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Did Justin Timberlake’s 2006 Raise the Bar for Pop Stardom in the Mid-’00s?

This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2006 Week continues here with a look back at the incredibly triumphant ’06 from the guy who we originally named our Greatest Pop Star for the entire year: Justin Timberlake. By 2006, Justin Timberlake had already been at the center […]

Boxscore Flashback: The Top 10 Tours of 2006, By the Numbers

The beginning of 2026 has been dominated by 2016 nostalgia, but on Billboard.com, we’re supersizing it and going back to 2006. We’ve already looked back at some of the most iconic songs and trends from that year, but now, we’re looking at the biggest concert tours from 20 years ago. The touring industry of 2006 […]

Keanu Reeves’ Band Dogstar Is Back on the Billboard Charts

For the first time in two-and-a-half decades, Dogstar — the alternative rock band that counts actor Keanu Reeves as its bassist — is on a songs-based Billboard chart. “All In Now,” the lead single from Dogstar’s upcoming album of the same name, debuts on the April 4-dated Mainstream Rock Airplay chart at No. 36, marking […]

BTS Scores Top-Charting Song Yet on Streaming Songs Tally

BTS’ “SWIM” isn’t just No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated April 4 ­— the song also represents the band’s top-charting song yet on Billboard’s Streaming Songs tally, as well as its best debut on Radio Songs. Related Here Are All of BTS’ No. 1s on the Billboard 200 & Hot 100 BTS Shows Off […]