September 10, 2008

This Weeks Indie Chart : Top 20 Sellers in America

1
VARIOUS
DR. HORRIBLE'S SINGALONG
2
JOURNEY
REVELATION
3
SIMONE*NINA
HOW IT FEELS TO BE FREE
4
SLIM THUG PRESENTS BOSS HOGG O
BACK BY BLOCKULAR DEMAND
5
VERVE*THE
FORTH
6
TOTAL DANCE 2008
VOL. 2-TOTAL DANCE 2008
7
BROOKS*GARTH
ULTIMATE HITS
8
VARIOUS
SUNDOWN
9
SECONDHAND SERENADE
TWIST IN MY STORY
10
ONE DAY AS A LION
ONE DAY AS A LION
11
TRAPT
ONLY THROUGH THE PAIN
12
TING TINGS
WE STARTED NOTHING
13
FLEET FOXES
FLEET FOXES
14
EAGLES
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
15
MOTLEY CRUE
SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES
16
CASSIDY*EVA
SOMEWHERE
17
OBERST*CONOR
CONOR OBERST
18
APOCALYPTICA
WORLDS COLLIDE
19
RADIOHEAD
IN RAINBOWS
20
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
VAMPIRE WEEKEND

And here is the list of top selling "Alternative New Artists Albums - a slightly less scary list:


WE THE KINGS / WE THE KINGS
RA RA RIOT / RHUMB LINE
LUDO / YOU'RE AWFUL I LOVE YOU
THRIVING IVORY / THRIVING IVORY
BON IVER / FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO
KERLI / LOVE IS DEAD
BLACK KIDS / PARTIE TRAUMATIC
DELTA SPIRIT / ODE TO SUNSHINE
MAYDAY PARADE / LESSON IN ROMANTICS
AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT / AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
GUTTER TWINS / ADORATA
CAROLINA LIAR / COMING TO TERMS
STEREOLAB / CHEMICAL CHORDS
VALENCIA / WE ALL NEED A REASON
DANCE GAVIN DANCE / DANCE GAVIN DANCE
LYKKE LI / YOUTH NOVELS
YEARS GONE BY / FOREVER COMES TOO SOON
BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART / PEDAL TO THE METAL
SKY EATS AIRPLANE / SKY EATS AIRPLANE
CAB / WHISPER WAR

By my calculations it also looks like digitial music is up over 30% since last year and physical music is down over 15%. No shocker news there.

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