STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended July 25, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in thousands of units sold: Latest week Albums: 10,650 Singles: 2,652

Week-ago Albums: 10,543 Singles: 2,585

Year-ago Albums: 9,603 Singles: 2,231

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 ended July 25. Both are indicators of music company performance. ALBUMS Category: Overall Title: Zooropa Artist: U2 Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Island Parent company: Polygram

Category: Classical Title: Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 Artist: Upshaw, London Rank last wk.: 1* Label: Nonesuch Parent company: Time Warner

Category: Country Title: It Won’t Be the Last Artist: Billy Ray Cyrus Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Mercury Parent company: Polygram

Category: Jazz Title: Take a Look Artist: Natalie Cole Rank last wk.: 3* Label: Elektra Parent company: Time Warner

Category: Jazz/Contemp. Title: Worth Waiting for Artist: Jeff Lorber Rank last wk.: 2* Label: Verve Parent company: Polygram

Category: New Artists Title: Rage Against the Machine Artist: Rage...Machine Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Epic Parent company: Sony

Category: R&B; Title: Menace II Society Artist: Soundtrack Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Jive Parent company: Jive

SINGLES Category: Overall Title: Whoomp! (There It Is) Artist: Tag Team Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Life/Bellmark Parent company: Life

Category: Contemporary Title: I Don’t Wanna Fight Artist: Tina Turner Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Virgin Parent company: EMI

Category: Country Title: Chattahoochee Artist: Alan Jackson Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Arista Parent company: BMG

Category: Dance Title: Dre Day Artist: Dr. Dre Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Death Row Parent company: EMI

Category: Latin Title: Ayer Artist: Luis Miguel Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Wea Latina Parent company: Time Warner

Category: R&B; Title: Whoomp! (There It Is) Artist: Tag Team Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Life/Bellmark Parent company: Life

Category: Rap Title: Bonne & Clyde/Ibwin’...Crew Artist: Yo-Yo Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Eastwest Parent company: Time Warner

Category: Album rock track Title: Cryin’ Artist: Aerosmith Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Geffen Parent company: MCA

Category: Modern rock track Title: Break It Down Again Artist: Tears for Fears Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Mercury Parent company: Polygram

* Ranking from two weeks ago

Sources: SoundScan Inc.; Billboard magazine