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# Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 01-14-07
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/coalition_of_in_1-6/
- Published: 2007-01-17T14:58:45.000Z
- Updated: 2007-01-17T14:58:45.000Z
- Description: 1 BEATLES|LOVE 2 MAYER*JOHN|VILLAGE SESSION EP 3 MOS DEF|TRU3 MAGIC 4 WAITS*TOM|ORPHANS 5 TV ON THE RADIO|RETURN TO COOK 6 CALE/CLAPTON|ROAD TO ESCONDIDO 7 SPEKTOR*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE 8 CASE*NEKO|LIVE. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/01/coalition_of_in_1-6.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

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1 BEATLES|LOVE   
 2 MAYER\*JOHN|VILLAGE SESSION EP  
 3 MOS DEF|TRU3 MAGIC  
 4 WAITS\*TOM|ORPHANS  
 5 TV ON THE RADIO|RETURN TO COOK  
 6 CALE/CLAPTON|ROAD TO ESCONDIDO  
 7 SPEKTOR\*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE  
 8 CASE\*NEKO|LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX  
 9 DECEMBERISTS|CRANE WIFE  
 10 NAS|HIP HOP IS DEAD

**Read the full Top 200 and a commentary on the slow week at retail and *"What concerns me and what I think is a root problem for our industry is radio…"* after the jump.**

Howdy all,

Wow. What a shit week last week. I would blame it on that lull between Christmas and the first releases of the new year. But, If you look at the Billboard Top 200, there is not a bunch of stuff there to drive anyone into the stores. Especially ours.

The coming 60 days have some releases that are dreams for us. All independent. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bloc Party, The Shins and Arcade Fire are all on deck and there is much excitement, yes even for physical goods.

What concerns me and what I think is a root problem for our industry is radio. As great as the new Shins record is (and it is great), you can’t hear it on any mainstream radio anywhere in most parts of the US. Same with the other three titles. This is the new stuff that ought to be promoted. All I get is Nickleback and Hinder mixed in with 15 year old Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots. Not very exciting. Not knocking the two current bands dominating radio because I know they have an audience. I am just saying that radio has become this ultra dull lifeless thing that I rarely turn on.

I can hear you now saying "Don, you caveman, no one listens to the radio.  
Everyone hears about new music on the internet". Well, that is just not 100% true. A nice chunk of people hear about new music on the internet (obviously). But frankly, many people are just too damn busy to spend non-work time in front of their computers. Some are lucky enough to get to stream KEXP at work but most are blocked.

As I have said before, I keep on top of everything by sticking my dial on "Left of Center" on Sirius. In my opinion, there should be a station like this in every market. For those who have not made the leap into satellite radio. For those who get sun and don’t live on the internet. In other words, the majority of people out there. The people who would be purchasing music but just can’t get turned on.

My kids don’t turn on their radio any more. It sucks too bad they say. What is terrible is that no matter how many ways people have to get turned on to new music these days, what they really need is a filter. Unfortunately, the biggest filter out there, the one in every car on the road, is blocking the best stuff from the air.

Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 01-14-07  
 1 BEATLES|LOVE   
 2 MAYER\*JOHN|VILLAGE SESSION EP  
 3 MOS DEF|TRU3 MAGIC  
 4 WAITS\*TOM|ORPHANS  
 5 TV ON THE RADIO|RETURN TO COOK  
 6 CALE/CLAPTON|ROAD TO ESCONDIDO  
 7 SPEKTOR\*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE  
 8 CASE\*NEKO|LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX  
 9 DECEMBERISTS|CRANE WIFE  
 10 NAS|HIP HOP IS DEAD  
 11 DYLAN\*BOB|MODERN TIMES  
 12 AKON|KONVICTED  
 13 RICE\*DAMIEN|9  
 14 NEWSOM\*JOANNA|YS  
 15 BECK|INFORMATION  
 16 RACONTEURS|BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS  
 16 INCUBUS|LIGHT GRENADES  
 16 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI  
 19 YOUNG\*NEIL & CR|LIVE AT THE FI  
 19 TIMBERLAKE\*JUST|FUTURESEX/LOVE  
 21 JAY-Z|KINGDOM COME  
 22 SEXSMITH\*RON|TIME BEING  
 22 MY CHEMICAL ROM|BLACK PARADE,T  
 22 LAMONTAGNE\*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU  
 25 CLARK\*GUY|WORKBENCH SONGS  
 25 DREAMGIRLS|SOUNDTRACK  
 25 YOUNG JEEZY|INSPIRATION: THUG  
 28 HOLD STEADY|BOYS & GIRLS IN AM  
 29 MEDESKI/SCOFIEL|OUT LOUDER  
 29 RODRIGO Y GABRI|RODRIGO Y GABR  
 31 MAYER\*JOHN|CONTINUUM  
 31 SHINY TOY GUNS|WE ARE PILOTS  
 33 EMINEM PRESENTS|EMINEM PRESENT  
 33 U2|U218 SINGLES  
 35 RAE\*CORINNE BAI|CORINNE BAILEY  
 36 YORKE\*THOM|ERASER  
 36 YO LA TENGO|I AM NOT AFRAID OF  
 36 MATISYAHU|NO PLACE TO BE  
 39 COLD WAR KIDS|ROBBERS & COWARD  
 39 CAT POWER|GREATEST  
 39 STEFANI\*GWEN|SWEET ESCAPE  
 42 THICKE\*ROBIN|EVOLUTION OF ROBI  
 42 BAND OF HORSES|EVERYTHING ALL  
 42 BRAND NEW|DEVIL AND GOD ARE RA  
 42 WOLFMOTHER|WOLFMOTHER  
 46 SLOAN|NEVER HEAR THE END OF IT  
 46 SILVERSUN PICKU|CARNAVAS  
 46 SNOOP DOGG|BLUE CARPET TREATME  
 49 BLACK KEYS|MAGIC POTION  
 50 VINCENT\*RHONDA|ALL AMERICAN BL  
 50 KNOPFLER/HARRIS|ALL THE ROADRU  
 52 DENNEN\*BRETT|SO MUCH MORE  
 52 MCKENNITT\*LOREE|ANCIENT MUSE  
 52 YUSUF (FORMERLY|AN OTHER CUP  
 55 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE  
 55 KILLERS|SAM’S TOWN  
 57 SNOW PATROL|EYES OPEN  
 57 BEYONCE|B’DAY  
 59 GOV’T MULE|MULE ON EASY STREET  
 59 SIMON\*CARLY|INTO WHITE  
 61 HAINES\*EMILY|KNIVES DON’T HAVE  
 62 ROWAN\*PETER|YOU WERE THERE FOR  
 63 NELSON\*WILLIE|SONGBIRD  
 63 SWORD|AGE OF WINTERS  
 63 CASE\*NEKO|FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS  
 66 MASTODON|BLOOD MOUNTAIN  
 66 KOOKS|INSIDE IN/INSIDE OUT  
 66 CLIPSE|HELL HATH NO FURY  
 66 WARD\*M.|POST-WAR  
 70 BLIGE\*MARY J.|REFLECTIONS: A R  
 70 LEGEND\*JOHN|ONCE AGAIN  
 70 TUNSTALL\*KT|EYE TO THE TELESCO  
 73 GRIZZLY BEAR|YELLOW HOUSE  
 73 ISIS|IN THE ABSENCE OF TRUTH  
 73 CITIZEN COPE|EVERY WAKING MOME  
 73 FURTADO\*NELLY|LOOSE  
 77 MUTE MATH|MUTEMATH  
 78 BLACK ANGELS|PASSOVER  
 78 EVANESCENCE|OPEN DOOR  
 78 FRAY|HOW TO SAVE A LIFE  
 78 TRAIL OF DEAD|SO DIVIDED  
 82 GOMEZ|HOW WE OPERATE  
 82 GHOSTFACE KILLA|MORE FISH  
 82 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO  
 85 LEWIS\*JENNY WIT|RABBIT FUR COA  
 85 STEVENS\*SUFJAN|ILLINOIS  
 85 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS  
 85 TOOL|10000 DAYS  
 89 BIRDMAN & LIL’ |LIKE FATHER LI  
 89 TENACIOUS D|PICK OF DESTINY  
 89 FOO FIGHTERS|SKIN AND BONES  
 92 DEFTONES|SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST  
 92 CASH\*JOHNNY|AMERICAN V: HUNDRE  
 92 OLD CROW MEDICI|BIG IRON WORLD  
 92 PEYROUX\*MADELEI|HALF THE PERFE  
 92 KNOPFLER/HARRIS|REAL LIVE ROAD  
 92 DIXIE CHICKS|TAKING THE LONG W  
 98 MCKEOWN\*ERIN|SING YOU SINNERS  
 98 TAPES ‘N TAPES|LOON  
 98 SCISSOR SISTERS|TA-DAH  
 98 BLUE OCTOBER|FOILED  
 98 FRANTI\*MICHAEL |YELL FIRE!  
 98 KILLSWITCH ENGA|AS DAYLIGHT DI  
 98 VINCENT\*RHONDA|RAGIN’ LIVE  
 98 30 SECONDS TO M|BEAUTIFUL LIE  
 106 FLYLEAF|FLYLEAF  
 106 3D IN YOUR FACE|FASTER AND FAS  
 106 BROWN\*JAMES|LIVE AT THE APOLLO  
 106 LIL SCRAPPY|BRED 2 DIE BORN 2  
 106 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO  
 106 AMON AMARTH|WITH ODEN ON OUR S  
 106 BROWN\*JAMES|20 ALL-TIME GREATE  
 106 CIARA|EVOLUTION  
 106 THREE DAYS GRAC|ONE-X  
 115 DROPPING DAYLIG|BRACE YOURSELF  
 115 GAME|DOCTOR’S ADVOCATE  
 115 HINDER|EXTREME BEHAVIOR  
 115 RANDOLPH\*ROBERT|COLORBLIND  
 115 LADY SOVEREIGN|PUBLIC WARNING  
 120 YORN\*PETE|NIGHTCRAWLER  
 120 LITTLE ONES|SING SONG EP  
 120 BEATLES|ABBEY ROAD  
 120 DEPECHE MODE|BEST OF DEPECHE M  
 120 GUNS N’ROSES|GREATEST HITS  
 125 SELF AGAINST CI|TELLING SECRET  
 125 MARLEY\*DAMIAN|WELCOME TO JAMRO  
 125 PAVEMENT|WOWEE ZOWEE: SORDID S  
 125 MIDLAKE|TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANT  
 125 HARRIS\*EMMYLOU|LUXURY LINER  
 130 NICKELBACK|ALL THE RIGHT REASO  
 130 STONE SOUR|COME WHAT(EVER) MAY  
 130 SHINS|OH INVERTED WORLD  
 130 ROOTS|GAME THEORY  
 130 MARLEY\*BOB & TH|LEGEND  
 135 JONES\*JIM|HUSTLER’S P.O.M.E. (  
 135 SPARKLEHORSE|DREAMT FOR LIGHT  
 135 KNIFE|SILENT SHOUT  
 135 PROTOTYPES|PROTOTYPES  
 135 DAUGHTRY|DAUGHTRY  
 135 HARRIS\*EMMYLOU|DUETS  
 135 FIASCO\*LUPE|LUPE FIASCO’S FOOD  
 142 +44|WHEN YOUR HEART STOPS BEAT  
 142 BUCKCHERRY|15  
 142 BEIRUT|GULAG ORKESTAR  
 142 MARIE ANTOINETT|SOUNDTRACK  
 142 HOT CHIP|WARNING  
 142 SCHNEIDER\*BOB|CALIFORNIAN  
 142 OMARION|21   
 142 WOLF PARADE|APOLOGIES TO THE Q  
 142 SWITCHFOOT|OH! GRAVITY  
 142 NASHVILLE BLUEG|TWENTY YEAR BL  
 152 ISRAEL\*JOSEPH|GONE ARE THE DAY  
 152 BRIGHT EYES|NOISE FLOOR (RARIT  
 152 RASCAL FLATTS|ME AND MY GANG  
 152 STEVENS\*SUFJAN|SONGS FOR CHRIS  
 152 CAT POWER|COVERS RECORD  
 152 AGUILERA\*CHRIST|BACK TO BASICS  
 152 OK GO|OH NO   
 152 PETTY\*TOM & THE|GREATEST HITS  
 152 KEANE|UNDER THE IRON SEA  
 152 TUPAC|PAC’S LIFE  
 162 DEVOTCHKA|HOW IT ENDS  
 162 KRALL\*DIANA|FROM THIS MOMENT O  
 162 TEDDYBEARS|SOFT MACHINE  
 162 POGUES|RUM SODOMY & THE LASH (  
 162 FLAMING LIPS|AT WAR WITH THE M  
 162 OASIS|STOP THE CLOCKS  
 162 ARCADE FIRE|FUNERAL  
 169 TYRESE|ALTER EGO  
 169 BADLY DRAWN BOY|BORN IN THE U.  
 169 HELLOGOODBYE|ZOMBIES! ALIENS!  
 169 RAPTURE|PIECES OF THE PEOPLE W  
 169 GHOSTFACE KILLA|FISHSCALE  
 169 SUBLIME|40 OZ. TO FREEDOM  
 169 SHINS|CHUTES TOO NARROW  
 169 HEAP\*IMOGEN|SPEAK FOR YOURSELF  
 169 RED HOT CHILI P|GREATEST HITS  
 169 PROJECT PAT|CROOK BY DA BOOK:  
 169 ARCTIC MONKEYS|WHATEVER PEOPLE  
 169 HARPER\*BEN|BOTH SIDES OF THE G  
 169 OSBORNE\*JOAN|PRETTY LITTLE STR  
 169 SMITH\*MINDY|LONG ISLAND SHORES  
 183 DEARS, THE|GANG OF LOSERS  
 183 SWAN LAKE|BEAST MOANS  
 183 LUDACRIS|RELEASE THERAPY  
 183 DECEMBERISTS|PICARESQUE  
 183 MY MORNING JACK|OKONOKOS  
 183 WHO|ENDLESS WIRE  
 183 HENDRIX\*JIMI|EXPERIENCE HENDRI  
 183 SONIC YOUTH|DESTROYED ROOM:B-S  
 183 TOOL|LATERALUS  
 192 AUDIOSLAVE|REVELATIONS  
 192 BRIGHT EYES|I’M WIDE AWAKE IT’  
 192 JOHNSON\*JACK|IN BETWEEN DREAMS  
 192 CASH\*JOHNNY|LIVE FROM AUSTIN T  
 192 TRICK DADDY|BACK BY THUG DEMAN  
 192 LED ZEPPELIN|LED ZEPPELIN 4  
 198 ARMY OF ANYONE|ARMY OF ANYONE  
 198 BURKE\*SOLOMON|NASHVILLE  
 198 CASH\*JOHNNY|LEGEND OF JOHNNY C  
 198 MCKAY\*NELLIE|PRETTY LITTLE HEA  
 198 LEE\*AMOS|SUPPLY & DEMAND  
 198 MELVINS|SENILE ANIMAL  
 198 RATATAT|CLASSICS  
 198 MARS VOLTA|AMPUTECHTURE  
 198 BLOW|PAPER TELEVISION  
 198 SMITH\*ELLIOTT|ELLIOTT SMITH  
 198 PETTY\*TOM|HIGHWAY COMPANION  
 198 IL DIVO|SIEMPRE  
 198 KING\*CAROLE|TAPESTRY (REM)  
 198 FERGIE|DUTCHESS  
 198 ULTRAMAGNETIC M|BEST KEPT SECR  
 198 PACK,THE|SKATEBOARDS 2 SCRAPER

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