STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Aug. 23, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest Week

Albums: 12.5

Singles: 2.0

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Week Ago

Albums: 12.4

Singles: 2.0

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Year Ago

Albums: 11.6

Singles: 2.4

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Aug. 23, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

Market Share

Distributor: WEA

Latest week: 17.3%

Year to date: 17.4%

Top-selling album: Stunt

Artist: Barenaked Ladies

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Distributor: Sony

Latest week: 16.8%

Year to date: 18.1%

Top-selling album: Follow the Leader

Artist: Korn

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Distributor: EMD

Latest week: 15.1%

Year to date: 15.3%

Top-selling album: Game Is to Be Sold...

Artist: Snoop Dogg

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Distributor: BMG

Latest week: 14.6%

Year to date: 13.8%

Top-selling album: N-Sync

Artist: N-Sync

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Distributor: PolyGram

Latest week: 12.6%

Year to date: 11.3%

Top-selling album: Come on Over

Artist: Shania Twain

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Distributor: Universal

Latest week: 11.1%

Year to date: 10.9%

Top-selling album: How Stella Got Her...

Artist: Soundtrack

Source: SoundScan