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Highest Rated Albums of 2006
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Paul Simon - Surprise
May 9, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
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Soft Rock
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Folk Rock
Score
100
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Beck - The Information
October 3, 2006
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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3
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Grandaddy - Just Like The Fambly Cat
May 9, 2006
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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4
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The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
April 4, 2006
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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5
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Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
October 27, 2006
Pop Soul
,
Soul
,
R&B
,
Rhythm and Blues
Score
100
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6
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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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Music
7
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Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways
July 4, 2006
Americana
,
Country
Score
100
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8
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Aberfeldy - Do Whatever Turns You On
July 3, 2006
Twee Pop
Score
100
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Spotify
9
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OutKast - Idlewild
August 22, 2006
Southern Hip Hop
Score
100
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10
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Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way
May 23, 2006
Pop Rock
,
Country Pop
Score
80
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11
.
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
January 23, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
80
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12
.
Basement Jaxx - Crazy Itch Radio
September 4, 2006
Dance
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Adem - Love and Other Planets
September 26, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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M. Ward - Post-War
August 22, 2006
Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
15
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Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
April 24, 2006
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
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16
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Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
March 7, 2006
Funk Rock
,
Yacht Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
80
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Music
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17
.
Ali Farka Touré - Savane
July 25, 2006
Blues
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
18
.
Razorlight - Razorlight
July 17, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Music
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19
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Oh No - Exodus into Unheard Rhythms
August 8, 2006
Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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Music
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20
.
Comets On Fire - Avatar
August 8, 2006
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
21
.
Los Lobos - The Town and the City
September 12, 2006
Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Music
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22
.
Viva Voce - Get Yr Blood Sucked Out
September 12, 2006
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Bert Jansch - The Black Swan
September 18, 2006
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Lemonheads - The Lemonheads
September 25, 2006
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
25
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Badly Drawn Boy - Born in the U.K.
October 16, 2006
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Independent awarded albums throughout 2006.
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