QotD: Top 5 in '06 - Music

Nov 29, 2006 at 2:43 PM
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What are your top 5 CDs/albums of 2006?
Submitted by eliz. s.

When have I ever been able to limit a music list to 5? I'll break these down album by album later but for now:

J Dilla aka Jay Dee - Donuts
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Jose Gonzalez - Veneer
Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat

or...

Madlib - The Beat Konducta Vol 1 & 2: Movie Scenes
Murs & 9th Wonder - Murray's Revenge
Robin Thicke - The Evolution of Robin Thicke
The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control
Danity Kane - Danity Kane

I'll probably do a 12 after 12 list at the end of the year that takes more critical consideration of music but these ten albums are, by far, my most listened to full productions released in 2006 according to last.fm and the numbers in iTunes and Urge. I broke them down into 2 lists of 5 as, in general, I find most of these albums as complimentary to each other (Veneer and Danity Kane standing pretty solidly as loners on the two ends of the spectrum - one is the high end of folk mastery; the other is pure pop confection without pretense) but we'll get into that later.

For now, there you have it.