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STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Aug. 13, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest week:

Albums: 10.7

Singles: 2.1

Week-ago:

Albums: 11.3

Singles: 2.2

Year-ago:

Albums: 10.6

Singles: 2.1

Atop the Charts

Year-to-date record company market share as of Aug. 13, based on units sold. This is an indicator of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE Rank: 1

Distributor: WEA

Total Share: 22.04%

Albums: 22.27%

Singles: 20.68%

Top Selling album: Cracked

Artist: Hootie & the Blowfish

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Rank: 2

Distributor: PolyGram

Total Share: 14.18%

Albums: 13.46%

Singles: 18.53%

Top Selling album: Woman in Me

Artist: Shania Twain

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Rank: 3

Distributor: Sony

Total Share: 13.33%

Albums: 13.66%

Singles: 11.33%

Top Selling album: HIStory

Artist: Michael Jackson

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Rank: 4

Distributor: BMG

Total Share: 12.19

Albums: 10.45

Singles: 22.77

Top Selling album: CrazySexyCool

Artist: TLC

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Rank: 5

Distributor: UNI

Total Share: 10.02%

Albums: 10.43%

Singles: 7.51%

Top Selling album: Dangerous Minds

Artist: Various

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Rank: 6

Distributor: CEMA

Total Share: 8.73%

Albums: 9.10%

Singles: 6.46%

Top Selling album: Dreaming of You

Artist: Selena

Source: SoundScan Inc.