NORTHWEST TOP 20

BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES for the week of April 29

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

2. The Shins Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)

3. Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism (Barsuk)

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

5. The Postal Service Give Up (Sub Pop)

6. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica (Sony)

7. Alien Crime Syndicate Forever is Rock 'N' Roll (The Control Group)

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

9. Modest Mouse Float On 7" (Epic)

10. The Decemberists Her Majesty (Kill Rock Stars)

11. The Fitness Call Me For Together (The Control Group)

12. Nirvana Nirvana (DGC)

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

14. Nirvana Bleach (Sub Pop)

15. New Pornographers Electric Version (Matador)

16. Reggie Watts Simplified (NonLinear Productions)

17. The Long Winters When I Pretend to Fall (Barsuk)

18. The Decemberists The Tain (Acuarela)

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

20. Aveo Battery (Barsuk)

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