Area 51: Tidbits from SoundScan's lower reaches
The lower reaches of the top 200 read like an indie hipster's dream as a slew of
acts make return appearances after falling off the list.
Cold War Kids' "Robbers & Cowards" sold nearly 5,000 copies to leap back onto the chart at No. 172 (cume is 101,000); Rodrigo y Gabriela's self-titled debut is at No. 178 on sales of 4,500 (118,000 cume); and the National's "Boxer" sold 4,000 (No. 183, 29,000 cume).
Regina Spektor's "Begin to Hope," Peter, Bjorn & John's "Writers Block" and Bright Eyes' "Cassadaga" occuppied
slots 191-193, selling 4,100 apiece. The Shins also returned to the chart as "Wincing the Night Away" sold 4,000 to bring tis cume to 419,000.
The Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible" is about to fall off the chart after 16 weeks as it rests at No. 198, down 13 spaces from the week before. Its sales were down 800 units for the week as it sold 4,000 to bring its cume to 268,000.

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