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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 13

Posted 6-8-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Blitzen Trapper, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Foals, Freelance Whales, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Sleigh Bells, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers

Foals trot onto the TAS Top Twenty album chart with Total Life Forever while Brooklyn bands, The National and LCD Soundsystem, still arm wrestle for that number one spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's stats.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 23

Posted 5-18-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, Yeasayer

The Dead Weather and The Apples in Stereo travel through space and time to debut on this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while Broken Social Scene break their way to the top. Our assistant music director Russ Borris rounds up this week's chart climbers and crashers.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 16

Posted 5-11-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Black Keys, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Everything is nearly broken as Broken Bells and Broken Social Scene challenge the seemingly unbreakable Gorillaz for the top spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's album chart rundown.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 9

Posted 5-4-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Black Keys, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

While Saratoga Springs' buoyant duo Phantogram make their TAS debut, this week's eclectic album chart is a zoo of Gorillaz, Freelance Whales and LCD Soundsystem's battalion of "Drunk Girls." Our own Russ Borris has the stats.

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TAS in Session: Shout Out Louds

Posted 4-19-10 by , Alisa Ali
Tags: Shout Out Louds

Sweden's Shout Out Louds, who released their third album Work on Merge in late February, will be returning to the States this May to tour with Freelance Whales. The irreverent quintet  dropped by The Alternate Side's Studio's not long ago and performed four songs from their latest release: "Walls," "Candle Burned Out," "Four By Four" and "Throwing Stones."

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 18

Posted 4-13-10 by
Tags: Basia Bulat, Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, Local Natives, MGMT, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Black Keys, The Magnetic Fields, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

The Black Keys debut on the chart this week as Broken Bells crack the top slot. Assistant music director Russ Borris has your highest ranking albums getting spins on The Alternate Side.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 11

Posted 4-6-10 by
Tags: Basia Bulat, Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, Local Natives, MGMT, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Editors, The Magnetic Fields, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

As Gorillaz, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists and Broken Bells make their way to the top four, Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend arm wrestle for the top slot. Russ Borris has this week's Top 20 album chart. M

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 28

Posted 2-23-10 by
Tags: Animal Collective, Basia Bulat, BlakRoc, Broken Bells, Built to Spill, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists debut on this week's TRL Top 20 album chart, but the top slot is owned by a Spoon-ful of Austin pride. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your stats.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 21

Posted 2-16-10 by
Tags: Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Basia Bulat, Beach House, BlakRoc, Broken Bells, Built to Spill, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

New albums and tracks from Broken Bells, Charlotte Gainsbourg and the Shout Out Louds jump onto this week's chart and it has been a three-way struggle for number one over the last few weeks. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has all of the details.

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