STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Oct. 31, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in thousands of units sold:

Latest week:

Albums: 10,033

Singles: 2,151

Week-ago:

Albums: 10,856

Singles: 2,102

Year-ago:

Albums: 9,295

Singles: 1,816

Atop the Charts

Monthly record company market share as of October, based on units sold. Most popular singles--based on sales or radio airplay--for a range of musical categories, for the week ended Oct. 31. Both are indicators of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE

Total Top-Selling Rank Distributor share Albums Singles album 1 WEA 20.11% 20.11% 20.10% Songs of the Eagles 2 Sony 19.77 20.17 17.81 Vs. 3 BMG 11.90 10.47 18.82 Get in Where Ya Fit 4 UNI 11.81 12.05 10.61 Bat Out of Hell II 5 Polygram 11.63 11.91 10.28 Retro Active 6 CEMA 11.35 11.75 9.42 Janet

Rank Artist 1 Common Thread 2 Pearl Jam 3 Too Short 4 Meat Loaf 5 Def Leppard 6 Janet Jackson

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TOP SINGLES Category: Overall Title: I8d Do Anything for Love Artist: Meat Loaf Rank last wk.: 1 Label: MCA Parent company: MCA

*Category: Contemporary Title: The River of Dreams Artist: Billy Joel Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Columbia Parent company: Sony

*Category: Country Title: Does He Love You Artist: McEntire/Davis Rank last wk.: 2 Label: MCA Parent company: MCA

*Category: Dance Title: Award Tour Artist: A Tribe Called Quest Rank last wk.: New Label: Jive Parent company: Jive

*Category: Latin Title: Hasta Que Me Olvides Artist: Luis Miguel Rank last wk.: 1 Label: WEA Latina Parent company: Time Warner

*Category: R&B; Title: Gangsta Lean Artist: Drs Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Capitol Parent company: EMI

*Category: Rap Title: What’s Next? Artist: Leaders. . .School Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Elektra Parent company: Time Warner

*Category: Album rock track Title: Stick It Out Artist: Rush Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Atlantic Parent company: Time Warner

*Category: Modern rock track Title: Into Your Arms Artist: The Lemonheads Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Atlantic Parent company: Time Warner

* Ranking from two weeks ago

Sources: Soundscan Inc.; Billboard magazine