May I just say that Canada's taste is a million times better than America's taste!!!

Best-Selling Albums Of 2006

01. James Blunt - Back to Bedlam 456,281
02. Dixie Chicks - Taking the long way 292,639
03. Nelly Furtado - Loose 291,673
04. Gregory Charles - I Think of you 260,653
05. Michael Buble - It's time 237,453
06. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium 232,808
07. Nickelback - All the right reasons 231,244
08. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds 230,852
09. Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong 226,568
10. Crazy Frog - Crazy Hits 207,205

Best-Selling Albums Artists Of 2006

01. Johnny Cash 544,598
02. Il Divo 540,707
03. James Blunt 456,281
04. Crazy Frog 374,620
05. The Beatles 349,853
06. Dixie Chicks 349,261
07. Michael Buble 325,345
08. Nelly Furtado 312,578
09. Red Hot Chili Peppers 294,176
10. Nickelback 285,448

Best-Selling Digital Tracks Of 2006

01. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack 55,389
02. Shakira - Hips don't lie 51,784
03. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (Album Version) 45,501
04. James Blunt - You're beautiful 43,404
05. Snow Patrol - Chasing cars 43,253
06. Rihanna - S.O.S. 42,880
07. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (Album Version) 42,593
08. Nelly Furtado - Maneater 38,751
09. Hinder - Lips of an angel 37,604
10. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous 37,086

Best-Selling Digital Songs Of 2006

01. James Blunt - You're beautiful 73,841
02. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous 66,607
03. Madonna - Hung up 61,652
04. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack 59,745
05. Shakira - Hips don't lie 53,081
06. Kanye West - Gold digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) 52,803
07. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 52,487
08. Rihanna - Pon de replay 46,968
09. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California 45,501
10. Snow Patrol - Chasing cars 44,518

Best-Selling Digital Albums Of 2006

01. Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong 9,873
02. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium arcadium 8,595
03. Dixie Chicks - Taking the long way 6,732
04. John Mayer - Continuum 6,644
05. James Blunt - Back to Bedlam 6,586
06. The Killers - Sam's Town 6,276
07. Nelly Furtado - Loose 6,113
08. Jack John & Friends - Curious George: Singalongs... 6,059
09. Snow Patrol - Eyes open 5,874
10. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds 5,126

Best-Selling Albums Of Soundscan Era (1995-2006)

01. Shania Twain - Come on over 1,912,641
02. Celine Dion - Let's talk about love 1,482,452
03. Various Artists - Big Shiny Tunes 2 1,232,738
04. Andrea Bocelli - Romanza 1,109,788
05. Shania Twain - Up! 1,081,414
06. Aqua - Aquarium 1,080,619
07. Backstreet Boys - Millennium 1,071,820
08. Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing 1,066,548
09. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back 1,047,896
10. The Beatles - 1 1,035,111

Best-Selling Artists Of Soundscan Era (1995-2006)

01. Celine Dion 6,225,022
02. Shania Twain 4,176,983
03. Backstreet Boys 4,035,368
04. U2 3,250,254
05. Sarah McLachlan 2,920,084
06. Eminem 2,850,796
07. The Beatles 2,664,824
08. Andrea Bocelli 2,545,278
09. Diana Krall 2,485,971
10. Britney Spears 2,371,993

Nielsen BDS: 2006 Top 10
Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Most Played Songs Artist Airplay
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Title/Artist Detections Artist Detections
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1 Unwritten/ Natasha 36,613 1 Nickelback 115,224
Bedingfield
2 You're Beautiful/ James 36,358 2 Bryan Adams 92,439
Blunt
3 Crazy/ Gnarls Barkley 34,252 3 Kelly 82,427
Clarkson
4 Who Says You Can't Go 33,565 4 Madonna 77,040
Home/Bon Jovi
5 Dani California/ Red Hot 32,233 5 Shania Twain 76,117
Chili Peppers
6 Savin' Me/ Nickelback(a) 31,869 6 U2 74,564
7 Ever the Same/ Rob Thomas 28,332 7 Red Hot Chili 70,812
Peppers
8 Far Away/ Nickelback(a) 26,827 8 The 68,733
Tragically
Hip
9 Out of My Head/ Mobile(a) 26,676 9 Tim McGraw 63,827
10. Because of You/ Kelly 26,581 10. James Blunt 63,237
Clarkson

Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Music Video Airplay
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Title/Artist Detections
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1 Promiscuous/ Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland 2,702
2 Savin' Me/ Nickelback(a) 2,621
3 Animal I Have Become/ Three Days Grace(a) 2,593
4 Devil In A Midnight Mass/ Billy Talent(a) 2,563
5 Hips Don't Lie/ Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean 2,494
6 Out of My Head/ Mobile(a) 2,400
7 I Write Sins Not Tragedies/ Panic! At the Disco 2,355
8 SOS/ Rihanna 2,297
9 Ridin'/ Chamillionaire feat Krayzie Bone 2,276
10. Unfaithful/ Rihanna 2,266
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(a)meets Canadian content criteria

Also great to see Nelly, Nickelback and Snow Patrol charting! And yeah, Canada's taste is better than US's!!

Best-Selling Albums Of 2006
03. Nelly Furtado - Loose 291,673
06. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium 232,808
07. Nickelback - All the right reasons 231,244
08. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds 230,852

Best-Selling Albums Artists Of 2006
08. Nelly Furtado 312,578
09. Red Hot Chili Peppers 294,176
10. Nickelback 285,448

Best-Selling Digital Tracks Of 2006
03. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (Album Version) 45,501
05. Snow Patrol - Chasing cars 43,253
08. Nelly Furtado - Maneater 38,751
09. Hinder - Lips of an angel 37,604
10. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous 37,086

Best-Selling Digital Songs Of 2006
02. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous 66,607
03. Madonna - Hung up 61,652
06. Kanye West - Gold digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) 52,803
08. Rihanna - Pon de replay 46,968
09. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California 45,501
10. Snow Patrol - Chasing cars 44,518

Best-Selling Digital Albums Of 2006
02. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium arcadium 8,595
07. Nelly Furtado - Loose 6,113
09. Snow Patrol - Eyes open 5,874
10. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds 5,126

Best-Selling Albums Of Soundscan Era (1995-2006)
02. Celine Dion - Let's talk about love 1,482,452

Best-Selling Artists Of Soundscan Era (1995-2006)
01. Celine Dion 6,225,022
06. Eminem 2,850,796
10. Britney Spears 2,371,993

Wow, what a great list!

Good to see britney #10 on Best Selling Artist of this decade!

now, i must go kill myself for living in this terrible country

lmao, they're both equally terrible, mainstream wise. Canada's might be a little better(mostly because of Cash having the most sales), but it's still terrible.