The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Feb. 28, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 13.3

Singles: 1.8

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Week ago

Albums: 13.0

Singles: 1.9

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Year ago

Albums: 12.0

Singles: 2.6

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Feb. 28, 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 Universal 29.0% 27.3% Slim Shady Eminem BMG 18.6 17.2 Fanmail T.L.C. WEA 15.5 15.5 1999 Grammy Nominees Various Sony 13.6 14.6 The Miseducation of ... Lauryn Hill EMD 8.3 9.7 Now That’s What I Call Music Various

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Source: SoundScan