The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended March 21, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 13.1

Singles: 2.0

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Week ago

Albums: 12.7

Singles: 1.8

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Year ago

Albums: 12.1

Singles: 2.9

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of March 21, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

MARKET SHARE

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Latest Year Distributor week to date Top-selling album Artist Universal 26.8% 27.4% Slim Shady Eminem BMG 17.1 17.4 Fanmail T.L.C. Sony 16.3 14.5 The Miseducation of ... Lauryn Hill WEA 14.3 15.3 Believe Cher EMD 10.0 9.7 Bossalinie C-Murder Source: SoundScan

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