The Dead Weather, the National top sellers at local record stores

Sea of Cowards, the Dead Weather’s follow-up to last year’s Horehound, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while claiming the second spot at Twist & Shout and third at Independent Records for the week ending May 16. The National’s High Violet, released last week on 4AD, meanwhile, came in first at Twist & Shout and checked in at number two at Albums on the Hill. See the full breakdown after the jump.

Top Sellers 5.16.2010 Albums on the Hill

1. The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards 2. The National – High Violet 3. Sage Francis – Li(f)e 4. Roky Erickson with Okkervil River – True Love Cast Out All Evil 5. Murder by Death – Good Morning, Magpie 6. Josh Ritter – So Runs the World 7. Matt Pond PA – Dark Leaves 8. Chocoquibtown – Oro 9. 30db – One Man Show 10. Tallest Man on Earth – Wild Hunt

Independent Records

1. Boondox – South of Hell 2. Deftones – Diamond Eyes 3. The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards 4. Usher – Raymond v. Raymond 5. As I Lay Dying – Powerless Rise 6. Sage Francis – Li(f)e 7. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – The World’s Enemy 8. E-40 – Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift/Night Shift 9. 8 Ball & MJG – Ten Toes Down 10. B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray Twist & Shout

1. The National – High Violet 2. The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards 3. Kinetix – Let Me In 4. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness 5. New Pornographers – Together 6. Sage Francis – Li(f)e 7. Gogol Bordello – Trans-Continental Hustle 8. The Hold Steady – Heaven is Whenever 9. Frightened Rabbit – Winter of Mixed Drinks 10. Deftones – Diamond Eyes