NORTHWEST TOP 20

BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES for the week of April 22

1. Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Epic)

2. The Postal Service Give Up (Sub Pop)

3. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica (Sony)

4. The Shins Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)

5. Alien Crime Syndicate Ten Songs in the Key of Betrayal (Control Group)

6. United State of Electronica United State of Electronica (self-released)

7. Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism (Barsuk)

8. Zeke 'Til the Livin' End (Relapse)

9. The Fire Theft The Fire Theft (Rykodisc)

10. 50 Foot Wave 50 Foot Wave (Throwing Music)

11. The Decemberists Her Majesty (Kill Rock Stars)

12. Graig Markel Tall Tales on Tape (Sonic Boom)

13. Vells Vells (Luckyhorse Industries)

14. Aveo Battery (Barsuk)

15. Modest Mouse Baron Von Bullshit Rides Again (Epic)

16. Joel R.L. Phelps & the Downer Trio Customs (12XU)

17. New Pornographers Mass Romantic (Matador)

18. Various Artists This One's for the Fellows (Blue Disguise)

19. The Shins Oh, Inverted World (Sub Pop)

20. Nirvana Unplugged in New York (Geffen)

Compiled from figures at Easy Street Records (West Seattle and Queen Anne), and Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill, Ballard, and Fremont).