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Highest Rated Albums of 2006

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This is an ordered list of Paste's highest rated albums of 2006. Check out Paste's Year End List.

1. Bob Dylan - Modern Times

Bob Dylan - Modern Times

August 29, 2006

Singer-Songwriter, Blues Rock

Americana, Electric Blues, Roots Rock

Score

90

2. Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

July 4, 2006

Americana, Country

Contemporary Folk

Score

90

3. Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Mastodon - Blood Mountain

September 12, 2006

Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal

Score

90

4. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers

The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers

May 16, 2006

Garage Rock Revival, Alternative Rock

Score

90

5. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

October 3, 2006

Pub Rock, Indie Rock

Score

90

6. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies

Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies

February 21, 2006

Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Progressive Pop, Art Rock

Score

90

7. Strays Don't Sleep - Strays Don't Sleep

Strays Don't Sleep - Strays Don't Sleep

May 1, 2006

Score

90

8. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go

September 19, 2006

Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Alt-Country, Chamber Folk, Indie Folk

Score

90

9. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

November 21, 2006

Singer-Songwriter, Blues Rock, Folk Rock

Dark Cabaret, Experimental Rock, Beat Poetry, Spoken Word

Score

90

10. John Legend - Once Again

John Legend - Once Again

October 24, 2006

Score

90

11. Joseph Arthur - Nuclear Daydream

Joseph Arthur - Nuclear Daydream

September 19, 2006

Score

90

12. The Concretes - In Colour

The Concretes - In Colour

April 4, 2006

Score

80

13. Pretty Girls Make Graves - Élan Vital

Pretty Girls Make Graves - Élan Vital

April 11, 2006

Score

80

14. The Sleepy Jackson - Personality: One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird

The Sleepy Jackson - Personality: One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird

July 1, 2006

Baroque Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Pop

Score

80

15. Juana Molina - Son

Juana Molina - Son

May 23, 2006

Folktronica, Singer-Songwriter

Art Pop, Free Folk, Ambient Pop

Score

80

16. Scott Walker - The Drift

Scott Walker - The Drift

May 8, 2006

Experimental, Post-Industrial

Dark Ambient, Experimental Rock, Modern Classical, Musique Concrète

Score

80

17. Mission of Burma - The Obliterati

Mission of Burma - The Obliterati

May 23, 2006

Score

80

18. The Essex Green - Cannibal Sea

The Essex Green - Cannibal Sea

March 21, 2006

Score

80

19. The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun

The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun

January 24, 2006

Indie Folk, Folk Pop

Score

80

20. Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega

Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega

June 13, 2006

East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop

Score

80

21. Loose Fur - Born Again in the USA

March 21, 2006

Roots Rock, Indie Rock

Score

80

22. Ratatat - Classics

Ratatat - Classics

August 22, 2006

Score

80

23. Clearlake - Amber

Clearlake - Amber

January 24, 2006

Score

80

24. Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang

Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang

April 3, 2006

Score

80

25. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury

Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury

November 28, 2006

Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop

Experimental Hip Hop

Score

80

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2006.

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