STACKING UP SALESTotal album and single sales...

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Sept. 29, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest Week

Albums: 10.4

Singles: 2.3

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Week ago

Albums: 10.0

Singles: 2.2

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Year ago

Albums: 9.9

Singles: 2.0

Atop the Charts

Year-to-date record company market share as of Oct. 6, based on units sold. This is an indicator of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE

Distributor: WEA

This week:: 18.4%

Year to Date: 22.5%

Top-selling album: Blue

Artist: Leann Rimes

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Distributor: BMG

This week: 15.2

Year to Date: 11.9

Top-selling album: Aenima

Artist: Tool

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Distributor: UNI

This Week: 14.8

Year to Date: 9.0

Top-selling album: From the Muddy Banks. . .

Artist: Nirvana

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Distributor: Sony

This Week: 14.2

Year to Date: 16.0

Top-selling album: Falling Into You

Artist: Celine Dion

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Distributor: Polygram

This Week: 11.0

Year to Date: 12.1

Top-selling album: Sheryl Crow

Artist: Sheryl Crow

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Distributor: EMD

This Week: 5/5

Year to Date: 8.2

Top-selling album: Picture This

Artist: Do or Die

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Distributor: Independents

This Week: 20.9

Year to Date: 20.3

Source: Soundscan