The Good & The Ugly: 2006

Another installment of The Good & The Ugly means another year of absolutely sensational hits and abysmal failures. Last time, I discussed 2005, a year introducing the Black Eyed Peas as a force to be reckoned with in pop music — for better or worse — and more excellent rap smashes coming from the Aughts. 2006 was a lot less loaded with amazing hits like ’04 and ’05 but featured some less glaring failures outside of a select few. Before I head into the list, here are some honorable mentions: Ne-Yo- “When You’re Mad”, T.I.- “Why You Wanna”, Keyshia Cole- “Love”, Ray J- “One Wish”, Jamie Foxx- “Unpredictable”, Field Mob- “So What”, Chris Brown- “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)”, T-Pain- “I’m N Luv (Wit a Stripper)”, Sean Paul- “Temperature”, Shakira- “Hips Don’t Lie”, Gnarls Barkley- “Crazy”, Nelly Furtado- “Promiscuous”, Beyoncé- “Check On It”, Justin Timberlake- “Sexyback”, Chamillionaire- “Ridin”, Yung Joc- “It’s Goin Down”, Cassie- “Me & U”, and Young Dro- “Shoulder Lean”. With that out of the way, let’s dive into the brief excellence of Natasha Bedingfield.

Best: Natasha Bedingfield- “Unwritten”: One of the biggest ‘lightning in a bottle’ moments…