The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended March 11, 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 March 11, 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 29.6% 28.2% Hotshot Shaggy Sony 17.7 17.4 Just Push Play Aerosmith BMG 16.3 15.7 Everyday Dave Matthews Band WEA 11.0 11.8 Hybrid Theory Linkin Park EMD 9.9 11.1 1 The Beatles

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Source: SoundScan