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01-02-2003

Nielsen Soundscan 2002 YTD Music Industry Report Through Sales Of 12/22/02

Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system which tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product, has announced its 2002 sales research data through 12/22/02. A subsequent report will be release on 01/02/03 will include sales through 12/29/02.

2002 TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS
(01/01/2002-12/22/2002)

Title / Artist Units Sold
1. Eminem Show / Eminem 7,420,840
2. Nellyville / Nelly 4,757,876
3. Let Go / Avril Lavigne 3,858,398
4. Home / Dixie Chicks 3,430,694
5. 8 Mile / Soundtrack 3,185,537
6. Missundaztood / Pink 3,049,865
7. Ashanti / Ashanti 3,049,516
8. Drive / Alan Jackson 2,998,114
9. O Brother Where Art Thou? / Soundtrack 2,704,299
10. Up / Shania Twain 2,646,107

TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS OF SOUNDSCAN ERA
(1991 – 12/22/2002)

Title / Artist Units Sold
1. Come on Over / Shania Twain 14,490,470
2. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morisette 14,084,425
3. Metallica / Metallica 13,332,320
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys 12,030,804
5. Bodyguard / Soundtrack 11,714,440
6. Supernatural / Santana 11,165,842
7. Human Clay / Creed 11,078,203
8. No Strings Attached / N Sync 11,023,057
9. Falling Into You / Celine Dion 10,525,873
10. Baby One More Time / Britney Spears 10,416,070

2002 YEAR-TO-DATE RECORD COMPANY MARKET SHARE (01/01/02-12/22/02)

TOTAL ALBUMS
(Catalog & Current Titles)
2002 2001
UMVD 28.86 % 26.39 %
BMG 14.78 % 14.66 %
WEA 15.86 % 15.93 %
SONY 15.64 % 15.64 %
EMD 8.43 % 10.65 %
OTHERS 16.44 % 16.74 %

CURRENT ALBUMS
2002 2001
UMVD 31.23 % 27.57 %
BMG 17.35 % 16.93 %
SONY 15.18 % 15.83 %
WEA 14.23 % 14.39 %
EMD 7.32 % 10.59 %
OTHERS 14.69 % 14.69 %

2002 GENRE ALBUM SALES REPORT (01/01/02-12/22/02)

Album Units Sold (000's)
Genre 2002 2001
Alternative 121,571 127,207
Classical 20,541 21,259
Country 73,685 66,499
Jazz 21,667 21,878
Latin 23,028 23,219
Metal 71,990 84,657
R&B 155,797 191,091
Rap 81,331 87,277
Christian/Gospel 48,023 48,418
Soundtrack 35,489 39,738
New Age 6,820 11,745
(Note: Titles may appear in more than one genre)

TOTAL CD ALBUM SALES (IN MILLIONS)
(Includes Catalog And Current Titles)
2002 2001
CDs 624.2 688.2

* Country album sales in 2002 were up 11% over 2001.
* 2002 total CD Ytd album sales declined 9% from 2001.
* CD album sales represent more than 94% of total music sales in 2002.
* The holiday gift-buying surge in sales is evidenced by 42 of the top selling CD's selling more than 100,000 units (week of 12/16/02-12/22/02), opposed to only 7 CD's selling more than 100,000 units (week of 10/28/02-11/03/02).

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