The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

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

Latest week

Albums: 24.9

Singles: 1.8

Week ago

Albums: 19.6

Singles: 1.5

Year ago

Albums: 11.3

Singles: 2.7

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Dec. 13, 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 18.1 17.6 These Are Special Times Celine Dian WEA 16.3 17.3 Spint Jewel BMG 16.1 14.1 N-Sync N-Sync PolyGram 15.2 12.9 Come On Over Shania Twain EMD 11.0 14.0 Double Live Garth Brooks UNI p.9 10.9 Greates Hits Tupac Sakur

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Source: SoundScan