As 2006 stumbles drunkenly toward the door, and my holiday addled brain struggles to come up with something clever to say, there's no time like the present to reflect on the best music of this past year.

After considerable thought and effort, CBC Radio 3's ragtag team of musicologists have humbly selected what they believe to be the very best from Canadian pop, hard rock, hip hop, electronic, and singer songwriter artists for 2006.

And so without wasting any more of your precious time, I direct your attention to the lists below.

The Best in Pop

1. Joel Plaskett - "Million Dollars"
2. The Stills - "Destroyer"
3. Islands - "Rough Gem"
4. Ladyhawk - "The Dugout"
5. Final Fantasy - "He Poos Clouds"
6. Bend Sinister - "Time Breaks Down"
7. Great Aunt Ida - "We Say No"
8. Jon-Rae and the River - "Roll"
9. The Old Soul - "Rivers Of Daughters"
10. Destroyer - "3000 Flowers"
11. Joel Plaskett - "Nowhere With You"
12. Great Lake Swimmers - "See You On The Moon"
13. The Awkward Stage - "Heaven Is For Easy Girls"
14. Windom Earle - "Kitten vs. Pegasus"
15. The Marble Index - "All That I Know"

The Best of Singer Songwriters

1. Ron Sexsmith - "All in Good Time"
2. Joel Plaskett - "Nowhere with You"
3. Hawksley Workman - "You and the Candles"
4. Justin Rutledge - "Robin's Tune"
5. Destroyer - "Priest's Knees"
6. Chad Vangaalen - "Flower Gardens"
7. Final Fantasy - "He Poos Clouds"
8. Melissa McClelland - "Passenger 24"
9. Jenny Whiteley - "Indoor Lightning"
10. Amy Millan - "Skinny Boy"
11. Great Aunt Ida - "We Say No"
12. Andre Ethier - "Don't Let this Mean World Swallow You"
13. A.C. Newman - "Transcanada"
14. Danny Michel - "Black Tornadoes "
15. Ox - "Sugar Cane"

The Best in Hard Rock

1. Malajube - "Le Crabe"
2. Tokyo Police Club - "Citizens of Tomorrow"
3. Duchess Says - "Ccut Up"
4. Galaxie 500 - "Big Bang"
5. Pride Tiger - "Sweet Dreams"
6. Wintersleep - "Jaws of Life"
7. Nitrosonique - "Le Diable a la Radio"
8. Cities in Dust - "Chop Chop You're Dead"
9. The Blood Lines - "Song Salvation"
10. Les Georges Leningrad - "Skulls in the Closet"
11. Peaches - "Do Ya"
12. Moneen - "Bleed and Blister"
13. Subb - "A little more of Chomsky"
14. Verbal Deception - "The Temptress"
15. Black Mountain - "Behind the Fall"

The Best in Hip Hop

1. The Phonograff - "Stay On Point feat. JC Subliminal"
2. Isis - "Ask a woman"
3. Jay Bizzy - "When The Evening Comes feat. Rocky Ninja"
4. OK Cobra - "Child In Rhyme"
5. John Smith - "Any Time"
6. Cadence Weapon - "Oliver Square"
7. A-Trak - "Knucklehead"
8. Classified - "Find Out"
9. Birdapres - "Do That Dance remix"
10. More or Les - "Eat Your Food"
11. Zaki - "Live In The Dot"
12. No Luck Club - "Turntables On The Bayou"
13. Wordburglar - "Word Owner"
14. K-OS - "Electrik Heat - The Seekwill"
15. Euphrates - "Commodore 64"

The Best in Electronic

1. Fairmont - "Gazebo"
2. Venetian Snares - "Donut"
3. Stephen Beaupré - "Even the Nameless"
4. MSTRKRFT - "She's Good for Business"
5. Circlesquare - "Fight Sounds Part 1"
6. Numéro - "Chewing gum Fraise"
7. Loscil - "Zephyr"
8. Repose - "Turning Point"
9. Tim Hecker - "Chimeras"
10. Loose Change - "Kosovo"
11. Mike Shannon - "Last One Terrified"
12. 1-Speed Bike - "Condoleezza Rice"
13. Black Turtleneck - "Discontinued Parts"
14. I Am Robot and Proud - "The Work"
15. Sinewave - "Star Tripping"

Be sure to check back here on New Year's Eve for our Top 94 tracks of 2006!