Best Albums of 2006

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Listed below are the best albums of 2006 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2006 year summaryThe best artists of 2006 were Arctic Monkeys, Joanna Newsom, Amy Winehouse, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Brand New, J Dilla, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool and The Killers.

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21.

At War With The Mystics

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,020

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

268

Overall Rank:

1,674

Average Rating:

75 (323 votes)

Comments:

22.

Under The Iron Sea

Keane

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

1,013

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

270

Overall Rank:

1,681

Average Rating:

71 (218 votes)

Comments:

23.

FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,794

Average Rating:

72 (305 votes)

Comments:

24.

Let's Get Out Of This Country

Camera Obscura (UK)

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,797

Average Rating:

79 (166 votes)

Comments:

25.

Begin To Hope

Regina Spektor

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

929

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

293

Overall Rank:

1,815

Average Rating:

77 (232 votes)

Comments:

26.

Broken Boy Soldiers

The Raconteurs

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

926

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

295

Overall Rank:

1,821

Average Rating:

75 (295 votes)

Comments:

27.

Hell Hath No Fury

Clipse

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

924

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

296

Overall Rank:

1,831

Average Rating:

79 (155 votes)

Comments:

28.

Boys And Girls In America

The Hold Steady

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

897

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,877

Average Rating:

76 (151 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Drift

Scott Walker

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

886

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,893

Average Rating:

76 (152 votes)

Comments:

30.

Harmony In Ultraviolet

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

859

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,944

Average Rating:

75 (150 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2006 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Tom Verlaine	2	0%
Phil Lesh And Friends	2	0%
The Beatles	2	0%
Arctic Monkeys	2	0%
J Dilla	2	0%
U2	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	497	50%
	179	18%
	48	5%
	35	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Animal Collective
9. Muse
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips