Still weird thinking that 100,000 albums sold in a year is a lot. I think of Ratatat as a moderately sized indie band and they've sold 12,000 to date. Sort of blows my mind...

Billboard 200:

• #4 Coldplay - Viva La Vida [90,322 this week, down 20%, 1,323,246 to date]
• #16 Beck - Modern Guilt [28,970 this week, down 66%, 113,501 to date]
• #30 The Hold Steady - Stay Positive [24,249]
• #42 Weezer - Weezer (Red Album) [12,712 this week, down 17%, 271,922 to date]
• #51 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs [11,679 this week, down 10%, 343,544 to date]
• #68 Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust [8,686 this week, down 10%, 63,308 to date]
• #70 Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things [8,522 this week, up 47%, 68,023 to date]
• #107 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges [6,703 this week, down 16%, 107,962 to date]
• #122 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes [5,633 this week, down 10%, 43,780 to date]
• #127 Radiohead - In Rainbows [5,411 this week, down 8%, 580,152 to date]
• #132 Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords [5,358 this week, down 8%, 165,731 to date]
• #134 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend [5,056 this week, down 10%, 271,338 to date] 
• #135 R.E.M. - Accelerate [5,004 this week, up 57%, 305,264 to date] 
• #151 The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing [4,422 this week, down 13%, 50,312 to date]
• #157 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [4,216 this week, down 1%, 117,597 to date]
• #161 Ratatat - LP3 [4,112 this week, down 47%, 11,993 to date]
• #182 M.I.A. - Kala [3,690 this week, up 35%, 237,398 to date]
• #185 The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely [3,603 this week, down 21%, 208,712 to date]

 

 http://blog.filter-mag.com/filter/2008/07/chart-rundown-1.html

No, I don't think they would. It has more to do with their fanbase. Coldplay's number one because a large portion of their fanbase (read: teenage girls) go out and buy CD's, while Radiohead's typical fan (a hooded, headphoned hipster) usually downloads his music. Or buys it on 180 gram vinyl.

I think Fleet Foxes kicks VW's trash...but I'm still surprised that a band like that is selling that many records.  I guess people have been pitchforked.

I bought Weezer.

I am a teenage boy.

I can't believe MGMT sold 100,00 +, I had no idea they were that popular.

Also Kala is pushing 250,000. That surprised me too.