No need to dither. Here are my lists. They shouldn’t be considered complete in any sense. This isn’t a survey, so notable stuff I’m not all that hot on (ex. Maneater) hasn’t been included. All you’ll find here is what I was feeling at the time.
As usual, feel to post your own list or remind me of what I’m an idiot for overlooking.
The Top 20 Albums in the History of 2006
20 - Nelly Furtado - Loose
19 - Eddy Current & KSPR.SPKR - Miraculeusement: Un Mixage Collant
18 - Maximo Park - Missing Songs
17 - Hold Steady, The - Boys and Girls in America
16 - Michael Mayer - Immer 2
15 - Hot Chip - The Warning
14 - Knife, The - Silent Shout
13 - Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental
12 - Nouvelle Vague II
11 - Love is All - Nine Times the Same Song
10 - Ricardo Villalobos - Achso
09 - Mylo - Destroy Rock and Roll
08 - Basement Jaxx - Crazy Itch Radio
07 - Drive-By Truckers, The - The Blessing and the Curse
06 - Booka Shade - Movements
05 - Lily Allen - Alright, Still
04 - Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
03 - Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55
02 - Ewan Pearson - Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi_01
01 - Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
The Top 50 Singles in the History of 2006
50 - Peth, The - Lets Go Fucking Mental (myspace)
49 - Nouvelle Vague - The Killing Moon (stream) / Dancing with Myself
48 - Ashlee Simpson - L.O.V.E. (youtube)
47 - Jah Cure - Love Is
46 - Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancing (youtube)
45 - Coldplay - Talk [Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix]
44 - Christian Falk f. Robyn and Ola Salo - Dream On (stream)
43 - QQ - Poverty
42 - Phoenix - Long Distance Call (youtube)
41 - Turbulence - Notorious (youtube)
40 - Hot Chip - Over and Over (youtube) / Over and Over [Solid Groove Remix]
39 - Test Icicles - What’s Your Damage [Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Remix]
38 - Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure (youtube)
37 - Nouvelle Vague - Ever Fallen in Love / Fade to Grey (stream)
36 - Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds (youtube)
35 - Gary Allan - Life Ain’t Always Beautiful (youtube)
34 - Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (youtube)
33 - Madonna - Sorry (youtube) / Sorry [Man with Guitar Remix]
32 - Nouvelle Vague - I Melt With You / Teenage Kicks
31 - Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (youtube)
30 - Linda Sundblad - Oh Father (youtube)
29 - September - Cry For You (youtube)
28 - Trick Daddy f. Chamillionaire - Bet That (youtube)
27 - Delays, The - Valentine (youtube)
26 - Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Ooh (youtube)
25 - Luke Haines - Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop (youtube)
24 - Gyptian - Serious Time (youtube)
23 - Presets, The - Girl and the Sea Remixes (youtube)
22 - Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Songs that We Sing (youtube)
21 - Lillix - Sweet Temptation (youtube)
20 - Booka Shade - Mandarin EP
19 - Killers, The - When You Were Young [Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix]
18 - Hold Steady, The - Chips Ahoy! (youtube)
17 - Goldfrapp - Fly Me Away (youtube) / Fly Me Away [Ladytron Dub]
16 - Annie - The Crush / The Crush [And the Left-Handed Richard X's Remix]
15 - VHS or Beta - You Got Me (youtube)
14 - Sally Shapiro - I’ll Be By Your Side / I’ll Be By Your Side [Club Remix]
13 - Tiga - Far From Home (youtube)
12 - Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back to Your House (youtube)
11 - T.I. - What You Know (youtube)
10 - Bertine Zetlitz - 500 (youtube)
09 - Oxia - Domino
08 - Lily Allen - LDN (youtube)
07 - Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (youtube)
06 - Marit Larsen - Don’t Save Me (youtube)
05 - Hussys, The - Snowboard
04 - Basement Jaxx - Hush Boy (youtube)
03 - Pipettes, The - Pull Shapes (youtube)
02 - Goldfrapp - Ride a White Horse (youtube) / Ride a White Horse [Serge Santiago Re-edit]
01 - Similou, The - All This Love (youtube)