NORTHWEST TOP 20

BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES for the week of May 6

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

2. Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism (Barsuk)

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

4. The Postal Service Give Up (Sub Pop)

5. The Shins Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)

6. Kinski Don't Climb On and Take the Holy Water (Strange Attractors Audio House)

7. Mirah C'mon Miracle (K)

8. Hint Hint Young Days (Suicide Squeeze)

9. Modest Mouse Float On 7" (Epic)

10. Aveo Battery (Barsuk)

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

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

13. The Decemberists Her Majesty (Kill Rock Stars)

14. The Decemberists Castaway and Cutouts (Kill Rock Stars)

15. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica (Sony)

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

17. The Fire Theft The Fire Theft (Rykodisc)

18. Big Business Big Business (Wantage USA)

19. Eddie Spaghetti Sauce (Mid-Fi)

20. Maktub Khronos (OSSiA)

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