The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Nov. 29, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 19.5

Singles: 1.6

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Week ago

Albums: 17.1

Singles: 1.6

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Year ago

Albums: 18.2

Singles: 2.4

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Nov. 29, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

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MARKET SHARE

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Latest Year Distributor week to date Top-selling album Artist Sony 18.8% 17.4% These Are Special Times Celine Dion WEA 17.6 17.3 Garage Inc. Metallica BMG 15.3 14.0 N-Sync N-Sync PolyGram 13.9 12.8 Hard Knock Life Jay-Z EMD 12.4 14.3 Double Live Garth Brooks Universal 10.1 11.0 Greatest Hits Tupac

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Source: SoundScan