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This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2006. Check out
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1
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Joanna Newsom - Ys
November 14, 2006
Progressive Folk
,
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
94
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2
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The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
October 3, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Score
94
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Danielson - Ships
May 9, 2006
Indie Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
November 28, 2006
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
September 12, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
September 12, 2006
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Scott Walker - The Drift
May 8, 2006
Experimental
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Post-Industrial
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Liars - Drum's Not Dead
March 21, 2006
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
March 28, 2006
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Herbert - Scale
May 29, 2006
House
,
Art Pop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Band of Horses - Everything All The Time
March 21, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Mastodon - Blood Mountain
September 12, 2006
Progressive Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Love Is All - Nine Times That Same Song
January 24, 2006
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet
October 16, 2006
Ambient
,
Drone
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Califone - Roots & Crowns
October 10, 2006
Alt-Country
,
Psychedelic Folk
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
September 5, 2006
Indie Folk
,
Psychedelic Folk
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Keith Fullerton Whitman - Lisbon
March 1, 2006
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Booka Shade - Movements
May 16, 2006
House
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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The Knife - Silent Shout
February 17, 2006
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
Electronic
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
May 2, 2006
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Various Productions - The World Is Gone
June 9, 2006
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
22
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Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
November 20, 2006
Emo
,
Post-Hardcore
,
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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The Exploding Hearts - Shattered
October 31, 2006
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
24
.
Clark - Body Riddle
October 2, 2006
IDM
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
April 25, 2006
Americana
,
Folk Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2006.
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