Once again it's time for KXCI's top 100 albums from 2012. All day long on New Year's Day DJ's are playing cuts from the most played albums from the last year.
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#1 Brian Lopez, Ultra
#2 Calexico, Algiers
#3 Father John Mistyl, Fear Fun
#4 The Shins, Port of Morrow
#5 The Black Keys, El Camino
#6 Gabriel Sullivan & Taraf De Tucson, Viviendo A La Noche, Locals Only Volume 6-- Live From Studio Two-A
#7 Silver Thread Trio, Nine Long Days, Trigger & Scythe
#8 Andrew Bird, Give It Away, Break it Yourself
#9 Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Man On Fire Here
#10 M83., Midnight City, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
#11 Adele, Make You Feel My Love, Chimes Of Freedom: The Essential Bob Dylan
#12 Alabama Shakes, Hold On, Boys And Girls
#13 Jimmy Cliff, Ship Is Sailing, Rebirth
#14 Chuck Prophet, Temple Beautiful, Temple Beautiful
#15 Norah Jones, All In A Dream, Little Broken Hearts
#16 Dr. Dog, Those Days, Be the Void
#17 M. Ward, Clean Slate, A Wasteland Companion Merge
#18 Tennis, It All feels The Same, Young And Old
#19 Doc Watson and Merle Watson, John Henry/Worried Blues, Sittin' Here Picken the Blues
#20 Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta, Toma Tres, Mambo Mexicano!
#21 Delta Spirit, California, Delta Spirit
#22 Florence + The Machine, Shake It Out, Ceremonials
#23 Jack White, Missing Pieces, Blunderbuss
#24 Cat Power, Human Being, Sun Matador
#25 Giant Giant Sand, Wind Blown Waltz, Tucson
#26 Bruce Springsteen, We Take Care of Our Own, Wrecking Ball
#27 Amy Winehouse, Valerie ('68 Version), Lioness: Hidden Treasures
#28 Andrew Collberg, Plastic Bows, Tucson Sounds: Exciting New Sounds from Southern Arizona
#29 The Walkmen, Heaven, Heaven
#30 Beach House, Lazuli, Bloom
#31 The Lumineers, Big Parade, The Lumineers
#32 Alejandro Escovedo, Sabor A Mi, Big Station
#33 Avett Brothers, Live & Die, The Carpenter
#34 Heartless Bastards, Marathon, Arrow
#35 The Tallest Man on Earth, 1904, There's No Leaving Now
#36 Dr John, Revolution, Locked Down
#37 Kathleen Edwards, Sidecar, Voyageur
#38 Bonnie Raitt, Right Down The Line, Slipstream
#39 Gabriel Sullivan & Taraf De Tucson, Cumbia del Torero, None Of This Is Mine
#40 Carolina Chocolate Drops, Country Girl, Leaving Eden
#41 Texas' Cookin', Gary Nicholson, Darrel Scott, Tim O'Brien, This One's For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
#42 George Harrison, Mama You've Been On My Mind (Demo), Early Takes - Volume 1
#43 Great Lake Swimmers, The Great Exhale, New Wild Everywhere
#44 Ani DiFranco, Life Boat, Which Side Are You On?
#45 Amos Lee, Say Goodbye, As the Crow Flie3
#46 The Little Willies, Permanently Lonely, For the Good Times
#47 Divine Fits, Would That Not Be Nice, A Thing Called Divine Fits
#48 Mumford & Sons, Whispers in the Dark, Babel
#49 Citizen Cope, Peace River, One Lovely Day
#50 Of Monsters and Men, Little Talks, My Head is an Animal
#51 Lambchop, Betty's Overture, Mr. M
#52 Plants and Animals, Lightshow, The End of That
#53 Andrew Bird, Three White Horses, Hands of Glory
#54 Bob Dylan, Soon After Midnight, Tempest
#55 Robert Plant & Rainer Ptacek, 21 Years, The Inner Flame: A Tribute to Rainer Ptacek
#56 Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Gallows Pole, Americana
#57 Grizzly Bear, Yet Again, Shields
#58 Silverbell, Temporary, 2012 Festival En El Barrio
#59 The Black Seeds, Out of Light, Dust and Dirt
#60 Justin Townes Earle, Movin' On, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
#61 Lyle Lovett, Release Me
#62 Ruthie Foster, Let It Burn
#63 Angus Stone, Broken Brights
#64 Beth Orton, Sugaring Season
#65 Shovels & Rope, O' Be Joyful
#66 Jim White, Where It Hits You
#67 Van Morrison, Born To Sing: No Plan B
#68 Punch Brothers, Who's Feeling Young Now?
#69 Nada Surf, The Stars Are Different to Astronomy
#70 Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, The Lion The Beast And The Beat
#71 Various artists, African Blues
#72 Quantic & Alice Russell, Look Around The Corner
#73 fun., Some Nights
#74 Sugar & The Hi Lows, Sugar & The Hi Lows
#75 The Decemberists, Long Live The King
#76 Aimee Mann, Charmer
#77 Thenewno2, Thefearofmissingout
#78 ALO, Sounds Like This
#79 Hank Topless, It's So December
#80 Ben Folds Five, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
#81 Band of Horses, Mirage Rock
#82 The Beach Boys, That's Why God Made the Radio
#83 Vacationer, Gone
#84 First Aid Kit, The Lion's Roar
#85 Jeff Lynne, Long Wave
#86 Old Crow Medicine Show, Carry Me Back
#87 Santigold, Master of My Make-Believe
#88 Joan Osborne, Bring It On Home
#89 Bettye LaVette, Thankful N' Thoughtful
#90 Whitehorse, The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss
#91 Nick Waterhouse, Time's All Gone
#92 Glen Hansard, Rhythm And Repose
#93 Alberta Cross, Songs Of Patience
#94 Saint Maybe, Things As They Are
#95 Rufus Wainwright, Out Of The Game
#96 Madi Diaz, Plastic Moon
#97 The X X, Coexist
#98 Patti Smith, Banga
#99 Brandi Carlile, Bear Creek
#100 (3-way tie):
Hot Chip, In Our Heads
J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices, I'll Keep Calling
The Sugarman Three, What The World Needs Now
