Best Albums of 2006

Listed below are the best albums of 2006 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool and The Killers.
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2006
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2006
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12
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Buy album United States
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2006
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Best Albums of 2006 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
The Beatles 2 0%
Sufjan Stevens 2 0%
J Dilla 2 0%
Beirut 2 0%
U2 2 0%
The Twilight Singers 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 497 50%
United Kingdom 179 18%
Canada 48 5%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Germany 28 3%
Australia 27 3%
Sweden 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 953 95%
Yes 47 5%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Albums of 1997
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Homogenic by Björk
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized
6. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
7. F♯ A♯ ∞ (LP Version) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
8. Urban Hymns by The Verve
9. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters
10. The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
12. The Mollusk by Ween
13. The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
14. Blur by Blur
15. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
16. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
17. Homework by Daft Punk
18. Dots And Loops by Stereolab
19. Mogwai Young Team by Mogwai
20. Portishead by Portishead
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