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This is an ordered list of SPIN's highest rated albums of 2006. Check out
SPIN's Year End List
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1
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Cat Power - The Greatest
January 24, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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2
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Tom Zé - Estudando o Pagode
April 11, 2006
MPB
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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Spotify
3
.
Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control
January 24, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
91
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Music
Spotify
4
.
Quasi - When the Going Gets Dark
March 21, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Matthew Shipp - One
January 24, 2006
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
February 21, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
The Magic Numbers - Those the Brokes
November 6, 2006
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Joanna Newsom - Ys
November 14, 2006
Progressive Folk
,
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
.
MC Lars - The Graduate
March 20, 2006
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Prefuse 73 - Security Screenings
February 6, 2006
Glitch Hop
,
Electronic
Score
83
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Nellie McKay - Pretty Little Head
October 31, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Jazz Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Beth Orton - Comfort of Strangers
February 7, 2006
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Sparks - Hello Young Lovers
February 6, 2006
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Man Man - Six Demon Bag
February 21, 2006
Experimental Rock
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card
March 14, 2006
Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
The Vines - Vision Valley
April 1, 2006
Garage Punk
,
Alternative Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Mates of State - Bring It Back
March 21, 2006
Indie Pop
,
Twee Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
T.I. - King
March 28, 2006
Southern Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
January 23, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Melechesh - Emissaries
October 30, 2006
Melodic Black Metal
,
Black Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Evanescence - The Open Door
September 25, 2006
Alternative Metal
,
Symphonic Metal
,
Gothic Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely
August 21, 2006
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Danko Jones - Sleep Is The Enemy
May 15, 2006
Hard Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals Starvation League - The Longest Meow
September 26, 2006
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
25
.
Bert Jansch - The Black Swan
September 18, 2006
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings SPIN awarded albums throughout 2006.
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