Melvins, Jack Johnson top sellers at local record stores

The thick and sludgy new album from the Melvins, The Bride Screamed Murder, released last week on Ipecac, grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and came in fourth at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 6. Jack Johnson’s new platter, To the Sea, meanwhile, released last week on his Brushfire imprint, came in first at Independent, and took the third slot at Twist & Shout, while the Black Keys new album, Brothers, and Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s Distant Relatives continue to hold ground. See the complete breakdown after the jump.

Top Sellers 06.06.2010

Albums on the Hill

1. Melvins – The Bride Screamed Murder
2. The Black Keys – Brothers
3. The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St.
4. Sage Francis – Li(f)e
5. John Prine – In Person and On Stage
6. Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Distant Relatives
7. The National – High Violet
8. The Tallest Man on Earth – Wild Hunt
9. Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More
10. Flying Lotus – Comogramma

Independent Records

1. Jack Johnson – To the Sea
2. E-40 – Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift/Night Shift
3. Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Distant Relatives
4. B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
5. The Black Keys – Brothers
6. Usher – Raymond v. Raymond
7. Bullet for My Valentine – Fever
8. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
9. Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
10. 8Ball & MJG – Ten Toes Down

Twist & Shout

1. The Black Keys – Brothers
2. Sleigh Bells – Treats
3. Jack Johnson – To the Sea
4. Melvins – Bride Screamed Murder
5. Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
6. Widespread Panic – Dirty Side Down
7. Janelle Monae – Archandroid
8. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
9. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
10. The National – High Violet

Wax Trax

1. Melvins – The Bride Screamed Murder
2. The National – High Violet
3. Warlock Pinchers – Bomb The Franklin Mint
4. BLK JKS – Zol!
5. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
6. The Black Keys – Brothers
7. Funki Porcini – On
8. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
9. Nathaniel Rateliff – In Memory Of Loss
10. The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever