The Music of 2006

Clint has inspired me to list my most-played music of 2006 (from Last.fm):

Top 10 Albums of 2006

  1. Kings of Convenience – Riot on an Empty Street
  2. The Avalanches – Since I Left You
  3. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – The Dust of Retreat
  4. Decoder Ring – Somersault
  5. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
  6. Snow Patrol – Final Straw
  7. Télépopmusik – Angel Milk
  8. Thom Yorke – The Eraser
  9. Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
  10. Lali Puna – Faking the Books

Top 10 Tracks of 2006

  1. Kings of Convenience – I’d Rather Dance With You
  2. Kings of Convenience – Homesick
  3. Kings of Convenience – Cayman Islands
  4. Snow Patrol – Set The Fire To The Third Bar
  5. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – On a Frezzing Chicago Street
  6. Snow Patrol – Chocolate
  7. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – Skeleton Key
  8. Snow Patrol – Run
  9. Kings of Convenience – Know-How
  10. Kings of Convenience – Stay Out of Trouble

Top 50 Artists of 2006

  1. Kings of Convenience
  2. Genesis
  3. Snow Patrol
  4. The Avalanches
  5. Death Cab for Cutie
  6. Air
  7. Zero 7
  8. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
  9. Interpol
  10. VH1 (video podcasts)
  11. The Cinematic Orchestra
  12. The Postal Service
  13. Decoder Ring
  14. Télépopmusik
  15. Mute Math
  16. Thom Yorke
  17. Amos Lee
  18. Cut Chemist
  19. Lali Puna
  20. Dntel
  21. Iron & Wine
  22. Aqualung
  23. The Juliana Theory
  24. Boards of Canada
  25. IndieFeed.com (podcast)
  26. The Stills
  27. Styrofoam
  28. The Decemberists
  29. Sigur Rós
  30. Five for Fighting
  31. Daft Punk
  32. Frank Sinatra
  33. Nelly Furtado
  34. Something Corporate
  35. Jonathan Larson
  36. Strong Bad (podcast)
  37. Aaron Copland & London Symphony Orchestra
  38. Imogen Heap
  39. M83
  40. James Taylor
  41. Explosions in the Sky
  42. Coldplay
  43. Aphex Twin
  44. Matchbook Romance
  45. Matthew Jay
  46. Hope Publishing Company (concert I had been reading music for)
  47. The Strokes
  48. The Chemical Brothers
  49. Gorillaz
  50. Kanye West

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