Stacking Up Sales

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Oct. 3, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units:

Latest week

Albums: 13.1

Singles: 1.6

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Week ago

Albums: 12.5

Singles: 1.6

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Year ago

Albums: 12.4

Singles: 1.6

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Oct. 3, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

Market Share

Distributor: Universal

Latest week: 27.2%

Year to date: 27.6%

Top-selling album: Blackout

Artist: Method Man and Redman

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Distributor: BMG

Latest week: 22.6%

Year to date: 18.4%

Top-selling album: Human Clay

Artist: Creed

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Distributor: Sony

Latest week: 14.6%

Year to date: 15.9%

Top-selling album: Marc Anthony

Artist: Marc Anthony

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Distributor: WEA

Latest week: 12.4%

Year to date: 14.2%

Top-selling album: Devil Without a Cause

Artist: Kid Rock

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Distributor: EMD

Latest week: 9.7%

Year to date: 8.9%

Top-selling album: In the Life of ...

Artist: Garth Brooks

Source: SoundScan