When it comes to albums released in 2010, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s pored over them more intensely than a KEXP DJ. So, what were their favorites? Which CDs did they reach for the most, or, uh, “click on” the most in their iTunes players? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2010 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Voting ends on Monday, December 20th, so let us know your favorites now.
photo by Christopher Nelson
Don Slack’s 2010 Top Ten Albums
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
| 1 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Def Jam |
| 2 | Big Boi | Sir Lucious Left Foot | Def Jam |
| 3 | Jamey Johnson | The Guitar Song | Mercury |
| 4 | Sleigh Bells | Treats | Mom+Pop/N.E.E.T. |
| 5 | Janelle Monae | The ArchAndroid | Bad Boy/Wondaland |
| 6 | Titus Andronicus | The Monitor | XL |
| 7 | Elizabeth Cook | Welder | 31 Tigers |
| 8 | Best Coast | Crazy For You | Mexican Summer |
| 9 | Cee Lo Green | The Lady Killer | Elektra |
| 10 | Grinderman | 2 | Anti- |
Don Slack is the host of Swingin’ Doors, airing Thursday nights, 6-9PM.
