Best Albums of 2006

« View best albums of 2005View best albums of 2007 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

11.

Silent Shout

The Knife

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

2,579

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

111

Overall Rank:

705

Average Rating:

79 (422 votes)

Comments:

12.

The Crane Wife

The Decemberists

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

2,455

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

116

Overall Rank:

731

Average Rating:

78 (426 votes)

Comments:

13.

The Eraser

Thom Yorke

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

2,181

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

130

Overall Rank:

822

Average Rating:

77 (711 votes)

Comments:

14.

Return To Cookie Mountain

TV On The Radio

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

1,820

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

154

Overall Rank:

989

Average Rating:

78 (452 votes)

Comments:

15.

Continuum

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,746

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,024

Average Rating:

72 (354 votes)

Comments:

16.

The Life Pursuit

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,468

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,208

Average Rating:

79 (318 votes)

Comments:

17.

Yellow House

Grizzly Bear

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,241

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

219

Overall Rank:

1,401

Average Rating:

77 (321 votes)

Comments:

18.

The Trials Of Van Occupanther

Midlake

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,233

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

221

Overall Rank:

1,409

Average Rating:

77 (182 votes)

Comments:

19.

Modern Times

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,122

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

250

Overall Rank:

1,548

Average Rating:

76 (398 votes)

Comments:

20.

Everything All The Time

Band Of Horses

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

1,035

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

263

Overall Rank:

1,654

Average Rating:

76 (276 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of 2006 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Phil Lesh And Friends	2	0%
Jerry Lee Lewis	2	0%
The Twilight Singers	2	0%
平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa]	2	0%
The Black Keys	2	0%
Arctic Monkeys	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	497	50%
	179	18%
	48	5%
	35	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

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

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

« View best albums of 2005View best albums of 2007 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Charles Mingus
18. Neil Young
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies