The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Tune in on Friday, December 30th to hear if your favorites made the list!
Wild Flag at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop during KEXP's SXSW broadcast, 3-16-2011
photo credit: Jim Bennett (more photos)
Hans’ 2011 Top Ten Albums
| rank | album | artist | label |
| 10 | Let England Shake | PJ Harvey | Vagrant |
| 9 | The Rip Tide | Beirut | Pompeii |
| 8 | Build a Rocket Boys! | Elbow | Fiction/Downtown |
| 7 | W H O K I L L | tUnE-yArDs | 4AD |
| 6 | The Stepkids | The Stepkids | Stones Throw |
| 5 | Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming | M83 | Mute |
| 4 | Wild Flag | Wild Flag | Merge |
| 3 | The SMiLE Sessions | The Beach Boys | Capitol |
| 2 | Zonoscope | Cut Copy | Modular |
| 1 | Helplessness Blues | Fleet Foxes | Sub Pop |
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