2006 Was One Of The Greatest Years For Music & Here's The Proof

Keane's second studio album 'Under The Iron Sea' was released on 22nd January 2006 and was, by far, their biggest and best. With epics such as 'Somewhere Only We Know' on the record it's hard to argue against it's greatness.

The Arctic Monkey's debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' has gone down in history as one of the greats, but can you believe it was released over 10 years ago on 23rd January 2006!?

'Inside In/Inside Out' was The Kooks' album that cemented them into the Indie-Rock landscape of the time. It was also released on 23rd January 2006, what a great day for music.

Panic! At The Disco's first single 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies' was released 10 YEARS AGO on 27th February 2006! We don't know about you but our emo years don't feel that long away. We'll always remember the flamboyant music video for this one.

Ne-yo's debut album 'In My Own Words' was released on 28th February 2006, and who didn't love singing along to his heartfelt R'n'B ballads.

The Kooks' biggest hit ever, 'Naïve' was released on 27th March 2006 and was the soundtrack to our teens, you'd be lying to us if you say you don't know EVERY word.

'So Sick' by Ne-Yo, released on 1st April 2006, was the classic love song for every teenage girl going through heartbreak, oh Ne-Yo, how you played to our young heartstrings.

Remember Cee Lo Green, BEFORE he was Cee Lo Green? Well, He went under the name of one-hit-wonder Gnarls Barkley, whose track 'Crazy', released 8th April 2006, was stuck in our heads for the whole of that year and beyond.

'Eyes Open' by Snow Patrol was released on 1st May 2006 and it went on to be the best selling album of that year in the UK. Not only that, it is the 15th best selling album of the 2000s, not bad eh?

'Unfaithful' by Rihanna was released on 2nd May 2006 and at the same time our collective teenage brain knew the song was about James who snogged Courtney behind our back in year 7 - Ri Ri just understood us.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers' five time Grammy award winning album 'Stadium Arcadium' was released on 9th May 2006. What better way to celebrate it's 10th birthday than headlining this year's Reading & Leeds festival!?

Playing host to legendary tracks such as 'Promiscious' and 'Maneater', Nelly Furtado's 'Loose' was released on 6th June 2006 and it provided us with some epic sing-a-long material.

'Chasing Cars' will forever be remembered as one of Snow Patrol's greatest hits, if not THE greatest, but can you believe it was released almost TEN years ago on 6th June 2006?

Thanks to Beyoncé every time we hear the word "bass", the opening of 'Déjà Vu' pops into our head. It was released on 24th June 2006 and the rest is history.

Muse's epic 'Black Holes And Revelations' was released on 3rd July 2006, securing them in the stadium-filler-festival-headliner hall of fame.

Shakira's legendary 'Hips Don't Lie' was released on 8th July 2006 and turned us all into the belly-dancer wannabes we always dreamt of being (even if our abs were nothing compared to Shakira's!)

'Alright Still' by Lily Allen was released on 13th July 2006 and put the rebellious singer firmly on our radar.

And, of course, her debut single 'Smile' was released a couple of days later on 15th July 2006. The ultimate sing-a-long and one of Allen's best tracks to date.

Justin Timberlake OFFICIALLY brought sexy back with this one. We're sorry JT, but we don't think you'll ever be able to top 'Sexyback', released on 18th July 2006, it is simply one of a kind.

Christina Aguilera's 'Back To Basics' is one of her best albums to date. Fact. Released on 11th August 2006, we were taken back a few decades as Xtina showed off her creative diversity. 'Candyman' was a highlight, and yes, we learnt the dance routine.

Queen Bey's second studio album 'B'Day' was released on 4th September 2006 and we can't help but stand in awe of everything she achieved before that and since then!

'Futuresex/Lovesounds' is the definitive JT album. Fact. Released on 8th September 2006 we can't believe this incredible album is almost 10 years old...

Okay, so 'Mr Brightside' isn't on this album, but we thought The Killers did a pretty good job following up their incredible debut album with this record, released on 2nd October 2006.

'Welcome To The Black Parade', and welcome to years of dedication to Gerard Way and his peroxide blonde 'do. My Chemical Romance not only changed their look, they changed everyone's minds about them when they released this epic single on 9th October 2006.

This next one needs no introduction. The late, great Amy Winehouse's debut single, 'Rehab', changed the face of music as we knew it back on 23rd October 2006. We just can't believe it's been 10 years since the world started paying attention to Amy.

We're not even sorry about ANOTHER Beyoncé song being in this piece. 'Irreplaceable', released on 23rd October 2006, will forever be the break-up song we all rely on, it took the 'plenty more fish in the sea' phrase to a whole new & sassy level.

This career-defining album for My Chemical Romance was released on 23rd October 2006. This was also round about the time we dyed our hair black and started wearing military jackets (MCRmy 4lyfe).

LOOK AT TAYLOR TEN YEARS AGO... take a moment to take in her transformation. Swifty's self-titled debut album is a far-cry from 1989 but we love it all the same. Released on 24th October 2006 we can't get over how much times have changed.

'Back To Black', Amy Winehouse's second studio album was the one that pushed her into the mainstream and changed music forever. On 27th October 2016, this legendary album will turn 10 and we're going to celebrate by sticking on repeat all day long.

The Fratellis, remember them?! The insanely catchy ear-worm that is 'Chelsea Dagger' is on this record, released on 30th October 2006. We wonder what the curly-haired Scotsman are up to now...

Anybody else remember the ADORKABLE music video for this insanely catchy tune? 'Here (In Your Arms)' was a huge hit when it was released back in 31st October 2006.

Who doesn't remember this ultimate floor-filler? 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit', released on 11th November 2006, was a masterpiece by Fedde Le Grand, fit with super cringe music video to go with it.

Brand New's 'The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me', released on 20th November 2006, has to be one of their best albums to date. We remember singing along to the words of 'Jesus Christ' but not *quite* understanding all the lyrics.

This year wouldn't have been complete without an epic Jay Z record. 'Kingdom Come' was released on 21st November 2006 to critical acclaim, hardly surprising though, it's Jay Z!

And to finish, we have Take That's first album in 11 years. Marking their comeback they released 'Beautiful World' on 24th November 2006, and we fell in love all over again.