KCRW's Top 50 Airplay Chart
and Specialty Charts
for the week of 12/12/05 .  

1 MENDES, SERGIO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Timeless
   label: [Concord]

2 ORBIT, WILLIAM (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Hello Waveforms
   label: [Sanctuary]

3 BECK (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Guerolito
   label: [Interscope]

4 TOSCA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Jac
   label: [K7]

5 BOARDS OF CANADA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Campfire Headphase
   label: [Warp Music]

6 IMPULSE REMIXED (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Impulsive - Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
   label: [Impulse]

7 LENNON, JOHN (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Working Class Hero - Definitive Lennon
   label: [Capitol]

8 TAYLOR, LEWIS (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Stoned
   label: [Hacktone]

9 TUNSTALL, KT (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Eyes To The Telescope
   label: [Emi Uk]

10 SI SE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: More Shine
   label: [Fuerte]

11 SCHNAUSS, ULRICH (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Far Away Trains Passing By
   label: [Domino]

12 VIVA K (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Viva K
   label: [Stinky]

13 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Plans
   label: [Atlantic]

14 COMPOST COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Soulsearching - The Compost Radio Show
   label: [Compost]

15 LION THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Ost - Music By Imogen Heap, Tim Finn Etc
   label: [Walt Disney]

16 MAGNETOPHONE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Man Who Ate The Man
   label: [4ad]

17 NICKODEMUS (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Endangered Species
   label: [Wonderwheel]

18 AU REVOIR SIMONE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Au Revoir Simone
   label: [Advance]

19 GORILLAZ (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Demon Days
   label: [Virgin]

20 COCTEAU TWINS (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Lullabies To Violaine
   label: [4ad]

21 COMPOST COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: I Like It - Vol 2
   label: [Compost]

22 ORTON, BETH (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Conceived
   label: [Astralwerks]

23 TRISTEZA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: A Colores
   label: [Better Looking]

24 GUERRERO, TOMMY (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Year Of The Monkey
   label: [Galaxia]

25 BUSH, KATE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Aerial
   label: [Columbia]

26 LADYTRON (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Witching Hour
   label: [Rykodisc]

27 AXELROD, DAVID (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Edge - At Capitol Records 1966-1970
   label: [Capitol Jazz]

28 MARLEY, DAMIAN JR GONG (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Welcome To Jamrock
   label: [Universal]

29 RUSSELL, ALICE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: My Favorite Letters
   label: [Tru Thoughts]

30 JAMIROQUAI (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Dynamite
   label: [Sony Uk]

31 VEK, TOM (BUY THIS CD)
   title: We Have Sound
   label: [Star Time]

32 MORCHEEBA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Antidote
   label: [Echo]

33 PERSEPHONE'S BEES (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Notes From The Underworld - Sampler
   label: [Columbia]

34 MY MORNING JACKET (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Z
   label: [Ato]

35 YERBA BUENA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Island Life
   label: [Razor & Tie]

36 SCHWAB (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Dj's In A Row
   label: [Emi]

37 ELECTRONIC CHRISTMAS COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Christmas Eclectic
   label: [Media Creatures]

38 ELECTED (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Sun Sun Sun
   label: [Sub Pop]

39 CALEXICO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Book & The Canal
   label: [Our Soil Our Strength]

40 SHEIK, DUNCAN (BUY THIS CD)
   title: White Limousine
   label: [Zoe]

41 BUCKLEY, TIM & JEFF - TRIBUTE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Dream Brother
   label: [Full Time Hobby]

42 CAT POWER (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Greatest
   label: [Matador]

43 HURRICANE RELIEF COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Urban Outfitters & Filter Magazine
   label: [Filter]

44 INTERPOL (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Remix
   label: [Matador]

45 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Feels
   label: [Fatcat]

46 EARLIES (BUY THIS CD)
   title: These Were The Earlies
   label: [679 Recordings]

47 ARCTIC MONKEYS (BUY THIS CD)
   title: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
   label: [Domino]

48 DJ DOLORES (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Aparelhagem
   label: [Ziriguiboom]

49 BREAKESTRA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Hit The Floor
   label: [Ubiquity]

50 DIRTY THREE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Cinder
   label: [Touch & Go]

SPECIALTY CHARTS - 12/12/05

WORLD

1 MENDES, SERGIO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Timeless
   label: [Concord]

2 MARLEY, DAMIAN JR GONG (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Welcome To Jamrock
   label: [Universal]

3 YERBA BUENA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Island Life
   label: [Razor & Tie]

4 BELIZE SOUL COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Cult Cargo - Belize City Boil Up
   label: [Numero Group]

5 SHANKAR, ANOUSHKA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Rise
   label: [Angel]

6 JAL & SALIM (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Ceasefire
   label: [Riverboat]

7 FRENCH POP COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Le Pop - 3
   label: [Le Pop Musik]

8 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Africa Unite - The Singles Collection
   label: [Island]

9 KONONO NO 1 (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Congotronics
   label: [Crammed Disc]

10 NINO ASTRONAUTA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Nino Astronauta
   label: [Family Tree]

RPM

1 MENDES, SERGIO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Timeless
   label: [Concord]

2 BECK (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Guerolito
   label: [Interscope]

3 TOSCA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Jac
   label: [K7]

4 BOARDS OF CANADA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Campfire Headphase
   label: [Warp Music]

5 IMPULSE REMIXED (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Impulsive - Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
   label: [Impulse]

6 SI SE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: More Shine
   label: [Fuerte]

7 SCHNAUSS, ULRICH (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Far Away Trains Passing By
   label: [Domino]

8 COMPOST COMPILATION (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Soulsearching - The Compost Radio Show
   label: [Compost]

9 NICKODEMUS (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Endangered Species
   label: [Wonderwheel]

10 GORILLAZ (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Demon Days
   label: [Virgin]

Jazz

1 LOUSSIER, JACQUES - TRIO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Mozart Piano Concertos 20 & 23
   label: [Telarc]

2 HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Higher Ground
   label: [Blue Note]

3 EVANS, BILL (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Complete Village Vanguard Recordings
   label: [Riverside]

4 POWELL, BADEN (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Baden Live A Bruxelles
   label: [Sunnyside Comm.]

5 CULLUM, JAMIE (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Catching Tales
   label: [Verve Forecast]

6 EITHER ORCHESTRA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Live In Addis
   label: [Buda Musique]

7 JAZZANOVA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Blue Note Trip
   label: [Blue Note]

8 WILSON, GERALD - ORCHESTRA (BUY THIS CD)
   title: In My Time
   label: [Mack Avenue]

9 SANCHEZ, PONCHO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Do It
   label: [Concord]

10 PUENTE, TITO (BUY THIS CD)
   title: Best Of - Millennium Collection
   label: [Hip-o]

* Charts are determined by weekly airplay from KCRW's music programmers.