The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Aug. 27, 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. 27, 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 30.7% 28.7% Country Grammar Nelly BMG 17.2 20.2 Oops! I Did It Again Britney Spears WEA 13.7 13.5 Coyote Ugly Soundtrack Sony 13.5 14.9 Eclectic-2 Sides II ... Wyclef Jean EMD 7.5 7.4 Young World: The Future Lil’ Zane

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Source: SoundScan