The Times Music Index

STACKING UP SALES

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

Latest week

Albums: 12.0

Singles: 1.8

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Week ago

Albums: 11.4

Singles: 1.0

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Year ago

Albums: 11.6

Singles: 2.6

Atop the Charts

Weekly and year-to-date record company market share as of May 2, 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 28.5% 27.0% Ryde or Die Compilation Ruff Ryders Sony 16.2 15.4 I Am Nas BMG 15.9 16.9 Fanmail TLC WEA 13.8 15.0 Believe Cher EMD 8.4 9.6 Something for Everybody Baz Luhrman

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Source: SoundScan