Twist & Shout Awards

2011

Best Store on Colfax
-Westword

#2 Top 10 Current Record Stores
-Grammy.com
http://www.grammy.com/news/still-spinning

2010

The Best Record Stores in the USA (Top 25)
-Rolling Stone

2008

Top CD Store
- 5280 Magazine

Best All-in-One Date Destination
(Lowenstein CulturePlex) - Westword

2007

NARM Retailer of the Year

Best New Old Store on Colfax
- Westword

Best Music
- Citysearch

Best Records & CDs
- DenverChannel.com/Alist

2006

Best CD Store
- Westword

NARM Retailer Of The Year

Best Denver Record Store
- Core Magazine

2005

Keeping the Blues Alive
- The Blues Foundation in Memphis

NARM Retailer Of The Year

Top of the Rockies' Best CD Store and Readers Choice Best Used CD Store
- Rocky Mountain News

Best Local CD Store
- Westword

Best Free Musical Event
- Westword

2004

Top CD Store
- Rocky Mountain News

NARM Retailer Of The Year

Best Staff at a Record Store
- Westword

Best Free Musical Event
- Westword

Best Clothes for Cool Babies
- Westword

2003

Top of the Rocky's Best Top CD Store
(Local) - Rocky Mountain News

Best of Citysearch
- citysearch.com

NARM retailer of the year

Best record store
- Westword

Reader's choice, Independent Record Store
- Out Front

Top Five Indie Stores in the Country
- Rolling Stone Magazine

2002

Top of the Town
- 5280 Magazine

Readers choice, Most Knowledgeable Music Staff
- Out Front

NARM retailer of the year

Best Place to Sample Soundbites of Area Artists
- Westword

2001

Best Music Store
- In Site Magazine

Readers choice, Best Place to Listen Before You Buy
- Out Front

Top CD Store
- 5280 Magazine

Top 100 Private Companies
- Denver Business Journal

Best New Vinyl Store
- Westword

NARM Retailer of the Year


2000

Top CD Shop
- 5280 Magazine

Best New Record Store, Popular Music & Jazz
- Denver Post

Best DJ Vinyl Store
- Colorado Electronic Music Association

Best Independent CD Shop
- In Site Magazine