Drowned in Sound's Highest Rated Albums of 2006

1. Joanna Newsom - Ys

2. Mastodon - Blood Mountain

3. The Knife - Silent Shout

4. Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist

5. Damien Jurado - And Now That I'm in Your Shadow

6. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

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7. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations

8. I Like Trains - Progress - Reform

Released: June 26th, 2006

Genre: Post-Rock

Rating: 9

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9. Asobi Seksu - Citrus

10. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar

11. The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics

12. Liars - Drum's Not Dead

13. Editors - The Back Room

14. Mono - You Are There

Released: March 15th, 2006

Rating: 9

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15. Mystery Jets - Making Dens

16. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

17. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury

18. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Released: November 20th, 2006

Genre: Alternative Rock

Rating: 8

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19. Isis - In the Absence of Truth

20. Converge - No Heroes

Released: October 24th, 2006

Genre: Metalcore

Rating: 8

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21. Melvins - (A) Senile Animal

22. Beach House - Beach House

Released: October 3rd, 2006

Genre: Dream Pop

Rating: 8

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23. Beck - The Information

24. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go

25. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass