Stacking Up Sales

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Oct. 5, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest week

Albums: 11.2

Singles: 3.5

Week-ago

Albums: 11.1

Singles: 5.7

Year-ago

Albums: 10.4

Singles: 2.3

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Oct. 5, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

MARKET SHARE

Distributor: WEA

This week: 18.79%

Year to date: 17.63%

Top-selling album: You Light Up My Life

Artist: LeAnn Rimes

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Distributor: BMG

This week: 15.05%

Year to date: 14.083%

Top-selling album: “Soul Food” soundtrack

Artist: Various

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Distributor: PolyGram

This week: 13.04%

Year to date: 11.59%

Top-selling album: Evolution

Artist: Boyz II Men

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Distributor: EMD

This week: 12.88%

Year to date: 13.38%

Top-selling album: Bridges to Babylon

Artist: Rolling Stones

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Distributor: Sony

This week: 12.78%

Year to date: 12.15%

Top-selling album: Butterfly

Artist: Mariah Carey

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Distributor: UNI

This week: 12.45%

Year to date: 13.69%

Top-selling album: Aquarium

Artist: Aqua

Source: SoundScan