KCRW’s Top 50 Most Played Albums for the Week of 8/22/2011

KCRW’s Top 50 Most Played Albums for the Week of 8/22/2011

(note: this week’s chart reflects our recently-completed membership drive – thanks to all those who donated!!!)

1 LITTLE DRAGON == Ritual Union >> [Peacefrog]

2 PORTUGAL THE MAN == In The Mountain In The Cloud >> [Atlantic]

3 METRONOMY == English Riviera >> [Big Beat/because]

4 FRIENDLY FIRES == Pala >> [Xl]

5 HORRORS == Skying >> [Xl]

6 FOOL’S GOLD == Leave No Trace >> [Iamsound]

7 SBTRKT == Sbtrkt >> [Young Turks]

8 WHITE DENIM == D >> [Downtown]

9 SAADIQ, RAPHAEL == Stone Rollin >> [Columbia]

10 THIEVERY CORPORATION == Culture Of Fear >> [Esl]

11 DALE EARNHARDT JR JR == It’s A Corporate World >> [Warner Bros.]

12 MOTOPONY == Motopony >> [Tiny Ogre]

13 HOLLY, BUDDY – TRIBUTE == Rave On Buddy Holly >> [Fantasy]

14 MY MORNING JACKET == Circuital >> [Ato]

15 FOSTER THE PEOPLE == Torches >> [Startime]

17 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE == Codes & Keys >> [Atlantic]

18 ASA == Beautiful Imperfection >> [Naive]

19 SARINANA, XIMENA == Ximena Sarinana >> [Warner Bros.]

20 UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA == Unknown Mortal Orchestra >> [Fat Possum]

21 DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI == Rome >> [Capitol]

22 GIVERS == In Light >> [Glassnote]

23 BEASTIE BOYS == Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2 >> [Capitol]

24 BELLE BRIGADE == Belle Brigade >> [Warner Bros.]

25 TORO Y MOI == Freaking Out Ep – Sampler >> [Carpark]

26 FANIA COMPILATION == Hammock House – Africa Caribe >> [Fania]

27 RED HOT COMPILATION == Red Hot & Rio 2 >> [Red Hot]

28 ARCTIC MONKEYS == Suck It & See >> [Domino]

29 LYKKE LI == Wounded Rhymes >> [Atlantic]

30 MARIACHI EL BRONX == Mariachi El Bronx >> [Ato]

31 UNDERWORLD == Diamond Jigsaw – Remixes >> [Om]

32 NICKODEMUS == Turntables On The Hudson – Vol 8 >> [Wonderwheel]

33 BJORK == Biophilia – Sampler >> [One Little Indian]

34 GOMEZ == Whatever’s On Your Mind >> [Ato]

35 SEBASTIAN == Total >> [Big Beat]

36 AFRICA HITECH == 93 Million Miles >> [Warp]

37 TOKIMONSTA == Creature Dreams Ep >> [Brainfeeder]

38 STRUT COMPILATION == Nigeria 70 – Sweet Times >> [Strut Records]

39 JONES, BOOKER T == Road From Memphis >> [Anti]

40 TUNE-YARDS == Whokill >> [4ad]

41 TV ON THE RADIO == Nine Types Of Light >> [Interscope]

42 KILLS == Blood Pressures >> [Domino]

43 HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR == Blue Songs >> [Moshi Moshi]

44 OLIVER PEOPLES COMPILATION == Oliver Peoples 8 >> [Quango]

45 STEPKIDS == Stepkids >> [Stones Throw]

46 WU LYF == Go Tell Fire To The Mountain >> [Self Release]

47 MOOMBAHTON COMPILATION == Blow Your Head – Vol 2 >> [Mad Decent]

48 KUTI, SEUN ANIKULAPO & EGYPT 80 == From Africa With Fury – Rise >> [Knitting Factory]

49 GARDENS & VILLA == Gardens & Villa >> [Secretly Canadian]

50 RAC == Remixes Vol 2 >> [Promo]