follow-ups to the U.S. #1s of 2006

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previously: follow-ups to the U.S. #1s of 2009
follow-ups to the U.S. #1s of 2008
follow-ups to the U.S. #1s of 2007

caveats and exceptions: The 2007 poll already covered the follow-ups to Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable,” and the multi-single #1 runs by Justin Timberlake and Akon that began in 2006, and there was no immediate follow-up to “Grillz” by Nelly, who didn’t release another solo single for nearly 2 years.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Nelly Furtado - “Maneater” (peak: #16, follow-up to: “Promiscuous”) 9
Fegie - “Fergalicious” (peak: #2, follow-up to: “London Bridge”) 7
Mariah Carey - “Say Somethin’” (peak: #79, follow-up to: “Don’t Forget About Us”) 3
Beyoncé - “Déjà Vu” (peak: #4, follow-up to: “Check On It”) 3
Ne-Yo - “When You’re Mad” (peak: #15, follow-up to: “So Sick”) 3
Rihanna - “Unfaithful” (peak: #6, follow-up to: “SOS”) 2
D4L - “Betcha Can’t Do It Like Me” (peak: #72, follow-up to: “Laffy Taffy”) 2
Sean Paul - “(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me” (peak: #3, follow-up to: “Temperature”) 1
Ludacris - “Grew Up A Screw Up” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Money Maker”) 1
Daniel Powter - “Free Loop (One Night Stand)” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Bad Day”) 0
Chamillionaire - “Grown And Sexy” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Ridin’”) 0
Shakira - “Illegal” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Hips Don’t Lie”) 0
Taylor Hicks - “Just To Feel That Way” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Do I Make You Proud”) 0
James Blunt - “High” (peak: #100, follow-up to: “You’re Beautiful”) 0


he's a beast, he's a dog, he's a muthafuckin' viking (some dude), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:41 (fifteen years ago)

it's kind of hilarious how uniformly weak the field is for this year, especially with the possible Justin/Beyonce/Akon/etc. selections excepted. seems like 2006 was a big year for one hit wonders, surprise hits from the end of album cycles, and artists who were just totally unprepared or uninterested in carrying the momentum of a #1 hit. "When You're Mad" is such an underrated Ne-Yo single, though, gonna stump for that one against the likely hordes of "Maneater" fans.

he's a beast, he's a dog, he's a muthafuckin' viking (some dude), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:44 (fifteen years ago)

"MANEATER"

Tape Store, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:44 (fifteen years ago)

forgot how incredible this song is

Tape Store, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:44 (fifteen years ago)

man i have absolutely no recollection of that chamillionaire song, damn

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:45 (fifteen years ago)

alright i dig a decent number of these joints

1 fergalicious
2 unfaithful
3 give it up to me
4 when you're mad
5 grew up a screw up

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:48 (fifteen years ago)

pretty u_u list tho in general

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:48 (fifteen years ago)

u guys are mad, about half this list is awesome

I f/w all of these:

Mariah Carey - “Say Somethin’” (peak: #79, follow-up to: “Don’t Forget About Us”)
D4L - “Betcha Can’t Do It Like Me” (peak: #72, follow-up to: “Laffy Taffy”)
Beyoncé - “Déjà Vu” (peak: #4, follow-up to: “Check On It”)
Ne-Yo - “When You’re Mad” (peak: #15, follow-up to: “So Sick”)
Rihanna - “Unfaithful” (peak: #6, follow-up to: “SOS”)
Shakira - “Illegal” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Hips Don’t Lie”)
Nelly Furtado - “Maneater” (peak: #16, follow-up to: “Promiscuous”)
Fegie - “Fergalicious” (peak: #2, follow-up to: “London Bridge”)
Ludacris - “Grew Up A Screw Up” (did not chart, follow-up to: “Money Maker”)

I actually can't decide what I want to vote for.

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:38 (fifteen years ago)

say somethin is good (perfunctory post)

i fake it so real, i am beyonce (surm), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:40 (fifteen years ago)

I have it down to Mariah/D4L/Beyonce

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:41 (fifteen years ago)

in retrospect i like "Deja Vu" fine in the context of B'Day but it was and is a shit lead single

he's a beast, he's a dog, he's a muthafuckin' viking (some dude), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:04 (fifteen years ago)

ship otm -- "betcha can't do it like me" is awesome 2

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:06 (fifteen years ago)

xp fair, she was obv. being v. conservative in her strategy and going with the song that sounded most like "Crazy in Love". I still dig it tho.

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:07 (fifteen years ago)

"Give It Upto Me" is easily the worst Sean Paul to date :(

(tbf, everything else he'd put out til then was awesome tho)

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:08 (fifteen years ago)

give it up to me > temperature

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:09 (fifteen years ago)

any sean paul duet > temperature

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:10 (fifteen years ago)

that includes the joint w/ rihanna & the one w/ estelle

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:10 (fifteen years ago)

"Deja Vu." Although I've really grown to love B'Day, her voice sounds ever so slightly shrill on this; nevertheless, wow. The track is such an I'm-here-to-stay moment.

"When You're Mad" is my least favorite of the three Ne-Yo singles from that period but not bad ("Sexy Love" was my #1 single of the year, actually).

cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:11 (fifteen years ago)

j0rdan, why u so mad?

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:16 (fifteen years ago)

<3 "Temperature"

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:17 (fifteen years ago)

I wish he'd released this as a single tbh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNgD3qrxaEw

cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:21 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNgD3qrxaEw

cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:21 (fifteen years ago)

that song is hilarious. In My Own Words is such an underrated album

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:33 (fifteen years ago)

totally - been meaning to nominate it for the 05-09 poll.

he's a beast, he's a dog, he's a muthafuckin' viking (some dude), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 07:05 (fifteen years ago)

fyi

― you might be a goon but what's a goon to a viking? (The Reverend), Tuesday, May 4, 2010

GayQuil (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 07:39 (fifteen years ago)

heh that's what i get for procrastinating on using this idea i guess

he's a beast, he's a dog, he's a muthafuckin' viking (some dude), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 08:48 (fifteen years ago)

p.s. mine's better anyway

he's a beast, he's a dog, he's a muthafuckin' viking (some dude), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 08:49 (fifteen years ago)

yeah, won't argue

i am giving you the viking of compliments (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 09:07 (fifteen years ago)

i would vote 4 in my own words

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 May 2010 12:51 (fifteen years ago)

'fergalicious' by a mile. most of dis shytt sux.

teledyldonix, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 15:54 (fifteen years ago)

i like a lot of these

1. fergalicious
2. unfaithful
3. say somethin'
4. maneater
5. when you're mad

لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 16:55 (fifteen years ago)

Sorry, but I cannot in good conscience get behind any of these. :-)

ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 17:02 (fifteen years ago)

I really hate "Unfaithful". I just feel that it is terribly written and terribly performed.

This is Nelly/Beyonce/Fergie for me.

Cheese? In MY coffee? (It's more likely than you think!) (HI DERE), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 17:04 (fifteen years ago)

yeah "Unfaithful" is the fuckin pits

some dude, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 17:21 (fifteen years ago)

WHEN YOU'RE MAD

da croupier, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 17:32 (fifteen years ago)

I really don't even remember loving "Maneater" but the chorus is just the most incredible thing ever, those background vocals!

Tape Store, Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:10 (fifteen years ago)

"unfaithful"

sveltko (k3vin k.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:18 (fifteen years ago)

dope driving song

sveltko (k3vin k.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:18 (fifteen years ago)

putting rihanna's voice so upfront makes it a pretty love/hate song but i love it

contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:21 (fifteen years ago)

yeah definitely

sveltko (k3vin k.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:24 (fifteen years ago)

"unfaithful" would be the best song on rated r, and it's only like a 9/10

sveltko (k3vin k.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:24 (fifteen years ago)

maybe "cold case love" gives it a run

sveltko (k3vin k.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:25 (fifteen years ago)

lol "only" a 9/10, you feel me tho

sveltko (k3vin k.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:25 (fifteen years ago)

it's like an 8/10 but would still be (other than maybe "Rude Boy") the best song on Rated R

i am giving you the viking of compliments (The Reverend), Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:37 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Monday, 17 May 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

it's like an 8/10 but would still be (other than maybe "Rude Boy") the best song on Rated R

absolutely not

Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Monday, 17 May 2010 23:35 (fifteen years ago)

on its best day that song is a 3/10

Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Monday, 17 May 2010 23:35 (fifteen years ago)

pretty much on par with that wretched rock star song on Rated R

Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Monday, 17 May 2010 23:35 (fifteen years ago)

HEY that song's great!

I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 17 May 2010 23:39 (fifteen years ago)

The rockstar one, I mean.

I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 17 May 2010 23:40 (fifteen years ago)

TO-KNOW-THAT-I-AM

sveltko (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 01:01 (fifteen years ago)

wild to think shakira could have released anything that didn't chart after how huge 'hips don't lie' was

what a horribly formed "groke" (samosa gibreel), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 01:09 (fifteen years ago)

"Illegal" is a great, smoldering ballad

The Reverend, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 01:14 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)


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