Chart facts: This year-end chart of the top 50 songs of 2006 is represented by 43 artists from 5 countries (7 Canada, 3 UK, 2 Finland, 1 Australia, and the rest US (30).). This represents a downturn from recent years.

7 artists have more than one entry: Def Leppard is at #3, #4; Theory of a Deadman is at #13 and #47; Nickleback is at #10 and #25; Shinedown is at #6 and #35; Melissa Etheridge is at #14 and #46; The Rasmus is at #22 and #34; and Goo Goo Dolls have three hits at #29, #39 and #44.

Other minutiae:

• This year's #1 takes over from Fuel's "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" as the biggest Rock Rip ever, having spent an unprecedented 8th week at the top.
• 10 artists from last year's top 50 are back this year: Shinedown, Theory of a Deadman, Melissa Etheridge, Collective Soul, The Donnas, Godsmack, The Rasmus, Bowling For Soup, Goo Goo Dolls, Nickelback, and Foo Fighters.
• There are 8 remakes: "Rock On,"No Matter What," "Nothing Else Matters," "Roll on Down the Highway," "I Melt with You," "Just What I Needed," "Walk, Don't Run," and "Land of Confusion."
• There were 22 #1s and 8 #2s.
• The lowest peaking song to make the Top 50 is "Goodbye for Now," which POD took to #6 for 2 weeks.
• Two are from Soundtracks: "24" and "Just What I Needed."
• Music from Commercials - 2: "Club Foot," and "Struggle."
• More music is coming from TV, including "Trees" and "Easy Easy" from Rockstar: INXS; "Collide" from Smallville, and "Who Knows," performed by Avril Lavigne at the closing of the Winter Olympics.
• This year we have our first-ever instrumental: "Walk, Don't Run" by Gary Hoey.
• There are 9 acts with females: Bif Naked, Nightwish, Fefe Dobson, Avril Lavigne, Caleigh Peters, Jem, The Donnas, Amy Lee of Evanescence, and two rips from Melissa Etheridge.
• 5 of the top 50 are acts going back 20 years or more: Def Leppard, INXS, Journey, The Cars, and Sammy Hagar