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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""Don't Take My Sunshine Away" is a serious contender for the best Mark Linkous composition. There's some other great songs here, like "Some Sweet Day" and "Knives of Summertime," but the rest is not up to Linkous' usual standard. Bit of a different feel from past records, too. Get this one last."  Reply
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"Kinda disappointing set list, plus songs like Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand are already filled with long guitar solos, no need for a 16 min version. That being said it's still NY and CH so can't complain too much."  Reply
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"Average pop/R&B album. Best 10 songs average is 76,0/100 and the album can get average 75/100. Album has an amount of 22 songs, but most are slightly below-average for me. However best songs are "Oh mother" and "Welcome" both 80/100, followed by "Makes me wanna pray", "F.u.s.s.", "On our way" and..."  [+]  Reply
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