Ok, I'll be the first to admit this is not "THE" definitive list but it is KXCI's list as determined by over 100 volunteer DJ's and frequency of airplay over the past year.
The count down goes from from 7am to 6pm on Friday, Dec. 31st. Follow the progress here on the on-air blog.
http://onairblog.kxci.org/2010/12/top-100-albums-of-2010.htmlThe adventurous can listen along at
http://www.kxci.org/#100 Band of Horses, Infinite Arms
#99 OK Go, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
#98 Forro In The Dark, Light A Candle
#97 Jackie Greene, Till The Light Comes
#96 David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
#95 MGMT, Congratulations
#94 Kevin Pakulis Band, Shadesville
#93 Ray Davies, The Kinks Choral Collection
#92 Widespread Panic, Dirty Side Down
#91 Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
#90 Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, Come And Get It!
#89 Systems Officer, Underslept
#88 Tom Waits, Glitter and Doom Live
#87 Ozomatli, Fire Away
#86 Stone River Boys, Love on the Dial
#85 Loren Dircks, Killing The Magic
#84 Seashell Radio, What Do You Have Against Happiness?
#83 Goldspot, And The Elephant Is Dancing
#82 Ringo Starr, Y Not
#81 Laura Veirs, July Flame
#80 Eric Bibb, Booker's Guitar
#79 The National, High Violet
#78 Sufjan Stevens, The Age Of Adz
#77 Railroad Earth, Railroad Earth
#76 Norah Jones, The Fall
#75 Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone
#74 She & Him, Volume Two
#73 Jamie Cullum, The Pursuit
#72 Sarah Harmer, Oh Little Fire
#71 The Tads, Flyin' High A Collection of Phoenix Blues, Rhythm, and Spirit from the 1950's and 60's
#70 Terri Hendrix, Cry Till You Laugh
#69 Mavis Staples, You Are Not Alone
#68 Eels, End Times
#67 Johnny Cash, American VI: Ain't No Grave
#66 The Cat Empire, Cinema
#65 Junip, Fields
#64 Brian Lopez (with Salvador Duran), El Blanco
#63 Good Old War, Good Old War
#62 Daniel Johnston, Is And Always Was
#61 Gorillaz, Plastic Beach
#60 The Morning Benders, Big Echo
#59 Nomad Planets, You're Never Lost Until You Panic
#58 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mojo
#57 Gregory Isaacs, Gregory Isaacs at Maritime Hall
#56 Jenny and Johnny, I'm Having Fun Now
#55 Bobby Bare Jr., A Storm - A Tree - My Mother's Head
#54 Jason Collette, Rat A Tat Tat
#53 VV Brown, Travelling Like The Light
#52 Gotan Project, Tango 3.0
#51 Shout Out Louds, Work
#50 Ra Ra Riot, The Orchard
#49 Pink Martini, Splendor In The Grass
#48 Angelique Kidjo, Oyo
#47 Sarah Jaffe, Suburban Nature
#46 Josh Ritter, So Runs The World Away
#45 Broken Social Scene, Forgiveness
#44 Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Rise & Shine
#43 Clem Snide, The Meat Of Life
#42 Robert Francis, Before Nightfall
#41 The Weepies, Be My Thrill
#40 Robert Plant, Band of Joy
#39 The Album Leaf, A Chorus of Storytellers
#38 The Modeens, Take A Ride With the Modeens
#37 Peter Wolf, Midnight Souvenirs
#36 Stefan George, Cloth
#35 Jakob Dylan, Women + Country
#34 Anders Osborne, American Patchwork
#33 Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
#32 Sheryl Crow, 100 Miles From Memphis
#31 The Eels, Tomorrow Morning
#30 Calexico & Salvador Duran, 2010 Festival En El Barrio Viejo
#29 Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs, God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
#28 Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Sound of Sunshine
#27 Fitz & The Tantrums, Pickin' Up The Pieces
#26 Trombone Shorty, Backatown
#25 Delta Spirit, History From Below
#24 Namoli Brennet, Black Crow
#23 Citizen Cope, The Rainwater LP
#22 Carolina Chocolate Drops, Genuine Negro Jig
#21 The Black Keys, Brothers
#20 Bettye LaVette, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
#19 Vampire Weekend, Contra
#18 Leila Lopez, Fault Lines
#17 Jack Johnson, To The Sea
#16 Chuck Prophet, Let Freedom Ring!
#15 Andrew Collberg, On The Wreath
#14 Broken Bells, Broken Bells
#13 Josh Rouse, El Turista
#12 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, I Learned The Hard Way
#11 Alejandro Escovedo, Street Songs of Love
#10 Local Natives, Gorrila Manor
#9 Dr. Dog, Shame, Shame
#8 Grupo Fantasma, Existential
#7 The Swell Season, Strict Joy
#6 Daptone Gold compilation
#5 Los Lobos, Tin Can Trust
#4 Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
#3 KXCI Presents: Live From Studio 2A Vol. 8
#2 Spoon, Transference
#1 New Pornographers, Together
Have a Happy New Year!