2006 Artist of The Year

Here is the list of the Vague Space 2006 Artists of the Year.  Mogwai won all 3 titles awarded by the site this year - artist, song, and album, an impressive feat.  Mogwai was also the most played artist on my iTunes list of song plays for the year, which you can view by clicking forward.  The most played songs are available for download below.  Enjoy.

1. Mogwai  (#3 last year)
2. Sufjan Stevens (1)
3. Okkervil River (20)
4. Bright Eyes (2)
5. Grandaddy (7)
6. Sunset Rubdown (n/a)
7. Yo La Tengo (16)
8. Decemberists (17)
9. Final Fantasy (n/a)
10. Pavement (10)
11. Mountain Goats (n/a)
12. Belle & Sebastian (4)
13. Modest Mouse (n/a)
14. Morrissey (20)
15. Explosions in the Sky (5)
16. Portastatic (10)
17. Swan Lake (n/a)
18. The Album Leaf (n/a)
19. Wolf Parade (9)
20. The Arcade Fire (6)
    • Download The Arcade Fire - "The Great Arcade Fire".mp3

Most Played Artists of 2006

1. Mogwai    1,725 songs played  (#4 last year)
2. Sufjan Stevens   1,158  (2)
3. Bright Eyes   1,134 (1)
4. Okkervil River   1,113  (21)
5. Grandaddy   898 (6)
6. Final Fantasy  663 (n/a)
7. Sunset Rubdown  654 (n/a)
8. Yo La Tengo  626 (20)
9. Pavement  582  (10)
10. Modest Mouse  563  (27)
11. Mountain Goats  554  (17)
12. Explosions in the Sky  548  (5)
13. Belle & Sebastian  513  (3)
14. Morrissey   495  (23)
15. Decemberists   489  (16)
16. Portastatic  475 (11)
17. The Album Leaf   470  (31)
18. Swan Lake  439  (n/a)
19. The Arcade Fire  (8)
20. Wolf Parade  417  (9)
21. CYHSY  379  (44)
22. Superchunk   343 (19)
23. Death Cab for Cutie  336  (7)
24. M. Ward  327  (n/a)
25. Tapes 'n Tapes  322 (n/a)
26. Saxon Shore   298  (n/a)
27. Neutral Milk Hotel  290  (25)
28. The National  288 (15)
29. Joanna Newsom   266 (n/a)
30. Pedro the Lion   257  (13)

Most Played Songs, 2006  (iTunes/iPod)

1. "A King and Queen" Okkervil River   147 song plays
   • Download Okkervil River - "A King and Queen".mp3
   • Buy Okkervil River - "Black Sheep Boy"
2. "Winged/Wicked Things" Sunset Rubdown   129
3. "Jeez Louise" Grandaddy  124
4. "Friend of the Night" Mogwai  119
   • Download Mogwai - "Friend of the Night".mp3
   • Buy Mogwai - "Mr. Beast"
5. "Skateboarding Saves Me Twice"  Grandaddy  116
6. "Emergency Trap" Mogwai  115
   • Download Mogwai - "Emergency Trap".mp3
7. "Stadiums and Shrines II" Sunset Rubdown  114
   • Download Sunset Rubdown - "Stadiums and Shrines II".mp3
   • Buy Sunset Rubdown - "Shut Up I Am Dreaming"
8. "Heartbeats" Jose Gonzalez  111
   • Download Jose Gonzalez - "Heartbeats".mp3
   • Buy Jose Gonzalez - "Veneer"
9. "Scale" Bright Eyes  110
10. "No Key No Plan"  Okkervil River  103
11. "Take Me Somewhere Nice" Mogwai  94
12. "Omaha" Tapes 'n Tapes  93
    • Download Tapes 'n Tapes - "Omaha".mp3
    • Buy Tapes 'n Tapes - "The Loon"
13. "Folk Death 95" Mogwai  90
14. "Balcony" Birdmonster  89
15. "Montgomery" Magnolia Electric. Co  89
16. "Another Radio Song" Okkervil River  88
17. "Travel is Dangerous" Mogwai  85
18. "Are You Swimming in Her Pools?" Swan Lake 83
19. "The Story of Yo La Tango" Yo La Tengo  83
20. "To Go Home" M. Ward  82
    • Download M. Ward - "To Go Home".mp3
    • Buy M. Ward - "Post-War"