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STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended July 17, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest week:

Albums: 11.0

Singles: 2.0

Week-ago:

Albums: 10.4

Singles: 1.9

Year-ago:

Albums: 10.5

Singles: 2.6

Hits Magazine Tip of the Week

Pearl Jam delivered its new album to gleeful Epic Records executives last week amid speculation that the label could have the album, tentatively titled “Vitalogy,” in stores sometime in August. However, some insiders are saying not to expect the album until September. According to sources close to the project, the uncertainty over the release date revolves around package artwork, which is being supervised personally by Pearl Jam leader Eddie Vedder. Pearl Jam’s last album, “Vs.,” sold close to a million copies in its first week on the street.

Note: Hits magazine is a weekly music industry trade publication.

Source: Soundscan Inc.