1. Nelly Furtado – Maneater (acoustic version linked)

Whether radio version, album version, acoustic (so good!), or remixed, this is the song I loved most in 2006. The aggressive verses, the glorious chorus, the sheer dance-worthiness of it–i still can’t get enough of it.

2. All American Rejects – Move Along

I love this because it’s so catchy. And not to get maudlin or overly sentimental but my life did a lot of moving along in 2006, and I had this song in the background for a lot of it.

3. Pink – U and Ur Hand (Bimbo Jones Mix)

This song wasn’t bad before. But Bimbo Jones made it epic. The chorus is played up fantastically.

4. Take That – Patience

I’m generally not a sucker for ballads, and I didn’t even know who Take That were before 2006, but I love this.

5. Jamelia – Beware of the Dog

At first I thought it was sacrilege for Jamelia to sample Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus. But it’s excellently done.

6. Paris Hilton – Nothing in this World (Kaskade Radio Mix)

My favorite remixes tend to make saccharine songs sinister, and this is the best example of it in 2006.

7. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy

Sure it got overplayed, but it’s so good.

8. The Modern – Sometimes

Retro done right. Starts a little slow, but the chorus is amazing.

9. Beyonce – Ring the Alarm (Freemasons Radio Mix)

So angry. One of my favorite song to run to in 2006, along with Maneater and Beware of the Dog.

10. Muse – Supermassive Black Hole

Muse stopped trying to sound like Radiohead and turned on the pop machine in 2006. This song’s great.