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PARK BLVD RECORDS BEST SELLERS FIRST QUARTER 2017 CLICK THROUGH TO BUY EM OR COME TO OUR IRL SHOP IN OAKLAND 1. Young Thug - Jeffery LP (300, 2016/2017) SOLD OUT 2. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here 2xLP/CD (Epic, 2016) 3. Nxworries - Yes Lawd 2xLP/CD (Stones Throw, 2016) 4. Solange - A Seat At The Table 2xLP/CD (Columbia, 2016) 5. Future - Pluto 2xLP (Omerta, 2012/2017) 6. Shabaka & The Ancestors - Wisdom Of Elders 2xLP/CD (Brownswood, 2016) 7. Run The Jewels - RTJ3 2xLP/CD (Run The Jewels, 2017) 8. J Dilla - Donuts 2xLP/Cassette/CD (Stones Throw, 2005) 9. The Other People Place - Lifestyles From The Laptop Cafe 2xLP (Warp, 2001/2017) 10. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid Maad City 2xLP/CD (Interscope, 2012)

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Park Blvd Charts, 2016

Okay let’s get this year over with already. 

Best Selling New Releases 1. Anderson Paak - Malibu 2xLP/CD (Empire) 2. YG - Still Brazy 2xLP/CD (4Hunnid/Def Jam) 3. DJ Quik & Problem - Rosecrans CDEP (Diamond Lane) 4. Kaytranada - 99.9% 2xLP/CD (XL) 5. De La Soul - The Anonymous Nobody 2xLP/CD (AOI) 6. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here CD (Epic) 7. Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered 2xLP/CD (TDE/Interscope) 8. Mistah Fab - Son of a Pimp 2 CD (Faeva Afta) 9. Beyonce - Lemonade CD (Parkwood/Columbia) 10. Ezale & DJ Fresh - The Tonite Show CD (DJ Fresh) Best Selling 2016 Reissues, Belated Vinyl Releases & Archival Titles 1. Jacka - Jack of all Trades 2xLP (Sumo, 2006) 2. Young Thug - Barter 6 2xLP (300, 2015) 3. DJ Screw - 3 In Da Morning Pt. 2 Picture Disc LP (Bigtyme/So South, 1995) 4. 12manrambo - Deadicate 1 CS (Self Released, 2016) 5. J Dilla - The Diary 2xLP (Pay Jay, 2002) 6. Mac Dre - Genie Of The Lamp 2xLP (Thizz, 2004) 7. Mac Dre - Ronald Dregan 2xLP (Thizz, 2004) 8. Erykah Badu - Baduizm LP (Motown, 1997) 9. UGK - Super Tight (Jive/Get On Down, 1994) 10. Mick Jenkins - The Water[s] (Free Nation, 2014) New Rap Releases You Bums Could've Bought More Of But Whatever The Profit Margin Is So Slim On New Music That None Of This Matters And We Should Probably Start Selling Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Or Adult Diapers Instead 1. Kevin Gates - Islah 2xLP/CD (BWA/Atlantic) 2. Oddisee - Alwasta EP LP/CD (Mello Music Group) 3. Boosie Badazz - In My Feelings / Out My Feelings / Bleek Mode / Thug Talk CDs (Trill) 4. Mozzy - Beautiful Struggle + Mandatory Check CD (Mozzy) 5. Lil Yachty - Lil Boat LP/CD (QC/Motown) 6. E-40 - The D-Boy Diary Book 1 & 2 CD (Sick Wid It) 7. Zeroh - Tinnitus 10″ (Hit + Run) 8. Rae Sremmurd - Sremmlife 2 CD (Eardrummers/Interscope) 9. The Mekanix - Under The Hood CD (Livewire) 10. Gucci Mane - Everybody Lookin CD (Atlantic)

Best Selling Artists Who Don't Rap (Much) Enough With The Beatles Already They Had Dumb Haircuts And Yoko Made Better Music Low Key 1. The Beatles 2. Prince 3. Erykah Badu 4. Miles Davis 5. Marvin Gaye 6. Bob Dylan 7. Parliament/Funkadelic 8. Pink Floyd 9. Stevie Wonder 10. David Bowie Here Are Some Prince Albums We Listened To Them A Lot This Year And Just Because He Was Better Than Every Other Artist On All Of These Lists 1. Prince - Sign O' The Times (Paisley Park, 1987) 2. Prince And The Revolution - Parade (Paisley Park, 1986) 3. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - The Truth (NPG, 1998) 4. Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain (Warner, 1984) 5. Prince - 3121 (Universal, 2006)

Ten Rare Rap Records We Sold From Off Of The Wall In The Store And No Longer Have Jokes On You Jack 1. The Click - Let's Side EP (Sick Wid It, 1990) 2. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda LP (Hollywood Basic, 1994) 3. APG Crew - On The Rise LP (Metro, 1989) 4. Mr. Scarface - The World Is Yours 2xLP (Rap-A-Lot, 1993) 5. 415 - 41Fivin LP (Big League, 1991) 6. Digable Planets - Blowout Comb 2xLP (Pendulum, 1994) 7. RBL Posse - A Lesson To Be Learned LP (In-A-Minute, 1992) 8. Diamond District - In The Ruff (Mello Music Group, 2009) 9. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle LP (Death Row, 1994) 10. Lil B - Rain In England LP (Weird Forest, 2010) And Ten Of Em From The Not Rap Wall Yeah We Get This Type Of Stuff In Too Sometimes Believe It Or Not We Are True Crate Diggers For Life Got It Tatted On Our Knuckles 1. Max Roach - We Insist! Freedom Now Suite LP (Candid, 1960) 2. Aaliyah - One In A Million GER-Only Pic Sleeve 2xLP (Atlantic, 1996) 3. Sun Ra - Angels & Demons At Play LP (Impulse, 1974) 4. Eddie Hazel - Game, Dames & Guitar Thangs LP (Warner, 1977) 5. Musica Dispersa - S/T LP (Diablo, 1970) 6. Slayer - South Of Heaven LP (Def Jam, 1988) 7. Larry Heard - Love's Arrival 2xLP (Alleviated, 2001) 8. Francis Bebey - Akwaaba: Music For Sanza LP (Original, 1985) 9. Bridget St John - Ask Me No Questions LP (Elektra, 1970) 10. Moolah - Woe Ye Demons Possessed LP (Atman, 1974) Noz Says All This Rap Shit Is Boring Here Is Some Other Music Rest In Peace Other Music And Aquarius Too 1. Foodman - Ez Minzoku LP/CS (Orange Milk) 2. Mr. Fingers - Outer Acid EP (Alleviated) 3. Anohni - Hopelessness LP (Secretly Canadian) 4. DJ Earl - Open Your Eyes LP (Teklife) 5. V/A - Mambos Levis D'Outro Mundo CD (Principe) We're Not Making A List Of Records That Didn't Get A Physical Release This Year Because It Will Just Make Us Sad Or Angry 1. Fuck Apple Music 2. And anybody that love them 3. And all other streaming and digital music services 4. Except for Bandcamp Bandcamp is good and down with us 5. If Chance The Rapper is so independent then how come you can't find his music in independent record shops 6. That whole Frank situation was even dumber don't get me started 7. Pray for Kanye, pray that the bootleggers will send us some bootlegs 8. Really though check the previous list that Foodman is much better than all this stuff but only if your head is in the right place 9. Still Savage Mode on vinyl would've been nice 10. On an unrelated note what's the big deal with Anderson Paak anyway why do we need a second Kendrick who sings more and wears fancy hats if this is what you're going to spend your hard earned money on then maybe you don't deserve Savage Mode vinyl

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Park Blvd Charts, 2015

Confession time we mostly opened a record store as an excuse to mine data for better and more accurate year end lists. Some of these titles are available for purchase in our online store, some of them you will have to come see us in real life to get and some of them are already gone forever.

Best Selling New Releases 1. Future - DS2 CD/2xLP (Epic) 2. Dr. Yen Lo - Days With Dr. Yen Lo CD/LP (Pavlov Institute) 3. Mozzy - Bladadah CD (Mozzy) 4. D'angelo - Black Messiah CD/2xLP (RCA) 5. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly CD/2xLP (TDE/Interscope) 6. Kamasi Washington - The Epic 3xCD/3xLP (Brainfeeder) 7. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside CD/LP (Tan Cressida/Sony) 8. Knxwledge - Hud Dreems CD/2xLP (Stones Throw) 9. Vince Staples - Summertime '06 2xCD/2xLP (Def Jam) 10. The Internet - Ego Death CD/2xLP (Odd Future/Columbia)

Best Selling Bay Area Catalog Titles & Reissues 1. Mac Mall - Illegal Business CS/CD (Young Black Brotha, 1993) 2. Mac Dre - Stupid Doo Doo Dumb CS/CD (Romp, 1998) 3. IMP - Back In The Days CS/CD (In-A-Minute, 1993) 4. Rappin' 4 Tay - Don't Fight The Feeling CD/CS (Rag Top, 1994) 5. Bored Stiff - Explainin' 2xLP (Hella, 1995/2015) 6. L-Wood & R8R - East Bay Classics CD (Self Released, 2013) 7. MC Pooh - Life Of A Criminal CD/CS (FBI, 1990) 8. Totally Insane - Direct From The Backstreets CS/CD (In-A-Minute, 1992) 9. Dre Dog - I Hate You With A Passion CS (In-A-Minute, 1995) 10 (tie). Souls Of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity CS/CD (Jive, 1993) 10 (tie). B-Legit - Tryin' To Get A Buck CS/CD Sick Wid It, 1993) Best Selling Catalog Titles & Reissues From Everywhere Else 1. J Dilla - Donuts CS/2xLP (Stones Throw, 2006) 2. UGK - Ridin’ Dirty CD/2xLP (Jive, 1996/Get On Down, 2015) 3. Lil Noid - Paranoid Funk LP (Self Released 1995/LA Resource Club 2015) 4. Dr. Dre - The Chronic CD/2xLP (Death Row, 1992) 5. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory CD/2xLP (Jive, 1991) 6. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead CS (Tommy Boy, 1991) 7. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid Maad City CD/2xLP (TDE/Interscope, 2012) 8. Stretch & Bobbito - 3/24/94 CS (Fat Beats, 1994/2015) 9. Doughboyz Cashout - Free Roc CD (Self Released, 2012) 10 (tie). Nas - Illmatic CD/CS/LP (Columbia, 1994) 10 (tie). Common Sense - Resurrection CD/CS/LP (Relativity, 1994) Our Favorite 2015 Rap Releases That You Are Sleeping On Out Here Buying Your Eighth Copy Of The Chronic Instead Or Worse Still Staying Inside And Sharing A Joke About Drake On The Internet 1. Scarface - Deeply Rooted CD (Facemob) 2. Chief Keef - Bang 3 2xCD (FilmOn/RBC) 3. Milo - So The Flies Don't Come CS (Ruby Yacht) 4. Rae Sremmurd - Sremmlife CD (Eardrummers/Interscope) 5. Oddisee - The Good Fight  2xLP (Mello Music Group) Our Favorite 2015 Not-Rap Releases That You Are Sleeping On, Etc., Etc. 1. Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show CD (RCA) 2. RP Boo - Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints 2xLP (Planet Mu) 3. Dawn Richard - Blackheart LP (Our Dawn) 4. Grimes - Art Angels CD/2xLP (4AD) 5. Miguel - Wildheart CD/2xLP (RCA) Best Selling Pre-Hip Hop Artists Aka The List Of Dudes Come On Dudes 1. Teh Beatles 2. Jimi Hendrix 3. Parliament/Funkadelic 4. John Coltrane 5. Miles Davis 6. Gil Scott Heron 7. Fela Kuti 8. Brian Eno 9. Led Zeppelin 10. Pink Floyd Coolest Rare Rap Cassettes That We Already Sold In The Shop And No Longer Have Sorry You Slept Now You Suffer 1. E-40 - Mr. Flamboyant (Sick Wid It, 1991) 2. UGK - The Southern Way (Big Tyme, 1992) 3. Dangerous Dame - Jumpin'  (James Edwards Sr. Enterprize, 1989) 4. Eightball & MJG - Listen To The Lyrics (On The Strength, 1991) 5. Freddy B - From The Old School (Serious Sounds, 1992) Reissues of Strange And Interesting Music That We Loved And Stocked But Nobody Really Bought And Then Some Kid Was All "Oh Are You Trying To Make A Beat Right Now?" While We Were Playing One Of Them 1. Nuno Canavarro - Plux Quba  (Ama Romanta, 1988/Drag City, 2015) 2. Pekka Airaksinen - Buddhas Of Golden Light (O, 1984/Arc Light, 2015) 3. Medico Doktor Vibes ‎– Liter Thru Dorker Vibes (Bi Russel, 1979/Companion, 2013) 4. Hailu Mergia - Tche Belew (Kaifa 1977 / Awesome Tapes From Africa 2014) 5. Coil - Backwards (Unreleased, 1992/Cold Spring, 2015) Big Deal Albums By Famous People That We Could Not Sell More Than Three Copies Of Even Though We Did Try Sorta Just Saying This Is Not Necessarily A Comment On Quality But Also It Kind Of Is Except For With The Fetty He Cool 1. Adele - 25 CD/LP 2. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late CD 3. Dr. Dre - Compton CD/2XLP 4. Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon CD/2xLP 5. Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap CD Digital Only Releases That They Should've Done Physical Runs On And We Feel Weird Even Promoting Them Here Because The Fact That They Didn't Is A Constant Reminder Of How This Industry Does Not Even Fuck With Small Businesses Like Ours Anymore At All But Then Again The Music Was Cool So We Are Going To Share It Anyway Maybe We Should Just Start Bootlegging Shit Like This Next Year Who's Gonna Stop Us Not Jimmy Iovine Not Lyor Cohen 1. Future - 56 Nights/Beast Mode/But Not The Drake One Fuck That 2. Young Thug - Barter 6/Slime Season 1&2 3. Nef The Pharoah - S/T EP 4. Denzel Curry - 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms 5. Dej Loaf - #andseethatsthething EP 6. Starlito - Introversion 7. The Social Experiment - Surf 8. Quelle Chris - Innocent Country 9. E-40 - Poverty & Prosperty EP 10. Nicholas Fraser - "Why You Always Lying" lock groove 12"

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