STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Dec. 31, 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. 31, 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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Distributor Latest week Year to date Top-selling album Artist Universal 28.1% 28.0% Hotshot Shaggy Sony 18.6 15.4 Now That’s What I Call Music Various Artists BMG 15.5 19.4 Stankonia Outkast WEA 12.5 13.5 Greatest Hits Tim McGraw EMD 12.0 8.7 1 The Beatles

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Source: SoundScan