Biggest surprise of 2006? [songs]

[explodingbird]

Incomplete list for now (I have go back to work in like... five minutes):

Monica: Everytime Tha Beat Drop

Bad surprise. Monica's last album sucked, although it had some good songs and a really awesome cover. This year? Downright awful wannabe gangsta single with a hideous album cover (her look for this year overall is.... blegh). I hope the rest of the album can justify whatever it is she thinks she's doing.

Nelly Furtado: Loose

i loved Nelly, but wasn't wild about the first half of the album (save Afraid and Promiscuos) first time i listened. But now I think it's her best. I initally despised Maneater, No Hay Igual, and Glow. Now they're incredibly awesome songs. She definitely topped or matched Folklore, which was a very tough act to follow (quality-wise. Sales-wise..... you get the picture).

Danity Kane - in general.

I never watched Making the band. These girls, with their bizarre, funky name and awesome album cover, just popped in out of left field for me. I didn't care about the album at first listen. It was.... meh. But it grew on me. Not entirely, but it is pretty good. [b]Showstopper[/] sucks, though.