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KCRW’S Top 100 Most Played Artists of 2012

Tallying an entire year’s worth of airplay takes a little time, especially since KCRW famously has no playlists and over 20 DJs who handpick each and every song. It’s a…

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By Rachel Reynolds • Jan 7, 2013 • 1 min read

Tallying an entire year’s worth of airplay takes a little time, especially since KCRW famously has no playlists and over 20 DJs who handpick each and every song.

It’s a beautiful thing. And the resulting list is a melange of all their unique tastes. It’s always so interesting to see which artists cross over on many DJ playlists. If you want to know, take a look below at KCRW’S Top 100 Most Played Artists of 2012.

1) Santigold

2) Tame Impala

3) Alabama Shakes

4) The Shins

5) Hot Chip

6) Poolside

7) Lianne La Havas

8) Quantic & Alice Russell

9) Jack White

10) the xx

11) Miike Snow

12) Beach House

13) Michael Kiwanuka

14) Black Keys

15) Heartless Bastards

16) Robert Glasper Experience

17) Allah-Las

18) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

19) Divine Fits

20) Cat Power

21) Matthew Dear

22) Ting Tings

23) Antibalas

24) Electric Guest

25) First Aid Kit

26) Grizzly Bear

27) Ana Tijoux

28) Kimbra

29) T Rex vs. KCRW Soundclash

30) Gary Clark Jr.

31) Alt-J

32) Shigeto

33) Father John Misty

34) School of Seven Bells

35) Jessie Ware

36) Menahan Street Band

37) Band of Skulls

38) Cate Le Bon

39) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

40) Air

41) Norah Jones

42) Lord Huron

43) Nite Jewel

44) Deadmau5

45) Mexican Institute of Sound

46) Flying Lotus

47) Bonobo

48) Django Django

49) Meshell Ndegeocello

50) Tomas Barfod

51) DJ Shadow

52) Anthony Valadez

53) Bonde Do Role

54) Benjamin Gibbard

55) Tennis

56) Best Coast

57) Bahamas

58) Andrew Bird

59) Stepkids

60) Fiona Apple

61) Hiatus Kiayote

62) Crazy P

63) Twin Shadow

64) Field Music

65) Yuna

66) Regina Spektor

67) Bloc Party

68) Clark

69) Here We Go Magic

70) Maga Bo

71) Yeasayer

72) Amy Winehouse

73) Raveonettes

74) Rhye

75) Dirty Projectors

76) Bamboos

77) Fleetwood Mac Tribute

78) Jake Bugg

79) John Tejada

80) LOL Boys

81) Sepalcure

82) Rufus Wainwright

83) M. Ward

84) Sharon Van Etten

85) Deerhoof

86) Orb & Lee Scratch Perry

87) Ane Brun

88) Curumin

89) Com Truise

90) Laetitia Sadier

91) Oberhofer

92) Frank Ocean

93) Chairlift

94) Kid Koala

95) Jimmy Cliff

96) Jose James

97) Mo Kolours

98) Simian Mobile Disco

99) Meiko

100) Liam Bailey

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    Rachel Reynolds

    Producer, 'Morning Becomes Eclectic'

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