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