Album of The Year - Endgame

Great year for sure.

Top 10 Albums of 2006:
  1. J Dilla - Donuts
  2. Tim Hecker - Harmony In Ultraviolet
  3. Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
  4. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
  5. The Knife - Silent Shout
  6. Joanna Newsom - Ys
  7. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
  8. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
  9. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
  10. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
 
Any chance 2006 could last two weeks as well? A lot of stuff I'd like to revisit if possible.
I'm fine with this tbh. I like these threads and know we've only got a handful of years left, let's savor that last few years.
I'm all about putting this on a two week schedule for the last 8 years if that's what people are into.
 
  1. Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
  2. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
  3. Cat Power - The Greatest
  4. Pearl Jam - Self Titled
  5. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
  6. Tom Waits - Orphans
  7. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
  8. Band of Horses - Everything All The Time
  9. Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse
  10. Heartless Bastards - All This Time
HM:
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
My Morning Jacket - Okonokos
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - Under the Covers, Vol 1.
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
 
super strong year

OrderArtistTitleNationality
1​
Bluebottle Kiss Doubt Seeds Oztrayan
2​
Amy WinhouseBack to BlackEnglish
3​
Sarah BlaskoWhat the Sea Wants, the Sea Shall HaveOztrayan
4​
Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotEnglish
5​
Joanna NewsomYsAmerican
6​
Augie March Moo, You Bloody Choir Oztrayan
7​
MidlakeThe Trials of Van OccupantherAmerican
8​
Neko CaseFox Confessor Brings the FloodAmerican
9​
The DronesGala MillOztrayan
10​
Belle & SebastianThe Life PursuitScottish
11​
The Hold SteadyBoys and Girls in AmericaAmerican
12​
Eddy Current Suppression RingEddy Current Suppression RingOztrayan
13​
Thom YorkeThe EraserEnglish
14​
Bonnie "Prince" BillyThe Letting GoAmerican
15​
Cat PowerThe GreatestAmerican
16​
The DearsGang of LosersCanadian
17​
The WalkmenA Hundred Miles OffAmerican
18​
Angus & Julia StoneChocolate & Cigarettes (EP)Oztrayan
19​
TV on the RadioReturn to Cookie MountainAmerican
20​
J DillaDonutsAmerican
21​
ClipseHell Hath No FuryAmerican
22​
Jenny Lewis with The Watson TwinsRabbit Fur CoatAmerican
23​
Lily AllenAlright, StillAmerican
24​
Wolf & CubVesselsOztrayan
25​
The Long BlondesSomeone to Drive You HomeEnglish
26​
Grizzly BearYellow HouseAmerican
27​
BeirutGulag OrkestarAmerican
28​
Cold War KidsRobbers & CowardsAmerican
29​
Gaslight RadioGood Heavens Mean TimesOztrayan
30​
Something For KateDesert LightsOztrayan
 
1. The Format - Dog Problems
2. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
3. Joanna Newsom - Ys
4. Cunninlynguists - A Piece Of Strange
5. Murs - Murray's Revenge
6. The Black Keys - Chulahoma
7. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
8. Isis - In The Absence of Truth
9. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
10. Scott Walker - The Drift

leaving Agalloch and Lupe Fiasco off of this list hurts my soul, man
 
2006

1. Lupe Fiasco-Food & Liquor
2. Joanna Newsom-Ys
3. My Chemical Romance-The Black Parade
4. Dixie Chicks-Taking the Long Way
5. Amy Winehouse-Back To Black
6. The Hold Steady-Boys and Girls In America
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers-Stadium Arcadium
8. Rise Against-The Suffer and Witness
9. The Decemberists-Crane Wife
10. Arctic Monkeys-Whatever People Say I Am...
 
super strong year

OrderArtistTitleNationality
1​
Bluebottle KissDoubt SeedsOztrayan
2​
Amy WinhouseBack to BlackEnglish
3​
Sarah BlaskoWhat the Sea Wants, the Sea Shall HaveOztrayan
4​
Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotEnglish
5​
Joanna NewsomYsAmerican
6​
Augie MarchMoo, You Bloody ChoirOztrayan
7​
MidlakeThe Trials of Van OccupantherAmerican
8​
Neko CaseFox Confessor Brings the FloodAmerican
9​
The DronesGala MillOztrayan
10​
Belle & SebastianThe Life PursuitScottish
11​
The Hold SteadyBoys and Girls in AmericaAmerican
12​
Eddy Current Suppression RingEddy Current Suppression RingOztrayan
13​
Thom YorkeThe EraserEnglish
14​
Bonnie "Prince" BillyThe Letting GoAmerican
15​
Cat PowerThe GreatestAmerican
16​
The DearsGang of LosersCanadian
17​
The WalkmenA Hundred Miles OffAmerican
18​
Angus & Julia StoneChocolate & Cigarettes (EP)Oztrayan
19​
TV on the RadioReturn to Cookie MountainAmerican
20​
J DillaDonutsAmerican
21​
ClipseHell Hath No FuryAmerican
22​
Jenny Lewis with The Watson TwinsRabbit Fur CoatAmerican
23​
Lily AllenAlright, StillAmerican
24​
Wolf & CubVesselsOztrayan
25​
The Long BlondesSomeone to Drive You HomeEnglish
26​
Grizzly BearYellow HouseAmerican
27​
BeirutGulag OrkestarAmerican
28​
Cold War KidsRobbers & CowardsAmerican
29​
Gaslight RadioGood Heavens Mean TimesOztrayan
30​
Something For KateDesert LightsOztrayan

💓💓💓 Love the love for Sarah Blasko!
 
2006:
1. The Broken Family Band - Balls
2. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
3. Starflyer 59 - My Island
4. The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine
5. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
6. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
7. Xiu Xiu - The Air Force
8. Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse
9. Grandaddy - Just Like the Fambly Cat
10. The Decemberists - Crane Wife

HM:
Jon Auer - Songs from the Year of Our Demise
Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Built To Spill - You in Reverse
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Graham Coxon - Love Travels at Illegal Speeds
Danielson - Ships
The Essex Green - Cannibal Sea
Figurines - Skeleton
The Futureheads - News and Tributes
Heavens - Patent Pending
The Hidden Cameras - Awoo
The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
I'm from Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends
Joanna Newsom - Ys
The Pernice Brothers - Live a Little
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
Portastatic - Be Still Please
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
The Trolleyvox - The Karaoke Meltdowns
 
1. Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
2. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
3. Scott Walker - The Drift
4. J Dilla - Donuts
5. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
6. Magnolia Electric Co. - Fading Trails
7. Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
8. Aimee Mann - One More Drifter In The Snow
9. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
10. Cat Power - The Greatest
 
2006 was a bit a blur...as my daughter was born in April of that year. With a very pregnant wife and then a newborn in the house, I really didn't catch up to a lot until much later.


  1. Tool ‎– 10,000 Days
  2. Mastodon ‎– Blood Mountain
  3. Red Hot Chili Peppers ‎– Stadium Arcadium
  4. J Dilla ‎– Donuts
  5. My Chemical Romance ‎– The Black Parade
  6. The Raconteurs ‎– Broken Boy Soldiers
  7. Deftones ‎– Saturday Night Wrist
  8. TV On The Radio ‎– Return To Cookie Mountain
  9. David Gilmour ‎– On An Island
  10. Slayer ‎– Christ Illusion
 
Phew! I made it back without missing a year!

Top 10 -2006
  1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
  2. The Knife - Silent Shout
  3. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
  4. Destroyer - Destroyer’s Rubies
  5. Coconut Records - Nighttiming
  6. Dustin O’Halloran - Piano Solos 2
  7. Herbert - Scale
  8. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
  9. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
  10. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
HMs:
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
Islands - Return To The Sea
J Dilla - Donuts
Malajube - Trompe L’Oeil
Man Man - Six Demon Bag
 
2006 Favorites

1. J Dilla - Donuts
2. TV On The Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
3. Ghostface - Fishscale
4. Ellen Alien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
5. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
6. Hot Chip - The Warning
7. Beach House - Beach House
8. John Mayer - Continuum
9. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
10. Prince - 3121
 
1. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
2. TVOTR - Return to Cookie Mountain
3. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
4. Beyonce - Bday
5. Hot Chip - The Warning
6. J Dilla - Donuts
7. Kelis - Kelis Was Here
8. Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
10. Rihanna - Girl Like Me
 
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