Best of 2006 | Blender

What to make of Blender's list? Like Q's, it feels chosen and second-guessed to death. And like Q, it feels British. As in a bunch of 40-something Brits trying to still seem cool. So for all of this Anglophilia, why is Art Brut on this year's list? "Because it didn't come out in America until 2006." Okay, then why is Lily Allen on the list when her album Alright, Still doesn't drop Stateside till January 30, 2007? "Sod Off!" Isn't that an English expression? "We said Sod Off!!!"

Blender's Top 20 Albums of 2006

1. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
2. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever...
3. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
4. Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
5. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
6. The Beatles - Love
7. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
8. Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
9. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
10. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock and Roll
11. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hype
12. DJ Drama & Lil Wayne - Dedication 2
13. Girl Talk - The Night Ripper
14. Todd Snider - The Devil You Know
15. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
16. John Legend - Once Again
17. New York Dolls - One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This
18. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
20. Lamb of God - Sacrament

Blender's Top 20 Singles of 2006

1. "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
2. "What You Know" - T.I.
3. "My Love" - Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
4. "Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado
5. "When You Were Young" - The Killers
6. "Cheated Hearts" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7. "Ridin'" - Chamillionaire
8. "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance
9. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - Arctic Monkeys
10. "All of the Above" - Big City Rock
11. "Me & U" - Cassie
12. "Chillout Tent" - The Hold Steady
13. "Ring the Alarm" - Beyonce
14. "Over and Over" - Hot Chip
15. "Call Me When You're Sober" - Evanescence
16. "J.E.E.Z.Y." - Young Jeezy
17. "The Big Guns" - Jenny Lewis
18. "Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio
19. "We Fly High" - Jim Jones
20. "45:33 Nike Original Run" - LCD Soundsystem