This best of list was originally posted on AbsolutePunk.net in 2006. It has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
- Morrissey – Ringleader of the Tormentors
- Joshua Radin – We Were Here
- Brand New – The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
- The Format – Dog Problems
- John Mayer – Continuum
- The Matches – Decomposer
- Rocky Votolato – Makers
- The Steal – The Steal
- The Living End – State of Emergency
- +44 – When Your Heart Stops Beating
- Rise Against – The Suffer and the Witness
- Liam and Me – There’s a Difference
- Thursday – A City by the Light Divided
- Brandtson – Hello, Control
- Set Your Goals – Mutiny!
- AFI – Decemberunderground
- Saosin – Saosin
- Anti-Flag – For Blood and Empire
- Damien Rice – 9
- Underoath – Define the Great Line
- New Found Glory – Coming Home
- Spitalfield – Better Than Knowing Where You Are
- Kevin Devine – Put Your Ghost to Rest
- No Trigger – Canyoneer
- Over It – Step Outside Yourself
- Anathallo – Floating World
- Latterman – We are Still Alive
- Manchester Orchestra – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child
- Fair – The Best Worst-Case Scenario
- ActionReaction – 3 is the Magic Number
This article was originally published on AbsolutePunk.net