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Highest Rated Albums of 2006
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1
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Van Morrison - Pay the Devil
March 6, 2006
Contemporary Country
Score
100
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2
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Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
January 24, 2006
Alt-Country
Score
100
Amazon
Music
3
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Bob Dylan - Modern Times
August 29, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
4
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Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
January 23, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
100
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
March 7, 2006
Funk Rock
,
Yacht Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
April 4, 2006
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
7
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The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
October 3, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
November 21, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Dark Cabaret
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
.
Joanna Newsom - Ys
November 14, 2006
Progressive Folk
,
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
10
.
Scritti Politti - White Bread Black Beer
May 28, 2006
Sophisti-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
James Dean Bradfield - The Great Western
July 24, 2006
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Clogs - Lantern
February 7, 2006
Chamber Music
,
Post-Rock
,
Modern Classical
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Nina Nastasia - On Leaving
October 3, 2006
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Black Heart Procession - The Spell
May 9, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Richard Buckner - Meadow
September 12, 2006
Alt-Country
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Mission of Burma - The Obliterati
May 23, 2006
Post-Punk
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
The Essex Green - Cannibal Sea
March 21, 2006
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega
June 13, 2006
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Loose Fur - Born Again in the USA
March 21, 2006
Roots Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
20
.
Viva Voce - Get Yr Blood Sucked Out
September 12, 2006
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Lilys - Everything Wrong Is Imaginary
January 31, 2006
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Golden Smog - Another Fine Day
July 18, 2006
Alt-Country
,
Folk Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Fergie - The Dutchess
September 13, 2006
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Pop Rap
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Roots - Game Theory
August 29, 2006
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
The Dears - Gang of Losers
October 3, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Uncut awarded albums throughout 2006.
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