Stacking Up Sales

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Nov. 2, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest week

Albums: 10.8

Singles: 2.3

Week-ago

Albums: 10.5

Singles: 2.5

Year-ago

Albums: 10.9

Singles: 2.5

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of Nov. 2, based on current albums sold. This is an indicator of music company performance. Figures do not include catalog sales.

MARKET SHARE

Distributor: BMG

This week: 19.03%

Year to date: 14.18%

Top-selling album: Harlem World

Artist: Mase

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Distributor: WEA

This week: 18.53%

Year to date: 17.70%

Top-selling album: You Light Up My Life

Artist: LeAnn Rimes

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Distributor: UNI

This week: 12.96%

Year to date: 13.62%

Top-selling album: The Album

Artist: Various

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Distributor: EMD

This week: 11.90%

Year to date: 13.48%

Top-selling album: Velvet Rope

Artist: Janet Jackson

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Distributor: PolyGram

This week: 11.63%

Year to date: 11.39%

Top-selling album: Evolution

Artist: Boyz II Men

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Distributor: Sony

This week: 10.50%

Year to date: 12.08%

Top-selling album: Butterfly

Artist: Mariah Carey

Source: SoundScan