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# Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 07-08-07
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/coalition-of-in-9/
- Published: 2007-07-12T06:46:16.000Z
- Updated: 2007-07-12T06:46:16.000Z
- Description: Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP 2 ADAMS*RYAN|EASY TIGER 3 T.I.|T.I. VS TIP 4 WINEHOUSE*AMY|BACK TO BLACK 5 VELVET REVOLVER|LIBERTAD 6 BEASTIE BOYS|MIX-UP 7 WILCO|SKY BLUE SKY 8. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/07/coalition-of-in-9.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

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Pos. ARTIST | TITLE  
 1 WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP  
 2 ADAMS\*RYAN|EASY TIGER  
 3 T.I.|T.I. VS TIP  
 4 WINEHOUSE\*AMY|BACK TO BLACK  
 5 VELVET REVOLVER|LIBERTAD  
 6 BEASTIE BOYS|MIX-UP  
 7 WILCO|SKY BLUE SKY  
 8 QUEENS OF THE S|ERA VULGARIS  
 9 INSTANT KARMA: |INSTANT KARMA:  
 10 FEIST|REMINDER

**Read the full indie store Top 200 and newsletter after the jump.**

Howdy all,  
The sad word came today that Music Millennium has decided to close their Northwest store after being in that neighborhood for 30 years. Truth be told we have encouraged Terry to do this for years. Portland is not that big of a town and many of us have figured out that it is not a good thing to compete with yourself. I remember John Kunz always saying that Waterloo would never open a real second location for that reason.

As record store owners drink wine and the evening progresses, we always get around to talking about our numbers. I can remember many jaws dropping when Terry would disclose what his rent was at that Northwest location. It always happens that when a neighborhood gets hot, the mom and pop stores are the first to go. Well, unless you are Terry and you never give up and worry about your employees first and foremost.

Of course the phone calls have already started from reporters talking about the end of indie retail. It is too hard to explain to them that earX-tacy, Twist and Shout, Record Exchange, Record Archive, and many more strong brands had two stores competing against each other at one time and made the same decision Terry made. Everyone of them are happier for the decision because it allowed them to hyper focus on having one great store. We are hoping Terry finds that same comfort.

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Because most of you were at the beach last week, we did not publish our chart. I should mention that Ryan Adams had one of the strongest weeks at indie retail that we have seen in quite a while. Congrats to the folks at Lost Highway, SAM, and UMVD for all of their hard work. What a great record.

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Thanks for all of the kind words about my Bonnaroo pictures. I put up some others yesterday that were casual shots that you might enjoy:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3296&l=b4e69&id=501042772

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3297&l=8929d&id=501042772

**Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 07-08-07**

**Pos. ARTIST|TITLE**  
 1 WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP  
 2 ADAMS\*RYAN|EASY TIGER  
 3 T.I.|T.I. VS TIP  
 4 WINEHOUSE\*AMY|BACK TO BLACK  
 5 VELVET REVOLVER|LIBERTAD  
 6 BEASTIE BOYS|MIX-UP  
 7 WILCO|SKY BLUE SKY  
 8 QUEENS OF THE S|ERA VULGARIS  
 9 INSTANT KARMA: |INSTANT KARMA:  
 10 FEIST|REMINDER  
 11 TRAVELING WILBU|TRAVELING WILB  
 12 ONCE|SOUNDTRACK  
 13 WILLIS\*KELLY|TRANSLATED FROM L  
 14 SILVERSTEIN|ARRIVALS & DEPARTU  
 15 TWIZTID|INDEPENDENT’S DAY  
 16 SOCIAL DISTORTI|GREATEST HITS  
 17 BAD BRAINS|BUILD A NATION  
 18 FERRY\*BRYAN|DYLANESQUE  
 19 LINKIN PARK|MINUTES TO MIDNIGH  
 20 SMITH\*ELLIOTT|NEW MOON  
 21 PINK MARTINI|HEY EUGENE!  
 22 MODEST MOUSE|WE WERE DEAD BEFO  
 23 BLUE SCHOLARS|BAYANI  
 24 FOSTER\*RUTHIE|PHENOMENAL RUTHI  
 25 MCCARTNEY\*PAUL|MEMORY ALMOST F  
 26 BON JOVI|LOST HIGHWAY  
 27 ARCADE FIRE|NEON BIBLE  
 28 BATTLES|MIRRORED  
 29 FABOLOUS|FROM NOTHIN’ TO SOMET  
 30 QUEENSRYCHE|MINDCRIME AT THE M  
 31 NATIONAL|BOXER  
 32 T-PAIN|EPIPHANY  
 33 PETER BJORN & J|WRITERS BLOCK  
 34 DREAM THEATER|SYSTEMATIC CHAOS  
 35 CLARKSON\*KELLY|MY DECEMBER  
 36 MAROON 5|IT WON’T BE SOON BEFO  
 37 TOMAHAWK|ANONYMOUS  
 38 BROUSSARD\*MARC|S.O.S.: SAVE OU  
 39 LOWE\*NICK|AT MY AGE  
 40 MONCH\*PHAROAHE|DESIRE  
 41 OSBOURNE\*OZZY|BLACK RAIN  
 42 PEARL JAM|LIVE AT THE GORGE 05  
 43 GRATEFUL DEAD|THREE FROM THE V  
 44 RUSH|SNAKES & ARROWS  
 45 KING DIAMOND|GIVE ME YOUR SOUL  
 46 CARLILE\*BRANDI|STORY,THE  
 47 KINGS OF LEON|BECAUSE OF THE T  
 48 WAINWRIGHT\*RUFU|RELEASE THE ST  
 49 MARILYN MANSON|EAT ME DRINK ME  
 50 KELLY\*R.|DOUBLE UP  
 51 RODRIGO Y GABRI|RODRIGO Y GABR  
 52 SHINS|WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY  
 53 SILVERSUN PICKU|CARNAVAS  
 54 RAE\*CORINNE BAI|CORINNE BAILEY  
 55 BRIGHT EYES|CASSADAGA  
 56 BJORK|VOLTA   
 57 WIDESPREAD PANI|CHOICE CUTS: C  
 58 BLONDE REDHEAD|23  
 59 BUDDZ\*COLLIE|COLLIE BUDDZ  
 60 WILLIAMS\*LUCIND|WEST  
 61 3 INCHES OF BLO|FIRE UP THE BL  
 62 DIGITALISM|IDEALISM  
 63 SHELLAC|EXCELLENT ITALIAN GREY  
 64 KAUKONEN\*JORMA|STARS IN MY CRO  
 65 POLYPHONIC SPRE|FRAGILE ARMY  
 66 BUTLER\*JOHN TRI|GRAND NATIONAL  
 67 METRIC|GROW UP & BLOW AWAY  
 68 LI’L CAP’N TRAV|TWILIGHT ON SO  
 69 ART BRUT|IT’S A BIT COMPLICATE  
 70 STONE\*JOSS|INTRODUCING JOSS ST  
 71 RIHANNA|GOOD GIRL GONE BAD  
 72 ARCTIC MONKEYS|FAVOURITE WORST  
 73 GRIFFIN\*PATTY|CHILDREN RUNNING  
 74 TRIO OF DOOM|TRIO OF DOOM: JOH  
 75 NINE INCH NAILS|YEAR ZERO  
 76 FERGIE|DUTCHESS  
 77 CORNELL\*CHRIS|CARRY ON  
 78 O’CONNOR\*SINEAD|THEOLOGY  
 79 DELAY\*PAUL BAND|LAST OF THE BE  
 80 TIMBALAND|TIMBALAND PRESENTS S  
 81 ARMSTRONG\*TIM|POET’S LIFE  
 82 BAND OF BEES|OCTOPUS  
 83 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM|SOUND OF SILVE  
 84 SHOP BOYZ|ROCKSTAR MENTALITY  
 85 STRAYLIGHT RUN|NEEDLES THE SPA  
 86 NICKELBACK|ALL THE RIGHT REASO  
 87 SYMPHONY X|PARADISE LOST  
 88 SMASHING PUMPKI|ZEITGEIST  
 89 JONES\*NORAH|NOT TOO LATE  
 90 MAPS|WE CAN CREATE  
 91 ALLEN\*LILY|ALRIGHT STILL  
 92 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO  
 93 SIMON\*PAUL|ESSENTIAL PAUL SIMO  
 94 DAVIS\*BETTY|BETTY DAVIS  
 95 YOUNG\*NEIL|LIVE AT MASSEY HALL  
 96 ROWLAND\*KELLY|MS. KELLY  
 97 JAYLIB|DELUXE EDITION: CHAMPIO  
 98 RASPUTINA|OH PERILOUS WORLD  
 99 MORRISON\*VAN|VOL. 3-BEST OF VA  
 100 LAFAVE\*JIMMY|CIMARRON MANIFEST  
 101 PIG DESTROYER|PHANTOM LIMB  
 102 PELICAN|CITY OF ECHOES  
 103 NEUROSIS|GIVEN TO THE RISING  
 104 STAPLES\*MAVIS|WE’LL NEVER TURN  
 105 VOXTROT|VOXTROT  
 106 NOISETTES|WHAT’S THE TIME MR.  
 107 BEATLES|LOVE  
 108 NE-YO|BECAUSE OF YOU  
 109 BALKAN BEAT BOX|NU MED  
 110 COLD WAR KIDS|ROBBERS & COWARD  
 111 USED|LIES FOR THE LIARS  
 112 OLSON\*MARK|SALVATION BLUES  
 113 PLAIN WHITE T’S|EVERY SECOND C  
 114 PANDA BEAR|PERSON PITCH  
 115 TRANSFORMERS|SOUNDTRACK  
 116 PARAMORE|RIOT!  
 117 BUBLE\*MICHAEL|CALL ME IRRESPON  
 118 VOTOLATO\*ROCKY|BRAG & CUSS  
 119 BEATLES|SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY H  
 120 SPRINGSTEEN\*BRU|LIVE IN DUBLIN  
 121 DINOSAUR JR.|BEYOND  
 122 FALL OUT BOY|INFINITY ON HIGH  
 123 TIGER ARMY|MUSIC FROM REGIONS  
 124 MAYER\*JOHN|CONTINUUM  
 125 ARMATRADING\*JOA|INTO THE BLUES  
 126 VAI\*STEVE|VOL. 1-2-SOUND THEOR  
 127 POLICE|POLICE  
 128 BONE THUGS-N-HA|STRENGTH & LOY  
 129 RUDD\*XAVIER|WHITE MOTH  
 130 AMOS\*TORI|AMERICAN DOLL POSSE  
 131 PAISLEY\*BRAD|5TH GEAR  
 132 THOMPSON\*RICHAR|SWEET WARRIOR  
 133 DENNEN\*BRETT|MORE SO MUCH MORE  
 134 BIRD\*ANDREW|ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA  
 135 YOUNG JEEZY & U|YOUNG JEEZY PR  
 136 CAT POWER|GREATEST  
 137 AGGROLITES|REGGAE HIT L.A.  
 138 HELLYEAH|HELLYEAH  
 139 BENOIT\*TAB|POWER OF THE PONTCH  
 140 NUTINI\*PAOLO|THESE STREETS  
 141 BLACK REBEL MOT|BABY 81  
 142 COLTRANE\*JOHN|MY FAVORITE THIN  
 143 SHOSTAKOVICH\*D.|QTS STR  
 144 SPEKTOR\*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE  
 145 INCUBUS|LIGHT GRENADES  
 146 DAUGHTRY|DAUGHTRY  
 147 BEATLES|ABBEY ROAD  
 148 FERRER\*IBRAHIM|MI SUENO  
 149 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI  
 150 PERRY FARRELL’S|ULTRA PAYLOADE  
 151 WOLFMOTHER|WOLFMOTHER  
 152 TUNSTALL\*KT|EYE TO THE TELESCO  
 153 TIMBERLAKE\*JUST|FUTURESEX/LOVE  
 154 MOCEAN WORKER|CINCO DE MOWO!  
 155 BUCKCHERRY|15  
 156 MARLEY\*STEPHEN|MIND CONTROL  
 157 BAD RELIGION|NEW MAPS OF HELL  
 158 FARINA\*DJ MARK|HOUSE OF OM: MA  
 159 FURTADO\*NELLY|LOOSE  
 160 DOE\*JOHN|YEAR IN THE WILDERNES  
 161 AVETT BROTHERS|EMOTIONALISM  
 162 LAVIGNE\*AVRIL|BEST DAMN THING  
 163 STEFANI\*GWEN|SWEET ESCAPE  
 164 STRUNG OUT|BLACKHAWKS OVER LOS  
 165 AUGUST BURNS RE|MESSENGERS  
 166 MICHAELSON\*INGR|GIRLS & BOYS  
 167 BRAVERY|SUN & THE MOON  
 168 KING WILKIE|LOW COUNTRY SUITE  
 169 POSTAL SERVICE|GIVE UP  
 170 VARIOUS|MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL  
 171 BUILT TO SPILL|KEEP IT LIKE A  
 172 DUNGEN|TIO BITAR  
 173 AKON|KONVICTED  
 174 ALIENS|ASTRONOMY FOR DOGS  
 175 KRAUSS\*ALISON|HUNDRED MILES OR  
 176 FRANCIS\*SAGE|HUMAN THE DEATH D  
 177 MARLEY\*BOB & TH|LEGEND  
 178 TOOL|10000 DAYS  
 179 BUCKLEY\*JEFF|SO REAL: SONGS FR  
 180 EXPLOSIONS IN T|EARTH IS NOT A  
 181 KAISER CHIEFS|YOURS TRULY ANGR  
 182 THREE DAYS GRAC|ONE-X  
 183 KEEN\*ROBERT EAR|GREATEST HITS  
 184 GRIZZLY BEAR|YELLOW HOUSE  
 185 EXPLOSIONS IN T|ALL OF A SUDDE  
 186 TRAVIS|BOY WITH NO NAME  
 187 NOTORIOUS B.I.G|GREATEST HITS  
 188 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO  
 189 CLASH|LONDON CALLING, (REM)  
 190 SONIC YOUTH|DAYDREAM NATION  
 191 PRINE\*JOHN & MA|STANDARD SONGS  
 192 DJ KHALED|WE THE BEST  
 193 NELSON/HAGGARD/|LAST OF THE BR  
 194 DAVIS\*BETTY|THEY SAY I’M DIFFE  
 195 SHAW\*RYAN|THIS IS RYAN SHAW  
 196 COSTELLO\*ELVIS|BEST OF ELVIS C  
 197 CHROMEO|FANCY FOOTWORK  
 198 MCLAUGHLIN\*JON|INDIANA  
 199 BEIRUT|GULAG ORKESTAR  
 200 ELECTRELANE|NO SHOUTS NO CALLS  
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Don VanCleave  
Coalition of Independent Music Stores  
3738 4th Terrace North  
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