STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ending May 23, compared with week- ago and year-ago levels, in thousands of units sold. Latest week Albums: 8,398 Singles: 1,817

Week ago Albums: 8,062 Singles: 1,826

Year ago Albums: 8,731 Singles: 1,867

Atop the Charts

The biggest-selling albums and most popular singles--based on sales or radio airplay--for a range of musical categories, for the week ending May 23. Both are indicators of music company performance. ALBUMS

Rank Category Title Artist Last Wk. Label Overall The Bodyguard Soundtrack 1 Arista Country Tell Me Why Wynonna New Curb Gospel I’m Going Rev. Clay 1 Savoy Through Evans New artists Toby Keith Toby Keith 5 Mercury Latin/Pop Jon Secada Jon Secada 1* SBK Latin/Salsa Cuenta Conmigo Jerry Rivera 1* Sony Tropical R&B; Fever for H-Town 3 Luke Da Flavor

Parent Category Company Overall BMG Country MCA Gospel Malaco New artists Polygram Latin/Pop Capitol-EMI Latin/Salsa Sony R&B; Luke

SINGLES Category: Overall Title: That’s the Way Love Goes Artist: Janet Jackson Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Virgin Parent Company: EMI

Category: Contemporary Title: Have I Told You Lately Artist: Rod Stewart Rank Last Wk.: 5 Label: Warner Bros. Parent Company: Time Warner

Category: Country Title: I Love the Way You Love Me Artist: John Montgomery Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Atlantic Parent Company: Time Warner

Category: Dance Title: Who Is It Artist: Michael Jackson Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Epic Parent Company: Sony

Category: Latin Title: Me Estoy Enamorando Artist: La Mafia Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Sony Discos Parent Company: Sony

Category: R&B; Title: That’s the Way Love Goes Artist: Janet Jackson Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Virgin Parent Company: EMI

Category: Rap Title: Deeper Artist: Boss Rank Last Wk.: 4 Label: DJ West Parent Company: Columbia

Category: Album rock track Title: Livin’ on the Edge Artist: Aerosmith Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Geffen Parent Company: MCA

Category: Modern rock track Title: Regret Artist: New Order Rank Last Wk.: 1 Label: Qwest Parent Company: Warner

* Ranking from two weeks ago

Source: SoundScan Inc., Billboard magazine