The Times Music Index : STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended March 7, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 12.9

Singles: 1.9

Week ago

Albums: 13.3

Singles: 1.6

Year ago

Albums: 12.4

Singles: 2.7

*

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of March 7, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

MARKET SHARE

*--*

Latest Year Distributor week to date Top-selling album Artist Universal 28.9% 27.5% Slim Shady Eminem BMG 18.4 17.3 Fanmail T.L.C. WEA 15.1 15.5 Believe Cher Sony 13.5 14.4 The Miseducation of ... Lauryn Hill EMD 8.3 9.5 Now That’s What I Call Music Various

*--*

Source: SoundScan