NORTHWEST TOP 20

BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES for the week of November 20

1. Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism (Barsuk)

2. Heather Duby Come Across the River (Sonic Boom)

3. The Fire Theft The Fire Theft (Rykodisc)

4. Pearl Jam Lost Dogs (Sony)

5. The Postal Service Give Up (Sub Pop)

6. Schoolyard Heroes The Funeral Sciences (The Control Group)

7. Decemberists Castaways and Cutouts (Kill Rock Stars)

8. Rosie Thomas Only With Laughter (Sub Pop)

9. The Lashes It's Your Party (Sonic Boom)

10. Pretty Girls Make Graves The New Romance (Matador)

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

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

13. Maktub Khronos (OSSiA)

14. Radio Nationals Place You Call Home (Roam)

15. Amy Blaschke Amy Blaschke (Luckyhorse Industries)

16. Pedro the Lion First Noel (Suicide Squeeze)

17. Lushy Lushy (Dionysus)

18. Dandy Warhols Welcome to the Monkey House (Capitol)

19. Lifesavas Spirit in Stone (Quannum)

20. Neko Case Blacklisted (Mint)

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