As the second quarter got underway, Disney Music Group (DMG) found itself in an unexpected position - surging ahead of Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) in current-album market share, thanks to the 2013 Frozen soundtrack. The startling news comes as the music division attempts to move successfully beyond the animated phenomenon with a 2014 slate of releases - including Dconstructed, an EDM album of Disney songs remixed by such DJs and producers as Avicii and Armin van Buuren - and an artist-development strategy that president Ken Bunt says puts "creating careers" over market share.

According to Nielsen SoundScan data, through April 27, Disney's year-to-date 2014 market share for current albums is 6.7 percent, which puts the music group in fourth place behind Columbia Records (8.5 percent), Republic Records (7.9 percent) and Capitol Music Group (7.6 percent), and ahead of IGA (6.0 percent). For the same period in 2013, Disney's market share was a mere 1.1 percent.