The Times Music Index
STACKING UP SALES
Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Nov. 14, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Nov. 19, 1999 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Friday November 19, 1999 Home Edition Business Part C Page 2 Financial Desk 2 inches; 43 words Type of Material: Correction
Music index--Because of incorrect information suppled by SoundScan, The Times Music Index published on Thursday incorrectly reported the top-selling album distributed by Warner Music Group. Faith Hill’s latest album “Breathe” came in at the top of the charts. The “Pokemon” soundtrack debuted at No. 8.
Latest week
Albums: 14.8
Singles: 1.3
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Week ago:
Albums: 13.9
Singles: 1.3
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Year ago:
Albums: 13.6
Singles: 1.5
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Atop the Charts
Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Nov. 14, 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 23.4% 27.3% Tha Block Is Hot Lil’ Wayne BMG 22.0 18.9 Supernatural Santana Sony 18.3 15.8 Rainbow Mariah Carey WEA 15.1 14.0 Pokemon (Soundtrack) EMD 6.9 8.9 Only God Could Judge Master P
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Source: SoundScan
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