Sales from 213 Independent Record Stores: Fresh CIMS Charts

The XX takes the #3 slot on the new and improved CIMS sales chart this week, behind Phoenix and Them Crooked Vultures. See what else the cool people are buying…

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Great news this week from CIMS: Previously, several mom and pops with multiple locations were classified as “chain stores,” preventing them, despite their indie DNA, from being included in the sales chart from the Coalition of Independent Music Stores. No longer. The chart now boasts sales data from 213 Indie stores nationwide. That means better data for you!

The Top 22 Selling CDs at Independent Retailers for the week ending 1-7-10

TW LW Artist     Title     Label
1  5 THEM CROOKED VULTURES- THEM CROOKED VULTURES, INTERSCOPE
2 8 PHOENIX- WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX, GLASSNOTE
3 17 XX- XX, XL
4 3 WAITS,TOM- GLITTER & DOOM LIVE, ANTI
5 7 BLAKROC- BLAKROC, JUNKETBOY
6 12 AVETT BROTHERS- I & LOVE & YOU, COLUMBIA
7 19 FLAMING LIPS- EMBRYONIC, WARNER BROS.
8 6 LADY GAGA- FAME MONSTER, INTERSCOPE
9 9 CASH,ROSANNE- LIST, MANHATTAN RECORDS
10 21 PEARL JAM- BACKSPACER, MONKEYWRENCH
11 1 JONES,NORAH- FALL, BLUE NOTE
12 45 LEWIS,BLACK JOE/ HONEYBEARS- TELL ‘EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS!, LOST HIGHWAY
13 2 BOYLE,SUSAN- I DREAMED A DREAM, COLUMBIA
14 31 SHARPE,EDWARD/MAGNETIC ZEROS- UP FROM BELOW, VAGRANT
15 44 SCHNEIDER,BOB- LOVELY CREATURES, KIRTLAND RECORD
16 11 MAYER,JOHN- BATTLE STUDIES, COLUMBIA
17 20 RODRIGO Y GABRIELA- 11:11, ATO
18 34 LOVETT,LYLE- NATURAL FORCES, LOST HIGHWAY
19 24 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE- FALL BE KIND EP, DOMINO
20 28 RAWLINGS,DAVE MACHINE- FRIEND OF A FRIEND, ACONY RECORDS
21 18 MONSTERS OF FOLK- MONSTERS OF FOLK, SHANGRI-LA MUSIC
22 32 GRIZZLY BEAR- VECKATIMEST, WARP RECORDS

The Top 22 Selling Vinyl Albums For the Week Ending 1-7-10

TW LW     Artist     Title     Label
1 1 FLAMING LIPS- EMBRYONIC, WARNER BROS.
2 8 YEAH YEAH YEAHS- IT’S BLITZ, JUNKETBOY
3 10 THEM CROOKED VULTURES- THEM CROOKED VULTURES, INTERSCOPE
4 9 XX- XX, XL
5 4 BLAKROC- BLAKROC, JUNKETBOY
6 3 BEASTIE BOYS- CHECK YOUR HEAD LIMITED,  JUNKETBOY
7 5 NIRVANA- LIVE AT READING, GEFFEN
8 7 BEATLES- ABBEY ROAD, CAPITOL
9 2 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE- FALL BE KIND EP, DOMINO
10 6 WAITS,TOM- GLITTER & DOOM LIVE,  ANTI
11 11 RADIOHEAD- IN RAINBOWS, ATO
12 14 NIRVANA- BLEACH, SUB POP
13 28 AVETT BROTHERS- I & LOVE & YOU, COLUMBIA
14 18 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL- IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA, MERGE
15 26 WILCO- BEING THERE, NONESUCH
16 30 LADY GAGA- FAME MONSTER, INTERSCOPE
17 29 GIRLS- ALBUM, TRUE PANTHER SO
18 32 MGMT- ORACULAR SPECTACULAR, COLUMBIA
19 D LADY GAGA- FAME, INTERSCOPE
20 37 VAMPIRE WEEKEND- COUSINS, XL
21 90 BAND OF HORSES- CEASE TO BEGIN, SUB POP
22 D PIXIES- SURFER ROSA, FOUR A.D.

Reprinted with permission. Download the Top 200 CDs and Top 50 vinyl chart here.