Lists of Bests: Paste Magazine's "Top 100 Albums of 2006" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/39576 Paste Magazine "Signs of life in music, film, and culture" "Best-of lists are notoriously problematic. Despite their flirtation with math/science in the form of numerical rankings, there is a vague arbitrariness pervading even the most meticulously constructed example. The difference between spot #47 and #93 might as well hinge on how seamlessly an editor's fast food breakfast is digesting that particular morning. Still, we make our lists, if only to have an excuse to let our minds wander back over the year and remember which pieces of art caused us to forget the world, or simply appreciate the complexity of it. Sometimes, after walking into the Paste office's music library and seeing the mailbins piled four-high and spilling over because the vast rows of shelves have filled up yet again (weren't they just cleared off?), I wonder if the world really needs any new music. Maybe every artist should just take a few years off so we can all get caught up on our listening. But then I look over this list and find myself amazed at how many great records have come out in just one year's time. Because it's true: You can never have too much of a good thing. And let's be honest. Some records are 'gooder' than others." - Jason Killingsworth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:12:11 GMT en-us 0 50 100 50 0 The Crane Wife http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2055903 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2055903"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HKDEEW.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Decemberists</div> Boys and Girls in America http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2099568 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2099568"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HIP3X4.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Hold Steady</div> Ys http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2161071 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2161071"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000I2K9M4.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45171719_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joanna Newsom</div> Return to Cookie Mountain http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1427083 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1427083"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000FG82KO.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by TV on the Radio</div> Rather Ripped http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1285079 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1285079"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000FII31U.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sonic Youth</div> The Greatest http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/152091 <div id="position">6</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Cat Power</div> The Trials of Van Occupanther http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1770141 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1770141"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000FVQYJK.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Midlake</div> How We Operate http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/514691 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/514691"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EQH2QU.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gomez</div> Post-War http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1710533 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1710533"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GGSMDA.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by M. Ward</div> Putting the Days to Bed http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1459186 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1459186"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000FUF834.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Long Winters</div> Modern Times http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1711930 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1711930"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GFLAI0.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bob Dylan</div> Fox Confessor Brings the Flood http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/77533 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/77533"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000CS4L1E.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neko Case</div> Animal Years http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/433236 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/433236"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EOTV7U.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Josh Ritter</div> The Information http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2162735 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2162735"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HIVO64.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Beck</div> Rabbit Fur Coat http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/74672 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/74672"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000CQQHPY.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins</div> Nightcrawler http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1644701 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1644701"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GG4RPC.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Pete Yorn</div> I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2055621 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2055621"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GUK0HM.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Yo La Tengo</div> Roots & Crowns http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2176719 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" 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http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/106325 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/106325"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000E6GC1Q.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mates of State</div> Broken (And Other Rogue States) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1082276 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1082276"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000BCHJPG.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V41239407_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Luke Doucet</div> Let's Get Out of This Country http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1119961 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1119961"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000FFJ8CG.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" 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class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kate York</div> Six Demon Bag http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/363973 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/363973"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000CSULO0.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Man Man</div> American V: A Hundred Highways http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1461239 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1461239"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002W18MU.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Johnny Cash</div> Broken Boy Soldiers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/830654 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/830654"><img 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