Top 40 2.11.11

Cold War Kids keep their top spot, but only barely hold off an army of fast-approaching runners-up, Bright Eyes, Decemberists, and everybody’s favorite bearded singer-songwriter, Sam Beam. Smith Westerns debut in the Top 10 this week, fresh off the release of Dye It Blonde; and watch out for Top 40 newcomers Asobi Seksu, whose tertiary album debuts on the chart near the middle, leaving it room to ascend the list.

In other news: Yet another week without The White Stripes’ presence in the industry and music continues to be made, to the surprise of adoring fans still bed-ridden with sadness.

	Artist	Album	iTunes	Amazon
40	Fierce Creatures	I Mostri Feroci	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/satan-is-a-vampire/id374307769?uo=4″ title=”Fierce_Creatures-I_Mostri_Feroci_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003O24TQC” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
39	Serra	La Sera
38	Tara Priya	Tara Priya	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/memories/id409149460?uo=4″ title=”Tara_Priya-Tara_Priya_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004G0TWN6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
37	Mogwai	Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mogwai/id2989748?uo=4″ title=”Mogwai”]	[amazon_link id=”B004LL2Z7K” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
36	The Boxer Rebellion	The Cold Still	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/both-sides-are-even/id408508275?uo=4″ title=”The_Boxer_Rebellion-The_Cold_Still_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B001RJQITK” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
35	Ringside	Lost Days [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lost-days-feat-ben-harper/id412668567?uo=4″ title=”Ringside-Lost_Days_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004HO8O6C” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
34	Tristen	Charlatans At The Garden Gate	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/baby-drugs/id414285551?uo=4″ title=”Tristen-Charlatans_At_the_Garden_Gate_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IXB482″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
33	Plan B	The Defamation of Strickland Banks	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/plan-b/id4157686?uo=4″ title=”Plan_B”]	[amazon_link id=”B003VCULOY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
32	A House For Lions	I Want Us To Be Remembered	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-back/id400599414?uo=4″ title=”A_House_For_Lions-I_Want_Us_To_Be_Remembered_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0049O3NB6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
31	Kitten	Sunday School	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kitten-with-a-whip/id396517456?uo=4″ title=”Kitten-Sunday_School_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0046OVBD6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
30	Grouplove	Grouplove [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/colours/id413922867?uo=4″ title=”Grouplove-Grouplove_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IKQHBY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
29	Mnemonic Sounds	Muscle Memories	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-past-is-pending/id383418843?uo=4″ title=”Mnemonic_Sounds-Muscle_Memories_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003WNVMK4″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
28	Last Royals	The Last Royals [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crystal-vases/id404835153?uo=4″ title=”The_Last_Royals-The_Last_Royals_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004BSAALQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
27	Now Now	Neighbors	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/giants/id407431320?uo=4″ title=”Now_Now-Neighbors_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004F9UPEI” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
26	Young Galaxy	Shapeshifting	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/young-galaxy/id206698518?uo=4″ title=”Young_Galaxy”]	[amazon_link id=”B000QR1Q82″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
25	Hellogoodbye	Would It Kill You?	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/would-it-kill-you/id396770624?uo=4″ title=”Hellogoodbye-Would_It_Kill_You_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0046JS9V8″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
24	Veils	Troubles of the Brain [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-stars-came-out-once-lights/id410661800?uo=4″ title=”The_Veils-Troubles_of_the_Brain_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004GLGSOQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
23	Wavves	King of the Beach	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/post-acid/id379756358?i=379756519&uo=4″ title=”Wavves-Post_Acid”]	[amazon_link id=”B003V41LVY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
22	Asobi Seksu	Fluorescence	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/asobi-seksu/id27762246?uo=4″ title=”Asobi_Seksu”]	[amazon_link id=”B004LL1G98″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
21	Young Man	Boy [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/home-alone/id385651367?uo=4″ title=”Young_man-Boy_(Bonus_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003YOBDT6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
20	Belle and Sebastian	Write About Love	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/write-about-love/id391817162?uo=4″ title=”Belle_and_Sebastian-Write_About_Love_(Bonus_Track_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0045IHS2G” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
19	Chiddy Bang	The Preview	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/opposite-of-adults/id393676451?uo=4″ title=”Chiddy_Bang-The_Preview_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0044JXGOK” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
18	Crocodiles	Sleep Forever	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sleep-forever/id389977978?uo=4″ title=”Crocodiles-Sleep_Forever_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0041KQFMC” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
17	Diamond Rings	Special Affections	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-me/id396318004?uo=4″ title=”Diamond_Rings-Special_Affections_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0045QKVE0″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
16	Tennis	Cape Dory	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cape-dory/id410442401?uo=4″ title=”Tennis-Cape_Dory_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004GQY9XS” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
15	White Lies	Ritual	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bigger-than-us/id411737431?uo=4″ title=”White_Lies-Ritual_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004ID52YO” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
14	Funeral Party	Live at the BBC	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-because-kids-of-88-remix/id414262683?uo=4″ title=”Funeral_Party-Live_At_the_BBC_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IUAQPM” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
13	Social Distortion	Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/machine-gun-blues/id401558211?uo=4″ title=”Social_Distortion-Hard_Times_and_Nursery_Rhymes_(Deluxe_Edition)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004HU6YZ4″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
12	Kings of Leon	Come Around Sundown	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radioactive/id395612624?uo=4″ title=”Kings_of_Leon-Come_Around_Sundown_(Extended_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B00461BQC0″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
11	Get Up Kids	There Are Rules	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-widow-paris/id408480062?uo=4″ title=”The_Get_Up_Kids-There_Are_Rules_(Bonus_Track_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004FYO2VU” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
10	Tapes N Tapes	Outside	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/freak-out/id406037900?uo=4″ title=”Tapes_n_Tapes-Outside_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004EZ3AKY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
9	Naked and Famous	Passive Me, Aggressive You	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-naked-and-famous/id278307603?uo=4″ title=”The_Naked_and_Famous”]	[amazon_link id=”B004B3HE24″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
8	Bear Hands	Burning Bush Supper Club	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crime-pays/id399225888?uo=4″ title=”Bear_Hands-Burning_Bush_Supper_Club_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B00480AGL6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
7	Matt & Kim	Sidewalks	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cameras/id394022266?uo=4″ title=”Matt_Kim-Sidewalks_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0043XSTAI” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
6	Smith Westerns	Dye It Blonde	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dye-the-world/id412978341?uo=4″ title=”Smith_Westerns-Dye_It_Blonde_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004I2HUOU” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
5	Cage The Elephant	Thank You Happy Birthday	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shake-me-down/id409370037?uo=4″ title=”Cage_the_Elephant-Thank_You_Happy_Birthday_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004GNQ6UA” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
4	Iron and Wine	Kiss Each Other Clean	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/me-and-lazarus/id407541301?uo=4″ title=”Iron_Wine-Kiss_Each_Other_Clean_(Deluxe_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IJX0UQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
3	Decemberists	The King Is Dead	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/january-hymn/id407622045?uo=4″ title=”The_Decemberists-The_King_Is_Dead_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004HAG40O” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
2	Bright Eyes	The People’s Key	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bright-eyes/id6547614?uo=4″ title=”Bright_Eyes”]	[amazon_link id=”B004JXKVYO” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
1	Cold War Kids	Mine Is Yours	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mine-is-yours/id414717171?uo=4″ title=”Cold_War_Kids-Mine_Is_Yours_(Deluxe_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004J6G442″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]