My Top 50 Albums of 2006

50. Psapp
The Only Thing I Ever Wanted
[Domino; 2006]

49. MSTRKRFT
The Looks
[Last Gang; 2006]

48. Subtitle
Terrain to Roam
[Alpha Pup, 2006]

47. The Rapture
Pieces of the People We Love
[Universal; 2006]

46. Danielson
Ships
[Secretly Canadian; 2006]

45. Califone
Roots and Crowns
[Thrill Jockey; 2006]

44. Neko Case
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
[Anti-; 2006]

43. Adem
Love & Other Planets
[Domino; 2006]

42. Beck
The Information
[Interscope; 2006]

41. Doddodo
Donomichi Doddodo
[Power Shovel Audio; 2006]

40. Fiery Furnaces
Bitter Tea
[Fat Possum; 2006]

39. Gnarls Barkley
St. Elsewhere
[Downtown; 2006]

38. Ghostface Killah
Fishscale
[Def Jam; 2006]

37. M. Ward
Post-War
[Merge; 2006]

36. Beruit
The Gulag Orkestar
[Ba Da Bing!, 2006]

35. Nina Nastasia
On Leaving
[Fat Cat; 2006]

34. Mono
You are There
[Temporary Residence; 2006]

33. The Mountain Goats
Get Lonely
[4AD; 2006]

32. Camera Obscura
Let's Get Out of This Country
[Merge; 2006]

31. Spank Rock
Yoyoyoyoyo...
[Big Dada; 2006]

30. Cat Power
The Greatest
[Matador; 2006]

29. Belle and Sebastian
The Life Pursuit
[Matador; 2006]

28. Sunset Rubdown
Shut Up I Am Dreaming
[Absolutely Kosher; 2006]

27. Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
[Matador; 2006]

26. Mates of State
Bring It Back
[Barsuk; 2006]

25. Junior Boys
So This Is Goodbye
[Domino; 2006]

24. J Dilla
Donuts
[Stones Throw; 2006]

23. Various
The World Is Gone
[XL; 2006]

22. The Blow
Paper Television
[K; 2006]

21. Matmos
The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
[Matador; 2006]

20. Clipse
Hell Hath No Fury
[Jive; 2006]

19. Mew
And the Glass-Handed Kites
[Sony; 2006]

18. Asobi Seksu
Citrus
[Friendly Fire; 2006]

17. White Flight
S/T
[Range Life Records, 2006]

16. The Roots
Game Theory
[Def Jam; 2006]

15. Swan Lake
Beast Moans
[Jagjaguwar; 2006]

14. Tilly and the Wall
Bottoms of Barrels
[Team Love; 2006]

13. The Thermals
The Body, The Blood, The Machine
[Sub Pop; 2006]

12. Band of Horses
Everything All the Time
[Sub Pop; 2006]

11. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Etiquette
[Tomlab; 2006]

10. Lupe Fiasco
Food & Liquor
[1st and 15th/Atlantic; 2006]

9. The Decemberists
The Crane Wife
[Capitol; 2006]

8. Hot Chip
The Warning
[DFA/EMI; 2006]

7. Regina Spektor
Begin to Hope + Bonus
[Sire; 2006]

6. Ratatat
Classics
[XL; 2006]

5. Final Fantasy
He Poos Clouds
[Blocks/Tomlab; 2006]

4. Islands
Return to the Sea
[Equator; 2006]

3. TV on the Radio
Return to Cookie Mountain
[4AD/Interscope; 2006]

2. Joanna Newsom
Ys
[Drag City; 2006]

1. Xiu Xiu
The Air Force
[5RC; 2006]