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By The Associated Press

Here's a look at the top record labels, their artists and their U.S. market share as of Oct. 9:

_ UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP: 35.12 percent market share in U.S.

Labels include: Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Motown Records, Verve Music Group, Decca Music Group.

Artists include: Gwen Stefani, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Kanye West, Shania Twain.

_ SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: 22.79 percent market share.

Labels include: Arista Records, Columbia Records, Jive Records, RCA Records.

Artists include: Alicia Keys, Usher, Chris Brown, AC/DC, Leona Lewis.

_ WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.: 21.12 percent market share.

Labels include: Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records.

Artists include Madonna, R.E.M., Green Day, Eric Clapton.

_ EMI GROUP PLC: 8.35 percent market share.

Labels include: Capitol Records, Virgin, Blue Note.

Artists include: Coldplay, Katy Perry, The Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz.

_ ALL OTHERS: 12.61 percent.

Source: Nielsen SoundScan, company Web sites.

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