMMER SON	TEXAS	1999
13	FROZEN	MADONNA	1998
14	HOW YOU REMIND ME	NICKELBACK	2002
15	ROCKAFELLER SKANK	FATBOY SLIM	1998
16	ITS MY LIFE	BON JOVI	2000
17	GANGSTA'S PARADISE	COOLIO feat L.V	1995
18	IN YOUR EYES	MINOGUE KYLIE	2001
19	FEEL	WILLIIAMS ROBBIE	2003
20	HIPS DON'T LIE	SHAKIRA/JEAN WYCLEF	2006
21	EVERYBODY'S CHANGING	KEANE	2005
22	ENJOY THE SILENCE	DEPECHE MODE	1990
23	BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY	THE VERVE	1997
24	LEFT OUSIDE ALONG	ANASTACIA	2004
25	'74-'75	THE CONNELLS	1995
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European Adult
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	MA BAKER	BONEY M.	1977
2	WE WILL ROCK YOU	QUEEN	1977
3	LOSING MY RELIGION	R.E.M.	1991
4	BOHEMIAN RAPSODY	QUEEN	1975
5	FEEL	WILLIAMS ROBBIE	2002
6	LET'S DANCE	BOWIE DAVID	1983
7	THE SHOW MUST GO ON	QUEEN	1994
8	SWEET DREAMS	EURYTHMICS	1983
9	START ME UP	ROLLING STONES	1981
10	IT'S RAINING AGAIN	SUPERTRAMP	1982
11	ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL	PINK FLOYD	1979
12	IT'S A HEARTACHE	TYLER BONNIE	1978
13	KINGSTON TOWN	UB 40	1989
14	LA ISLA BONITA	MADONNA	1986
15	WALKING ON THE MOON	POLICE	1979
16	DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME	CULTURE CLUB	1982
17	DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA	POLICE	1980
18	STRONG ENOUGH	CHER	1999
19	JUMP	MADONNA	2006
20	TAKE ON ME	A-HA	1985
21	I WILL SURVIVE	GAYNOR GLORIA	1979
22	THIS IS THE LAST TIME	KEANE	2003
23	KNOCK ON WOOD	STEWART AMII	1979
24	HUMAN TOUCH	SPRINGSTEEN BRUCE	1992
25	MOONLIGHT SHADOW	OLDFIELD MIKE	1983
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Classic Hits
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR	U2	1987
2	MOONDANCE	MORRISON VAN	1970
3	HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	1971
4	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU	U2	1987
5	YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET	ROLLING STONES	1973
6	FREE FALLIN'	PETTY TOM	1989
7	BEAST OF BURDEN	ROLLING STONES	1978
8	TINY DANCER	JOHN ELTON	1972
9	ROCKET MAN	JOHN ELTON	1972
10	SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO	CLASH	1982
11	BENNIE AND THE JETS	JOHN ELTON	1974
12	FOOL IN THE RAIN	LED ZEPPELIN	1979
13	YOUR SONG	JOHN ELTON	1970
14	HOTEL CALIFORNIA	EAGLES	1977
15	DOWN ON THE CORNER	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	1969
16	SOLSBURY HILL	GABRIEL PETER	1977
17	BROWN EYED GIRL	MORRISON VAN	1967
18	A DAY IN THE LIFE	BEATLES	1967
19	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY	QUEEN	1976
20	MAYBE I'M AMAZED ('70 STUDIO VERSION)	MCCARTNEY PAUL	1970
21	SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL	ROLLING STONES	1968
22	WONDERFUL TONIGHT	CLAPTON ERIC	1978
23	BEHIND BLUE EYES	WHO	1971
24	JUST WHAT I NEEDED	CARS	1978
25	LOW RIDER	WAR	1975
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Variety
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST	QUEEN	1981
2	I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL	JETT JOAN & THE BLACKHEARTS	1982
3	PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC	WILD CHERRY	1976
4	JACK & DIANE	MELLENCAMP JOHN COUGAR	1982
5	IN THE AIR TONIGHT	COLLINS PHIL	1981
6	WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE	BON JOVI	1987
7	FAITHFULLY	JOURNEY	1983
8	HOTEL CALIFORNIA	EAGLES	1977
9	WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT	TURNER TINA	1984
10	I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR	U2	1987
11	HEAVEN	ADAMS BRYAN	1985
12	HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT	BENETAR PAT	1980
13	DREAMS	FLEETWOOD MAC	1977
14	YOUR SONG	JOHN ELTON	1970
15	SMOOTH	SANTANA/THOMAS ROB	1999
16	SWEET DREAMS	EURYTHMICS	1983
17	BENNIE AND THE JETS	JOHN ELTON	1974
18	POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME	DEF LEPPARD	1987
19	RESPECT	FRANKLIN ARETHA	1967
20	OPEN ARMS	JOURNEY	1982
21	FREE FALLIN'	PETTY TOM	1989
22	HERE I GO AGAIN	WHITESNAKE	1987
23	BROWN EYED GIRL	MORRISON VAN	1967
24	DOWN UNDER	MEN AT WORK	1983
25	TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP	ROMANTICS	1983
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Oldies
Rank	Title	Artist	Year
1	OH PRETTY WOMAN	ORBISON ROY	1964
2	BROWN EYED GIRL	MORRISON VAN	1967
3	UNCHAINED MELODY	RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS	1965
4	TAKE IT EASY	EAGLES	1972
5	BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP	FOUNDATIONS	1969
6	(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY	REDDING OTIS	1968
7	DO WA DIDDY DIDDY	MANFRED MANN	1964
8	SUSPICIOUS MINDS	PRESLEY ELVIS	1969
9	MAYBE I'M AMAZED	MCCARTNEY PAUL	1976
10	MONY MONY	JAMES TOMMY & THE SHONDELLS	1968
11	SWEET HOME ALABAMA	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	1974
12	MAGIC CARPET RIDE	STEPPENWOLF	1968
13	COME TOGETHER	BEATLES	1969
14	IMAGINE	LENNON JOHN	1971
15	DRIFT AWAY	GRAY DOBIE	1973
16	BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE GIRL)	LOOKING GLASS	1972
17	MAGGIE MAY	STEWART ROD	1971
18	LET IT BE	BEATLES	1970
19	HAVE YOU SEEN THE RAIN	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	1971
20	AMERICAN PIE	MCLEAN DON	1971
21	SPIRIT IN THE SKY	GREENBAUM NORMAN	1970
22	PEACEFUL EASY FEELING	EAGLES	1972
23	YESTERDAY	BEATLES	1965
24	BORN TO BE WILD	STEPPENWOLF	1968
25	LISTEN TO THE MUSIC	DOOBIE BROTHERS	1972
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These are the top testing 25 songs of the year (all formats) based on OnlineTRACKER internet research worldwide.

OnlineTRACKER
Rank	Title	Artist
1	chasing cars	snow patrol
2	because of you	clarkson kelly
3	black fingernails red wine	eskimo joe
4	who knew	pink
5	unwritten	bedingfield natasha
6	dani california	red hot chili peppers
7	pump it	black eyed peas
8	s.o.s.	rihanna
9	be without you	blige mary j
10	unfaithful	rihanna
11	walk away	clarkson kelly
12	call me when you're sober	evanescence
13	dance dance	fallout boy
14	hips don't lie	shakira
15	promiscuous	furtado nelly
16	the river	live
17	far away	nickelback
18	bad day	powter daniel
19	everytime we touch	cascada
20	savin' me	nickelback
21	ever the same	Thomas Rob
22	buttons	pussycat dolls
23	photograph	nickelback
24	Run it!	brown chris
25	right here	staind