The best-selling album globally in 2006 was the High School Musical soundtrack, followed by Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts and Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood.
Tragically, 2006 was also the year we lost the beloved wildlife expert and environmentalist Steve Irwin, who died after a stingray attack. Continue reading to discover the momentous events, headline-making news, iconic music releases, and notable losses that marked 2006.
January 4 – The Texas Longhorns led by Vince Young defeat the USC Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl 41–38, regarded as one of the greatest college football games ever played.
In 2006, Katie Melua gave a concert at 303 meters below sea level in one of the legs of the “Troll A” oil rig, earning a Guinness record for “deepest underwater concert”.