NORTHWEST TOP 20BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES for the week of January 16

1. The Divorce The Divorce (Fugitive)

2. Neko Case Blacklisted (Mint)

3. Minus the Bear Highly Refined Pirates (Suicide Squeeze)

4. Death Cab for Cutie You Can Play These Songs with Chords (Barsuk)

5. Pearl Jam Riot Act (Epic)

6. Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown (Sub Pop)

7. Voyager One Monster Zero (Loveless)

8. Vermilion Flattening Mountains and Creating Empires (Redwood)

9. Nirvana Nirvana (DGC)

10. Maktub Subtle Ways (Jasiri Media Group)

11. Sleater-Kinney One Beat (Kill Rock Stars)

12. Dear John Letters Unbroken (Roam)

13. Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter Reckless Burning (Burn Burn Burn)

14. Pretty Girls Make Graves Pretty Girls Make Graves EP (Dim Mak)

15. Asahi Head Above Water (West of January)

16. Carissa's Weird Songs about Leaving (Sad Robot)

17. Doug Martsch Now You Know (WB)

18. Vendetta Red Cut Your Noose (Loveless)

19. Carrie Akre Invitation (My Way)

20. Instrumental Ward Instrumental Ward (Self-release)

Compiled from figures at Bedazzled Discs, Easy Street Records (West Seattle and Queen Anne), Orpheum, Singles Going Steady, and Sonic Boom (Ballard and Fremont).