Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums by KEXP (2008)

KEXP-FM is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in alternative and indie rock. These are their best albums of all time. KEXP's Top 90.3 Albums as voted by their listeners!
(Official website: www.kexp.org)

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1.

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,264 charts

Rank Score:

84,904

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,402 votes)

Comments:

835

2.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,716 charts

Rank Score:

40,130

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 87 (3,036 votes)

Comments:

253

3.

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,787 charts

Rank Score:

45,831

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 88 (3,548 votes)

Comments:

399

4.

Nevermind 

 Nirvana (US)

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,053 charts

Rank Score:

44,534

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 87 (4,169 votes)

Comments:

404

5.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,457 charts

Rank Score:

40,608

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,826 votes)

Comments:

285

6.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

43,988

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,827 votes)

Comments:

421

7.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,822 charts

Rank Score:

46,653

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 89 (3,670 votes)

Comments:

337

8.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,789 charts

Rank Score:

21,174

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,357 votes)

Comments:

225

9.

The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,589 charts

Rank Score:

36,419

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,782 votes)

Comments:

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,271 charts

Rank Score:

14,554

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

95

Average Rating:

 85 (1,796 votes)

Comments:

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Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	14	14%
1970s	14	14%
1980s	21	21%
1990s	30	30%
2000s	20	20%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	6%
Radiohead	4	4%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
R.E.M.	3	3%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
U2	2	2%
Pavement	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	62	62%
	30	30%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

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• Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums by KEXP (published 2008)

[KEXP was founded in 1972.]

Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums ratings

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100	03/11/2023 18:50	Goliath	333	86/100
90/100	06/09/2022 13:38	Larcx13	1,051	86/100
90/100	08/27/2017 16:22	weston	78	87/100
85/100	08/15/2017 13:16	sdees33	199	81/100
75/100	03/02/2017 20:48	Tamthebam	423	84/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.2/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.6.

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100/100

From YikYak 08/06/2016 16:39

34 albums and 24 artists! Much better than a run-of-the-mill critic list!

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95/100

From stangetzaway 07/15/2016 14:31

Excellent, astute 'fan' chart. Clearly in Seattle there are many with a great deal of depth to their music knowledge. 27 albums in common so looks like there's some on a similar wavelength.

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100/100

From gon2bed 02/07/2015 14:41

People votes are always better than critics votes and this proves it!

12 albums in common:
OK Computer by Radiohead (200 points)
The Bends by Radiohead (191 points)
Kid A by Radiohead (184 points)
In Rainbows by Radiohead (179 points)
Grace by Jeff Buckley (165 points)
Nevermind by Nirvana (160 points)
Doolittle by Pixies (148 points)
Ten by Pearl Jam (145 points)
Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (113 points)
Mezzanine by Massive Attack (108 points)
Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth (82 points)
Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin (69 points)
10 artists in common:
Nirvana
Radiohead
U2
Pixies
Massive Attack
Led Zeppelin
Sonic Youth
Jeff Buckley
Pearl Jam
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Rating:  

90/100

From GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:40

Good, Really Good

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90/100

From antiloopje 03/10/2014 09:26

If I ever happen to be in Seattle, this is the radio station I'll be listening to.

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80/100

From tgarritsen 12/18/2013 01:02

Pretty good list for a listeners voted list.

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95/100

From littlejacob420 08/15/2013 22:02

i usually don't like listener ranked lists, but this is spot on.

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From nutso42 07/08/2013 15:37

One of the best listener polls I've ever seen, frankly.

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75/100

From EyeKanFly 06/30/2013 15:01

When listeners vote, I suppose it turns out a little similar to the BEA overall, but this chart has slightly more of a focus on the immediately recent (a few albums from 2006-8 which to me don't seem as good currently...I'm looking at you Band of Horses), but overall it's a nice chart. I feel like listeners/readers almost always seem to rate London Calling really close to the top, but it somehow never gets there.

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