The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

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

Latest week

Albums: 11.3

Singles: 1.6

Week ago

Albums: 11.9

Singles: 1.7

Year ago

Albums: 10.2

Singles: 2.3

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Sept. 13, 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 17.4% 17.0% The Miseducation of ... Lauryn Hill WEA 16.6 18.4 Stunt Barenaked Ladies BMG 14.3 11.8 N-Sync N-Sync Universal 13.5 10.6 Can-I-Bus Canibus EMD 12.2 13.8 Hello Nasty Beastie Boys PolyGram 11.3 12.8 Come on Over Shania Twain

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Source: SoundScan