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PrintableSpcMs said: DavidEye said: Cloudbuster said: Actually, Michael's worldwide album sales are more like this:
Off The Wall - 18m Thriller - 59m Bad - 30m Dangerous - 30m History - 20m Blood On The Dancefloor - 6m Invincible - 9m Wow,I knew that 'OTW' and 'Thriller' had astronomical sales,but I didn't know that his other albums did that well.It's funny,many of his post-Thriller albums are considered sales disappointments,but I don't find those sales disappointing one bit! Like Madonna,MJ may not be as popular in the US as he once was,but he's still capable of selling alot of CDs in other places. Mmm...i'd say those sales numbers are extremely optimistic, certainly when you count actual sales. 18 - 54 - 27 - 28 - 14 - 5 - 6 should be more like it. Well, I have checked several sources and although they may represent shipment rather than retail sales they are accurate. Considering that MJ's back catalougue has been on many charts around the world since the january documentary (Off the Wall is still in the UK chart as we speak) it's very likely that the sales figures are right. | |
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how is there "musical evolution" in "hooo heee Hic sha'mon"
Mj's about as evolved as a flat tire on a tricycle | |
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Finess said: how is there "musical evolution" in "hooo heee Hic sha'mon"
Mj's about as evolved as a flat tire on a tricycle  | |
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Invincible is good IMHO,I wish Prince could still drop a ballad as good as 'butterflies' or 'heaven can wait'.
yeah but MJ didnt write butterflies, and i think she loves me4me is brilliant anyways! | |
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Marrk said: Invincible is good IMHO... It's a great album. Had the following songs been released as singles; Unbreakable, Whatever Happens, Speechless, Heartbreaker, Break Of Dawn, then the album would've had a much bigger profile and probably doubled in sales. Unfortunately, Sony had other ideas.  | |
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Jackson Daily News claims to have the most accurate sales:
OTW - 17.8m T - 58.9m B - 29m D - 28.8m H - 20.5m BOTD - 5.8m I - 8.4m So there, I wasn't that far off.  | |
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But MJ is bankrupt, right? | |
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Is anyone else REALLY sick of comparing MJ & Prince. They both have done their share of entertaining me over the years and they both have done projects that have not really met expectations. Let's just leave it at that.
Whoever said they are waiting for Prince to make a ballad on par with Butterflies & Heaven Can Wait...um check out She Loves Me 4 Me & Mellow from The Rainbow Children, 2 of his best ballads. Album sales do not equal quality of music. [This message was edited Mon Aug 25 8:29:05 PDT 2003 by Pagey] | |
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Pagey said: Is anyone else REALLY sick of comparing MJ & Prince. They both have done their share of entertaining me over the years and they both have done projects that have not really met expectations. Let's just leave it at that.
Whoever said they are waiting for Prince to make a ballad on par with Butterflies & Heaven Can Wait...um check out She Loves Me 4 Me & Mellow from The Rainbow Children, 2 of his best ballads. Album sales do not equal quality of music. [This message was edited Mon Aug 25 8:29:05 PDT 2003 by Pagey] Yeah that was me.The TRC ballads aren't exactly 'Adore' or 'The Beautiful Ones' standard though are they? I agree album sales don't mean shit though. |
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HerRoyalBadness said: U can kill me, but I'm still an MJ fan
And what the hell has this to do with Prince himself? Ok, so not many people like Princes alternative music...FUCK THEM, I'd say and gimme the electric chair for listening to that tiny MF    &  | |
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Hmmm...when I was a kid,I always had the opinion that you were either a Prince person or a MJ person.
I never thought about listening to both. I was a Prince person. And I don't regret it a bit,that I was listening to SOTT,while the masses were missing out and choosing to listen to BAD  I DON'T WANT TO BE NORMAL,because normal is part of the status quo,which I don't want to be a part of- Tori Amos | |
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NME said: locoarts said: By the way MJ makes about $2 Bucks per sale on each album (but he has to pay off the producer's he needs to seem hype.. his last album thats $25 Million) Prince since 1996 gets around $9- 13 per album sold (double disks around $20-30 per).. NO producer cost..no studio time.. hmmm $9 per disc that sells fuck all or $2 per disc that sells in excess of 9 million what was MJ thinking..., DOH! Producer's & Studio Time Prince: Electric bill at Paisley Park MJ: $30 Million /$35 Million Studio Time Promotion | |
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Here are my comparisons Micheal Jackson really wants 2 be Prince Prince just wants 2 be himself[/quote] This 100% true.. Who can't see after it took 5 years for MJ to create his own album "really" on his own for BAD (well the writing part).. He changes his Skin, Face & Hair to look almost exactly like the 1984 Prince just without facial hair. Then for his first video back .. he wanted Prince to be in the BAD video in the Wesley Snipes "character"... MJ was just itching to sing the first lyrics to BAD (Your BUTT is Mine??) I have never seen another human have a bigger hard-on for Prince then MJ?? To actually change your skin color to match closer to Prince's ..Lets not forget the facial surgeries and that dead on "Purple Rain Haircut". | |
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locoarts said: Here are my comparisons Micheal Jackson really wants 2 be Prince Prince just wants 2 be himself[/quote] This 100% true.. Who can't see after it took 5 years for MJ to create his own album "really" on his own for BAD (well the writing part).. He changes his Skin, Face & Hair to look almost exactly like the 1984 Prince just without facial hair. Then for his first video back .. he wanted Prince to be in the BAD video in the Wesley Snipes "character"... MJ was just itching to sing the first lyrics to BAD (Your BUTT is Mine??) I have never seen another human have a bigger hard-on for Prince then MJ?? To actually change your skin color to match closer to Prince's ..Lets not forget the facial surgeries and that dead on "Purple Rain Haircut".[/quote] You're a complete tit! Well done. |
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lildragon said: Michael Jackson wanted Prince to colaborate with Prince for the Bad song and video.. Prince declined saying it would be a hit even with out me.
Thank GOD he didnt - it would have been truly awful. Bad is one of the worst songs MJ ever did - it certainyl hasnt stood the test of time. Uerrrghhh - just thinking about the prospect of that whole deal makes me  | |
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I dont even have to read this all the way through to know that its crap. Comparing record sales is meaningless unles you are a record executive and your business is record sales - it has almost nothing to do with quality. I am rating this waste of space at 0. [This message was edited Mon Aug 25 17:12:28 PDT 2003 by LaMont] | |
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lildragon, stop comparing them! mj is a performer and prince is a complete musician. anyway, the orgers almost killed you (your thread)  | |
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lildragon said
2001 Rainbow Children- over 143,000 sold
TRC | |
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