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This is an ordered list of Slant Magazine's highest rated albums of 2006. Check out
Slant Magazine's Year End List
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Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
April 24, 2006
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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2
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Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways
July 4, 2006
Americana
,
Country
Score
100
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3
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Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
November 21, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Dark Cabaret
Score
100
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4
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Joanna Newsom - Ys
November 14, 2006
Progressive Folk
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Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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5
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Dirty Pretty Things - Waterloo to Anywhere
May 8, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
90
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6
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Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah
September 26, 2006
Disco
,
Glam Rock
,
Dance-Pop
Score
90
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7
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Lloyd Cole - Antidepressant
September 25, 2006
Score
90
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8
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The Lemonheads - The Lemonheads
September 25, 2006
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
9
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Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country
June 6, 2006
Twee Pop
Score
90
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10
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Old Crow Medicine Show - Big Iron World
August 29, 2006
Folk
,
Country
Score
90
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11
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Aceyalone - Magnificent City
February 7, 2006
Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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12
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Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
June 13, 2006
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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13
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The Knife - Silent Shout
February 17, 2006
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
Electronic
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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The Black Keys - Magic Potion
September 12, 2006
Blues Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
March 7, 2006
Alt-Country
,
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
September 19, 2006
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
90
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17
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Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse
April 18, 2006
Southern Rock
Score
90
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18
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Jóhann Jóhannsson - IBM 1401, A User's Manual
October 30, 2006
Modern Classical
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
19
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Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental
May 22, 2006
Synthpop
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
February 7, 2006
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
September 12, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
22
.
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
August 29, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Amos Lee - Supply and Demand
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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The Minus 5 - The Minus 5
February 7, 2006
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
25
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The Black Keys - Chulahoma
May 2, 2006
Blues Rock
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Slant Magazine awarded albums throughout 2006.
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