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: 10.0

Singles: 2.2

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Week ago

Albums: 9.9

Singles: 2.3

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Year ago

Albums: 9.5

Singles: 2.0

Atop the Charts

Year-to-date record company market share as of Sept. 29, based on units sold. This is an indicator of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE

Rank: 1

Distributor: WEA

Total share: 21.91%

Albums: 22.35%

Singles: 19.85%

Top-selling album: Jagged Little Pill

Artist: Alanis Morissette

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Rank: 2

Distributor: Sony

Total share: 14.38%

Albums: 14.94%

Singles: 11.76%

Top-selling album: Falling Into You

Artist: Celine Dion

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Rank: 3

Distributor: PolyGram

Total share: 13.95%

Albums: 13.61%

Singles: 15.53%

Top-selling album: Sheryl Crow

Artist: Sheryl Crow

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Rank: 4

Distributor: BMG

Total share: 13.44%

Albums: 10.25%

Singles: 28.44%

Top-selling album: Secrets

Artist: Toni Braxton

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Rank: 5

Distributor: UNI

Total share: 8.82%

Albums: 9.03%

Singles: 7.79%

Top-selling album: Home Again

Artist: New Edition

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Rank: 6

Distributor: EMD

Total share: 8.06%

Albums: 8.82%

Singles: 4.48%

Top-selling album: Picture This

Artist: Do or Die