STACKING UP SALES
Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Jan. 25, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:
Latest Week
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Feb. 5, 1998 STACKING UP SALES
Los Angeles Times Thursday February 5, 1998 Home Edition Business Part D Page 6 Financial Desk 1 inches; 23 words Type of Material: Correction
Due to a reporting error by SoundScan, The Times incorrectly reported Sony’s top album in last week’s Music Index. It should have been the “Titanic” soundtrack.
Albums: 11.4
Singles: 1.9
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Week Ago
Albums: 11.4
Singles: 1.8
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Year Ago
Albums: 10.2
Singles: 2.0
Atop the Charts
Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Jan. 25, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.
Market Share
Distributor: Sony*
This week: 24.0%
Year to date: 19.8%
Top-selling album: Titanic
Artist: Soundtrack
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Distributor: WEA
This week: 15.1
Year to date: 15.8
Top-selling album: Yourself or Someone. . .
Artist: Matchbox 20
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Distributor: BMG
This week: 14.0
Year to date: 14.5
Top-selling album: My Way
Artist: Usher
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Distributor: EMD
This week: 12.7
Year to date: 12.5
Top-selling album: Spiceworld
Artist: Spice Girls
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Distributor: UNI
This week: 10.4
Year to date: 11.8
Top-selling album: Tubthumper
Artist: Chumbawanba
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Distributor: PolyGram
This week: 8.4
Year to date: 10.7
Top-selling album: Come on Over
Artist: Shania Twain
Source: SoundScan