, released last week on the Merge imprint, topped the charts for the week ending January 24. The album grabbed top spots at Albums on the Hill, Independent Records, Twist & Shout and came in third at Wax Trax.

, meanwhile, remained a strong seller and grabbed the second and third slots at some stores. See the full breakdown after the jump.

Albums on the Hill

1.   Spoon - Transference
2.   Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation
3.   Vampire Weekend - Contra
4.   Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
5.   Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
6.   Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
7.   Lhasa - Lhasa
8.   Eels - End Times
9.   Lymbyc System - Shutter Release
10. Dave Rawlings Machine - A Friend of a Friend

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Independent Records

1.   Spoon - Transference
2.   Young Money - We Are Young Money
3.   Mary J. Blige - Stronger With Each Tear
4.   Gucci Mane - State vs. Radric Davis
5.   Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland
6.   Tech N9NE - K.O.D.
7.   Lady Gaga - Fame Monster
8.   R. Kelly - Untitled
9.   Messy Marv & T Nutty - Tha 2nd & 3rd Letter
10. Birdman - Priceless

Twist & Shout

1.   Spoon - Transference
2.   Vampire Weekend - Contra
3.   Various Artists - Crazy soundtrack
4.   Various Artists - KKHI 101.9
5.   Matt Morris - When Everything Breaks
6.   Cold Ward Kids - Behave Yourself
7.   Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11
8.   Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
9.   Rosanne Cash - List
10. XX - XX

Wax Trax

1.   Eels - End Times
2.   Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Road soundtrack
3.   Spoon - Transference
4.   Various Artists - Daptone Gold
5.   Vampire Weekend - Contra
6.   Blockhead - The Music Scene
7.   Blakroc - Blakroc
8.   RJD2 - RJD2
9.   Boris - At Last- Feedbacker
10. Various Artists - Local Anesthetic