UK

15 June 2005
JACKSON SALES ROCKET
By Steve Purcell

Sales of Michael Jackson's greatest hits album have shot up by 370% since the singer was acquitted of charges of child sex abuse, according to retailer HMV.

But they point out that the huge increase is because sales of the Number Ones compilation were at a "low base."

HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said: "Sales of his greatest hits album at HMV stores have increased by 370%.

"Michael Jackson sales start from a low base so any increases are bound to seem more spectacular than is the case in actual terms.

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"There has been a bit of a pick-up but it's too early to make any predictions about a surge in Michael Jackson sales."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/n..._page.html

Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 Music Albums - June 15, 2005

53. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD)
66. HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I
85. Number Ones

Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 R&B/Soul Albums - June 15, 2005

2. Number Ones
3. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD)
4. HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I
9. Thriller (Special Edition)
22. Off The Wall (Special Edition)

Amazon.co.uk Hot 25 Music DVD's - June 15, 2005

14. Number Ones


USA

Amazon.com Top 100 Pop Albums Chart - June 15, 2005

43. Number Ones
46. Thriller
68. Off The Wall

Amazon.com Top 100 R&B Albums Chart - June 15, 2005

07. Thriller (Special Edition)
08. Number Ones
13. Off the Wall
42. Thriller
45. The Ultimate Collection
58. Bad (Special Edition)
59. Invincible
60. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future Book I
68. HIStory: Vol 1 - Greatest Hits

Amazon.com Top Music Video DVDS - June 15, 2005

10. Michael Jackson - Video Greatest Hits - HIStory
28. Michael Jackson: HIStory On Film, Volume II

Amazon.com Top Pop Box Sets - June 15, 2005

3. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD)

GERMANY

Amazon.de Germany Top Albums

31. Thriller
65. Bad
85. Dangerous
143. Off The Wall
153. Number Ones
[Edited 8/10/05 20:06pm]

He needs to make 500mil so be can pay off his $270mil otherwise he loses the ATV catalog.

MJ should give up his US citizenship and go to tax free country toherwise he will be broke hecause the tax bill will take most of his money from sale of ATV

amit1234 said:

That's 370 copies this week instead of 1 last week.

Wrong its a 3.7 times increase in sales i think not a 370 times increase

CinisterCee said:

I was just trippin. That's an impressive jump.

amit1234 said:

I guess acquittal is the new death.

amit1234 said:

In other words MJ camp misrepresents his sales figures
to make them look better then they are.
Its not lying - its misrepresentation.
[Edited 6/15/05 21:04pm]

http://news.yahoo.com/new...areer_dc_1

The trial's profile seems to have given Jackson's music a boost, at least in the short term. According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, total Jackson spins went from 197 the day before the verdict to 1,171 the day of, an increase of more than 500 percent. Jackson's audience reach jumped from 716,000 to a whopping 18.8 million, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" getting the most airplay.

Similarly, some retailers report a spike in Jackson catalog sales. "I started to run out immediately," says Skippy White, owner of Boston-based chain Skippy White's, of the post-verdict reaction. "He has a lot of fans, and this news is bringing them into the stores."

In the United Kingdom, sales have picked up slightly, according to HMV Europe product director Steve Gallant. "He doesn't need to do huge things in America," Gallant says. "He has Europe, and emerging markets in the Far East."

I remember reports that his sales rose after the fricken BASHIR documentary.

I guess the next big spike is from consumers who go "phew! It's OK to like him - he's not a pedophile!"

CinisterCee said:

Loads, man. Off The Wall & Thriller especially. Those two were in and out of the UK top 75 for about 18 months after the doc was shown.
They've each spent roughly 4 years on the UK chart.

Wow. That really is impressive.

thedoorkeeper said:

that's such an odd way to look at it. seems to me that no matter how low or high your sales are, a spike in sales is a spike in sales. personally, i think its more impressive to see a drastic increase from someone who is selling very little than from someone who is already selling decent amounts.

USA

Mediabase 24/7 Tracks Michael Jackson Airplay

Tuesday June 21, 9:00 am ET

LOS ANGELES, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Mediabase 24/7, the industry's number one source for monitored airplay, Michael Jackson airplay increased dramatically after the "not guilty" verdict on Monday, June 13. For the three days leading up to the verdict, June 10-12, Jackson airplay from his solo career and "The Jackson 5" totaled 1,043 plays on Mediabase's 1,528 monitored radio stations. The number of spins nearly tripled to a total of 3,013 from June 10-15.

According to Mediabase 24/7, the top 10 most played tracks were as follows: 1) "Billie Jean," 2) "Beat It," 3) "Rock With You," 4) "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," 5) "Thriller," 6) "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," 7) "Bad," 8) "P.Y.T." (Pretty Young Thing), 9) "The Way You Make Me Feel" and 10) "Smooth Criminal."

"There was an absolute spike in airplay subsequent to the reading of the verdict," commented Mediabase 24/7 President Rich Meyer. "Only time will tell whether the increased airplay will be sustained."

In addition to providing vital airplay information to the music industry, Mediabase 24/7, a division of Premiere Radio Networks, provides research to more than 1,650 affiliate radio stations in the U.S. and Canada on a barter subscription basis. Mediabase monitors more than 1,700 radio stations in 175 U.S. and Canadian markets. In 2001, Mediabase joined efforts with Radio & Records and others to present Music Information Systems (M.I.S.) delivering the most innovative airplay monitoring resource in the industry.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prne...html?.v=15

who other than MJ could pull this off

USA

The stats for Michael Jackson's Number Ones are in and as expected, the album achieves a dramatic boost re-entering the Billboard 200 at #134 with sales up a whopping 138%! The album sold 8,659 units in the USA last week compared to 3,631 units the week before.

Cumulative USA sales for the platinum eligible album are 918,169 units.

BTW, for those missed this week's UK and Australian chart update, see below...

It should be interesting to see if Michael's sales continue to climb in the UK since retailers may not have been initially prepared for the renewed interest in his catalog. Apparently, HMV is now offering a special promotion on the Special Editions of Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, and Dangerous.

UNITED KINGDOM

Number Ones - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #69 (19/06/05): #107 (Re-Entry)

Thriller - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #115 (19/06/05): #191 (Re-Entry)


AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA 40 Urban Albums
Week #82 (19/06/05): #26

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #75 (19/06/05): #32 (Re-Entry)

amit, ignore my orgnote

CANADA

Thriller - The National Top 100 R&B Albums
Week #20 (23/06/05): #33

Number Ones - The National Top 100 R&B Albums
Week #79 (23/06/05): #40

Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I - The National Top 100 R&B Albums
(23/06/05): #95

amit1234 said:

Hey amit, do you have this week's numbers for Mariah, Janet, Madonna, Cher, etc?

Much appreciated if possible!

USA

Information and commentary courtesy of HG. Thanks again Mary.

Sales For The Week Ending June 19th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: July 2nd, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 27,166 units (up from 11,397 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.) *Note: This 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 - 27,166 units

1. Number Ones: 8,660 (3,631) (+139%) (#134 on Billboard 200, #49 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, 27 weeks on the chart.)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 5,839 (2,423) (+141%) (Top 5 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and Top 30 on the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart.)

3. Number Ones (Video): 4,785 (2,300) (+108%) (#13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 65 weeks on the chart.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 3,064 (1,057) (+190%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 1,603 (619) (+159%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 719 (327) (+120%)

7. Bad (Special Edition): 704 (238) (195%)

8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 615 (314) (+96%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 494 (206) (+140%)

10. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 344 (123) (+180%)

11. Invincible: 271 (124) (+119%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 68 (35) (+94%)

Notes: As previously mentioned, Number Ones posted a 138% increase with sales of 8,660 units. That figure has landed Michael back on the Billboard 200 @ #134 and Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart @ #49.

Well, that's not all as ten titles in Michael Jackson's catalog posted a 100%+ sales increase.

Cumulatively, Michael's entire catalog posted a 138% sales increase selling 27,166 units last week!

From the nearly 6,000 units Thriller sold (which incidentally has landed the album back in the Top 5 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and Top 30 of the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart) to the nearly 5,000 units the Number Ones DVD shifted (which also boosted the title into the Top 15 of the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart) to the 3,000 units Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I sold (which has likely put the album in the Top 20 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart), last week was indeed a great week saleswise for MJ.


IRELAND

Number Ones - Top 75 Albums
Week #34 (26/06/04): #57 (Re-Entry)

Great news as Number Ones jumps 30 positions up 107-77 on the UK album chart.

UNITED KINGDOM

Number Ones - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #70 (26/06/05): #77

Over in Australia, Number Ones moves down 27-28 on the Top 40 Urban Albums Chart while the Number Ones DVD jumps 32-29 on the Top 40 Music DVD Chart.

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums
Week #83 (26/06/05): #28

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #76 (26/06/05): #29

USA

Post-Acquittal Jackson Back On Charts

Saturday June 25

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - On a chart where Coldplay's "X&Y" becomes the first album in 10 weeks to stake consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Foo Fighters earn their biggest sales week and Backstreet Boys make a noteworthy return, many eyes will instead be riveted on an artist who had been absent from the list since February.

Seems Michael Jackson was in the news during the tracking week. Maybe you heard about it.

During the frame when he was acquitted of all the child molestation allegations brought against him, Jackson's solo albums sold a combined 22,000 copies. That might not sound like much, but it more than doubles his Nielsen SoundScan sum from the previous week.

The most conspicuous beneficiaries: "Number Ones," the hits set that re-enters the big chart for the first time since the week of Feb. 26 (No. 134, 9,000 copies, up 138%), and his monster album "Thriller," which re-enters Top Pop Catalog (No. 37, up 141%).

During the week the jury deliberated, Jackson's solo titles sold around 9,000 copies, about equal to what they sold during the week of closing arguments and about 1,000 more than he sold during the last full week of testimony.

A year ago, in the week ending June 20 -- after charges were filed but before the trial began -- those same Jackson albums (minus boxed set "The Ultimate Collection," which would not hit stores until November) sold 10,500.

In the week that ended June 23, 2003, some four months after the broadcast of the ABC special that piqued prosecutors' interest, Jackson's albums moved 13,000 copies, while 14,000 were sold in the comparable week of 2002, well before the hubbub began.

So, did this second round of allegations lessen his sales appeal, or are those smaller numbers a simple reflection of an artist who is 23 years removed from the biggest album of his career -- which in his case just happens to be the biggest-selling studio album ever?

Consider this: In 1984, when "Thriller" spent 26 weeks in the top 10, including 15 of the 37 weeks it clocked at No. 1, 38 artists placed albums in the Billboard 200's top 10. Of those 38, Jackson is one of only eight to notch top 10 albums since the current decade began.

By sunset of June 14, the day after the verdicts were read, Michael was no longer the most talked-about Jackson in Southern California, as the Los Angeles Lakers announced the return of basketball coach Phil Jackson.

In fact, neither Michael nor famous sibling Janet lay claim to being the best-selling Jackson of the SoundScan era, which began in 1991. During that span, he launched three No. 1 albums and sold 17.8 million copies of his combined solo titles; Janet scored three of her own chart-toppers and sales of 18.3 million.

Both fall shy of country king Alan Jackson. He also owns a trio of No. 1s on the Billboard 200, and generated 31.6 million in album sales, ninth among all acts since 1991.

Reuters/Billboard

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http://mjjsource.com/main...&Itemid=32

Statement of Michael Jackson: A Message For My Fans


Created: Sunday, 26 June 2005

Without God, my children, my family and you, my fans, I could not have made it through. Your love, support and loyalty made it all possible.

You were there when I really needed you. I will never forget you. Your ever-present love held me, dried my tears, and carried me through.

I will treasure your devotion and support forever. You are my inspiration.

Love,

Michael Jackson

Sales of the Top 10 MJ titles improved by 161% in the UK the week immediately following his vindication, with the biggest improvement coming from his Number Ones album, which re-charted at number 107 with sales of 2,456 - an 183.7% increase week-on-week.

Its sales were up again the week after by 31.8% as it climbed to number 77 with sales of 3,237.



Full article from Music Week posted below.

UK

Crazy Frog finally dethroned from top spot

27 June 2005 - 09:48:02
Source: Music Week

Becoming the first Coldplay album to open with three weeks at number one, X&Y posted another six figure sale last week, attracting a further 100,198 buyers to lift its 20 day tally to 803,642, writes Alan Jones.

Of the band's previous releases, their 2000 debut Parachutes took 160 days to reach that figure, while 2002's A Rush Of Blood to The Head got there in 97 days.

Although its sales were down week-on-week by 58.1%, X&Y sold 30.9% more than new runner-up James Blunt's debut album Back To Bedlam. Blunt's disc enjoyed a 14.3% increase in sales to 76,546, while his single You're Beautiful also had its best week yet at retail, increasing its sales by 41.3%, to 23,923 even as it slips 2-3.

Completing the artist album chart top three, and providing the only new entry in the Top 20, is Dynamite, the new album from Jamiroquai.

Since 1993, Jamiroquai have released six albums - three number ones, two number twos, and one number three - the last and least being new album Dynamite, which sold 64,150 copies last week to debut behind Coldplay and James Blunt. That's 20% down on the 80,209 sales which earned Jamiroquai's last album, A Funk Odyssey, a number one debut in 2001. Of Jamiroquai's number two albums, 1994's Return Of The Space Cowboy was denied by Cross Roads - The Best Of Bon Jovi and 1996's Travelling Without Moving spent a fortnight in second place, first behind REM's New Adventures In Hi-Fi then Kula Shaker's K.

Many significant climbers in the album chart were helped by deep discounting as the summer sales seasons began but Jem's debut album Finally Woken makes a genuine and impressive leap on the back of the success of second single Just A Ride.

Finally Woken sold just 37 copies the week it was released last September but climbed as high as number nine in April, after introductory single They was released. With Just A Ride topping the airplay chart and reaching number 16 on the singles chart, Finally Woken has climbed 36-22-6 in the last fortnight, and sold 26,973 copies last week to bring its overall sales to 180,055.

Also enjoying organic and genuine improvements in support are the latest albums from Mariah Carey and Jack Johnson.

Carey's We Belong Together is toppled from the US Hot 100 summit this week but her Emancipation Of Mimi album continues to prosper there, with 163,295 new buyers last week taking its 10 week tally to 2,036,870. In the UK, We Belong Together is enjoying rapidly escalating media support - it jumps 17-11 on the radio airplay chart and 7-2 on TV airplay - propelling the album to increased sales for each of the last seven weeks. It vaults 21-9 this week, to log its first appearance in the Top 10 since its number seven debut in April. Sales of 21,169 - its best yet, slightly overshadowing its first week tally of 20,876 - bring its total to 134,725.

Hawaiian surfer Jack Johnson reached only number 50 with single Good People last week but airplay is increasing apace, and helps Johnson's latest album In Between Dreams, to jump 24-18 and enter the Top 20 for the first time. The album - a million selling number two success in America - has sold 88,639 copies since its release in February and is Johnson's first chart album, though previous albums On And On and Brushfire Fairytales have sold 42,240 copies and 37,637 copies here without even making the Top 200.

Whether or not the period leading up to Michael Jackson's trial on child molestation charges affected his sales adversely is a moot point but since his recent acquittal they have certainly improved. Sales of the Top 10 MJ titles improved by 161% in the week immediately afterwards, with the biggest improvement coming from his Number Ones album, which re-charted at number 107 last week, with sales of 2,456 - an 183.7% increase week-on-week. Its sales are up again this week by 31.8% as it climbs to number 77 with sales of 3,237.

The start of the summer sales season couldn't counteract the post Father's Day decline in the album market last week but it did restrict the fall to 20.1%, as sales slip to a four week low at 2,625,348, with compilations tumbling by 35.8% to 472,938 and artist albums off 15.5% at 2,159,410.

The compilation sector bore the brunt of the decline, as sales of specifically marketed Father's Day records naturally suffered huge declines once the day had passed. Dad Rocks, which had been number one for two weeks, slips 1-5 with sales off 87.5% week-on-week at 12,374, while I Love Dad and World's Best Dad fall 3-18 and 6-24 with almost identical collapses. The new number one compilation, Hairbrush Divas Presents Sing-A-Long Summer sold just 18,603 copies last week, compared to the 99,031 Dad Rocks sold to take the title the previous week.

Meanwhile, the physical singles market improved by 11.5% to 394,004, while the donwload market fell 9.8% to 361,955. Overall, singles sales increased marginally by 0.2% to 754,638 as Crazy Frog's four week reign at number one came to an end, with sales of Axel F falling by 40.4% to 31,034 . The single slips to number two, some 80.5% in arrears to new chart champ 2 Pac.

Tupac Shakur was shot dead at the age of 25 on 13 September 1996 with two UK chart entries to his credit, but the late rapper's tally climbs to 18 this week, with Ghetto Gospel, his first number one. Selling 56,016 copies last week, the single is laced with Elton John's vocals from Indian Sunset, a track off his 1971 album Madman Across The Water. Ghetto Gospel's success breathes life into 2 Pac's Loyal To The Game album, which originally peaked at number 64 last December but now rockets 69-25 with sales last week of 12,561 lifting its overall tally to 77,195.

Ghetto Gospel puts Elton John at number one for the seventh time in his career, and is the fifth number one out of the last six to be either a total of partial remake of a song more than 20 years old, the only all-new number one in this string being Oasis' Lyla.

In addition to the 2 Pac/Elton hit, singles from Bobby Valentino, MVP, Missy Elliott, Hard-Fi and 50 Cent also debut in the Top 10 this week, as the level of sales required to break into the top tier rises by 18.7% week-on-week to 11,424.

Slow Down is the introductory single from smooth R&B newcomer Bobby Valentino's Disturbing Tha Peace Presents album, and debuts at number four after selling 18,892 copies . Valentino's album is on the rise too, moving 42-34 to reach a new chart peak. On release for nine weeks so far, it has sold 38,013 copies. In America, where Slow Down reached number eight on the Hot 100, Valentino's album reached number three on debut, and dips 39-50 this week, with sales to date of 410,804. As well as it did, Valentino's single was clearly expected to do better by Woolworth's, appearing at number one in their in-store chart. Had Valentino reached number one, incidentally, he would have been the second artist of that name to have a number one - session musician Bobby Valentino contributes the crucial violin to the Bluebells' chart-topper Young At Heart, and also co-wrote the song.

Missy Elliott's last four Top 40 hits have been in the role as a guest rapper on hits primarily featuring - in order - Ghostface, Christina Aguilera, Tweet and Ciara - but she's back in her own right with Lose Control, the first single from her upcoming sixth album The Cookbook, which is out next Monday (4 July). Lose Control is credited only to Missy though it also features Fatman Scoop and the aforementioned Ciara, who returns Missy for appearing on her 1-2 Step single, which reached number three in April. Debuting at number seven this week, with sales of 12,538, Lose Control is Missy's 10th Top 10 hit, and 21st Top 40 hit.

Hailing from Staines in Middlesex, Hard-Fi think they should be categorised as an indie rock band, but say they understand why they are dubbed as ska revivalists. They've also been compared to the Streets by more than one critic. Wherever they fall in the musical spectrum, they achieve their first Top 10 single this week with Hard To Beat debuting at number nine on sales of 11,568. Their debut hit Tied Up Too Tight reached number 15 in April, and both singles can be found on their critically acclaimed debut album Stars Of CCTV, which is released next Monday (4 July).

The late Elvis Presley has had 16 Top 10 hits this year, thanks to the 70th birthday celebration reissues of his former number ones, but among contemporary acts the first to register four Top 10 entries this year is 50 Cent. Fiddy was featured on The Game's How We Do and Hate It Or Love It - number five and four hits in February and May, respectively, and also hit number four with his own single Candy Shop in April. This week, Just A Lil Bit completes his quartet by debuting at number 10, on first week sales of 11,424. It brings to seven his haul of hits - all Top 10 entries - since he made his debut with In Da Club in April 2003.

Stereophonics scored the first number one of their career with Dakota, the introductory single from their current album Language. Sex. Violence, Other? in March. Follow-up Superman debuts this week at number 13 with first week sales of 8,469 compared to Dakota's 40,378. On its 15th week in the chart, the album dips 28-30 (a new low) this week, with sales of 9,231 lifting its cume to 343,174 , meaning its nearly halfway to the 692,099 sales of its predecessor You Gotta Go There To Come Back, which celebrated its second birthday last week. Superman is Stereophonics' 21st Top 40 hit.

Finally, kudos to Studio B, whose I See Girls is proving to be extremely tenacious.

So far, it has survived for 13 weeks on the chart so far, without reaching the Top 10, and looks set for many more. Moving 12-14-13-13-15-19-23-34-44-40-32-25-34, the record's first three weeks in the chart were prior to downloads being included but demand for the track - a massive Radio One favourite and a big continental hit - has outstripped its physical availability, and as the CD and 12-inch have become increasingly scarce, the share of its sales accounted for by downloads has grown from 14.7% to 64.4% in the last four weeks. Sales of 3,334 last week bring its overall tally to 65,033, of which physical sales account for 53,496.


CANADA

Thriller - The National Top 100 R&B Albums
Week #21 (30/06/05): #48


IRELAND

Number Ones - Top 75 Albums
Week #35 (03/07/05): #58

USA

SoundScan Information courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending June 26th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: July 9th, 2005.

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

1. Number Ones: 5,657 (8,660) (-35%) (Drops 134-177 on Billboard 200, Drops 49-77 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart, 28 weeks on the chart.)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3503 (5,839) (-40%) (Drops 37-69 on Billboard Pop Catalog Chart, Top 20 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catlog Chart)

3. Number Ones (Video): N/A (Moves up 13-10 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 66 weeks on the chart.)

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums
Week #84 (03/07/05): #30

Like last week, complete information is not available, however, this is what's known...

USA

SoundScan Information courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending July 3rd, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: July 16th, 2005.

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

1. Number Ones: 6,081 (5,657) (+9%) (Inches down 174-176 on the Billboard 200, but increases by 9% in sales, 29 weeks on the chart.)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,074 (3503) (-10%) (Moves up 69-68 on Billboard Pop Catalog Chart, Top 20 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catlog Chart)

3. Number Ones (Video): N/A (Moves down 10-14 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 67 weeks on the chart.)


CANADA

Thriller - The National Top 100 R&B Albums
Week #22 (07/07/05): #48
[Edited 7/10/05 21:11pm]
[Edited 7/10/05 21:15pm]

i dont understand why they are saying before the aquital his sales were way down, he still sold twice as much as what madonna or janet, or any of the other persons sales you posted, did. and EVERY SINGLE week he outsold them by heaps. that must mean madonna, janet, mariah (well before mimi came out) and whitney all had ATROCIOUS album sales

hellomoto said:

Well the simple fact is that they don't have atrocious album sales. MJ just has extraordinary album sales and the press purposely lie about it purely to embarrass him.

Ellie said:

i know, thats what im saying, i was being sarcastic about madonna and all them, i should of added the rolleyes

Hey Ellie - I love your emoticon.

BTW, ebay has that Jacksons 4 set DVD we were talking about earlier...

amit1234 said:

Ooh, how much? Don;t link it, I don't want any competition. If you make a bid I'll put up half the price!!!

And Live8 helped Mike too. McCartney's Beatles Songs Performance boosted sales all around the world. Especially the live versions which can be downloaded at itunes. It seems that most of his so called depts are gone for good. Thanks Paul! And... No, he won't donate.

BlueNote

BlueNote said:

Erm, publishers don't make money from non-profit sales and performances. The live performance on iTunes is a charity single too. And The Beatles' sale weren't increased all that much compared to others. Why don't Sony donate? They own more than he does currently since MJ's lawyer took a cut of the Sony/ATV merger.