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Leading up to 2011's lists, I'd like to share with you some old ones for the next few days. Here is 2006
One could argue Ys and Silent Shout have yet to be matched in the 5 years that have followed

1. Silent Shout, The Knife / Ys, Jonna Newsom
2. He Poos Clouds, Final Fantasy
3. The Drift, Scott Walker
4. Desert Doughnuts, Metallic Falcons
5. Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, Neko Case
6. Fur and Gold, Bat for Lashes
7. Yellow House, Grizzly Bear
8. Boys and Girls In America, The Hold Stead
9. Hell Hath No Fury, Clipse
10. Futuresex/Lovesounds, Justin Timberlake
11. Bring Me the Workhorse, My Brightest Diamond
12. The Eraser, Thom Yorke
13. B'Day, Beyonce
14. Fishscale, Ghostface Killah
15. Beach House, Beach House
16. The Letting Go, Bonnie "Prince" Billy
17. Drum's Not Dead, Liars