STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Oct. 3, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in thousands of units sold: Latest week Albums: 9,412 Singles: 1,954

*Week-ago Albums: 9,148 Singles: 1,926

*Year-ago Albums: 9,539 Singles: 1,851

Atop the Charts

Monthly record company market share as of September, based on units sold. Most popular singles--based on sales or radio airplay--for a range of musical categories, for the week ended Oct. 3. Both are indicators of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE

Rank: 1 Distributor: WEA Total Share: 20.17% Albums: 20.05% Singles: 20.73% Top Seller: Stone Temple Pilots Album: Core

*Rank: 2 Distributor: Sony Total Share: 19.18 Albums: 19.02 Singles: 19.93 Top Seller: Mariah Carey Album: Music Box

*Rank: 3 Distributor: CEMA Total Share: 13.98 Albums: 14.79 Singles: 10.20 Top Seller: Garth Brooks Album: In Pieces

*Rank: 4 Distributor: Polygram Total Share: 11.71 Albums: 12.38 Singles: 8.61 Top Seller: John Mellencamp Album: Human Wheels

*Rank: 5 Distributor: BMG Total Share: 10.79 Albums: 9.87 Singles: 15.08 Top Seller: Spice 1 Album: 187 He Wrote

*Rank: 6 Distributor: UNI Total Share: 10.21 Albums: 10.39 Singles: 9.37 Top Seller: Nirvana Album: In Utero

TOP SINGLES Category: Overall Title: Whoomp! (There It Is) Artist: Tag Team Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Life/Bellmark Parent company: EMI

*Category: Contemporary Title: The River of Dreams Artist: Billy Joel Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Columbia Parent company: Sony

*Category: Country Title: One More Last Chance Artist: Vince Gill Rank last wk.: 5 Label: MCA Parent company: MCA

*Category: Latin Title: Nunca Voy a Olvidarte Artist: Cristian Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Melody Parent company: Fonovisa

*Category: R&B; Title: Just Kickin’ It Artist: Xscape Rank last wk.: 2 Label: So So Def Parent company: Sony

*Category: Rap Title: We Getz Buzy Artist: Illegal Rank last wk.: 5 Label: Rowdy Parent company: BMG

*Category: Album rock track Title: No Rain Artist: Blind Melon Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Capitol Parent company: EMI

*Category: Modern rock track Title: No Rain Artist: Blind Melon Rank last wk.: 1 Label: Capitol Parent company: EMI

* Ranking from two weeks ago

Sources: Soundscan Inc.; Billboard magazine