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Top 10 Albums of 2006: Staff Average

    1.   Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
    2.   Comatose, Skillet
    3.   The Face Of Love, Sanctus Real
    4.   Smile, It's The End Of The World, Hawk Nelson
    5.   Good Monsters, Jars Of Clay
    6.   Go, Newsboys
    7.   Brother, Sister, mewithoutYou
    8.   Eat, Sleep, Repeat, Copeland
    9.   Well Meaning Fiction, Mainstay
    10.   The Chess Hotel, The Elms

Top 10 Albums of 2006

John DiBiase's Picks
  1. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  2. Comatose, Skillet
  3. Well Meaning Fiction, Mainstay
  4. Where The Past Meets Today, Sarah Kelly
  5. Blue On Blue, Leigh Nash
  6. Go, Newsboys
  7. Good Monsters, Jars Of Clay
  8. Vices, Dead Poetic
  9. The Face Of Love, Sanctus Real
  10. Smile, It's The End Of The World, Hawk Nelson

Top 10 Songs of 2006

John DiBiase's Picks
  1. "Work," Jars Of Clay
  2. "X-Girlfriend," Family Force 5
  3. "Love Addict," Family Force 5
  4. "Down In The Lowlands," Audio Adrenaline
  5. "Come Undone," Jackson Waters
  6. "October Came Late," Mainstay
  7. "Head Over Heels (In This Life)," Switchfoot
  8. "She's Cold!," The Elms
  9. "Benjamin," Sanctus Real
  10. (tie) "Along The Wall," Leigh Nash & "Out Of Reach," Sarah Kelly



Justin Mabee's Picks
  1. Scars Remain, Disciple
  2. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  3. Comatose, Skillet
  4. Go, Newsboys
  5. This Is Who We Are, Run Kid Run
  6. Albatross, The Classic Crime
  7. Glory, Manafest
  8. Smile, It's The End Of The World, Hawk Nelson
  9. Vices, Dead Poetic
  10. Nothing Comes For Free EP, Pillar

Justin Mabee's Picks
  1. "Game On," Disciple
  2. "Love Addict," Family Force 5
  3. "Oh! Gravity," Switchfoot
  4. "The Coldest Heart," The Classic Crime
  5. "Long Forgotten," Dead Poetic
  6. "Impossible," Manafest
  7. "Replace Me," Family Force 5
  8. "Tonight," FM Static
  9. "Head On Collision," Hawk Nelson
  10. (tie) "Fiction," Kids In The Way & "Falling Inside The Black," Skillet



Josh Taylor's Picks
  1. Eat, Sleep, Repeat, Copeland
  2. This Providence, This Providence
  3. The Love Antidote EP, Brightwood
  4. Keep No Score, Sleeping At Last
  5. The Bell and the Hammer, This Day & Age
  6. Brother, Sister, mewithoutYou
  7. Paper Tapes, The Lonely Hearts
  8. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  9. Collapse EP, Deas Vail
  10. Sound of Melodies, Leeland

Josh Taylor's Picks
  1. "The Pursuit of Happiness (2nd Movement)," This Providence
  2. "Needle and Thread," Sleeping At Last
  3. "Sit Still," Brightwood
  4. "Control Freak," Copeland
  5. "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," This Providence
  6. "Secret Love and the Fastest Way to Loneliness," This Providence
  7. "Eat, Sleep, Repeat," Copeland
  8. "Umbrellas," Sleeping At Last
  9. (tie) "Always Straight Ahead" & "More of a Climb, Less of a Walk," This Day & Age
  10. "When You Thought You'd Never Stand Out," Copeland



Lauren Summerford's Picks
  1. The Face of Love, Sanctus Real
  2. Dying For A Heart, Krystal Meyers
  3. Live, Jennifer Knapp
  4. Adios: The Greatest Hits, Audio Adrenaline
  5. Coming Up To Breathe, MercyMe
  6. Jessie Daniels, Jessie Daniels
  7. Every Moment: The Best of Joy Williams, Joy Williams
  8. Postcards, Cindy Morgan
  9. Introducing Ayiesha Woods, Ayiesha Woods
  10. Beyond Measure, Jeremy Camp

Lauren Summerford's Picks
  1. "Beauty of Grace," Krystal Meyers
  2. "Eloquent," Sanctus Real
  3. "Undo Me (Live)," Jennifer Knapp
  4. "Dirty Second Hands," Switchfoot
  5. "Goodbye," Audio Adrenaline
  6. "I'm Not Alright," Sanctus Real
  7. "So Long Self," MercyMe
  8. "Love Is On The Run," Krystal Meyers
  9. "Everyday," Jessie Daniels
  10. "Happy," Ayiesha Woods



Sherwin Frias's Picks
  1. Brother, Sister, mewithoutYou
  2. Pro*Pain, Mars Ill
  3. The Unsung EP, The Chariot
  4. Comatose, Skillet
  5. Redeemer, Norma Jean
  6. Nothing Left To Lose, Mat Kearney
  7. Stand, Michael W. Smith
  8. Go, Newsboys
  9. A Long March: The First Recordings, As I Lay Dying
  10. Eat, Sleep, Repeat, Copeland

Sherwin Frias's Picks
  1. "In a Sweater Poorly Knit," mewithoutYou
  2. "Sound off," Mars Ill
  3. "Yanni Depp," The Chariot
  4. "Rebirthing," Skillet
  5. "Something Beautiful," Newsboys
  6. "Blueprints for Future Homes," Norma Jean
  7. "Nothing Left to Lose," Mat Kearney
  8. "Come To The Cross," Michael W. Smith
  9. "Angel in Disguise," Pillar
  10. "A Moment Suspended in Time," Underoath



Laura Sproull's Picks
  1. Exit Lights, Falling Up
  2. Comatose, Skillet
  3. This Is Who We Are, Run Kid Run
  4. Live Like We're Alive, Nevertheless
  5. Glory, Manafest
  6. Smile, It's The End Of The World, Hawk Nelson
  7. Hearts Of The Innocent, Kutless
  8. The Face Of Love, Sanctus Real
  9. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  10. Albatross, The Classic Crime

Laura Sproull's Picks
  1. "Islander," Falling Up
  2. "Rebirthing," Skillet
  3. "Wake Up, Get Up" Run Kid Run
  4. "The Real," Nevertheless
  5. "This Could Be," Mainstay
  6. "The Coldest Heart," The Classic Crime
  7. (tie) "Eloquent," & "We're Trying," Sanctus Real
  8. "The One Thing I Have Left," Hawk Nelson
  9. "Somewhere In The Sky," Kutless
  10. "Love Addict," Family Force 5



Spencer Priest's Picks
  1. Well Meaning Fiction, Mainstay
  2. The Face of Love, Sanctus Real
  3. Sound of Melodies, Leeland
  4. Smile, It's The End Of The World, Hawk Nelson
  5. Wide-Eyed and Mystified, Downhere
  6. Good Monsters, Jars Of Clay
  7. Ripen, Shawn McDonald
  8. Nothing Left To Lose, Mat Kearney
  9. Beyond Measure, Jeremy Camp
  10. Comatose, Skillet

Spencer Priest's Picks
  1. "The Face of Love," Sanctus Real
  2. "Overnight On Nicollet," Mainstay
  3. "Perfectly Done" Shawn McDonald
  4. "Must Have Done Something Right," Relient K
  5. "Oh! Gravity," Switchfoot
  6. "Sound of Melodies," Leeland
  7. "The One Thing I Have Left," Hawk Nelson
  8. "Take Away," Mainstay
  9. "Dead Man (Carry Me)," Jars Of Clay
  10. "I'm Not Alright," Sanctus Real



Logan Leasure's Picks
  1. Welcome Home, Brian Littrell
  2. Testify, P.O.D.
  3. The Reckoning, Pillar
  4. Coming Up To Breathe, MercyMe
  5. Beyond Measure, Jeremy Camp
  6. Jessie Daniels, Jessie Daniels
  7. Good Monsters, Good Monsters
  8. Acoustic Hearts of Winter, Aly & AJ
  9. This Is Who We Are, Run Kid Run
  10. Comatose, Skillet

Logan Leasure's Picks
  1. "Shine," Aly & AJ
  2. "Stand In The Rain," Superchic[k]
  3. "Welcome Home (You)," Brian Littrell
  4. "Dead Man (Carry Me)," Jars Of Clay
  5. "Tonight," Jeremy Camp
  6. "The Last Night," Skillet
  7. "Winds of Change," Kutless
  8. "Wake Up, Get Up," Run Kid Run
  9. "Wherever the Wind Blows," Pillar
  10. "So Long Self," MercyMe



Laura Nunnery's Picks
  1. Good Monsters, Jars Of Clay
  2. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  3. Brother, Sister, mewithoutYou
  4. Eat, Sleep, Repeat, Copeland
  5. Keep No Score, Sleeping At Last
  6. Floating World, Anathello
  7. My Island, Starflyer 59
  8. Smile, It's the End of the World, Hawk Nelson
  9. Hello From the Children of Planet Earth, Hundred Year Storm
  10. Adios: The Greatest Hits, Audio Adrenaline

Laura Nunnery's Picks
  1. "Oh My God," Jars Of Clay
  2. "Love Addict," Family Force 5
  3. "A Glass Can Only Spill What it Contains" mewithoutYou
  4. "Work," Jars Of Clay
  5. "Umbrellas," Sleeping At Last
  6. "Kountry Gentleman," Family Force 5
  7. "Nice Guy," Starflyer 59
  8. "Safer On An Airplane," Copeland
  9. "Tears Of The Saints," Leeland
  10. "Everything You Ever Wanted," Hawk Nelson



Tim Harro's Picks
  1. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  2. Age of Reptiles, Showbread
  3. Define The Great Line, Underoath
  4. The Lost, The Sick, The Sacred, Inhale Exhale
  5. A Burn Or A Shiver, Edison Glass
  6. Scars Remain, Disciple
  7. Saints, Destroy The Runner
  8. Nothing Left To Lose, Mat Kearney
  9. Knuckles Up, Flatfoot 56
  10. End Of Grey, Decyfer Down

Tim Harro's Picks
  1. "Writing On The Walls," Underoath
  2. "Rebirthing" Skillet
  3. "Regime Change," Disciple
  4. "Kountry Gentleman," Family Force 5
  5. "Earthquake," Family Force 5
  6. "Pachycephalosaurus," Showbread
  7. "Oh Emetephobia," Showbread
  8. "Islander," Falling Up
  9. "In Regards To Myself," Underoath
  10. "Replace Me," Family Force 5



Flip Choquette's Picks
  1. Smile, It’s the End of the World, Hawk Nelson
  2. The Chess Hotel, The Elms
  3. Popularity, Jonezetta
  4. Go, Newsboys
  5. This Too Shall Pass, The Fold
  6. Live Like We’re Alive, Nevertheless
  7. This is Who We Are, Run Kid Run
  8. This Providence, This Providence
  9. Albatross, The Classic Crime
  10. Scars Remain, Disciple

Flip Choquette's Picks
  1. "Fallen Man," Relient K
  2. "Everything You Ever Wanted," Hawk Nelson
  3. "What the World Will Never Take," The Swift
  4. "She’s Cold!," The Elms
  5. "Get Ready (Hot Machete)," Jonezetta
  6. "The Title Track ," The Fold
  7. "Time," Nevertheless
  8. "The Fight," The Classic Crime
  9. "I’ll Forever Sing," Run Kid Run
  10. "Your Love is Better Than Life," Newsboys



Kevin Chamberlin's Picks
  1. The Chess Hotel, The Elms
  2. Business Up Front, Party In The Back, Family Force 5
  3. The Face Of Love, Sanctus Real
  4. Drop-Dead, The Violet Burning
  5. Paper Tapes, The Lonely Hearts
  6. Good Monsters, Jars Of Clay
  7. B Collision: The Eschatology of Bluegrass, David Crowder Band
  8. Vices, Dead Poetic
  9. Comatose, Skillet
  10. Go, Newsboys

Kevin Chamberlin's Picks
  1. "The Face Of Love," Sanctus Real
  2. "One Thousand Years," The Violet Burning
  3. "Love Addict," Family Force 5
  4. "She's Cold," The Elms
  5. "Work," Jars Of Clay
  6. "Wholly Yours (B Variant)," David Crowder Band
  7. "Vices," Dead Poetic
  8. "Mirrors," Mainstay
  9. "Secret Kingdom," Newsboys
  10. "Benjamin," Sanctus Real



Best New Artists of 2006

  • Family Force 5
  • Mainstay
  • Leeland
  • Nevertheless
  • The Classic Crime
  • Run Kid Run

    Best Things of 2006

  • Mars Ill's Pro*Pain finally sees the light of day
  • As Cities Burn break up... but change their minds
  • Three Words: Family Force Five

    Worst Things of 2006

  • Creation East rained out!
  • Audio Adrenaline choose Hawaii for their final '07 show
  • Mute Math lawsuit with Word Records
  • !Hero Tour cancelled... again.

    Most Anticipated Releases of 2007

  • New records from Project 86, Anberlin, Mainstay, Everyday Sunday, Steven Curtis Chapman, John Reuben, TobyMac, & more!

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