From Hits Magazine:

Death Cab for Cutie Aims for #1

May 14, 2008

Their Narrow Stairs is going to chart heaven.
Death Cab for Cutie’s sixth album, and second for Atlantic, is headed for #1 on next week’s HITS sales chart, according to our network of retailers still standing around the country.

Based on one-day sales reports, the critically acclaimed new release, fronted by the eight-minute-long single, “I Will Possess Your Heart,” will sell around 140k in its first week and easily end Neil Diamond’s reign atop the chart.

Good for them.

Sweet. This motivates me to buy a physical copy.

I went to pick up a legitimate copy today at HMV. They had the album playing on the speakers outside and inside the store, AND when I was paying for the album a guy next to me was buying Plans. I remember when that HMV didn't even have a Death Cab For Cutie section on their shelves.

No surprise, given the competition they were up against... congratulations to the band, this album deserves to be heard by as many people possible...

good on them. i always figured this would happen.

I thought this thread was a joke when I saw the title... Times have changed and i'm so confused, i'm sure i'm happy!?

yeah i really think that this is deffinatly one of their best albums.. i mean its deffinatly different but i reallly like it

Yeah.. good on 'em - utterly deserved.

Not sure if I'm glad or not that I only EVER see Plans and You Can Play.. in my local retailers.

Kinda disgusted actually o_O