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1.
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
June 6, 2006
Indie Pop
Score
100
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2.
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
January 23, 2006
Indie Rock
Score
100
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3.
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
November 28, 2006
Hip Hop
Score
100
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4.
The Knife - Silent Shout
February 17, 2006
Electropop
Score
100
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5.
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
August 8, 2006
Folk Metal
Score
100
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6.
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
October 27, 2006
Soul
Score
100
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7.
Vince Gill - These Days
October 17, 2006
Country
Score
100
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8.
J Dilla - Donuts
February 7, 2006
Hip Hop
Score
100
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9.
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
May 9, 2006
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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10.
Victory at Sea - All Your Things Are Gone
May 1, 2006
Score
90
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11.
Sloan - Never Hear the End of It
September 19, 2006
Power Pop
Score
90
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12.
Various Artists - Panama!: Latin, Calypso and Funk On the Isthmus
April 11, 2006
Score
90
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13.
Mates of State - Bring It Back
March 21, 2006
Indie Pop
Score
90
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14.
Nels Cline - New Monastery
September 26, 2006
Score
90
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15.
Motorpsycho - Black Hole / Blank Canvas
August 9, 2006
Score
90
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16.
M. Ward - Post-War
August 22, 2006
Folk
Score
90
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17.
Lacuna Coil - Karmacode
April 4, 2006
Alternative Metal
Score
90
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18.
Kampfar - Kvass
June 6, 2006
Score
90
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19.
Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies
November 21, 2006
Metalcore
Score
90
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20.
Negură Bunget - Om
October 27, 2006
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
90
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21.
Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo
April 18, 2006
Score
90
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22.
Paulina Rubio - Ananda
September 16, 2006
Score
90
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23.
The Lawrence Arms - Oh! Calcutta!
March 7, 2006
Score
90
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24.
The Legendary Pink Dots - Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves
May 30, 2006
Score
90
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25.
Adam Green - Jacket Full of Danger
April 24, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 2006.
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