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STACKING UP SALES
Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Aug. 20, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:
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Atop the Charts
Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Aug. 20, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.
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MARKET SHARE
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Distrib. Latest Year week to date Top-selling album Artist Univer. 32.4% 28.6% Country Grammar Nelly BMG 17.1 20.3 Oops! I Did It Again Britney Spears WEA 14.0 13.5 Coyote Ugly Soundtrack Sony 11.9 14.9 Writing’s on the Wall Destiny’s Child EMD 7.6 7.4 Scenes from an American... Everclear
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Source: SoundScan
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