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This is an ordered list of A.V. Club's highest rated albums of 2006. Check out
A.V. Club's Year End List
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Melechesh - Emissaries
October 30, 2006
Melodic Black Metal
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Black Metal
Score
100
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2
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Pigeon John - Pigeon John and the Summertime Pool Party
September 12, 2006
Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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3
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Rhymefest - Blue Collar
July 11, 2006
Hip Hop
Score
100
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4
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The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
August 22, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Pop Punk
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
5
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LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
October 17, 2006
Progressive Electronic
,
Disco
Score
100
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Spotify
6
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Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
May 15, 2006
Indie Pop
Score
100
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7
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
September 19, 2006
Americana
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
8
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The Pipettes - We Are the Pipettes
August 29, 2006
Indie Pop
Score
100
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Amazon
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9
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Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
May 9, 2006
Electronic
Score
100
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10
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Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
March 28, 2006
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Bob Dylan - Modern Times
August 29, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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12
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Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
September 19, 2006
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
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13
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The Dears - Gang of Losers
October 3, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Mastodon - Blood Mountain
September 12, 2006
Progressive Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
October 3, 2006
Indie Folk
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
September 12, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
February 21, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
December 15, 2006
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
91
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Spotify
19
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Nicolay - Here
September 1, 2006
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
20
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Darondo - Let My People Go
June 23, 2006
Score
91
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Amazon
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Spotify
21
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You Am I - Convicts
May 13, 2006
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Lindsey Buckingham - Under the Skin
October 3, 2006
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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The Exploding Hearts - Shattered
October 31, 2006
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
24
.
Josh Ritter - The Animal Years
April 11, 2006
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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The Handsome Family - Last Days Of Wonder
June 13, 2006
Alt-Country
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings A.V. Club awarded albums throughout 2006.
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