Raible's Picks: The Best Albums Of 2006 -- The List At A Glance

1. Beck – “The Information” (Interscope)
2. The Roots – “Game Theory” (Def Jam)
3. Regina Spektor – “Begin To Hope” (Sire)
4. K.T. Tunstall – “Eye To The Telescope”/ “Acoustic Extravaganza” (Relentless/Virgin)
5. Art Brut – “Bang Bang Rock & Roll!” (Downtown Recordings)
6. Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton – “Knives Don’t Have Your Back” (Last Gang)
7. Elbow – “Leaders Of The Free World” (V2)
8. Pony Up! – “Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes” (Dim Mak Records)
9. Corinne Bailey Rae – “Corinne Bailey Rae” (Capitol)
10. The Decemberists – “The Crane Wife” (Capitol)
11. Ray LaMontagne – “Till The Sun Turns Black” (RCA)
12. James Hunter – “People Gonna Talk” (Rounder)
13. Cut Chemist – “The Audience’s Listening” (Warner Brothers)
14. Thom Yorke – “The Eraser” (XL Recordings)
15. Grand National – “Kicking The National Habit” (Recall)
16. Alexi Murdoch – “Time Without Consequence” (Zero Summer)
17. Gomez – “How We Operate” (ATO Records)
18. Silversun Pickups – Carnavas (Dangerbird Records)
19. Bitter:Sweet – “The Mating Game” (Quango Music Group)
20. Jim Noir – “Tower Of Love” (Barsuk)
21. Sonic Youth – “Rather Ripped” (Geffen)
22. The Stills – “Without Feathers” (Vice)
23. Sean Lennon – “Friendly Fire” (Capitol)
24. Heartless Bastards – “All This Time” (Fat Possum Records)
25. We Are Scientists – “For Love And Squalor” (Virgin)
26. J Dilla – “Donuts” (Stones Throw Records)
27. Sia – “Colour The Small One” (Astralwerks)
28. Gnarls Barkley – “St. Elsewhere” (Downtown Recordings)
29. Submarines – “Declare A New State!” (Nettwerk)
30. Nightmares On Wax – “In A Space Outta Sound” (Warp)
31. Lady Sovereign – “Public Warning”/”Vertically Challenged E.P.” (Def Jam)
32. Cat Power – “The Greatest” (Matador)
33. Sondre Lerche – “The Duper Sessions” (Astralwerks)
34. Ben Kweller – “Ben Kweller” (ATO Records)
35. Mylo – “DestroyRock&Roll” (RCA)
36. Richard Butler – “Richard Butler” (KOCH)
37. Be Your Own Pet – “Be Your Own Pet” (Universal)
38. Tom Petty – “Highway Companion” (American)
39. Veruca Salt – “IV” (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
40. TV On The Radio – “Return To Cookie Mountain.” (Interscope)
41. William Orbit – “Hello Waveforms” (Sanctuary)
42. Pete Yorn – “Nightcrawler” (Columbia)
43. The Raconteurs – “Broken Boy Soldiers” (V2)
44. Ray Davies – “Other People’s Lives” (V2)
45. Hard-Fi – “Stars Of CCTV” (Atlantic)
46. Zero 7 – “The Garden” (Atlantic)
47. Teddybears – “Soft Machine” (Big Beat/Atlantic)
48. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Show Your Bones” (Interscope)
49. Damien Rice – “9” (Vector)
50. Beth Orton – “Comfort Of Strangers” (Astralwerks)