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Q Hall of Fame: Best of 2006

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1. Artic Monkeys – Whetever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

2. Muse – Black Holes & Revelations

3. Razorlight – Razorlight

4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium

5. The Killers – Sam’s Town

6. Keane – Under The Iron Sea

7. Bob Dylan – Modern Times

8. Kasabian – Empire

9. Scissor Sisters – Ta Da

10. Gnarles Barkley – St Elsewhere

11. The Kooks – Inside In/Inside Out

12. Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

13. The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldiers

14. The Feeling – Twelve Stops And Home

15. Shack – The Corner Or Miles And Gil

16. Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

17. Thom Yorke – The Eraser

18. Snow Patrol – Eye Open

19. Neil Diamond – 12 Songs

20. Guillemots – Through The Window Pain

21. Midlake – The Trials Of Van Occupanther

22. Johnny Cash – American V: A Hundred Highways

23. Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental

24. Jarvis – Jarvis

25. Damien Rice – 9

26. James Morrison – Undercovered

27. Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins – Rabbit Fur Coat

28. Elton John – The Captain And The Kid

29. Jet – Shine On

30. Outkast – Idlewild

31. Paul Simon – Surprise

32. My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade

33. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones

34. The Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics

35. Orson – Bright Idea

36. Justin Timberland – Futuresex/Lovesounds

37. Cat Power – The Greatest

38. Neil Young – Living With War

39. TV on the Radio – Return To Cookie Mountain

40. The Strokes – First Impressions Of Earth

41. The Automatic – Not Accepted Anywhere

42. The Zutons – Tired Of Being Alone

43. Lambchop – Damaged

44. Hot Chip – The Warning

45. David Gilmore – On An Island

46. AFX – Chosen Lords

47. Morrissey – Ringleader Leader Of The Tormenters

48. Christina Aguliera – Back To Basics

49. John Legend – Once Again

50. The Twilight Singers – Powder Burns

51. Graham Coxon – Love Travels At Illegal Speed

52. Scritti Politti – White Bread Black Beer

53. The Beatles – Love

54. Tom Waits – Orphans…

55. Nelly Furtado – Loose

56. Jack Johnson & Friends – Sing-A-Long And Lullabies..

57. Lilly Allen – Alright, Still

58. Badly Drawn Boy – Born In The Uk

59. Sparklehorse – Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain

60. Joan As Police Woman – Joan As Police Woman

61. Sway – This Is My Demo

62. Jamelia – Walk With Me

63. Lostprophets – Liberation Transmission

64. Plan B – Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

65. Soloman Burke – Nashville

66. Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine

67. Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol.2

68. The Vines – Vision Valley

69. The Sleepy Jackson – Personality…..

70. Primal Scream – Riot City Blues

71. Secret Machines – Ten Silver Drops

72. Beyonce – B’day

73. Willy Nelson – Songbird

74. Belle & Sabastian – The Life Pursuit

75. Junior Boys – So This Is Goodbye

76. Ghostface Killah – Fishscale

77. Burial - Burial

78. Espers – Espers II

79. Get Cape, Wear Cape. Fly – Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager

80. Vetiver – To Find Me Gone

81. Tom Petty – Highway Companion

82. Regina Spektor – Begin To Hope

83. Wolfmother – Wolfmother

84. Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell Iii: The Monster Is Loose

85. Anthony Hamilton – Ain’t Nobody Worryin’

86. Mogwai – Mr Beast

87. The Magic Numbers – Those The Brokes

88. The Young Knives – Voices Of Animals And Men

89. CSS – Cansei De Ser Sexy

90. Adrian Sherwood – Becoming A Cliché

91. David Kitt – Not Fade Away

92. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint – The River In Reverse

93. Iron Maiden – A Matter Of Life And Death

94. Duke Special – Songs From The Deep Forrest

95. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

96. Broken Social Scene – Broken Social Scene

97. Boy Kill Boy – Civilian

98. The Like – Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking

99. The Concretes – In Colour

100. Matisyahu – Youth

Reissues

1. The Clash – The Singles

2. Queen – A Night At The Opera

3. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run

4. Pulp – Different Class

5. Talking Heads – Remain In Light

6. Depeche Mode – Violator

7. George Michael – Twentyfive

8. The Jam – All Mod Cons

9. The La’s – Bbc In Session

10. Oasis – Stop The Clocks

100 Great Undiscovered Tracks Of 2006

1. Kasabian - Sun/Rise/Light/Files

2. Arcade Fire – Age Of Consent

3. Gnarls Barkley – Transformer

4. David Gray – The One I Love (Live From London)

5. Neil Young – Flags Of Freedom

6. The Bluetones – My Neighbour’s House

7. Secret Machines – Alone, Jealous And Stoned

8. Kris Kristofferson – Chase The Feeling

9. Sparklehorse – Ghost In The Sky

10. The Flaming Lips – Pompeii Am Gotterdammerung

11. Regina Spektor – Fidelity

12. Sparks – Dick Around

13. Bob Dylan – Ain’t Talkin’

14. Lambchop – Paperback Bible

15. Prince – Fury

16. Michael Stipe Ft. Joseph Arthur – In The Sun

17. Bat For Lashes – What’s A Girl To Do

18. Fall Out Boy – Snitches And Talkers Get Stitches And Walkers

19. Morrissey – Life Is A Pigsty

20. The Fratellis – Henrietta

21. Jack Johnson – We’re Going To Be Friends

22. Richard Ashcroft – Sweet Brother Malcolm

23. Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins – Rise Up With Fists!!

24. Midlake – Rosco

25. Nouvelle Vague – The Killing Moon

26. Candi Staton – His Hands

27. Brian Ferry And Antony – Lowlands Low

28. Eels – Girl From The North Country

29. The Killers – Bling (Confession Of A King)

30. Tom Waits – Road To Peace

31. Tom Petty – Square One

32. Neil Diamond – I’m On To You

33. Cat Power – Where Is My Love

34. Outkast – The Train

35. Lindsey Buckingham – Down On Rodeo

36. Mika – Relax, Take It Easy

37. Elton John – Blues Never Fade Away

38. Ray Lamontange – Forever My Friend

39. Graham Coxon – I Can’t Look At Your Skin

40. Lilly Allen – Knock ‘Em Out

41. Paul Simon – How Can I Live In The Northeast?

42. Beck – Strange Apparition

43. Kanye West – Touch The Sky

44. My Robot Friend – One More Try

45. Plan B – No Good

46. Joan As Police Woman – Eternal Flame

47. The Young Knives – Tremblings Of Trails

48. Bruce Springsteen – Froggie Went A-Courtin’

49. Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Game

50. Scissor Sisters – Might Tell You Tonight

51. Jarvis – Running The World

52. Pharrell Ft. Snoop Dogg – That Girl

53. Arcade Fire & David Bowie – Five Years

54. Thom Yorke – Cymbal Rush

55. Snow Patrol – You Could Be Happy

56. Richard Hawley – Some Candy Talking

57. The View – Posh Boys

58. Dirty Pretty Things – Wondering

59. The Who – Endless Wire

60. The Walkman – Louisiana

61. Jamelia – Do Me Right

62. Primal Scream – Sometimes I Feel So Lonely

63. The Strokes – Ask Me Anything

64. Hot Chip – And I Was A Boy From School

65. Nelly Furtado – All Good Things (Come To An End)

66. Barbarossa – Aeroplanes

67. Hope Of The States – Industry

68. Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken

69. Rekid – Lost Star 6

70. Pet Shop Boys – Luna Park

71. Scream – Midnight Request Line

72. DJ Shadow – Seein’ Things

73. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Animal Bar

74. Sebastian Teller – La Ritournelle

75. Scritti Politti – The Boom Boom Bap

76. Tortoise & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

77. Afx – Crying In Your Face

78. M Word – Poison Cup

79. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Panic In Babylon

80. Boards Of Canada – Chromakey Dreamcoat

81. Mastodon – Colony Of Birchmen

82. Muse – Map Of The Problematique

83. Matisyahu - Youth

84. Wolfmother – Minds Eye

85. CSS – Let’s Make Love And Listen To Death From Above

86. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Black Mountain

87. Justice Vs Simian – We Are Your Friends

88. Keane – The Frog Prince

89. E-40 – Tell Me When To Go

90. The Raconteurs – Intimate Secretary

91. The Sleepy Jackson – I Understand What You Want, But I Just Don’t Agree

92. Easy Star All*Stars – Exit Music

93. Robbie Williams – Summertime

94. Van Hunt – No Sense Of Crime

95. We Are Scientists – Lousy Reputation

96. Coldcut Feat. Roots Manuva – True Skool

97. TV on the Radio – Tonight

98. The Horrors – Sheena Is A Parasite

99. The Like – June Gloom

100. Shack – Butterfly

Readers’ 100 Greatest Tracks Of The Year

1. Razorlight - America

2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

3. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

4. Killers - When You Were Young

5. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

6. Muse - Starlight

7. Kooks - Naïve

8. Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes

9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

10. Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’

11. Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger

12. Razorlight - In The Morning

13. Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

14. My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

15. Keane - Is It Any Wonder?

16. Lily Allen - Smile

17. Feeling - Sewn

18. Kasabian - Empire

19. Zutons - Valerie

20. Guillemots - Made Up Love Song #43

21. Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon

22. James Morrison - You Give Me Something

23. Automatic - Monster

24. Orson - No Tomorrow

25. Corrine Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

26. Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang Your Dead

27. José González - Heartbeat

28. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion

29. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me

30. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum

31. Madonna - Sorry

32. Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way

33. Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces

34. Nelly Furtado - Maneater

35. OutKast - Morris Brown

36. Paolo Nutini - Last Request

37. Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star

38. Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots On

39. Strokes - Jukebox

40. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia

41. Placebo - Because I Want You

42. Lostprophets - A Town Called Hypocrisy

43. Kasabian - Shoot The Runner

44. Rhianna - SOS

45. Beck - Cell Phone’s Dead

46. Fratellis - Creepin’ Up The Backstairs

47. Killers - Read My Mind

48. Franz Ferdinand - L Wells

49. Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales Of San Francisco

50. View - Wasted Little DJs

51. Editors - All Sparks

52. Lily Allen - LDN

53. Hot Chip - Over & Over

54. Seth Lakeman - White Hare

55. Gorillaz - El Mañana

56. Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z - Déjà Vu

57. Primal Scream - Country Girl

58. Streets - Never Went To Church

59. Evanescence - Call Me When You’re Sober

60. Keane - Nothing In My Way

61. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack

62. Nerina Pallot - Everybody’s Gone To War

63. Feeling - Never Be Lonely

64. Delays - Valentine

65. Embrace - Nature’s Law

66. Robbie Williams - Lovelight

67. Pearl Jam - World Wide Suicide

68. Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man

69. Flaming Lips - It Overtakes Me

70. Orson - Bright Idea

71. Magic Numbers - Take A Chance

72. Badly Drawn Boy - Born In The UK

73. Ray LaMontagne - Trouble

74. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous

75. Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog

76. Jack Johnson - Better Together

77. Amy Winehouse - Rehab

78. Richard Ashcroft - Break The Night With Colour

79. Feeder - Lost & Found

80. Jet - Shine On

81. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh)

82. Young Knives - She’s Attracted To

83. Vines - Don’t Listen To The Radio

84. Sugababes - Easy

85. OK Go - Here It Goes Again

86. Bob Dylan - Workingman’s Blues #2

87. Shakira Featuring Wyclef - Hips Don’t Lie

88. Strokes - Heart In A Cage

89. Automatic - Raoul

90. Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill

91. Massive Attack - Live With Me

92. Wolfmother - Woman

93. Pet Shop Boys - I’m With Stupid

94. Prince - Black Sweat

95. Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins - Handle With Care

96. Madonna - Jump

97. Who - Wire & Glass

98. Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker

99. Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance

100. Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks

Worst Albums

Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic

Def Leppard - Yeah!

Milburn - Well, Well, Well

Towers Of London - Blood, Sweat & Towers

Wicked Wisdom - Wicked Wisdom

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