RSSThe 2006 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Albums
| 1. | Bob Dylan: Modern Times (Columbia) | 1123 | (95) |
| 2. | TV on the Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain (4AD/Interscope) | 1109 | (99) |
| 3. | Ghostface Killah: Fishscale (Def Jam) | 1031 | (96) |
| 4. | The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America (Vagrant) | 983 | (81) |
| 5. | Gnarls Barkley: St Elsewhere (Downtown/Atlantic) | 791 | (71) |
| 6. | Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Domino) | 718 | (63) |
| 7. | Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury (Re-Up Gang/Jive/Zomba) | 673 | (63) |
| 8. | Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Anti-) | 645 | (64) |
| 9. | Joanna Newsom: Ys (Drag City) | 626 | (59) |
| 10. | Tom Waits: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Anti-) | 608 | (51) |
| 11. | Cat Power: The Greatest (Matador) | 566 | (57) |
| 12. | Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped (Geffen) | 500 | (49) |
| 13. | The Decemberists: The Crane Wife (Capitol) | 440 | (42) |
| 14. | Belle and Sebastian: The Life Pursuit (Matador) | 423 | (38) |
| 15. | Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat (Team Love) | 366 | (37) |
| 16. | Knife: Silent Shout (Mute) | 355 | (31) |
| 17. | My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade (Reprise) | 354 | (33) |
| 18. | Yo La Tengo: I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador) | 342 | (35) |
| 19. | Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Columbia) | 317 | (31) |
| 20. | Dixie Chicks: Taking the Long Way (Sony) | 314 | (29) |
| 21. | Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar) | 314 | (27) |
| 22. | Hot Chip: The Warning (DFA/Astralwerks) | 307 | (28) |
| 23. | Band of Horses: Everything All the Time (Sub Pop) | 297 | (29) |
| 24. | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Show Your Bones (Interscope) | 296 | (25) |
| 25. | The Roots: Game Theory (Def Jam) | 283 | (33) |
| 26. | The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers (V2) | 281 | (29) |
| 27. | Rosanne Cash: Black Cadillac (Capitol) | 277 | (27) |
| 28. | Justin Timberlake: FutureSex / Lovesounds (Jive) | 274 | (28) |
| 29. | T.I.: King (Atlantic) | 267 | (24) |
| 30. | J Dilla: Donuts (Stones Throw) | 249 | (24) |
| 31. | Scott Walker: The Drift (4AD) | 245 | (18) |
| 32. | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: The River In Reverse (Verve Forecast) | 240 | (23) |
| 33. | Beck: The Information (Interscope) | 235 | (23) |
| 34. | Lupe Fiasco: Food & Liquor (Atlantic) | 231 | (26) |
| 35. | Destroyer: Destroyer's Rubies (Merge) | 231 | (22) |
| 36. | Regina Spektor: Begin to Hope (Sire) | 225 | (24) |
| 37. | Lily Allen: Alright, Still (Parlophone/EMI) | 225 | (23) |
| 38. | The Coup: Pick A Bigger Weapon (Epitaph) | 222 | (24) |
| 39. | Girl Talk: Night Ripper (Illegal Art) | 212 | (22) |
| 40. | Thom Yorke: The Eraser (XL) | 210 | (24) |
The albums poll combines ballots from 494 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2006 titles. (Every individual ballot is available online.) Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (included in parentheses) used for tiebreaking.
Singles
| 1. | Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (Downtown/Atlantic) | 151 |
| 2. | T.I.: "What You Know" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) | 55 |
| 3. | Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man" (RCA) | 54 |
| 4. | Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.: "My Love" (Jive) | 53 |
| 5. | The Raconteurs: "Steady, As She Goes" (V2) | 43 |
| 6. | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland: "Promiscuous" (Geffen) | 41 |
| 7. | Justin Timberlake: "Sexyback" (Jive) | 38 |
| 8. | Dixie Chicks: "Not Ready To Make Nice" (Columbia) | 34 |
| 9. | Lupe Fiasco: "Kick, Push" (Atlantic) | 32 |
| Arctic Monkeys: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (Domino) | 32 | |
| 11. | The Killers: "When You Were Young" (Island) | 30 |
| 12. | My Chemical Romance: "Welcome to the Black Parade" (Warner Bros.) | 29 |
| 13. | TV on the Radio: "Wolf Like Me" (4AD/Interscope) | 27 |
| 14. | Hot Chip: "Over and Over" (Astralwerks) | 25 |
| 15. | Lily Allen: "Smile" (Capitol) | 21 |
| 16. | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie" (Sony) | 20 |
| Prince: "Black Sweat" (Universal) | 20 | |
| 18. | Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable" (Sony Urban/Columbia) | 19 |
| 19. | Rihanna: "S.O.S" (Def Jam) | 18 |
| 20. | Nelly Furtado: "Maneater" (Geffen) | 17 |
| 21. | Lily Allen: "LDN" (Capitol) | 16 |
| 22. | Pipettes: "Pull Shapes" (Memphis Industries) | 15 |
| Cassie: "Me & U" (Bad Boy) | 15 | |
| Band of Horses: "Funeral" (Sub Pop) | 15 | |
| 25. | Peter Bjorn and John: "Young Folks" (Wichita/V2) | 14 |
| Kelis: "Bossy" (Jive) | 14 | |
| 27. | Cat Power: "The Greatest" | 13 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Cheated Hearts" (Interscope) | 13 | |
| Scissor Sisters: "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (Motown/Universal) | 13 | |
| New York Dolls: "Dance Like a Monkey" (Roadrunner) | 13 | |
| Fergie: "London Bridge" (A&M) | 13 | |
| Clipse featuring Pharrell: "Mr. Me Too" (Re-Up/Zomba/Jive) | 13 | |
| Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone: "Ridin'" (Universal) | 13 | |
| 34. | Rick Ross: "Hustlin'" (Def Jam) | 12 |
| Lady Sovereign: "Love Me Or Hate Me" (Def Jam) | 12 | |
| Corinne Bailey Rae: "Put Your Records On" (Capitol) | 12 | |
| Mary J. Blige: "Be Without You" (Geffen) | 12 | |
| 38. | Knife: "We Share Our Mother's Health" (Mute) | 11 |
| Camera Obscura: "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" (Merge) | 11 | |
| Beyoncé: "Ring The Alarm" (Sony) | 11 |
Village Voice, Feb. 6, 2007
Postscript Notes:
For complete results, essays, and comments, see the Village Voice website. Robert Christgau did not work on organizing this poll, although he did cast a ballot. Note that the number of critics in this poll dropped to 494 from 795 in the 2005 poll -- the last one Christgau was associated with.
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