STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended August 11, compared with week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:

Latest Week

Albums: 13.9

Singles: 2.3

*

Week ago

Albums: 11.6

Singles: 2.1

*

Year ago

Albums: 12.6

Singles: 2.4

Atop the Charts

Year-to-date record company market share as of Feb. 15, based on units sold. This is an indicator of music company performance.

MARKET SHARE

Distributor: Sony

This Week: 26.3%

Year to Date: 22.2%

Top-selling album: Titanic

Artist: Soundtrack

*

Distributor: WEA

This Week: 14.9%

Year to Date: 15.5%

Top-selling album: Yourself or Someone. . .

Artist: Matchbox 20

*

Distributor: BMG

This Week: 13.4%

Year to Date: 14.1%

Top-selling album: My Way

Artist: Usher

*

Distributor: EMD

This Week: 12.3%

Year to Date: 12.5%

Top-selling album: Sevens

Artist: Garth Brooks

*

Distributor: Universal

This Week: 11.0%

Year to Date: 11.3%

Top-selling album: Love Always

Artist: K-Ci& Jo Jo

*

Distributor: PolyGram

This Week: 8.5%

Year to Date: 9.8%

Top-selling album: Come on Over

Artist: Shania Twain

Source: SoundScan