STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Feb. 1, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest Week

Albums: 10.9

Singles: 2.0

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Week Ago

Albums: 11.4

Singles: 1.9

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Year Ago

Albums: 10.1

Singles: 2.1

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Feb.1, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

Market Share

Distributor: Song*

This week: 23.3%

Year to date: 20.4%

Top-selling album: Titanic

Artist: Soundtrack

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Distributor: WEA

This week: 15.2

Year to date: 15.7

Top-selling album: Yourself or Someone. . .

Artist: Matchbox 20

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Distributor: BMG

This week: 14.3

Year to date: 14.4

Top-selling album: My Way

Artist: Usher

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Distributor: EMD

This week: 13.0

Year to date: 12.6

Top-selling album: Spiceworld

Artist: Spice Girls

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Distributor: Universal

This week: 10.6

Year to date: 11.6

Top-selling album: Tubthumper

Artist: Chumbawanba

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Distributor: PolyGram

This week: 8.7

Year to date: 10.4

Top-selling album: Come on Over

Artist: Shania Twain

Source: SoundScan

*Due to a reporting error by SoundScan, The Times incorrectly reported Sony’s top album in last week’s Music Index. It should have been the “Titanic” soundtrack.