The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Nov. 19, 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 Nov. 19, 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 Artist Universal 24.3% 29.1% Chocolate Starfish... Limp Bizkit Sony 22.1 14.4 Now That’s What I Call Music Various artists BMG 16.2 19.3 TP-2.com R. Kelly EMD 11.8 8.0 1 The Beatles WEA 11.6 13.6 Didn’t See Me Coming Keith Sweat

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Source: SoundScan