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Indie Record Store CD And Vinyl Record Sales: 1-8-12
The Black Keys, Adele, Tom Waits, and Amy Winehouse are your Top 4, Iceland’s Sigur Ros concert DVD/CD “INNI” continues great word of mouth, launching it back into The Top 22…
The Top 22 Players in AAA and Adult Rock 2011: #12-#8
Our year-end recap of people and companies that broke records, innovated, moved AAA forward, or otherwise had a stellar 2011 continues as we count down from #12 to #8…
Amazon Goes Over The Line With Latest Attack On Retailers
In terms of who’s being naughty and nice this holiday season, Amazon.com risks getting a massive lump of PR coal with its Saturday promotion – one that can only be seen as an escalation of its war on retail…
Indie Record Store CD and Vinyl Sales Charts: 11-27-11
Kate Bush has a Top 5 debut with “50 Words for Snow.” Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Tom Petty also have Top 10 debuts. Lots of exclusive vinyl drives Black Friday sales up 17%…
Indie Record Store CD and Vinyl Sales Charts: 11-20-11
Drake surprises no one with a #1 debut this past week, with the top Adult Rock debuts coming from Sigur Ros and their concert DVD/CD and R.E.M.’s hits collection…
Mom and Pop Record Stores Ready for Black Friday
Indie record stores have again lined up a slew of tantalizing stocking-stuffers — ranging from limited edition Beatles collections to vinyl singles from The Black Keys. See what else is in store…
Indie Record Store CD and Vinyl Sales Charts: 10-30-11
Tom Waits edges out Coldplay at indie retail. The She & Him Christmas album is Top 5, and Deer Tick is a Top 10 debut. See what the cool people are buying…
Bon Iver Tops Indie Record Store Sales Charts: 7-31-11
The Bon Iver story keeps growing as the sophomore release moves #4 to #1, followed by Adele, Gillian Welch, and Foster the People. See what’s selling at more than 200 indie retailers…
Indie Record Store CD and Vinyl Sales Charts: 6-12-11
Cute Couple! Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks combine musical forces to debut at #3 at retail. My Morning Jacket remains #1. Arctic Monkeys and Dawes debut in The Top 5…
Indie Record Store Sales Charts: 5-29-11
Lady Gaga cannot be stopped — even at Mom & Pop retail. Foster the People and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore debut in the Top 5. How about Sarah Jarosz at #6? Check our CD and Vinyl sales charts…
Indie Record Store Sales Charts: 5-22-11
Rome, the soundtrack sans movie, is this week’s highest debut at indie retail. Fleet Foxes continue their run at #1. Ben Harper debuts in The Top 5, Queens of the Stone Age debut at #7, Sarah Jarosz at #21…
Indie Record Store Sales Charts: 3-13-11
We’re not just posting this picture because of Peter Buck’s excellent shirt, but because R.E.M. has debuted at #1 on the sales chart. Lupe Fiasco and Kurt Vile also debut in The Top 10…
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals Top Indie Store Sales Charts: 12-19-10
Ryan Adams drops a double album two weeks before Christmas, and, as expected, it debuts strongly at Mom & Pop retail. See the Top 200 CDs and Top 50 vinyl releases here…
Who’s #1 in Sales at Indie Record Stores?
Well, of course that would be Portland’s Menomena. Now I could say I told you so, but I’d never heard of them. That’s the beauty of this chart. See what cool people are buying here…
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Sales Chart: 9-20-09
It’s a healthy dose of veterans and as Pearl Jam and Muse are 1-2; with other recognizable names ranging from Mark Knopfler to Megadeth…
