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YOUR WEEKLY MARKETSHARE SCORECARD: This chart is Frozen… See what we did right there? The chart-topping soundtrack to the hit animated feature has put Ken Bunt’s Disney Music Group in the thick of the action for the first sales week of 2014, right there among the heavy hitters. But this week, like the last three, belongs to Rob Stringer’s Columbia, with its one-two punch of Beyoncé and 1D, while Jimmy Iovine’s IGA continues to get production from the meat of its lineup: Eminem, OneRepublic, Imagine Dragons and Lady Gaga. And Monte Lipman’s Republic is the recipient of the gift that keeps on giving—Lorde—as well as consistent sluggers Florida Georgia Line and Drake. A glance at the HITS Top 50 Album Sales Chart reveals that the aforementioned albums comprise 10 of the week’s 15 top sellers, confirming the hypothesis that hits are handy to have if you’re a record label. (1/8a)