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Sound Spectrum's Top 20 Albums This Week

Yes, people still buy records in record stores, so why not patronize Laguna Beach's own?

New feature on Laguna Beach Patch: The weekly Top 20 albums list based on sales at Laguna's cherished record shop, . Ahhh, the tales its walls could tell, not to mention the store's saintly devotee to all things sonic, owner Jim Otto ... thanks, Jim!

This week's list:

(G) means it won a Grammy ...

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1. Shins, Port Of Morrow

2. Adele, 21(G)

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3. Florence & the Machine, MTV Unplugged

4. Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream

5. M. Ward, A Wasteland Companion

6. Mars Volta, Noctourniquet

7. Madonna, MDNA

8. Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

9. Dr. John, Locked Down

10. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee

11. Sinead O'Connor, How About I Be Me

12. Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (G)

13. Black Keys, El Camino

14. Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (G)

15. The Fray, Scars & Stories

16. Pink Floyd, The Wall (Deluxe Version, LP/CD)

17. Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball

18. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light (G)

19. Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas

20. Gotye, Making Mirrors


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