Below are the results of an online poll with the top ten CDs of 2006, chosen by listeners, with select comments from some of the fans who love them. You can also read the top ten lists for critics Will Hermes, Meredith Ochs and John Richards.

Regina Spektor: Begin to Hope

Tom Waits: Orphans

Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat

Cat Power: The Greatest

Joanna Newsom: Ys

TV On the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain

M. Ward: Post War

Bob Dylan: Modern Times

Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

The Decemberists: The Crane Wife