STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Oct. 10, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in thousands of units sold:

Latest week Albums: 9,245 Singles: 1,942

*Week-ago Albums: 9,412 Singles: 1,954

*Year-ago Albums: 9,663 Singles: 1,926

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. 10. 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: Rod Stewart Album: Unplugged & Seated

*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: Def Leppard Album: Retro Active

*Rank: 5 Distributor: BMG Total Share: 10.79% Albums: 9.87% Singles: 15.08% Top Seller: Toni Braxton Album: Toni Braxton

*Rank: 6 Distributor: UNI Total Share: 10.21% Albums: 10.39% Singles: 9.37% Top Seller: Meatloaf Album: Bat Out of Hell II

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: What’s It to You Artist: Clay Walker Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Giant Parent company: Time Warner

*Category: Latin Title: Guadalupe Artist: Jose y Durval Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Polygram Parent company: Polygram

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

*Category: Rap Title: Flow Joe Artist: Fat Joe Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Violator Parent company: Relativity

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

*Category: Modern rock track Title: Heart-Shaped Box Artist: Nirvana Rank last wk.: 2 Label: Geffen Parent company: MCA

* Ranking from two weeks ago

Sources: Soundscan Inc.; Billboard magazine