USA Neilsen Soundscan 2004 Wrap Up - Thank You For The Stats JRKing

Note: Michael Jackson's summary does not include sales for The Essential Jacksons, The One (DVD), Dangerous: The Short Films (VHS/DVD), commercial single sales, the Jacksons Epic/Sony material, and Jackson 5/solo material released via Motown/Universal. With that said, let's get down to it.

MICHAEL JACKSON - 1,150,975 units

Rank, Title, Soundscan Sales For 2004

1. Number Ones: 391,200
2. Thriller: 228,710
3. Number Ones (DVD): 178,645
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 130,600
5. Off the Wall: 47,355
6. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD): 45,000* (estimate; it was at 40,000 the next-to-last week of 2004)
7. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 38,090
8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 29,990
9. Bad: 17,645
10.Dangerous: 14,600
11.Invincible: 11,370
12. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2 CD): 10,140
13. Blood on the Dance Floor: 3,460
14. Moonwalker (VHS): 2,720
15. HIStory: The Short Films (VHS): 1,450


MADONNA - 473,570 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 194,275
2. Remixed and Revisited (EP): 49,185
3. GHV2: 41,475
4. American Life: 32,015
5. Ray of Light: 17,570
6. Something to Remember: 16,105
7. The Immaculate Collection (DVD): 15,290
8. Like a Virgin: 14,250
9. Music: 12,830
10. True Blue: 10,070
11. Madonna: 9,375
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (DVD): 9,060
13. Drowned World Tour (DVD): 8,295
14. Like a Prayer: 7,470
15. The Girlie Show (DVD): 7,050
16. Erotica: 6,770
17. You Can Dance: 6,120
18. Ciao, Italia (DVD): 5,405
19. Bedtime Stories: 4,530
20. Evita: 4,060
21. I'm Breathless: 2,370


CHER - 508,660 units
(excluding Live - The Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best Of Cher: 275,820
2. The Very Best Of Cher (Deluxe): 78,390
3. The Best Of Cher - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2004): 56,630
4. If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher’s Greatest Hits: 26,990
5. Heart Of Stone: 19,310
6. The Best Of Cher - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2000): 18,185
7. Believe: 14,155
8. Half Breed (compilation): 12,040
9. Living Proof: 4,250
10. Love Hurts: 2,110
11. It’s A Man’s World: 780


JANET JACKSON - 1,236,244 units

1. Damita Jo: 955,420
2. janet.: 76,745
3. Design of a Decade 1986/1996: 47,065
4. All For You: 40,100
5. The Velvet Rope: 30,205
6. From janet. to Damita Jo (DVD): 24,235
7. Rhythm Nation 1814: 17,395
8. Live In Hawaii (DVD): 16,130
9. Control: 13,410
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 7,690
11. Design of a Decade 1986-1996 (DVD): 5,195
12. The Velvet Rope Tour (DVD): 2,265
13. Janet Jackson: 385
14. Dream Street: 4


MARIAH CAREY - 425,890 units

1. Merry Christmas: 111,265
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 104,310
3. The Remixes (2 CD): 62,595
4. #1's: 54,030
5. Charmbracelet: 16,745
6. Music Box: 16,350
7. #1's (DVD): 13,495
8. Glitter: 10,945
9. Rainbow: 9,550
10. Around the World (DVD): 8,935
11. Daydream: 7,800
12. Mariah Carey: 4,695
13. MTV Unplugged EP: 3,195
14. Emotions: 1,980


WHITNEY HOUSTON - 197,781 units

1. One Wish: 63,926
2. Greatest Hits: 60,830
3. The Bodyguard: 20,220
4. Just Whitney: 14,425
5. The Preacher's Wife: 12,235
6. Whitney Houston: 9,710
7. My Love is Your Love: 8,400
8. Whitney: 6,585
9. I'm Your Baby Tonight: 1,450
[Edited 1/12/05 7:49am]

Dream Street sold four units..

sosgemini said:

That's cuz it's out of print. Even 11 years later the janet. album is still shifting about 75K /year.
[Edited 1/12/05 12:52pm]

sosgemini said:

Dream Street will never die*!

VoicesCarry said:

Those four units were probably sold through BMG. I think they still have it in their catalog. I should get it from their before they yank it off there. My sister is a member, but I'm not.

JANFAN4L said:

that's a fun cd! can't believe it only sold 4 units though. damn!

VinnyM27 said:

I don't think BMG or any catalogue is counted by SoundScan.

Some huge music stores (like HMV in downtown Toronto) still stock the remainders of the 1990 pressings. That's where those 4 came from.
[Edited 1/12/05 14:02pm]

The sales of MJ's back catalog are pretty incredible given all the negative publicity he's received of late. I know he's sold a lot more worldwide too. Is there any other artist whose back catalog continues to sell as well as his? The Beatles maybe, but apart from them?
[Edited 1/12/05 14:50pm]

VinnyM27 said:

I bought my copy of Dream Street in the used CD section of a record store back in the mid-'90s. Brand new and immaculate. I was lucky. Maybe you'll luck up.

Yeah I still don't have Dream Street... to be one of the lucky 4 who purchased it last week

amit1234 said:[quote]USA Neilsen Soundscan 2004 Wrap Up - Thank You For The Stats JRKing

Note: Michael Jackson's summary does not include sales for The Essential Jacksons, The One (DVD), Dangerous: The Short Films (VHS/DVD), commercial single sales, the Jacksons Epic/Sony material, and Jackson 5/solo material released via Motown/Universal. With that said, let's get down to it.

MICHAEL JACKSON - 1,150,975 units

Rank, Title, Soundscan Sales For 2004

1. Number Ones: 391,200
2. Thriller: 228,710
3. Number Ones (DVD): 178,645
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 130,600
5. Off the Wall: 47,355
6. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD): 45,000* (estimate; it was at 40,000 the next-to-last week of 2004)
7. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 38,090
8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 29,990
9. Bad: 17,645
10.Dangerous: 14,600
11.Invincible: 11,370
12. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2 CD): 10,140
13. Blood on the Dance Floor: 3,460
14. Moonwalker (VHS): 2,720
15. HIStory: The Short Films (VHS): 1,450


Bet you R Kelly's sold more.

CinisterCee said:

last year.

CinisterCee said:

Not last week....that's through the entire last year! It's out of print but some stores might still stock it, I guess. Unless those were expensive imports?

sosgemini said:

My God, that's a tally for a whole year!

CinisterCee said:

Psssst! It's out of print, so the tally technically should be 0.

I'm amazed at Mariah Carey's sales for her x-mas cd.
How old is that cd?
It sold almost twice Whitney's x-mas cd
& Whitney's cd was new last year.
The $$$ just keeps rolling in from that cd.
X-mas cd = goldmine.

VoicesCarry said:

yeah but the 4 looks funnier

jayaredee said:

I agree!

thedoorkeeper said:

If it's popular enough and those tend to be a gamble (I doubt Whitney's will continue to have good numbers). Mariah and maybe that Steamroller probably released the most modern classic Christmas albums, which still sell to this day. Others will fade into bargin bins overtime (hear that, Clay).

jayaredee said:

I wonder who actually found a SoundScan-able copy of Dream Street in America? That's like finding a Golden Ticket in a Willy Wonka chocolate bar!

JANFAN4L said:

As of July 2004, there was one on the shelf in the big-ass HMV in downtown Toronto (Yonge St.).

Hell, they had a CD copy of Donna Summer's The Wanderer LP at the Sam's across the street. That thing sells for huge bucks on eBay since it's been out of print for over 15 years. Don't ask me where they get this stuff - guess it's just back stock.
[Edited 1/13/05 12:26pm]

VoicesCarry said:

I was in Toronto and I was shopping on Yonge and Bloor streets (I even shopped in the Eaton Centre), but I was primarily looking for clothes. I should've went CD shopping! I would've found some jewels.

FYI for those interested....

Michael Jackson has scanned over 5 million CD's at U.S. retail over the past three years (Nov. 2001-Nov. 2004).

* This total does not include sales for material recorded at Motown/Univeral. Nor does it include any material he recorded with The Jacksons.

amit1234 said:

Just more proof he is innocent.
[Edited 1/15/05 11:55am]

Did anyone else here notice that Cher has like FIVE greatest hits packages??? WTF???

sosgemini said:

I wonder where those were bought at. Janet needs to smile more, like she use to.
I love her smile.

guitarslinger44 said:

And those were the ones that sold a significant amount. She also had imports, including one simply titled "Greatest Hits", which came out right after the lsat "Believe" hit in "Europe". It has a picture clearly from that "Believe' era and sells at many stores (even stores like Meijer and Kmart, which don't regularly carry imports) for the price of a domestic release. Yeah, the many labels that she has been on are terrible with those "Greatest Hits". The one i really don't get is "20th Century Masters: 2", which somehow managed WB songs like "Believe". What?!

lilgish said:

She's always smiling. Hasn't cut down in any way.

I swear Moonwalker was out of print years ago (iam talking 1990?)


Invinible is pretty low down. People slept on that so bad.....

thesexofit said:

Actually people barfed on it, then buried it where it belongs.