The Times Music Index
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STACKING UP SALES
Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Dec. 3, 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 Dec. 10, 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 23.6% 28.5% Chocolate Starfish ... BMG 19.3 19.5 Black & Blue Sony 19.1 14.9 Now That’s What I Call Music WEA 13.1 13.5 Greatest Hits EMD 11.1 8.3 1
Latest Distributor Artist Universal Limp Bizkit BMG Backstreet Boys Sony Various artists WEA Tim McGraw EMD The Beatles
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Source: SoundScan
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