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Sales For The Week Ending April 10th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: April 23rd, 2005.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 13,545 units
(Does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles like The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc., material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.)

1. Thriller: 4,196 (4,594) (-9%) (Top 15 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart.)
2. Number Ones: 3,795 (3,872) (-2%)
3. Number Ones (Video): 2,265 (2,155) (+5%) (Top 30 on Billboard Top Music Video Chart.)
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,018 (1,053) (-3%)
5. Off the Wall: 825 (821) (+1%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 399 (454) (-12%)
7. Bad: 300 (291) (+3%)
8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 253 (296) (-15%)
9. Dangerous: 203 (267) (-24%)
10. Invincible: 138 (174) (-21%)
11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 117 (146)
(-20%)
12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 36 (39) (-8%)

Notes: Small declines for Number Ones and GH- HIStory Vol. 1, but some albums see declines of 20% or more. Thriller remains in the Top 15 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart while Number Ones (Video) remains in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top Music Video Chart.

MADONNA - 6,669 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,339 (+20%)
2. GHV2: 564 (+5%)
3. Like a Virgin: 270 (+13%)
4. Something to Remember: 269 (+23%)
5. Ray of Light: 248 (+6%)
6. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 228 (-8%)
7. True Blue: 188 (-24%)
8. Remixed & Revisited: 166 (-13%)
9. Madonna: 167 (+2%)
10. American Life: 160 (+5%)
11. Music: 141 (-10%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 116 (-24%)
13. Erotica: 111 (+68%)
14. Like A Prayer: 90 (-22%)
15. You Can Dance: 77 (-15%)
16. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 72 (-10%)
17. Me Against the Music: 72 (+26%)
18. Bedtime Stories: 67 (+22%)
19. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 66 (-3%)
20. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 63 (-10%)
21. Evita: 48 (-4%)
22. I'm Breathless: 45 (-8%)
23. Love Profusion: 36 (+6%)
24. Nothing Fails: 34 (+36%)
25. American Life (Single): 32 (+10%)

Notes: The Immaculate Collection rebounds this week, while Erotica and Bedtime Stories see gains of more than 20% each. Ray of Light continues to be the most consistent catalog seller among studio sets. Like a Prayer drops below 100 units for the first time in more than a year (I think). Time for a remastered/deluxe re-release!

CHER - 5,335 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 2,402 (+1%)
2. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 915 (+2%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 427 (-14%)
4. Best Of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 372 (-6%)
5. Very Best Of Cher (Deluxe): 370 (-8%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 271 (-2%)
7. Believe: 145 (+25%)
8. Heart Of Stone: 141 (+19%)
9. Half Breed: 123 (-2%)
10. Best Of Cher-Millennium Collection (First Edition): 107 (-3%)
11. Live In Concert (Video, 1999): 62 (-29%)

Notes: The Very Best of Cher holds steady this week, following last week's big percentage loss. Believe sees a decent spike.

JANET JACKSON - 3,275 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 645 (-11%)
2. Damita Jo: 632 (+11%)
3. janet.: 450 (+11%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 399 (-)
5. The Velvet Rope: 317 (-1%)
6. All For You (album): 294 (-18%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 196 (-6%)
8. Control: 168 (-21%)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 84 (+8%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 48 (+14%)
11. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 42 (-16%)

Notes: Design Of A Decade stays Janet's top seller, though by a slim margin over Damita Jo, which gets lifted above 600 units again. All For You and Control see notable losses.

MARIAH CAREY - 6,668 units
(excluding Live at MSG DVD)

1. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,590 (+10%)
2. #1's: 1,573 (+33%)
3. Remixes (2 CD): 684 (+20%)
4. Charmbracelet: 417 (+24%)
5. Butterfly: 214 (-9%)
6. Music Box: 209 (-)
7. Glitter: 191 (+3%)
8. #1's (Video): 189 (-8%)
9. Daydream: 145 (-7%)
10. Rainbow: 124 (-20%)
11. Mariah Carey: 119 (+1%)
12. Around the World (Video): 94 (+45%)
13. Through the Rain: 61 (+20%)
14. Emotions: 41 (-)
15. MTV Unplugged: 17 (+21%)

Notes: In the pre-Mimi release week, some albums see decent gains (#1's enjoying the biggest percentage gains, while Charmbracelet- her most recent album- continus its streak). We should see even more notable gains next week, thanks to the new album release.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,956 units

1. The Greatest Hits (2 CD): 1,579 (-14%)
2. The Bodyguard: 382 (-12%)
3. The Preacher's Wife: 206 (+17%)
4. Whitney Houston: 197 (+17%)
5. The Greatest Hits (Video): 163 (-17%)
6. Whitney: 128 (-5%)
7. Just Whitney: 124 (+20%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 112 (+6%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 38 (-5%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 11 (-)
11.It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 10 (+43%)
12. One Wish: 6 (+100%)

Notes: The Greatest Hits takes a hit this week, after several weeks of gains. The Preacher's Wife ascends to 200+ units. And the debut album sees a decent gain, to almost 200 units.
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Michael is selling the most copies!!!!!

MADONNA - 6,669 units
MARIAH CAREY - 6,668 units

Xavier23 said:

yea, These numbers are only based on popularity. Michael and Madonna will always sell more than others just casue of their names. The Beatles and Elvis will always sell 15,0000 - 30,000 a week.

lilgish said:

who invited the party pooper??

Xavier23 said:

fuck numbers, Michael is way better than everyone on this list. This whole thread is self-gratification for us MJ fans, enjoy.

I doubt amit will show the numbers when any of the others drops a new album.

lilgish said:

u got that right!!!

lilgish said:

And why is that?

Michael's numbers are dropping from the previous weeks

amit1234 said:

kidding