Seven 2006 Top 5 Lists in Non-Reverse Order, Without Links!

Top 5 Movies of 2006

1. Mutual Appreciation
2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
3. Children of Men
4. Stranger Than Fiction
5. Nacho Libre





Top 5 Songs

1. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
2. Hot Soft Light - The Hold Steady
3. Rivers - Sleeping States
4. Stars Are Blind - Paris (Hilton)
5. The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance









Top 5 Songs From 2005 That I Didn't Hear Until 2006

1. Wind and the Mountain - Liz Phair
2. Virginia - Vic Chessnut
3. Table For One - Liz Phair
4. Fake Tales of San Francisco - Arctic Monkeys
5. Why I Lie - Liz Phair





Top 5 TV Shows

1. The Office
(the current season is the best season for any show in the history of seasons)
2. The Wire
3. The Sopranos
4. The Daily Show
5. 30 Rock



Top 5 Albums

1. Boys and Girls in America - The Hold Steady
2. Bitter Honey - Eef Barzelay
3. The Liife Pursuit - Belle & Sebastian
4. Ys - Joanna Newsom
5. Return to Cookie Mountain - TV on the Radio






Top 5 Turkey Burgers

1. Earwax Cafe, Chicago
2. The Craftsman, Minneapolis
3. (tie) Solly's, Sherman Oaks*
3. (tie) Jerry's, Studio City*
5. Medici, Chicago
*it's the same burger!









Top 5 Books I Read in 2006
1. On Beauty - Zadie Smith
2. Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl
3. Love is a Mix Tape - Rob Sheffield
4. Laurel Canyon - Michael Walker
5. The Time of Our Singing - Richard Powers