STACKING UP SALES Total album and single...

STACKING UP SALES Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Feb. 27, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold: Latest week Albums: 9.6 Singles: 1.9 Week-ago Albums: 11.0 Singles: 1.9 Year-ago Albums: 9.4 Singles: 1.8

Atop the Charts Monthly record company market share as of February, based on units sold. This is an indicator of music company performance.

Hits Magazine Tip of the Week Warner Music Group Chairman Robert Morgado and Atlantic Records co-Chairman and CEO Doug Morris have linked tenors Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti for a one-album, two-video worldwide deal revolving around their Dodger Stadium concert before the World Cup finals this summer. Industry chatter says it’s the biggest single-project deal in Time Warner history. The trio’s last album on PolyGram has sold 10 million copies worldwide. Note: Hits magazine is a weekly music industry trade publication. Source: Soundscan Inc.