For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picks made the list!
Dan's 2012 Top Ten Albums
| rank | artist | album | label |
| 10 | Part-Time Heroes | Lightfalls | Wah Wah 45s |
| 9 | Michael Kiwanuka | Home Again | Polydor |
| 8 | Jessie Ware | Devotion | PMR |
| 7 | Four Tet | Pink | Text |
| 6 | THEESatisfaction | Awe Naturale | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Tawk Tomahawk | Bandcamp |
| 4 | TNGHT | TNGHT | LuckyMe |
| 3 | Kendrick Lamar | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Aftermath |
| 2 | Flying Lotus | Until the Quiet Comes | Brainfeeder |
| 1 | Frank Ocean | Channel Orange | Def Jam |
Dan Digs is a fill-in DJ at KEXP.
