The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended July 16, 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 July 16, 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 31.1% 28.2% Marshall Mathers LP BMG 17.7 20.7 Oops! I Did It Again WEA 14.5 13.4 Riding With the King Sony 11.8 15.3 Writing’s on the Wall EMD 8.1 7.4 Vol. 1: Learning How...

Distributor Artist Universal Eminem BMG Britney Spears WEA E. Clapton/B.B. King Sony Destiny’s Child EMD Everclear

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Source: SoundScan