STACKING UP SALES

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

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Albums Latest Week Week Ago Year ago 11.5 11.3 11.1

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Singles Latest Week 3 Weeks Ago Year ago 2.8 2.7 2.8

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Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Dec. 28, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

MARKET SHARE

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Distributor This week Year to date Top-selling album Artist Sony 20.0% 21.8% Titanic Soundtrack WEA 16.8 16.5 Ray of Light Madonna EMD 16.0 13.5 Moment of Truth Gang Starr BMG 13.2 13.4 Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys PolyGram 11.3 10.0 Come on Over Shania Twain Universal 9.6 10.9 Love Always K-Ci & Jo Jo

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Source: SoundScan