The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Dec. 6, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 19.6

Singles: 1.5

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Week ago

Albums: 17.1

Singles: 1.6

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Year ago

Albums: 19.2

Year ago: 2.4

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Dec. 6, 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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Latest Year Distributor week to date Top-selling album Artist Sony 18.2% 17.4% These Are Special Times Celine Dion WEA 16.5 17.3 Spirit Jewel BMG 15.6 14.1 N-Sync N-Sync PolyGram 14.3 12.8 Come on Over Shania Twain EMD 11.1 14.2 Double Live Garth Brooks UNI 10.2 10.9 Greatest Hits Tupac Shakur

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Source: SoundScan