Stacking Up Sales

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Aug. 22, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 13.4

Singles: 1.6

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Week ago

Albums: 13.3

Singles: 1.5

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Year ago

Albums: 12.5

Singles: 2.0

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Aug. 22, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

Market Share

Distributor: Universal

Latest week: 31.0%

Year to date: 27.8%

Top-selling album: Mary

Artist: Mary J. Blige

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Distributor: BMG

Latest week: 17.7%

Year to date: 17.8%

Top-selling album: Millennium

Artist: Backstreet Boys

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Distributor: Sony

Latest week: 17.2%

Year to date: 15.9%

Top-selling album: Murda Muzik

Artist: Mobb Deep

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Distributor: WEA

Latest week: 12.2%

Year to date: 14.3%

Top-selling album: Devil Without a Cause

Artist: Kid Rock

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Distributor: EMD

Latest week: 7.7%

Year to date: 9.0%

Top-selling album: Now That’s What I Call Music

Artist: Various artists

Source: SoundScan