STACKING UP SALESTotal album and single sales...

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended August 11, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest Week

Albums: 10.6

Singles: 2.6

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Week ago

Albums: 10.8

Singles: 2.5

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Year ago

Albums: 10.7

Singles: 2.1

Atop the Charts

Year-to-date record company market share as of August 11, based on units sold. This is an indicator of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE

Rank: 1

Distributor: WEA

Total share: 22.04%

Albums: 22.77%

Singles: 18.51%

Top-selling album: Jagged Little Pill

Artist: Alanis Morissette

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Rank: 2

Distributor: Sony

Total share: 14.52%

Albums: 14.87%

Singles: 12.83%

Top-selling album: It Was Written

Artist: NAS

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Rank: 3

Distributor: PolyGram

Total share: 13.78%

Albums: 13.52%

Singles: 14.34%

Top-selling album: The Crow: City of Angels

Artist: Various

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Rank: 4

Distributor: BMG

Total share: 13.21%

Albums: 10.28%

Singles: 27.30%

Top-selling album: Falling Into You

Artist: Toni Braxton

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Rank: 5

Distributor: EMD

Total share: 8.48%

Albums: 9.22%

Singles: 4.90%

Top-selling album: Electriclarryland

Artist: Butthole Surfers

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Rank: 6

Distributor: UNI

Total share: 8.41%

Albums: 8.64%

Singles: 7.31%

Top-selling album: Tragic Kingdom

Artist: No Doubt