Monsters of Folk grabs top spot at Twist and Shout

Monsters of Folk, which features M. Ward, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout with their self-titled debut. Pearl Jam's Backspacer, and Mark Knopfler's Get Lucky came in second and third while Brand New, Muse and...

By Jon SolomonSeptember 28, 2009

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Monsters of Folk, which features M. Ward, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout with their self-titled debut. Pearl Jam’s Backspacer, and Mark Knopfler’s Get Lucky came in second and third while Brand New, Muse and Brother Ali rounded out the top five for the week ending September 27. See the full breakdown after the jump.

Twist & Shout
Top Sellers 09.27.2009

1.   Monsters of Folk – Monsters of Folk
2 . Pearl Jam – Backspacer
3.   Mark Knopfler – Get Lucky
4.   Brand New – Daisy
5.   Muse – The Resistance
6.   Brother Ali – Us
7.   Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11
8.   Beatles – Beatles
9.   Volcano Choir – Unmap
10. Girls – Album