Top 80 of ’07 According to KKFI DJ

Does anyone listen to the Wednesday Midday Medley on KKFI? It airs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., hosted by jock Mark Manning, who just sent around a list of his top 80 albums of the year, from which he’ll be selecting jams over the next month.

I think Manning has good taste in music, but it seems like every time I tune into his show, I catch him using his time behind the microphone to vent his political frustrations in ways that are rarely interesting or appropriate to his role as a music show host.

Anyway, with releases from the Pedaljets and OxBlood Records in top spots and other locals in the mix, he’s clearly trying to help out the scene. Here’s his top 10. Check out the rest of Manning’s picks after the jump.

1. Mavis Staples – We’ll Never Turn Back / Anti / 2007

2. The PedalJets – The PedalJets / Oxblood / 2007

3. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible / Merge Records / 2007

4. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away / Sub Pop / 2007

5. Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars / Geffen / 2007

6. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? / Polyvinyl / 2007

7. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand / Rounder / 2007

8. Field Music – Tones of Town / Memphis Industries / 2007

9. First Blood / Oxblood Records / 2007

10. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights / Daptone Records / 2007