Check back Friday, December 30 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to see the results of Radio K's Top 77 Albums of 2011 countdown!
#77: ELITE GYMNASTICS - Ruin I & II - Acephale
#76: CRYSTAL STILTS - In Love With Oblivion - Slumberland/Fortuna Pop!
#75: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - All Eternals Deck - Merge
#74: THE DRUMS - Portamento - Frenchkiss
#73: DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. - It's A Corporate World - Warner Bros.
#72: BRUTE HEART - Lonely Hunter - Soft Abuse
#71: HUNX AND HIS PUNX - Too Young To Be In Love - Hardly Art
#70: THURSTON MOORE - Demolished Thoughts - Matador
#69: ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD - Tao Of the Dead - Richter Scale/Superball
#68: WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To the Mountain - L Y F
#67: SHANNON AND THE CLAMS - Sleep Talk - 1-2-3-4-Go!
#66: AUSTRA - Beat and the Pulse - Domino
#65: FOOD PYRAMID - III - Moon Glyph
#64: HANDSOME FURS - Sound Kapital - Sub Pop
#63: THE RAVEONETTES - Raven In the Dark - Vice
#62: ASTRONAUTALIS - This Is Our Science - Fake Four Inc.
#61: THE ANTLERS - Burst Apart - Frenchkiss
#60: CRIMES - Good Hope - Self-Released
#59: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - Belong - Slumberland
#58: DEERHOOF - Deerhoof vs. Evil - Polyvinyl
#57: DEVOTCHKA - 100 Lovers - Anti-
#56: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care - Temporary Residence
#55: PINK MINK - Pink Mink - Self-Released
#54: TEENAGE MOODS - Mood Ring - YEYE
#53: BRAIDS - Native Speaker - Kanine
#52: DESTROYER - Kaputt - Merge
#51: TAPES 'N TAPES - Outside - Ibid
#50: PORTUGAL. THE MAN - In the Mountain In the Cloud - Atlantic
#49: THE WEEKND - House of Balloons - Self-Released
#48: FUTURE ISLANDS - On the Water - Thrill Jockey
#47: YELLOW OSTRICH - The Mistress - Barsuk
#46: BUFFALO MOON - Selva Surreal - Moon Glyph
#45: ARCTIC MONKEYS - Suck It and See - Domino
#44: CAROLINE SMITH AND THE GOODNIGHT SLEEPS - Little Wind - Self-Released
#43: BATTLES - Gloss Drop - Warp
#42: PETER, BJORN & JOHN - Gimme Some - StarTime
#41: PETER WOLF CRIER - Garden Of Arms - Jagjaguwar
#40: LITTLE DRAGON - Ritual Union - Peace Frog
#39: TWIN SISTER - In Heaven - Domino
#38: THE WAR ON DRUGS - Slave Ambient - Secretly Canadian
#37: BEASTIE BOYS - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two - Capital
#36: IRON & WINE - Kiss Each Other Clean - Sub Pop
#35: CUT COPY - Zonoscope - Modular
#34: SIMS - Bad Time Zoo - Rhymesayers
#33: WILD FLAG - Wild Flag - Merge
#32: SHABAZZ PALACES - Black Up - Sub Pop
#31: GIRLS - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - True Panther
#30: LOW - C'mon - Sup Pop
#29: FUCKED UP - David Comes to Life - Matador
#28: BILL CALLAHAN - Apocalypse - Drag City
#27: TORO Y MOI - Underneath the Pine - Carpark
#26: JOHN MAUS - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves - Domino
#25: YOUTH LAGOON - The Year Of Hibernation - Fat Possum
#24: FEIST - Metals - Interscope
#23: BRIGHT EYES - The People's Key - Saddle Creek
#22: PJ HARVEY - Let England Shake - Vagrant/Island Def Jam
#21: DUM DUM GIRLS - Only In My Dreams - Sub Pop
#20: TV ON THE RADIO - Nine Types Of Light - Interscope
#19: CULTS - Cults - In the Name Of
#18: WYE OAK - Civilian - Merge
#17: ATLAS SOUND - Parallax - 4AD
#16: BERIUT - The Riptide - Pompeii
#15: NEON INDIAN - Era Extrana - Mom & Pop/Static Tongues
#14: JAMES BLAKE - James Blake - A&M/Atlas
#13: SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY - You and Me, Ghost - Science of Sound
#12: REAL ESTATE - Days - Domino
#11: WASHED OUT - Within and Without - Sub Pop
#10: KURT VILE - Smoke Ring For My Halo - Matador
#9: DOOMTREE - No Kings - Doomtree
#8: PANDA BEAR - Tomboy - Paw Tracks
#7: LYKKE LI - Wounded Rhymes - Atlantic/LL
#6: ST. VINCENT - Strange Mercy - 4AD
#5: RADIOHEAD - King Of Limbs - XL/TBD
#4: FLEET FOXES - Helplessnee Blues - Sup Pop
#3: tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l - 4AD
#2: M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming - Mute
#1: BON IVER - Bon Iver - Jagjaguwar
Sarah, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
1. THE WEEKND – House of Balloons
2. P.J. HARVEY – Let England Shake
3. SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY – You and Me, Ghost
4. DENGUE FEVER – Cannibal Courtship
5. ST. VINCENT – Strange Mercy
6. TENNIS – Cape Dory
7. TUNE-YARDS – Who Kill
8. MISTER HEAVENLY – Mister Heavenly
9. HUNX AND HIS PUNX – Too Young to Be in Love
10. LYDIA LOVELESS – Indestructible Machine
Top 5 Shows
1. HANSON – First Ave – Minneapolis
2. DEERHUNTER – Union Park – Chicago
3. ELLIE GOULDING – Fine Line Music Café – Minneapolis
4. PIXIES – Roy Wilkins Auditorium – St. Paul
5. YOUNG THE GIANT – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis
Steven, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
1. JUSTICE - Audio, Video, Disco
2. CUT COPY - Zonoscope
3. BASSNECTAR - Divergent Spectrums
4. FLEET FOXES - Helplessness Blues
5. NURSES - Dracula
6. BEIRUT - The Riptide
7. TWIN ATLANTIC - Free
8. THE HEAD AND THE HEART - Remastered
9. PORTUGAL. THE MAN - In the Mountain in the Cloud
10. YOUTH LAGOON - Year of Hibernation
Top 5 Shows
1. ARCADE FIRE - Coachella - Indio
2. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE - First Avenue - Minneapolis
3. PORTUGAL. THE MAN - First Avenue - Minneapolis
4. MATT AND KIM - House Of Blues - San Diego
5. FLOGGING MOLLY - Coachella - Indio
Tom, On-Air Host & Receptionist
Top 10 Albums
1. RADIOHEAD - The King of Limbs
2. BURIAL - Street Halo EP
3. CULTS - Cults
4. GIRLS - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
5. DESTROYER - Kaputt
6. JAMES BLAKE - self-titled
7. BON IVER - Bon Iver
8. TYLER THE CREATOR - Goblin
9. WASHED OUT - Within and Without
10. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Top 5 Shows
1. ODD FUTURE - First Avenue - Minneapolis
2. JAMES BLAKE - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis
3. SADE - Target Center - Minneapolis
4. GEORGE CLINTON AND PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC - The Cabooze - Minneapois
5. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR - The Metro - Chicago
Jon, Program Director
Top 10 Albums
1. CRYSTAL SILTS - In Love With Oblivion
2. THE SOFT MOON - The Soft Moon
3. REAL ESTATE - Days
4. TWIN SISTER - In Heaven
5. THEE OH SEES - Carrion Crawler/The Dream
6. MOON DUO - Mazes
7. THE WAR ON DRUGS - Slave Ambient
8. WIDOWSPEAK - Widowspeak
9. CULTS - Cults
10. SEAPONY - Go With Me
Top 5 Shows
1. THEE OH SEES – Red 7 – Austin
2. JOHN MAUS/TWIN SISTER – 285 Kent – Brooklyn
3. CRYSTAL STILTS – 7th St. Entry – Minneapolis
4. THE SOFT MOON – Red 7 – Austin
5. THE RADIO DEPT. – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis (tie)
5. 35 CONFERETTE - Denton, TX (tie)
Sara, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
1. WU LYF — Go Tell Fire To the Mountain
2. JIM WARD — Quiet in the Valley, On the Shores the End Begins
3. COLD WAR KIDS — Mine Is Yours
4. ASTRONAUTALIS — This Is Our Science
5. ST. VINCENT — Strange Mercy
6. TUNE-YARDS — w h o k i l l
7. ROBERTS & LORD — Eponymous
8. IRON & WINE — Kiss Each Other Clean
9. GIVERS — In Light
10. BON IVER — Bon Inver
Eric, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
1. BRITE FUTURES - Dark Past
2. TUNE-YARDS - w h o k i l l
3. WYE OAK - Civilian
4. CULTS - Cults
5. NEWVILLAGER - NewVillager
6. YOUTH LAGOON - The Year of Hibernation
7. LANEROUS AND THE FAMILY YAH - Scissors EP
8. PORTUGAL. THE MAN - In the Mountain in the Cloud
9. SANTOGOLD - Currently Unreleased, but 2011 release (but is at least one single out)
10. GIRLS - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Top 5 Shows
1. DESSA - either the Fitzgerald Theater, or December Doomtree Blowout
2. KINGS GO FORTH- Cedar Cultural Center
3. THE WOMBATS - Varsity Theater
4. PHANTOGRAM - First Avenue
5. AWOLNATION - Varsity Theater
Addison, Underwriting & On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
1. BUTCH WALKER AND THE BLACK WIDOWS - The Fine Line - Minneapolis (Tie)
1. BLACK KEYS - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul (Tie)
3. HANSON - First Ave - Minneapolis
4. JAMES BLAKE - First Ave - Minneapolis
5. ODD FUTURE - First Ave - Minneapolis
Jack, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Brian, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Alexa, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
5. BASSNECTAR - Roy Wilkins - St. Paul
Grandpa Joe, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
10. MAN MAN - Life Fantastic
9. AUSTRA - Feel it Break
8. CULTS - Cults
7. TOM WAITS - Bad as Me
6. TORO Y MOI - Freaking Out
5. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
4. GANG GANG DANCE - Eye Contact
3. BEASTIE BOYS - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
2. ST. VINCENT - Strange Mercy
1. TUNE-YARDS - w h o k i l l
Greg, Production Director & On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Nicholas, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Leah, New Media Producer & On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Amanda, On-Air Host & Receptionist
Top 10 Albums
2. TUNE-YARDS - w h o k i l l
3. WILD BEASTS - Smother
4. BON IVER - Bon Iver
5. DESTROYER - Kaputt
6. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
7. WYE OAK - Civilian
8. GENERATIONALS - Actor-Caster
9. BEIRUT - The Rip Tide
10. THE ANTLERS - Burst Apart
Top 5 Shows
2. TORO Y MOI/ UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - Triple Rock - Minneapolis
3. TUNE-YARDS - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
4. WILD BEASTS/ TWIN SISTER - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis
5. IRON AND WINE/ THE HEAD AND THE HEART - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee
Alex, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
2. FLEET FOXES - Helplessness Blues
3. MY MORNING JACKET - Circuital
4. THE KOOKS - Junk of the Heart
5. BEIRUT - The Rip Tide
6. ADELE - 21
7. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Torches
8. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Ceremonials
9. NOAH & THE WHALE - Last Night On Earth
10. THE HEAD AND THE HEART - The Head and the Heart
Top 5 Shows
2. BEIRUT - First Avenue - Minneapolis
3. STEVIE NICKS - Mystic Lake Amphitheater - Prior Lake
4. THE KOOKS - First Avenue - Minneapolis
5. NOAH & THE WHALE - First Avenue - Minneapolis
Rachel, On-Air Host & Receptionist
Top 10 Albums
2. ATLAS SOUND - Parallax
3. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
4. WILD BEASTS - Smother
5. PANDA BEAR - Tomboy
6. REAL ESTATE - Days
7. WYE OAK - Civilian
8. THE WAR ON DRUGS – Slave Ambient
9. NIGHT MOVES – Colored Emotions
10. ACTIVE CHILD – You Are All I See
Top 5 Shows
2. WILD BEASTS - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis
3. M83 - First Avenue - Minneapolis
4. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE - First Avenue - Minneapolis
5. HANDSOME FURS - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis
Todd, Rock and Roll Over Host
Top 10 Albums
2. BILL CALLAHAN - Apocalypse
3. SHANNON AND THE CLAMS - Sleep Talk
4. DENGUE FEVER - Cannibal Courtship
5. DAN SARTAIN - Legacy of Hospitality
6. LIAM FINN - Fomo
7. TWIN SISTER - In Heaven
8. KURT VILE - Smoke ring for my Halo
9. AUSTRA - Feel it Break
10. THE R'S - Fauna at Flora
Top 5 Shows
2. DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS
3. THE BAD COMPANIONS
4. NIGHT MOVES
5. BELFAST COWBOYS
Asa, Host of Club K
Top 10 Singles
(no order)
THE WOMBATS – Technofan (Afrojack Remix)
ANDREW BAYER & BOOM JINX - By All Means (Solarity Remix)
NERO – Promises (Skrillex Remix)
LAZY RICH – Better Wipe That Up (Original Mix)
DEADMAU5 – Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Remix)
GARETH EMERY FEAT. JEROME ISMA-AE – Stars (Original Mix)
BT – The Emergency (Original Mix)
WOLFGANG GARTNER – Get ‘Em (Original Mix)
SOUNDPRANK AND JAYTECH – Pranktech (Original Mix)
MOGUAI – Optinuum
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Top 10 Albums
1. FLEET FOXES - Helplessness Blues
2. POLAR BEAR CLUB - Clash Battle Guilt Pride
3. WILCO - The Whole Love
4. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
5. BON IVER - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
6. RADIOHEAD - The King of Limbs
7. ANTLERS - Burst Apart
8. PROTEST THE HERO - Scurrilous
9. DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. - It's A Corporate World
10. MASTODON - The Hunter
Top 5 Shows
1. PHISH - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2. DAWES - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
3. PHISH - UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL
4. BRAIDS - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN
5. VOLCANO CHOIR - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
Eric, On-Air Host & Culture Queue Producer
Top 10 Albums
Tess, On-Air Host & Culture Queue Reporter
Top 10 Albums
1. NURSES - Drucula
2. GIRLS - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
3. YOUTH LAGOON - The Year of Hibernation
4. HELADO NEGRO - Canta Lechuza
5. REAL ESTATE - Days
6. ST. VINCENT - Strange Mercy
7. MARISSA NADLER - Marissa Nadler
8. YELLOW OSTRICH - The Mistress
9. TUNE-YARDS - w h o k i l l
10. CULTS - Cults
Top 5 Shows
1. BRAIDS - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis
2. DEVOTCHA and THE FLAMING LIPS - Soundtown Music Festival - Somerset, WI
3. BALKAN BEAT BOX - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
4. BOMBA ESTEREO - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
5. YOUTH LAGOON - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis
Dylan, Co-host of Rude Radio and Channel K
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Cristeta, On-Air Host and Culture Queue Managing Editor
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
1. BRAIDS - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis
2. DEVOTCHA and THE FLAMING LIPS - Soundtown Music Festival - Somerset, WI
3. BALKAN BEAT BOX - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
4. BOMBA ESTEREO - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
5. YOUTH LAGOON - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis
Sean, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Griffin & Tony, Hosts of Eighth Grade Dance
Top 10 Albums
2. FLEET FOXES - Helplessness Blues
3. BILL CALLAHAN - Apocalypse
4. WYE OAK - Civilian
5. BON IVER - Bon Iver
6. TUNE-YARDS - w h o k i l l
7. JAMES BLAKE - James Blake
8. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - Belong
9. CASS MCCOMBS - Wit's End
10. FUCKED UP - David Comes to Life
Top 5 Shows
Andy, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
5. JOHN SCOFIELD
Noel, On-Air Host & Culture Queue Reporter
Top 10 Albums
2. UME - Phantoms
3. DOOMTREE - No Kings
4. SIMS - Bad Time Zoo
5. TV ON THE RADIO - 9 Types of Light
6. RYAN ADAMS - Ashes & Fire
7. LOS CAMPESINOS! - Hello Sadness
8. WEEKEND - Red
9. J MASCIS - Several Shades of Why
10. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE - Departing
Top 5 Shows
1. TV ON THE RADIO2. RA RA RIOT - The Fineline
3. KRS-ONE - First Ave
4. SIMS AND LAZERBEAK - The Fineline
5. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE - First Ave
Jia, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
BRAIDS - Native Speaker
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Suck It and See
THEOPHILUS LONDON - Timez Are Weird These Days
LITTLE DRAGON - Ritual Union
LYKKE LI - Wounded Rhymes
SBTRKT – Sbtrkt
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
TENNIS – Cape Dory
GENERATIONALS - Actor-Caster
REAL ESTATE - Days
Top 5 Shows
Eric, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
3. TOM WAITS - Bad As Me
Top 5 Shows
Christian, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Candice, On-Air Host & Receptionist
Top 10 Albums
(no order)
NURSES - Dracula
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Suck It and See
PORTUGAL. THE MAN - Mountain in the Cloud
THE HORRORS - Skying
CAGED ANIMALS - Eat Their Own
BLOOD ORANGE - Coastal Grooves
YOUTH LAGOON - The Year of Hibernation
STARSCREAM - Future Towards Forever
LITTLE DRAGON - Ritual Union
Top 5 Shows
(no order)
NURSES - 7th St. Entry
THE KILLS - First Avenue
THE HORRORS/THE STEP KIDS - Triple Rock
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - Varsity Theater
PORTUGAL. THE MAN - First Avenue
Meagan, On-Air Host & Receptionist
Top 10 Albums
2. TV ON THE RADIO - Nine Types of Light
3. RADIOHEAD - The King of Limbs
4. TAPES 'N TAPES - Outside
5. BRIGHT EYES - The People's Key
8. EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
9. LITTLE DRAGON - Ritual Union
10. FLEET FOXES - Helplessness Blues
Top 5 Shows
1. DJ SHADOW - First Avenue - Minneapolis
2. BON IVER - The Pantages Theater - Minneapolis
3. BRIGHT EYES/TITUS ANDRONICUS - First Avenue - Minneapolis
4. TAPES 'N TAPES - Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul
5. DESSA - West Bank Music Festival - Minneapolis
Alex, Training Director & Host of Radio K International
Top 10 Albums
DA CRUZ - Sistema Subversiva
DUB IS A WEAPON - Vaporized
FEMI KUTI - Africa for Africa
SEUN KUTI - From Africa With Fury: Rise
YOUSSOU N'DOUR - Dakar-Kinston
AFRICA HITECH - 93 Million Miles
OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS - Taurus
NATACHA ATLAS - Mounqaliba Rising: The Remixes
SERGENT GARCIA - Una Y Otra Vez
BEATS ANTIQUE - Elekrafone
Top 5 Shows
BALKAN BEAT BOX - The Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
TONY ALLEN - The Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
BOMBA ESTEREO - The Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
AFRICA HITECH - Barfly - Minneapolis
LA MALA MANA - The Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis
Thaddeus, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
5. PETER FRAMPTON - The Riviera - Chicago
Jesse, On-Air Host & Marketing Director
Top 10 Albums
1. FUCKED UP - David Comes To Life
2. FRANK OCEAN - Nostalgia/Ultra
3. HANDSOME FURS - Sound Kapital
4. SHABAZZ PALACES - Black Up
5. SHANNON AND THE CLAMS - Sleep Talk
6. DAS RACIST - Relax
7. YACHT - Shangri - La
8. MIDDLE BROTHER - Middle Brother
9. CARAVAN PALACE - Clash EP
10. TYLER THE CREATOR - Yonkers
Top 5 Shows
1. HANDSOME FURS - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis
2. DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. - 7th St. Entry. - Minneapolis
3. JEFF TWEEDY - Winnipeg Folk Festival - Winnipeg
4. THE POGUES - Congress Theater - Chicago
5. CRYSTAL STILTS - 7th St. Entry. - Minneapolis
Josh, On-Air Host
Top 10 Albums
Top 5 Shows
Brendan, Co-Host of nowlikephotographs and Catacombs
Top 10 Albums
1. TYCHO - Dive
2. NOW ENSEMBLE - Awake
3. DEAF CENTER - Owl Splinters
4. QUENTIN SIRJACQ - La Chambre Claire
5. LOSCIL - Coast/Range/Arc
6. A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN - A Winged Victory for the Sullen
7. SLEEPMAKESWAVES - ...And So We Destroyed Everything
8. AES DANA - Perimeters
9. JULIANNA BARWICK- The Magic Place
10. THE SEVEN MILE JOURNEY - Notes for the Synthesis
Top 5 Shows
1. OLAFUR ARNALDS - The Cedar - MPLS
2. A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN - The Cedar - MPLS
3. EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - First Ave - MPLS
4. BALMORHEA - The 400 Bar - MPLS
5. M83 - First Ave - MPLS
Gus & Morgan, Hosts of Clashed Attitudes
Top 10 Albums
DIRECT HIT! - Domesplitter
NIGHT BIRDS - Fresh Kills Vol.1
ERRORS - Until Your Heart Stops
CAPITOL - Givers/Takers
IN DEFENCE - Party Lines and Politics
THE MANIX - Neighborhood Wildlife
BRAVER - Braver
HUNX AND HIS PUNX - Too Young To Be In Love
DEFEATER - Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
CEREMONY - 6 Cover Songs
Top 5 Shows
RIVIR
Any Show at the Dingus House
MELT-BANANA - Triple Rock
DILLINGER FOUR/PAINT IT BLACK/ARMS ALOFT - Triple Rock
IN DEFENCE - Memory Lanes Block Party
Howard, Host of Go Low and By Any Means
Top 20 Rap Albums
Top 20 R&B Albums
Dave, On-Air Host & Co-Host of Channel K
Top 10 Albums
ERIC COPELAND - Waco Taco Combo
JAMES FERRARO - Far Side Virtual
GROUPER - A I A
HYPE WILLIAMS - One Nation
LIL B - Angels Exodus
PANDA BEAR - Tomboy
PRINCE RAMA - Trust Now
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - Replica
RANGERS - Pan Am Stories
SHABAZZ PALACES - Black Up
Top 5 Shows
BRODER & DOSH - Hell's Kitchen - Minneapolis
JOHN MAUS - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis
MOUNT EERIE - Cedar - Minneapolis
PRINCE RAMA - XXX - Minneapolis
ERIC COPELAND / AVERY - Triple Rock - Minneapolis
We had to dig deep through the archives to find most of these lists. As you'll notice, some are scanned - others are typed. But this provides a thorough history of 17 years of opinions from Radio K listeners, DJs, staff, and volunteers about what was hot in music at the time. Enjoy!
1994 / 1995 / 1996 / 1997
1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001
2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005
2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
2010
Schedule for Friday, December 30
6-9AM: Rock and Roll Over Time Warp with Todd
Todd revisits the top 3 albums of every Top 77 poll since 1994.
9AM-3PM: Top 77 Albums of 2011 Countdown
3-5PM: Off the Record: Best Local Moments of 2011
An in-studio with Gramma's Boyfriend and a special guest appearance from John Coughlin of Empty Tapes to recap the best in local music this year.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Throughout the week leading up to our Top 77 countdown on Friday, December 30, DJs will be counting down their top releases of the year. For one hour of each DJ's shift, you'll be treated to a special feature highlighting their personal picks for 2011. Your favorite specialty shows will be planning a variety of treats for you as well - you'll just have to tune in to find out.
Friday, December 23
11AM-12PM: Tom
2-3PM: Cristeta
7-8PM: Joey
10-11PM: Greg
11PM-12AM: Noel
Saturday, December 24
8-9AM: Sarah
11AM-12PM: Jia
2-3PM: Tom
5-6PM: Tony
8-9PM: Eric
9-11PM: Channel K
Sunday, December 25
8-9AM: Mitch
11AM-12PM: Andy
12-2PM: Rude Radio
2-4PM: Clashed Attitudes
4-6PM: Radio K International
6-6:30PM: Culture Queue
6:30-7:30PM: Two Scrubs and A Mic
8-9PM: Candice
11PM-12AM: Eric
Monday, December 26
11AM-12PM: Leah
2-3PM: Amanda
5-6PM: Kevin
7-8PM: Jesse
8-10PM: nowlikephotographs
10PM-12AM: Catacombs
Tuesday, December 27
11AM-12PM: Tad
2-3PM: Addison
5-6PM: Joe
7-8PM: Nick
8-9PM: Those Meddling Kids
9-10PM: Eighth Grade Dance
Wednesday, December 28
11AM-12PM: Tess
2-3PM: Courtney
5-6PM: Dave
7-8PM: Alexa
8-10PM: By Any Means
Thursday, December 29
11AM-12PM: Joe K.
2-3PM: Mark
5-6PM: Jake
7-8PM: Rachel
8-9PM: Club K
9-11PM: Go Low
