Best Albums of 2006

Listed below are the best albums of 2006 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers.
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2006
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2006
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Buy album United States
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2006
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17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2006
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17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2006
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17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2006
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17
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Best Albums of 2006 composition

Country Albums %


United States 495 50%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Germany 28 3%
Sweden 26 3%
Australia 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 953 95%
Yes 47 5%
Live? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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