WDCV’s Top Fives of Twenty-Ten

DJ Top Five Lists

Our DJs’ favorite new discoveries! Albums that were released before 2010 are marked with an asterisk. It goes without saying–if you find one of these lists particularly awesome, check out the schedule and listen to their show!

1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
2. All Day – Girl Talk
3. B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
4. Dropkick Murphys – Do or Die*
5. The Roots – How I Got Over

–Brandon O’Brien

1. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
2. Sleigh Bells – Treats
3. New Pornographers – Together
4. Discovery – LP*
5. Architecture in Helsinki – Places Like This*

–Sam Pollan

1. Bill Callahan – Rough Travel for a Rare Thing
2. Silver Jews – Starlite Walker*
3. Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge*
4. Simon Joyner – The Cowardly Traveler Pays His Toll*
5. Royal Trux – Twin Infinitives*

–Andrew Jones

1. John Hartford String Band – Memories of John
2. Andy Hall – Sound of the Slide Guitar*
3. Nora Jane Sruthers – Nora Jane Struthers

–Davis Tracy

1. Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion*
3. The Strokes – Room on Fire*
4. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend*
5. Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea*

–Jimmy Wilkinson

1. J Dilla – Donuts*
2. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
3. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
4. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
5. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

–Dan Plekhov

1. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks
2. House Boat – Processing Complaints
3. The Please and Thank Yous – Mind Yr P’s and Q’s
4. Shugo Tokumaru – Port Entropy
5. Beach House – Teen Dream

–Melissa Kelly

1. Dovekins – Assemble the Aviary
2. Laura Veirs – July Flame
3. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
4. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
5. Yeasayer – Odd Blood

–Lacey Smith (WDCV Alum)

1. Weezer- Pinkerton (Deluxe edition)
2. Daft Punk- Tron Legacy Soundtrack
3. Coheed & Cambria- Year of the Black Rainbow
4. Drink Up Buttercup- Born and Thrown on a Hook
5. Broken Bells- Broken Bells

–Chris Bratton (WDCV Alum)

Fall 2010 Heavy Rotation Winners

Our DJs also voted for their favorite fall semester Heavy Rotation artist. The winner is….

Sufjan Stevens – Age of Adz

But only by a close fraction! Age of Adz also held the record for longest time spent at #1 on the WDCV Charts, at… two consecutive weeks! It was a semester with a lot of turnaround on the charts, which just means that there were plenty of artists who deserved #1.

Other honorable mentions:

• Fitz and the Tantrums –  Pickin’ Up the Pieces
• Belle and Sebastian – Write About Love
• The Minnesota Beatles Project, Vol. 2
• Avey Tare – Down There
• Cee-lo Green and Band of Horses Split
• Moondoggies – Tidelands
• Jimmy Wilkinson – These Days (voted in by… Jimmy Wilkinson)

These artists all come with the WDCV Seal of Approval, so go check ’em out!

Lastly…

twisted sister – heavy metal christmas

Happy Holidays!