El diario New Musical Express publico su lista de los diez mejores álbumes de 2006:

1. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
3. Muse – Black Holes & Revelations
4. Hot Chip – The Warning
5. CSS – Cansei De Ser Sexy
6. Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
7. The Long Blondes – Someone To Drive You Home
8. The Strokes – First Impressions Of Earth
9. Kasabian – Empire
10. My Chemical Romance – Welcome To The Black Parade

Y a nivel de canciones, estas son sus 10 mejores:

1. Hot Chip – Over And Over
2. Peter Bjorn and John featuring Victoria Bergsman – Young Folks
3. The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control
4. Muse – Supermassive Black Hole
5. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
6. CSS – Let’s Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
7. Amy Winehouse – Rehab
8. The Horrors – Sheena Is A Parasite
9. The View – Wasted Little DJ’s
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cheated Hearts