The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Oct. 18, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 11.7

Singles: 1.8

Week ago

Albums: 11.9

Singles: 1.6

Year ago

Albums: 11.2

Singles: 2.8

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Oct. 18, 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 WEA 17.3% 17.4% Stunt Barenaked Ladies BMG 14.1 13.9 N-Sync N-Sync UNI 10.6 11.1 Nu Nation Project Kirk Franklin PolyGram 17.3 11.9 Hard Knock Life Vol.II JY+Z EMD 10.8 14.6 Hello Nasty Beastie Boys Sony 15.0 17.7 The Miseducation of ... Lauryn Hill

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Source: SoundScan