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 Patrick Richardson Wright
Troy Nelson’s 2010 Top Ten Albums
| Rank | Album | Artist | Label |
| 1 | Innerspeaker | Tame Impala | Modular |
| 2 | High Violet | The National | 4AD |
| 3 | I’m New Here | Gil Scott-Heron | XL |
| 4 | Happy Birthday | Happy Birthday | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Gute Luft | Thomas Fehlmann | Kompakt |
| 6 | Congratulations | MGMT | Columbia |
| 7 | Minor Love | Adam Green | Fat Possum |
| 8 | The Suburbs | Arcade Fire | Merge |
| 9 | Your Future Our Clutter | The Fall | Domino |
| 10 | Enchanted Chapel | The Young Evils | self-released |
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4 Comments
My Favorite was Enchanted Chapel by The Young Evils!!!!! =)
Rick Allen agrees with your list and sends his love.
Glad you got Thomas Fehlmann and The Fall on your top 10. They’re great records, prolly in my top 20.
Who’s The Young Evils?
The Gil Scott is excellent!