Popular Songs Of 2006, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again, when I peel back the years a decade at a time to reexamine the most popular songs from the past. First up, Popular Songs of 2006. Some of these songs are, to this day, so ubiquitous that it's hard to believe they were released TEN years ago! There were too many good tunes for just one post, so expect a Vol. 2 shortly. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Blunt  ~  “You’re Beautiful”

2)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Jesus, Take The Wheel”

3)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Bad Day”

4)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Don’t Forget About Us”

5)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Life Is A Highway”

6)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “Ain’t No Other Man”

7)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Dirty Little Secret”

8)  Rihanna  ~  “SOS”

9)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “White & Nerdy”

10)  KT Tunstall  ~  “Black Horse And The Cherry Tree”

11)  Josh Turner  ~  “Would You Go With Me”

12)  Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean  ~  “Hips Don’t Lie”

13)  Chris Brown  ~  “Say Goodbye”

14)  Evanescence  ~  “Call Me When You’re Sober”

15)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”

16)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Kerosene”

17)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”

18)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Say It Right”

19)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “Settle For A Slowdown”

20)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Walk Away”

21)  Nickelback  ~  “Far Away”

22)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Keep Holding On”

23)  George Strait  ~  “Give It Away”  (For some reason, the video repeats itself in silence around the 3:45 mark. So…you can pretty much stop it there.)

24)  Martina McBride  ~  “Anyway”

25)  Snow Patrol  ~  “Chasing Cars”

"Solid" Songs

These songs are "Solid"! At least the word appears in the titles of each of them. As opposed to the "Hollow" offerings I presented last time around. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maps & Atlases  ~  “Solid Ground”

2)  The Ross Sisters  ~  “Solid Potato Salad”

3)  The City Harmonic  ~  “Solid Rock”

4)  Marit Larsen  ~  “Solid Ground”

5)  Dire Straits  ~  “Solid Rock”

6)  Gaither Homecoming  ~  “I’m Standing On The Solid Rock”

7)  Hazey Jane  ~  “Solid Ground”

8)  Van Morrison  ~  “Northern Muse (Solid Ground)”

9)  Ashford & Simpson ft. Brandy  ~  “Solid”

10)  Ry Cooder  ~  “Tamp ‘Em Up Solid”

11)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Solid Rock”

12)  Thomas Maguire & Fhiona Ennis  ~  “Solid As A Rock”

13)  4HIM  ~  “The Solid Rock”

14)  Sweet  ~  “Solid Gold Brass”

15)  Break Of Reality  ~  “Solid Ground”

16)  Ricky Skaggs  ~  “Solid Ground”

17)  The Dear Hunter  ~  “A Sea Of Solid Earth”

18)  Goanna  ~  “Solid Rock”

19)  Delirious?  ~  “Solid Rock”

20)  Lori Campbell  ~  “Solid Ground”

21)  John Martyn  ~  “Solid Air”

22)  The Style Council  ~  “A Solid Bond In Your Heart”

23)  Pert Near Sandstone  ~  “Solid Gone”

24)  Tom Keifer  ~  “Solid Ground”

25)  Alex Vargas  ~  “Solid Ground”

"Hollow" Songs

Another "Opposites" music post. Of sorts. These are "Hollow" songs. Next time, the songs will be a lot more "Solid." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Hollow”

2)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Hollow”

3)  Trampled By Turtles  ~  “Hollow”

4)  Sully Erna ft. Lisa Guyer  ~  “Hollow”  (Yeah, that's the guy from Godsmack. In case you were wondering.)

5)  A Perfect Circle  ~  “The Hollow”

6)  Björk  ~  “Hollow”

7)  The Cult  ~  “Hollow Man”

8)  The Civil Wars  ~  “Barton Hollow”

9)  Damon Albarn  ~  “Hollow Ponds”

10)  First Aid Kit  ~  “Shattered & Hollow”

11)  Dream Theater  ~  “Hollow Years”

12)  Lillix  ~  “Sweet Temptation (Hollow)”

13)  R.E.M.  ~  “Hollow Man”

14)  Beck  ~  “Hollow Log”

15)  RAGE ft. Lingua Mortis Orchestra  ~  “Empty Hollow”

16)  Submersed  ~  “Hollow”

17)  Bad Pollyanna  ~  “Hollow”

18)  Chad Michael Stewart  ~  “Hollow”

19)  Teodasia  ~  “Hollow Earth”

20)  The Icicle Works  ~  “Hollow Horse”

21)  Jessica Lynn  ~  “Hollow”

22)  Apollo  ~  “Hollow Body”

23)  Alx Green  ~  “Hollow”

24)  Songs For Iris  ~  “Less Hollow”

25)  ForeverandNever  ~  “Hollow Words”

Songs About Losers

Unlike yesterday's "Songs About Winners" post, here's some tunes I can actually relate to. Because, of course, these are Songs About Losers. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  3 Doors Down  ~  “Loser”

2)  Beck  ~  “Loser”

3)  Dolores O’Riordan  ~  “Loser”

4)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Loser”

5)  BigBang  ~  “Loser”

6)  The Beatles  ~  “I’m A Loser”

7)  Meiko  ~  “Good-Looking Loser”

8)  Little River Band  ~  “Lonesome Loser”

9)  Me In Motion  ~  “Losers”

10)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Three-Time Loser”

11)  The Weeknd  ~  “Losers”

12)  Cracker  ~  “Loser”

13)  Morcheeba  ~  “Everybody Loves A Loser”

14)  Randy Travis  ~  “Better Class Of Losers”

15)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  “Even The Losers”

16)  Glee Cast  ~  “Loser Like Me”

17)  Mutual Friends  ~  “Sorry I’m A Loser”

18)  The Dears  ~  “You And I Are A Gang Of Losers”

Songs About Winners

You might have guessed we'd get back to doing "Opposites" music posts again at some point. And you were right. Here's a group of songs about "Winners." Next time, a collection of tunes about "Losers." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  ABBA  ~  “The Winner Takes It All”

2)  Enter Shikari  ~  “Sorry, You’re Not A Winner”

3)  Don Williams  ~  “I’ve Got A Winner In You”

4)  Karina Pasian  ~  “Winner”

5)  Chris Brown  ~  “Winner”

6)  Pete Murray  ~  “Always A Winner”

7)  Badfinger  ~  “Winner”

8)  Chrissy and the Vapors  ~  “Trouble With The Winners”

9)  Patti LaBelle  ~  “There’s A Winner In You”

10)  Kid British  ~  “Winner”

11)  The Impressions  ~  “We’re A Winner”

12)  A Few Too Many  ~  “Saint, Sinner, Winner”

13)  K’s Choice  ~  “Winners”

14)  Grand Drive  ~  “Maybe I’m A Winner”

15)  Sammy Hagar  ~  “Winner Takes It All”

16)  The Move-Ons  ~  “Stronger And A Winner”

17)  Hot Chocolate  ~  “Every 1’s A Winner”

18)  Trampled By Turtles   ~  “Winners”