The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Sept. 10, 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 Sept. 10, 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 29.9% 28.8% Country Grammar Nelly BMG 16.4 20.0 Oops! I Did It Again Britney Spears WEA 13.3 13.5 Coyote Ugly Soundtrack Sony 12.7 14.8 Writing’s on the Wall Destiny’s Child EMD 9.9 7.5 Trapped in Crime C-Murder

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Source: SoundScan