Lists of Bests: Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums of 2006"

Send to Printer Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums of 2006" "2006 wasn’t easily characterized by distinct seismic shifts in independent music’s ever-changing topography, or by a select handful of burgeoning new genres. Instead, it was a year of true independence, in which listeners pursued broader palettes, spread music by word of mouth, and openly welcomed increasingly forward-thinking approaches to songcraft." Also see: <a href="http://www.listsofbests.com/list/1948/">Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2005</a> and <a href="http://www.listsofbests.com/list/6929">Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2004</a> (found at: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40007/Staff_List_Top_50_Albums_of_2006)
	1.		Silent Shout by The Knife
	2.		Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio
	3.		Ys by Joanna Newsom
	4.		Fishscale by Ghostface Killah
	5.		Boys and Girls in America by The Hold Steady
	6.		Drum's Not Dead (CD + DVD) by Liars
	7.		Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse
	8.		Yellow House by Grizzly Bear
	9.		Pink by Boris
	10.		The Drift by Scott Walker
	11.		So This Is Goodbye by Junior Boys
	12.		Everything All the Time by Band of Horses
	13.		It's Never Been Like That by Phoenix
	14.		Harmony in Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker
	15.		Shut Up I Am Dreaming by Sunset Rubdown
	16.		Beach House
	17.		The Body, the Blood, the Machine by The Thermals
	18.		Destroyer's Rubies by Destroyer
	19.		King by T.I.
	20.		Six Demon Bag by Man Man
	21.		Be Your Own Pet by Be Your Own Pet
	22.	?	45:33 by LCD Soundsystem
	23.		I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo
	24.		Writer's Block by Peter Bjorn & John
	25.		FutureSex / LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake
	26.		The Warning by Hot Chip
	27.		Roots & Crowns by Califone
	28.		The Greatest by Cat Power
	29.		Alright, Still by Lily Allen
	30.		The Life Pursuit by Belle & Sebastian
	31.		Ships by Danielson
	32.		Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco
	33.		The Obliterati by Mission of Burma
	34.		Night Ripper by Girl Talk
	35.		Scale by Herbert
	36.		Brightblack Morning Light by Brightblack Morning Light
	37.		Lil Wayne DJ Drama Dedication 2 (Mixtape) CD Gangsta Grillz
	38.		Donuts by J Dilla
	39.		Transparent Things by Fujiya & Miyagi
	40.		The Loon by Tapes 'n Tapes
	41.		The Crane Wife by The Decemberists
	42.		Blood Mountain by Mastodon
	43.		Rather Ripped by Sonic Youth
	44.		We Are the Pipettes by The Pipettes
	45.		Let's Get Out of This Country by Camera Obscura
	46.		Post-War by M. Ward
	47.		The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast by Matmos
	48.		Someone to Drive You Home by The Long Blondes
	49.		Orchestra of Bubbles by Ellen Allien
	50.		Movements by Booka Shade
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