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Nathan Rabin of The Onion reviews the most overrated, overexposed and otherwise least essential albums of 2006.

Nathan Rabin's Least Essential Albums of 2006

1. John Corbett, John Corbett (Funbone)
2. Nuttin’ But Stringz, Struggle From The Subway To The Charts (Koch)
3. The New Cars, It’s Alive (Eleven Seven)
4. Various artists, Flying High Again: The World’s Greatest Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne
5. Various artists, The Biggest Loser: Music Featured In And Inspired By The NBC Series
6. Alanis Morrissette, Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (Maverick)
7. DMC, Checks Thugs & Rock N Roll (RomenMpire)
8. Bratz, Forever Diamondz (Sony)
9. Various artists, Rachael Ray: Too Cool For School Mixtape For Kids (Sony)
10. Raunchiest Jokes From The Golf Course (Uproar Entertainment)
11. Revolution On Canvas: Poetry From The Indie Music Scene, edited by Rich Balling
12. Body Count, Murder 4 Hire (Escapi)
13. Jim Jones, A Dipset Christmas (Koch)
14. Blind Melon, Live At The Palace (Capitol)
15. Teddy Geiger, Underage Thinking (Sony)
16. Various Artists, Butchering The Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute (Restless)
17. Unexpected Dreams: Songs From The Stars (Rhino)
18. Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits (Universal)
19. 2Pac Pac’s Life (Interscope)
20. Tyrese/Black-Ty, Alter Ego (J)
21. 2Pac Pac’s Life (Interscope)
22. Aaron Carter, Come Get It: The Very Best Of Aaron Carter (Jive)
23. Kevin Federline, Playing With Fire (Federline/Reincarnate)