Here they are -- another incredibly diverse collection of takes on the bests, worsts, and in-betweens of note in the musical world, from the cornucopia of musical interest and opinion that is the Daily Vault writing staff. For those expecting a neat series of identically formatted Top Ten lists, you're in the wrong place. We have only two rules about our "Best Of" feature: #1 - There are no rules; #2 - See #1. Some of our writers delivered straight top tens, some gave imaginative awards, and one decided to list his top ten favorite concerts of the past year. Where our writers mentioned albums they wrote full reviews of during the year, those reviews have been linked from the album covers. Enjoy!

(The Best Of 2006)

(The Best of 2005)