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Indie Acts Crash The Top Ten
It was a banner week for indie artists (or, technically in a few cases, former indie artists), as slow album sales allowed the Black Keys, Band of Horses and LCD Soundsystem to all hit the Top Ten. The Keys were the most impressive seller, moving 73,000 copies of their okay Brothers, good enough for number three behind the Glee soundtrack and the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street reissue. Band of Horses came in at number seven with 45,000 copies sold of Infinite Arms (the more generic sound paid off!), and LCD Soundsystem hit number 10 with 31,000 copies sold of This Is Happening. Also in the top 20 are Nas & Damian Marley (Distant Relatives hit number five, selling 57,000), Reflection Eternal (number 18) and Janelle Monae (number 17). Good week for good music. But also a good week for Justin Bieber, who has two albums in the Top 20. [Billboard]
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