* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else

My top 20 of favorite songs of the year 2006 (out of 42 listed here):

1. Mylo – Paris four hundred (Etienne De Crecy Remix) *
2. Julien Jabre & Bibi pres. Mc Mellow Dee – And you don’t stop (Original Version) *
3. Sleepy Brown ft. Pharrell and Big Boi – Margarita **
4. Gnarls Barkley – Go go gadget gospel **
5. Gnarls Barkley – Who cares **
6. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy **
7. Aceyalone And Rjd2 – All for u **
8. Eva De Roovere – Fantastig toch **
9. Cassius – Toop toop *
10. The Roots – Don’t feel right **
11. The Migrants – I Thought That (Boris Dlugosch Remix) *
12. Full Intention pres. Bodyrox – Yeah yeah (Turbo House Mix) *
13. Gnarls Barkley – Gone daddy gone **
14. Mark Knight ft. Katherine Ellis – Insatiable (Joey Negro Remix) *
15. Quantic ft. Ohmega Watts – Ticket to know where **
16. Justin Timberlake – Sexyback **
17. Audio Lotion – Otonal ***
18. Cassius – Jack rock *
19. Badly Drawn Boy – Nothing’s gonna change your mind
20. Nightmares On Wax – I am you ***

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Amy Winehouse – Rehab **
• Amy Winehouse – You know I’m no good **
• Black Grass ft. Jah Marnyah – Oh jah **
• Christina Aguilera – Ain’t no other man **
• Cut Chemist – The garden **
• D. Ramirez – La Discotek (Original Mix) *
• Freestylers – In love with you *
• Gnarls Barkley – Feng shui **
• Gnarls Barkley – Smiley faces **
• Gotye – A distinctive sound **
• Jamie Lewis – It’s over *
• John Aquiviva pres. Swen Weber – First stroke (Swen’s Mix For John) *
• J. Rawls – A tribute to Dilla **
• Justin Timberlake – Lovestoned **
• Justin Timberlake – Summer love **
• Kohndo – Microphone sans holster **
• Les Bidons – Veulent le guidon ft. Time Bomb Team **
• Lily Allen – LDN **
• Lily Allen – Smile **
• Sergio Mendes ft. Black Eyed Peas – Mas que nada **
• Spiller – Jumbo *
• Tumi And The Volume – The floor **