The Times Music Index

Stacking Up Sales

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended April 13, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest week

Albums: 10.8

Singles: 2.7

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1 week ago

Albums: 11.1

Singles: 2.8

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Year ago

Albums: 10.2

Singles: 2.4

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of April 13, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

Market Share

Distributor: EMD

This week: 16.6

Year to date: 13.1

Top-selling album: Spice

Artist: Spice Girls

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Distributor: WEA

This week: 15.8

Year to date: 17.9

Top-selling album: Space Jam

Artist: Various

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Distributor: BMG

This week: 12.9

Year to date: 13.3

Top-selling album: Life After Death

Artist: Notorious B.I.G.

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Distributor: Universal

This week: 12.8

Year to date: 14.6

Top-selling album: Bringing Down the Horse

Artist: Wallflowers

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Distributor: Sony

This week: 11.8

Year to date: 11.7

Top-selling album: Falling Into You

Artist: Celine Dion

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Distributor: PolyGram

This week: 11.3

Year to date: 11.9

Top-selling album: Pop

Artist: U2

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Distributor: Independents

This week: 18.8

Year to date: 17.5

Source: SoundScan