Best Albums of 2006
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"Definitely in my Top 5 albums of all time. The guitar music is great but the way it is brought across in broad Yorkshire accent and dialect is summet else. The way the stories are told in the lyrics is just how one of your mates would tell a story about one of his nights out." Reply
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2006
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15,607
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"I was living in Reno in November of 2006 when Ys was released, and I immediately recognized, amid the dense allegory and arcane literary references embedded in Joanna Newsom's lyrics, music that is grounded in the Sierra Nevada and Yuba River Valley landscapes in which Newsom was born and raised...." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"So nice to hear someone else love motown like music. She did a fantastic job with the sound, but of course a bit more modern. Most themes are of infidelity and from a woman's perspective, which was interesting. But not just a sexy tease, rather something much more real. Aretha Franklin of the 200..." [+] Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I don't know how the guy under me wouldn't like this album. It's basically Absolution all over again with some electronics. But GOOD electronics as compared to pointless electronics." Reply
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"The most campy and glammy concept album you'll probably ever hear. Fun listen and if Welcome to The Black Parade doesn't get you're blood pumping in the angst of teenage adrenaline then you're probably just as dead as the protagonist of this story." Reply
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4,976
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"On the 7th of February 2006, after around 4 months of label disputes J Dilla's 'Donuts' was finally released. 3 days later he was dead. Donuts is so much more than just a beat tape, it's the final swan-song of a dying man who felt that in his final moments he had to push himself into making somet..." [+] Reply
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YEEZY | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Im sorry for spamming this album with comments but here is my review: Amazing album + Very well detailed songs with varying dynamics and song structures + Incredible performances especially in the vocals + Brand New finally makes a completely original sound + Very honest and poetic lyrics + Some ..." [+] Reply
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"Wings pt. 1 and 2 are some of the best moments in music for me." Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"All Chili Pepper albums with John Frusciante are excellent Like Flea said, if you don't get Stadium Arcadium, you don't get the Peppers. Damn Right! This is their best album! Blood Sugar Sex Magic is 90's excellence and Californiacation was the big return. This is each member at the peak of their..." [+] Reply
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"Very good follow up to, hot fuss, sam's town, is another strong record of big pop hooks and anthemic stadium rock. When you were wrong, reasons unknown, bones, all good. Unfortunately the Killers went downhill after this record. Still, extremely enjoyable" Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 2006 composition
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| Various Artists | 7 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 0% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 2 | 0% | |
| The Black Crowes | 2 | 0% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 0% | |
| J Dilla | 2 | 0% | |
| Phil Lesh And Friends | 2 | 0% | |
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488 | 49% | |
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189 | 19% | |
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44 | 4% | |
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35 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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Best Albums of 2006 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 44th to 40th |
Up 2 from 95th to 93rd |
Up 2 from 77th to 75th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 74th to 78th |
Down 2 from 52nd to 54th |
Down 2 from 92nd to 94th |
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