Cool news as Michael Jackson's Number Ones posted it's 3rd consecutive week of increased sales in the USA. This week, the album posted 19% increase selling an additional 6,503 units. No word on the Billboard 200 position yet although I would imagine it went up 10-15 positions.

Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

USA

Sales For The Week Ending January 30th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: February 12th, 2005.

Note: MJ's tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage

MICHAEL JACKSON - 15,249 units

1. Number Ones: 6,503 (5,454) (+19%)
2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,217 (3,030) (+7%)
3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,106 (2,066) (+2%)
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,170 (1,171) (-)
5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 691 (639) (+8%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 409 (454) (-10%)
7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 335 (304) (+10%)
8. Bad (Special Edition): 254 (226) (+13%)
9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 238 (208) (+17%)
10. Invincible: 187 (99) (+89%)
11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 105 (105) (-)
12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 34 (38) (-11%)

MADONNA - 6,610 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,424 (+2%)
2. GHV2: 589 (-3%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 245 (+11%)
4. Something to Remember: 201 (-14%)
5. Remixed & Revisited: 193 (-6%)
6. Music: 189 (+42%)
7. Like a Virgin: 185 (-25%)
8. Ray of Light: 184 (-12%)
9. American Life: 168 (-8%)
10. True Blue: 150 (-7%)
11. The Video Collection 93:99: 148 (+16%)
12. Like a Prayer: 124 (+10%)
13. Madonna: 121 (-14%)
14. Drowned World Tour 2001: 94 (-10%)
15. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 93 (+9%)
16. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 91 (-13%)
17. Erotica: 88 (-15%)
18. Me Against the Music: 82 (+4%)
19. I'm Breathless: 67 (+10%)
20. Evita: 64 (+3%)
21. You Can Dance: 55 (-32%)
22. Bedtime Stories: 55 (-15%)

CHER - 7,877 units

(excluding Farewell Tour CD)
1. Very Best of Cher: 3,687 (+12%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,479 (-1%)
3. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 488 (+4%)
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 498 (+7%)
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 573 (+24%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 320 (+21%)
7. Heart of Stone: 204 (+7%)
8. Believe: 130 (-15%)
9. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 143 (-3%)
10. Half Breed: 186 (+46%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 107 (-5%)
12. Living Proof: 36 (+20%)
13. Love Hurts: 26 (+30%)

MARIAH CAREY - 5,892 units
(excluding the Fantasy: Live at MSG DVD)

1. #1's- 2,110 (+2%)
2. Greatest Hits- 1,896 (+9%)
3. Remixes- 451 (+4%)
4. Butterfly- 215 (+39%)
5. Charmbracelet- 205 (+13%)
6. #1s (Video): 167 (-4%)
7. Music Box- 158 (-5%)
8. Glitter- 141 (-1%)
9. Daydream- 133 (+20%)
10. Rainbow- 121 (+38%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 85 (+1%)
12. Mariah Carey- 84 (+9%)
13. Through the Rain- 51 (-39%)
14. MTV Unplugged- 31 (-)
15. Emotions: 23 (-4%)
16. Merry Christmas: 21 (-28%)

JANET JACKSON - 3,950 units

1. Damita Jo: 676 (-2%)
2. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 669 (+12%)
3. janet.: 587 (+20%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 528 (-7%)
5. The Velvet Rope: 388 (+11%)
6. All For You (album): 372 (+24%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 250 (-)
8. Control: 200 (+18%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 155 (+10%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 64 (+28%)
11. All For You (DVD): 61 (+42%)

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,529 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,019 (+25%)
2. The Bodyguard: 502 (+64%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 196 (+17%)
4. Whitney Houston: 183 (+42%)
5. Whitney: 150 (+40%)
6. The Preacher's Wife: 149 (-10%)
7. Just Whitney: 132 (+27%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 126 (+14%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 42 (-11%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 18 (+100%)
11. One Wish: 12 (-33%)

Why the Whitney upticks? Was there a highly publicised drug bust I don't know about?

>>>10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 18 (+100%) <<<

9 people last week , 18 people this week..who are these sick bastards!!!

I'm going to wait til this number get down to under 4 per week and then I'm going out to buy a copy, in hope that I can claim "I was the only one in America to buy "I'm your Baby Tonight" this week"

dont any of you freaks do the same to mess it up!!!
[Edited 2/2/05 14:27pm]

I like Cher and all
BUT
How does she sell so much?

Marrk said:

???

what did i say?

nothing offensive that's for sure. these threads are boring every week, i'm sure i'm not alone thinking that.

VoicesCarry said:

"The Bodygaurd" is being re-released (or released for the first time) on DVD and that was in the news last week.

jayaredee said:

I think she's still on tour. Figure that those people are ones that might have caught the show for the first time and realized..."Wow, Cher's had a lot of hits!"

VoicesCarry said:

You're mean!

VinnyM27 said:

Oh yeah, how could i forget the neverending farwewll tour?

Love the avatar btw

So the molestation trial is having a positive effect on MJ's sales.
A guilty verdict might drive his sales thru the roof.

jayaredee said:

With the new CD out, I'm in a Kylie mood, even if most of America isn't (has there been any promotion for this hits set?).

VoicesCarry said:

thedoorkeeper said:

That's honestly what's gonna happen.
Remember how his sales peaked after his documentry with Martin Bashir?

Cher really is like a cockroach