The Times Music Index
STACKING UP SALES
Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Aug. 6, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:
Atop the Charts
Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Aug. 6, 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 Universal 32.2% 28.4% Now That’s What...Vol. 4 BMG 17.8 20.5 Oops! I Did It Again WEA 14.0 13.5 Riding With the King Sony 11.5 15.1 Writing’s on the Wall EMD 7.9 7.4 Big Picture
Distributor Artist Universal Various Artists BMG Britney Spears WEA E. Clapton/B.B. King Sony Destiny’s Child EMD Big L
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Source: SoundScan
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