STACKING UP SALES

Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ending May 9, compared with week- ago and year-ago levels, in thousands of units sold. Latest week: Albums: 8,512 Singles: 1,946

Week ago: Albums: 8,132 Singles: 1,861

Year ago: Albums: 9,374 Singles: 1,979

ATOP THE CHARTS

The biggest-selling albums and most popular singles--based on sales or radio airplay--for a range of musical categories, for the week ending May 9. Both are indicators of music company performance. ALBUMS

Rank Category Title Artist Last Wk. Label Overall The Bodyguard Soundtrack 2 Arista Country Some Gave All Billy Ray 1 Mercury Cyrus Gospel I’m Going Rev. Clay 2* Savoy Through Evans New artists Dazzey Duks Duice 2 TMR Latin/Pop Jon Secada Jon Secada 1* SBK Latin/Salsa Cuenta Conmigo Jerry Rivera 1* Sony Tropical R&B; The Chronic Dr. Dre 1 Death Row

Parent Category Company Overall BMG Country Polygram Gospel Malaco New artists TMR Latin/Pop Capitol-EMI Latin/Salsa Sony R&B; Priority

SINGLES

Rank Category Title Artist Last Wk. Label Overall That’s the Janet Jackson 2 Virgin Way Love Goes Contemporary Tell Me What Warren Hill 3 Novus You Dream Country I Love the John 4 Atlantic Way You Love Me Montgomery Dance Show Me Love Robin S. 1 Big Beat Latin Me Estoy La Mafia 1 Sony Discos Enamorando R&B; That’s the Way Janet Jackson 1 Virgin Love Goes Rap How I’m Comin’ L.L. Cool J 3 Def Jam Album rock Livin’ on the Aerosmith 1 Geffen track Edge Modern rock Walking in My Depeche Mode 2 Mute track Shoes

Parent Category Company Overall EMI Contemporary RCA Country Time Warner Dance Big Beat Latin Sony R&B; EMI Rap Columbia Album rock MCA track Modern rock Warner track

* Ranking from two weeks ago

Source: SoundScan Inc., Billboard magazine

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