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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)