Black Keys, Rolling Stones top sellers at local record stores

The Black Keys' fifth studio disc, Brothers, released last week on Nonesuch, grabbed the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while coming in at second at Independent Records. The Rolling Stones' re-mastered Exile on Main St. , also released last week, was also a strong...

By Jon Solomon

May 24, 2010

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The Black Keys' fifth studio disc, Brothers, released last week on Nonesuch, grabbed the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while coming in at second at Independent Records. The Rolling Stones' re-mastered Exile on Main St. , also released last week, was also a strong seller, as were new albums by LCD Soundsystem, Band of Horses and Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. See the full breakdown after the jump.

Top Sellers 5.24.2010

Albums on the Hill

1. The Black Keys - Brothers 2. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. 3. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening 4. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms 5. Reflection Eternal- Revolutions Per Minute 6. Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Distant Relatives 7. The National - High Violet 8. Jesse Winchester - Love Filling Station 9. Bill McKay - Bill McKay 10. Janelle Monae - The Archandroid

Independent Records

1. Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Distant Relatives 2. The Black Keys - Brothers 3. B.o.B - B.o.B Presents the Adventures of Bobby Ray 4. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms 5. Reflection Eternal- Revolutions Per Minute 6. E-40 - Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift/Night Shift 7. Ludacris - Battle of the Sexes 8. Godsmack - Oracle 9. Brotha Lynch Hung - Dinner and a Movie 10. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.

Twist & Shout

1. The Black Keys - Brothers 2. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. 3. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms 4. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening 5. Nathaniel Rateliff - In Memory of Loss 6. The National - High Violet 7. The New Pornographers - Together 8. The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards 9. Reflection Eternal - Revolutions Per Minute 10. Sage Francis - Li(f)e

Wax Trax

1. Warlock Pinchers - Bomb the Franklin Mint 2. Mono - Holy Ground: NYC Live 3. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 4. Sage Francis - Li(f)e 5. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms 6. Deftones - Diamond Eyes 7. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way 8. Autechre - Oversteps 9. The Black Keys - Brothers 10. The National - High Violet

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