Hi...

First: Think Indie Digital (http://www.thinkindie.com/) launches tomorrow. This launch has been a long time coming and we are stoked that the big day is finally upon us. If you gotta buy an MP3 then we want you to do it from us. What's best is that you can buy said files from the record store of your choice, enabling you to still shop digitally and locally. It's all the convenience and twice the snark... Just how we like it.

Second: We're still booking NARM meetings, but slots are filling up. Please hit me up (jim@cimsmusic.com) if you wanna get together. Think we've got the big guys locked down, but we're still looking to talk to any indies that are gonna be in attendance. Know anybody from Pandora? We'd like to be in touch.

Thirdly: Melanie Nipper (AKA JunketGrrl) thought it'd be important for me to mention this:

"We need to remind the labels and distributors on the chart today that they need to be talking with John Weston at Streetpulse (john@streetpulse.com). Any indie exclusives should be registered with him so that we can keep track of the indie sales (much more accurate than Soundscan as a ton of the indies do not even report to Soundscan). The RSD sales numbers were much lower than they should've been because John generally gets all of the info for titles from my solicitations. Since a bunch of RSD titles were direct exclusives from label to store, John didn't have info to track those particular sales (Gaslight Anthem, Jesus Lizard, etc..)."

And then John said:

"You can always reach me by phone 917.586.4245"

So there.

Last, but not least: We at CIMS cannot begin to express how heavy our collective heart is over the loss of Ryko Distribution. While we're pleased that Ryko's many specialized labels will find a home at ADA, to loose that company isn't like loosing a family member as much as it is an ENTIRE FAMILY -- and since they would consider anyone who took the time to visit their annual convention in New Orleans as part of that family, I can personally say that a tiny piece of several of you is now missing. Please keep those folks in your thoughts. They are some of the best. RIP.

Onward,

-- jim.

CIMS Top 10 Debuts:

1 DYLAN,BOB TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE SBME/COLUMBIA
2 NOFX COASTER FAT WRECK CHORDS
3 HEAVEN & HELL DEVIL YOU KNOW WEA/RHINO
4 TECH N9NE COLLABOS SICKOLOGY 101 STRANGE MUSIC
5 VIOLENT J SHINING PSYCHOPATHIC
6 FOLDS,BEN BEN FOLDS PRESENTS: UNIVERSITY SBME/EPIC
7 GARDOT,MELODY MY ONE & ONLY THRILL UMGD/VERVE
8 LOS STRAITJACKETS FURTHER ADVENTURES OF YEP ROC
9 TOSCA NO HASSLE !K7
10 BLACK CROWES WARPAINT LIVE EAGLE RECORDS
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The CIMS 200:

1 DEPECHE MODE SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE EMM/CAPITOL
2 MY MORNING JACKET CELEBRACION DE LA CIUDAD NATAL JUNKETBOY
3 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ! UMGD/INTERSCOPE
4 ROSS,RICK DEEPER THAN RAP UMGD/DEF JAM
5 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING SBME/COLUMBIA
6 CAMERA OBSCURA MY MAUDLIN CAREER 4AD
7 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON DANGERBIRD RECORDS
8 PET SHOP BOYS YES EMM/ASTRALWERKS
9 BOOKER T. POTATO HOLE ANTI/EPITAPH
10 GREENCARDS FASCINATION EMM/SUGAR HILL
11 CASE,NEKO MIDDLE CYCLONE ANTI/EPITAPH
12 ROTH,ASHER ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
13 YOUNG,NEIL FORK IN THE ROAD WEA/REPRISE
14 COHEN,LEONARD LIVE IN LONDON SBME/COLUMBIA
15 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT SBME/RCA
16 LEWIS,BLACK JOE & THE HONEYBEA TELL 'EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
17 DECEMBERISTS HAZARDS OF LOVE EMM/CAPITOL
18 TRUCKS,DEREK BAND ALREADY LIVE EP SBME/RCA VICTOR
19 TINTED WINDOWS TINTED WINDOWS EMM/S-CURVE RECORDS
20 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE OPEN DOOR EP WEA/ATLANTIC
21 HARVEY,PJ & JOHN PARISH WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY UMGD/ISLAND
22 GROUCH & ELIGH SAY G&E! LEGENDARY MUSIC
23 MASTODON CRACK THE SKYE WEA/REPRISE
24 DOVES KINGDOM OF RUST EMM/ASTRALWERKS
25 FLATLANDERS HILLS & VALLEYS NEW WEST
26 U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON UMGD/INTERSCOPE
27 PETER BJORN & JOHN LIVING THING ALMOST GOLD RECORDINGS
28 JADAKISS LAST KISS UMGD/DEF JAM
29 GOMEZ NEW TIDE ATO
30 METRIC FANTASIES METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
31 CALLAHAN,BILL SOMETIMES I WISH WE WERE AN EA DRAG CITY
32 KRALL,DIANA QUIET NIGHTS UMGD/VERVE
33 LACUNA COIL SHALLOW LIFE EMM/CENTURY MEDIA
34 WARD,M. HOLD TIME MERGE
35 BAT FOR LASHES TWO SUNS EMM/ASTRALWERKS
36 CLEAVES,SLAID EVERYTHING YOU LOVE WILL BE TA MUSIC ROAD
37 LAMB OF GOD WRATH SBME/EPIC
38 DOOM BORN LIKE THIS LEX RECORDS
39 NELSON,WILLIE/ASLEEP AT THE WH WILLIE & THE WHEEL BISMEAUX
40 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
41 CHIMAIRA INFECTION ALTERNATIVE DIST. ALLIANCE
42 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT RED INK
43 DEVIL MAKES THREE DO WRONG RIGHT MILAN
44 EASY STAR ALL-STARS EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB EASY STAR RECORDS
45 TOUSSAINT,ALLEN BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI WEA/NONESUCH
46 FEVER RAY FEVER RAY EMM/MUTE
47 HOLD STEADY POSITIVE RAGE VAGRANT
48 COLD WAR KIDS COLD WAR KIDS AT FINGERPRINTS DOWNTOWN RECORDS
49 LAMONTAGNE,RAY GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN RCA/RED INK
50 ART BRUT ART BRUT VS. SATAN DOWNTOWN RECORDS
51 THERMALS NOW WE CAN SEE KILL ROCK STARS
52 BEIRUT MARCH OF THE ZAPOTEC POMPEII RECORDS
53 LADY GAGA FAME UMGD/INTERSCOPE
54 CLAYPOOL,LES OF FUNGI & FOE PRAWN SONG RECORDS
55 HANCOCK,WAYNE VIPER OF MELODY BLOODSHOT
56 QUEENSRYCHE AMERICAN SOLDIER WEA/RHINO
57 PEARL JAM TEN (LEGACY EDITION) SBME/LEGACY
58 DOE,JOHN & THE SADIES COUNTRY CLUB YEP ROC
59 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION DOMINO
60 WESTBOUND TRAIN COME & GET IT HELLCAT/EPITAPH
61 AUERBACH,DAN KEEP IT HID WEA/NONESUCH
62 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON & THE BITTER BUG EMM/VANGUARD
63 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND UMGD/ROUNDER
64 ROYKSOPP JUNIOR EMM/ASTRALWERKS
65 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT UMGD/ISLAND
66 DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO 4AD
67 MORRISON,VAN ASTRAL WEEKS LIVE EMM/MANHATTAN RECORDS
68 ALLEN,LILY IT'S NOT ME IT'S YOU EMM/CAPITOL
69 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
70 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS PENCILS IN THE WIND SUB POP
71 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO JAGJAGUWAR
72 BIRD,ANDREW NOBLE BEAST MEGA FORCE
73 GRATEFUL DEAD TO TERRAPIN: HARTFORD '77 WEA/RHINO
74 ISIS WAVERING RADIANT IPECAC RECORDINGS
75 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY BEWARE DRAG CITY
76 DEACON,DAN BROMST CARPARK
77 WYLDE,ZAKK & BLACK LABEL SOCIE SKULLAGE GREATEST HITS ARMOURY RECORDS
78 WHITE LIES TO LOSE MY LIFE UMGD/GEFFEN
79 MARIA,IDA FORTRESS ROUND MY HEART MERCURY RECORDS
80 UGK UGK 4 LIFE SBME/ZOMBA LABEL GROUP
81 BECK ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE UMGD/ILIAD RECORDS/K RECORDS
82 KEEP YOUR SOUL: TRIB DOUG SAHM KEEP YOUR SOUL: TRIB DOUG SAHM EMM/VANGUARD
83 SPRINGSTEEN,BRUCE WORKING ON A DREAM SBME/COLUMBIA
84 HEARTLESS BASTARDS MOUNTAIN FAT POSSUM
85 TAYLOR,MARIA LADYLUCK SBME/RCA
86 BLACK LIPS 200 MILLION THOUSAND TVT/VICE
87 GORILLA ZOE DON'T FEED DA ANIMALS WEA/BAD BOY
88 MILLER,JULIE & BUDDY WRITTEN IN CHALK NEW WEST
89 FELICE BROTHERS YONDER IS THE CLOCK TEAM LOVE RECORDS
90 TRUCKS,DEREK BAND ALREADY FREE SBME/RCA VICTOR
91 FAITHFULL,MARIANNE EASY COME EASY GO UMGD/DECCA
92 NELSON,WILLIE NAKED WILLIE SBME/LEGACY
93 MURPHEY,MICHAEL MARTIN BUCKAROO BLUE GRASS RURAL RHYTHM
94 BYRNE/ENO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL H TODOMUNDO/OPAL
95 TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
96 GAINSBOURG,SERGE HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
97 WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM BLACK CASCADE SOUTHERN LORD
98 DYLAN,BOB BASEMENT TAP SBME/LEGACY
99 HILSON,KERI IN A PERFECT WORLD... UMGD/INTERSCOPE
100 PEYROUX,MADELEINE BARE BONES UMGD/ROUNDER
101 FOSTER,RUTHIE TRUTH ACCORDING TO RUTHIE FOST BLUE CORN MUSIC
102 MATT & KIM GRAND ONE LABEL
103 LONELY ISLAND INCREDIBAD UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
104 WHITEST BOY ALIVE RULES !K7
105 ECCENTRIC SOUL: SMART'S PALACE ECCENTRIC SOUL: SMART'S PALACE NUMERO
106 EARLE,JUSTIN TOWNES MIDNIGHT AT THE MOVIES BLOODSHOT
107 FRANZ FERDINAND TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND SBME/EPIC
108 ADELE 19 SBME/XL
109 CASTILLO,DEL DEL CASTILLO CD BABY.COM/INDYS
110 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
111 BALMORHEA ALL IS WILD ALL IS SILENT WESTERN VINYL RECORDS
112 CORNELL,CHRIS SCREAM UMGD/INTERSCOPE
113 BROTHER ALI TRUTH IS HERE RHYMESAYERS ENT
114 DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR (XTC) 25'OCLOCK APE RECORDS
115 MERRITT,TIFT BUCKINGHAM SOLO JUNKETBOY
116 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER EMM/CAPITOL
117 FLECK,BELA THROW DOWN YOUR HEART/TALES FR UMGD/ROUNDER
118 THE-DREAM LOVE VS. MONEY UMGD/DEF JAM
119 MRAZ,JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN WEA/ATLANTIC
120 EMPIRE OF THE SUN WALKING ON A DREAM EMM/ASTRALWERKS
121 OLSON/LOURIS READY FOR THE FLOOD NEW WEST
122 WAVVES WAVVVES MEGA FORCE
123 BLITZEN TRAPPER FURR SUB POP
124 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS LOST CHANNELS SBME/RCA
125 SAADIQ,RAPHAEL WAY I SEE IT SBME/COLUMBIA
126 HICKS,DAN & THE HOT LICKS TANGLED TALES SURFDOG
127 DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR (XTC) PSONIC PSUNSPOT APE RECORDS
128 AS CITIES BURN HELL OR HIGH WATER EMM/TOOTH & NAIL/SOLID STATE
129 KING KHAN & THE SHRINES WHAT IS?! TVT/VICE
130 RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ,OMAR-EL GRUPO CRYPTOMNESIA RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ PRODUCTIONS
131 MILLER,SCOTT & THE COMMONWEALT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD JUNKETBOY
132 BEASTIE BOYS CHECK YOUR HEAD EMM/CAPITOL
133 CALE,J.J. ROLL ON UMGD/ROUNDER
134 MORRISSEY YEARS OF REFUSAL UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
135 ACEYALONE ACEYALONE & THE LONELY ONES DECON
136 T.I. PAPER TRAIL WEA/ATLANTIC
137 WILLIAMS,LUCINDA LITTLE HONEY UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
138 JANE'S ADDICTION CABINET OF CURIOSITIES WEA/RHINO
139 YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND VOL. 5-MOUNTAIN TRACKS FROG PAD RECORDS
140 BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY HOW BIG CAN YOU GET? EMM/VANGUARD
141 BEASTIE BOYS PAUL'S BOUTIQUE-20TH ANNIVERSA EMM/CAPITOL
142 OCEANO DEPTHS EMM/EARACHE
143 CRYSTAL ANTLERS TENTACLES TOUCH & GO
144 FLEET FOXES SUN GIANT EP SUB POP
145 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
146 MONKS BLACK MONK TIME LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
147 FASTBALL LITTLE WHITE LIES MEGA FORCE
148 RADIOHEAD KARMA POLICE PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
149 RADIOHEAD FAKE PLASTIC TREES EMM/CAPITOL
150 RADIOHEAD STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
151 WATKINS,SARA SARA WATKINS WEA/ATLANTIC/NONESUCH
152 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE SOUNDTRACK UMGD/INTERSCOPE
153 MALO,RAUL LUCKY ONE UMGD/FANTASY
154 PERKINS,ELVIS ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND XL
155 MSTRKRFT FIST OF GOD DOWNTOWN RECORDS
156 GLASVEGAS GLASVEGAS SBME/COLUMBIA
157 KILLERS DAY & AGE UMGD/ISLAND
158 IMPENDING DOOM SERPENT SERVANT FACEDOWN RECORDS
159 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS WEA/ROADRUNNER
160 SEVENTH VOID HEAVEN IS GONE BIGVIN RECORDS
161 JARS OF CLAY LONG FALL BACK TO EARTH PROVIDENT/RSM
162 RADIOHEAD NO SURPRISES PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
163 MEDESKI,MARTIN & WOOD RADIOLARIANS II INDIRECTO
164 JUNIOR BOYS BEGONE DULL CARE DOMINO
165 RADIOHEAD BENDS EMM/CAPITOL
166 ISBELL,JASON JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT LIGHTNING ROD RECORDS
167 GOURDS HAYMAKER! YEP ROC
168 PROPAGANDHI SUPPORTING CASTE SMALLMAN RECORDS
169 K'NAAN TROUBADOUR UMGD/A&M/OCTONE
170 BEYONCE I AM SASHA FIERCE SBME/COLUMBIA
171 BONAMASSA,JOE BALLAD OF JOHN HENRY J&R ADVENTURES
172 WILCO SKY BLUE SKY WEA/NONESUCH
173 IRON & WINE SHEPHERD'S DOG SUB POP
174 HANDSOME FAMILY HONEY MOON CARROT TOP
175 WALKER,SETH LEAP OF FAITH HYENA
176 RADIOHEAD CREEP EMM/CAPITOL
177 MISFITS WALK AMONG US WEA/RHINO
178 RITTER,JOSH GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO JUNKETBOY
179 DAVIS,MILES BITCHES BREW COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
180 SIMON & GARFUNKEL LIVE 1969 SBME/LEGACY
181 RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE UMGD/LYRIC STREET
182 PREFUSE 73 EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHED TURNED WARP RECORDS
183 N.A.S.A. SPIRIT OF APOLLO ANTI/EPITAPH
184 VAMPIRE WEEKEND VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL
185 ISAAK,CHRIS MR. LUCKY WEA/REPRISE
186 CHESTER FRENCH LOVE THE FUTURE UMGD/INTERSCOPE
187 TV ON THE RADIO DEAR SCIENCE UMGD/INTERSCOPE
188 SHE & HIM VOLUME ONE MERGE
189 DEERHUNTER MICROCASTLE KRANKY
190 KYLESA STATIC TENSIONS PROSTHETIC
191 BLACK DICE REPO PAW TRACKS
192 THIEVERY CORPORATION RADIO RETALIATION EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE
193 BROWN,ZAC BAND FOUNDATION WEA/ATLANTIC
194 PINK FUNHOUSE SBME/ZOMBA LABEL GROUP
195 MY DYING BRIDE FOR LIES I SIRE PEACEVILLE (UK)
196 PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART SLUMBERLAND
197 METALLICA DEATH MAGNETIC WEA/WARNER BROS.
198 AMADOU & MARIAM WELCOME TO MALI WEA/NONESUCH
199 COCKBURN,BRUCE SLICE O LIFE-BRUCE COCKBURN LI UMGD/ROUNDER
200 HANDSOME FURS FACE CONTROL SUB POP
CIMS Top 200 sales chart by StreetPulse, Inc All Rights Reserved

CIMS Vinyl Top 50:

1 MY MORNING JACKET CELEBRACION DE LA CIUDAD NATAL JUNKETBOY
2 SPRINGSTEEN,BRUCE WHAT LOVE CAN DO (FROM WORKING SBME/COLUMBIA
3 SUBLIME SUPERSTAR PUNANI/APRIL 29 1992 UMGD/GEFFEN
4 DYLAN,BOB DREAMIN' OF YOU (FROM TELL TAL SBME/COLUMBIA
5 SLAYER PSYCHOPATHY RED SBME/COLUMBIA
6 WHISKEYTOWN SAN ANTONE/GREAT DIVIDE UMGD/GEFFEN
7 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ! UMGD/INTERSCOPE
8 COHEN,LENARD FUTURE (FROM LIVE IN LONDON) SBME/COLUMBIA
9 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS PENCILS IN THE WIND SUB POP
10 FLAMING LIPS/BLACK KEYS BORDERLINE/HER EYES ARE A BLUE WEA/WARNER BROS.
11 ISIS WAVERING RADIANT IPECAC RECORDINGS
12 DEPECHE MODE SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE EMM/CAPITOL
13 SMITHS HEADMASTER RITUAL/OSCILLATE WI WEA/ATLANTIC
14 STOOGES 1969/REAL COOL TIME WEA/RHINO
15 RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ,OMAR-EL GRUPO CRYPTOMNESIA RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ PRODUCTIONS
16 MC5 KICK OUT THE JAMS/MOTOR CITY I WEA/RHINO
17 DEPECHE MODE WRONG IMPORT
18 DOVES KINGDOM OF RUST EMM/ASTRALWERKS
19 RADIOHEAD KARMA POLICE PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
20 RADIOHEAD FAKE PLASTIC TREES EMM/CAPITOL
21 RADIOHEAD STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
22 LEWIS,JENNY CARPET BAGGERS/GO AWAY WEA/RHINO
23 RADIOHEAD NO SURPRISES PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
24 JANE'S ADDICTION MOUNTAIN SONG/STANDING IN THE WEA/RHINO
25 VETIVER WISHING WELL SUB POP
26 RADIOHEAD CREEP EMM/CAPITOL
27 MISFITS WALK AMONG US WEA/RHINO
28 DAVIS,MILES BITCHES BREW COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
29 KILLERS SPACEMAN/FOUR WINDS UMGD/ISLAND
30 HEAVEN & HELL BIBLE BLACK/NEON NIGHTS (LIVE) WEA/RHINO
31 BOOKER T. WARPED SISTER EPITAPH RECORDS
32 NEW ORDER TEMPTATION/HURT WEA/ATLANTIC
33 OBITS I CAN'T LOSE SUB POP
34 RADIOHEAD PYRAMID SONG PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
35 RADIOHEAD 2 + 2 EQUALS 5 PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
36 RADIOHEAD MY IRON LUNG PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
37 LAMB OF GOD WRATH SBME/EPIC
38 RADIOHEAD DRILL EP EMM/CAPITOL
39 YOUNG WIDOWS/BONNIE PRINCE BIL VOL. 1-YOUNG WIDOWS SPLIT SERI TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LTD
40 RADIOHEAD PARANOID ANDROID PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
41 GREEN DAY DOOKIE WEA/REPRISE
42 JANE'S ADDICTION NOTHING'S SHOCKING WEA/WARNER BROS.
43 PRETENDERS BREAK UP THE ARTIST FIRST
44 BLACK KIDS WIZARDS OF AHHHS SBME/COLUMBIA
45 RADIOHEAD JUST PT. 1 EMM/CAPITOL
46 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON DANGERBIRD RECORDS
47 CHICHA LIBRE & DENGUE FEVER PRIMAVERA EN LA SELVA/GENJER G BARBES
48 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION DOMINO
49 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING SBME/COLUMBIA
50 RADIOHEAD HIGH & DRY EMM/CAPITOL
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