Best Albums of 2006

Listed below are the best albums of 2006 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
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2006 year summaryThe best artists of 2006 were Arctic Monkeys, Joanna Newsom, Amy Winehouse, Muse, My Chemical Romance, J Dilla, Brand New, Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers.
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""to go home" is a good place to start with m. ward in general and "post-war" in specific. He plays indie folk/rock, singer-songwriter material that tugs equally at the head and heart. The production's a little gritty and his vocals are a little down in the mix, emphasizing the musicianship. But t..."  [+]  Reply
- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I wish more people new about this album/band. I don't let my limited knowledge of the french language get in the way of enjoying it. Great diversity in sound from track to track."  Reply
- masonfuchs | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This is a severely underrated album in my opinion. The first four tracks blew me away when I first listened to it. An extremely strong showing from a sadly short lived group."  Reply
- Cheddar | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This is straight on Neil Young, trying to recapture the '60's. The fact that he does so to a degree still tells you a lot. These are by and large simple (and even simplistic, on Let's Impeach) but Families and Flags of Freedom are just as gorgeous (if not possibly as fresh) as classic Neil."  Reply
- jhuik | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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The Avalanche 
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"The fact that The Avalanche is a collection of outtakes and B-sides from Illinois--and that it's this good--lends some perspective on how good an album Illinois is. At the time he was writing and recording all this music, Sufjan Stevens must have been on one of those creative highs that one exper..."  [+]  Reply
- buzzdainer | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This album has good vocals, good music, good arrangements. However, it seems to be lacking a certain something. I have the nagging feeling I should be rating it higher than I do as it's a decent album but it sounds like it has to much of a commercial polish. A slightly rawer touch would of suited..."  [+]  Reply
- mrmcrook | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"A great album all the way around from an underrated band. This album perfectly straddles the line between their next two albums, Dance or Die and III. Love Addict is what originally drew me in, but (among a banger set of tracks) is almost an afterthought among many other tracks I have come to ado..."  [+]  Reply
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