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Thread started 08/23/03 6:37pm

lildragon

Prince and Michael Top Singles Sales

1983 (sales to this date)
MJ- Beat It- over 4 million
Thriller over 6 million
Billie Jean over 3.4 million

Prince 1999 over 1.4 million sold
Little Red Corvette over 3 million sold

1987
Bad over 2 million sold
Smooth Criminal over 3 million sold
The Way You Make Me Feel over 3.5 million sold

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Sign o the times over 1 million
U Got the look over 1.3 million
I could never take the place of your man 743,022

1991
Black or White over 3 million sold
Jam over 2 million sold
Heal the World over a 4 million sold

Get Off over 1.5 million sold
Cream over a million sold
Diamonds and Pearls over a million
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Reply #1 posted 08/23/03 7:23pm

Cloudbuster

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And what about all the other singles?

All it proves is that MJ has always been a more popular artist than Prince. And we knew that.
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Reply #2 posted 08/24/03 8:10am

1p1p1i3

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So? Is there a point to this?

Besides - how many albums has P put out? Too many to count. How many has MJ? 5, plus HIStory and Blood on the Dancefloor which don't really count.

If you like waiting 5 years between releases there's bound to be some expectations built up helping sales. Plus all those expensive vids (funded by Pepsi).

P could have been just as "successful" in financial terms, if he wanted to. But he just got on with writing / producing / performing songs, and touring.
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Reply #3 posted 08/24/03 12:58pm

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where are you getting these stats from?
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