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My five favorite albums of 2006, in order:

1. The Crane Wife by The Decemberists (↪iTunes)
2. Broken Boy Soldiers by The Raconteurs (↪iTunes)
3. The Fountain Soundtrack composed by Clint Mansell and performed by Kronos Quartet & Mogwai (↪iTunes)
4. The Eraser by Thom Yorke (↪iTunes)
5. Without Feathers by The Stills (↪iTunes)

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order by artist):

• This Binary Universe by BT (↪iTunes)
• Supernature by Goldfrapp (↪iTunes) [Kept out of the top 5 only because of label BS since the UK version was released in 2005.]
• Mind How You Go by Skye (↪iTunes)
• The Last Resort by Trentemøller (↪iTunes)
• The Garden by Zero 7 (↪iTunes)