Thanks pierpento, jesh, unbreakableking, Yuichi, rikta, and Mo_Onw4lk3r for the chart info.

*Updated 03/10/05*

MICHAEL JACKSON'S 'THE ESSENTIAL' (2 CD) + 'LIVE IN BUCHAREST - THE DANGEROUS TOUR' WORLDWIDE CHART TRAJECTORY

The Essential (2 CD)

World: 23-19-21-20-22-22-20-20-30-31-Out
World R&B: 6-6-5-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-Out
USA: 128-96-131-170-172-200-Out
USA R&B: 64-50-67-81-89-96-89-Out
Europe: 6-14-15-15-18-24-13-13-21-30-46
Europe R&B: 1-2-2-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-6
UK: 2-6-8-10-12-25-32-40-55-66-87
UK R&B: 1-1-2-2-2-7-10-16-18-10-13-18
Ireland: 4-2-2-2-4-4-10-16-19-27-33-39
Germany: 10-16-22-32
Australia: 23-12-13-12-13-14-13-14-22-27-33
New Zealand: 9-5-5-5-10-5-8
France (Comprehensive Albums): 4-1-1-1-?-?
France (Compilation Albums): 1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-4
Holland/Netherlands: 32-24-19-22-24-27-29-36-50-64-68
Sweden: 9-3-4-5-4
Spain: 26-25-24-25-25-28-33-41-46-61-92
Austria: 38-28-46-75-Out
Switzerland: 29-23-11-9-6-7-10-15-24-27-40-40
Italy: 44-28-22-24-23-29-38-52-82-69-87
Greece (English Albums): 11-8-13-16-11-37-19-29-49-Out
Greece (Comprehensive Albums): 39-//-//-47-Out
Portugal: 27-10-Out
Flanders: 22-8-4-4-6-11-12-15-25-48-Out
Wallony: 25-4-1-1-1-2-4-8-10-14-17
Estonia: 47-25
Finland: 51
Denmark: 52-64-53-84-98-74-Out
Norway: 26-31-8-9-5-14-15
Turkey: 5
Czech Republic: 53-34-22-21-19-29-41
Argentina: 10-Out
Canada: 24-26-37-50-62-74-89-Out
Canada R&B: 5-4-4-6-8-10-13-19-11-16
Malaysia (International English Albums): 20-4-2-2-3-3-5-7-6-14
Taiwan (International Albums): 4-3-3
Japan (Comprehensive Albums): 67-51-65-84-127-223
Japan (International Albums): 25-23-29
South Korea: 7

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD)

USA: 7-6-11-9-10-13-15-15-19-18
UK: 2-2-2-2-4-2-6-11-11-17-26
Ireland: 3-7-4-6-9-8-6-10
Germany: 3-5-8-12
Australia: 10-5-14-16-17
Holland/Netherlands: 16-3-2-2-2-4-2-4-8-8
Spain: 3-3-5-5-5-4-5-7-8-9
Italy: 1-1-1-1-2-1-2-4-7-7
Portugal: 18-12-13-16-22-26-//-28
Flanders: 3-2-3-3-3-4-3-3-5-7
Wallony: 2-1-1-1-1-3-3-6-7
Hungary: 16-//-14-//-12-//-
Sweden: 3-3-5-2-3
Austria: 8-4-5-8-10
Norway: 10-Out
Greece: 14-1-2-3
Mexico: 3-2-2-2-3-2
Argentina: 9

WORLD

The Essential (2 CD) - United World Top 40 Album Chart
Week #01 (29/07/05): #23
Week #02 (05/08/05): #19
Week #03 (12/08/05): #21
Week #04 (19/08/05): #20
Week #05 (26/08/05): #22
Week #06 (02/09/05): #22
Week #07 (09/09/05): #20
Week #08 (16/09/05): #20
Week #09 (23/09/05): #30 (Sales Estimate: 71,000 units +)
Week #10 (30/09/05): #31

The Essential (2 CD) - United World R&B Album Chart
Week #01 (29/07/05): #6
Week #02 (05/08/05): #6
Week #03 (12/08/05): #5
Week #04 (19/08/05): #4
Week #05 (26/08/05): #4
Week #06 (02/09/05): #4
Week #07 (09/09/05): #5
Week #08 (16/09/05): #6
Week #09 (23/09/05): #7 (Sales Estimate: 71,000 units +)
Week #10 (30/09/05): #7

USA

The Essential (2 CD) - Billboard 200
Week #01 (06/08/05): #128 (Sales: 8,003)
Week #02 (13/08/05): #96 (Sales: 11,231)
Week #03 (20/08/05): #131 (Sales: 8,119)
Week #04 (27/08/05): #170 (Sales: 6,145)
Week #05 (03/09/05): #172 (Sales: 5,974)
Week #06 (10/09/05): #200 (Sales: 5,104) (Cumulative sales: 44,777 units)
Week (08/10/05): DNC (Sales: 2,888)
Week (15/10/05): DNC (Sales: 3,365) (Cumulative sales: 62,399 units)

The Essential (2 CD) - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Week #01 (06/08/05): #64
Week #02 (13/08/05): #50
Week #03 (20/08/05): #67
Week #04 (27/08/05): #81
Week #05 (03/09/05): #89
Week #06 (10/09/05): #96
Week #07 (17/09/05): #89

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart
Week #01 (13/08/05): #7
Week #02 (20/08/05): #6
Week #03 (27/08/05): #11
Week #04 (03/09/05): #9 (Sales Estimate: 3,500-4,000 units)
Week #05 (10/09/05): #10
Week #06 (17/09/05): #13
Week #07 (24/09/05): #15
Week #08 (01/10/05): #15 (Sales Estimate: 2,500)
Week #09 (08/10/05): #19 (Sales Estimate: 2,000)
Week #10 (15/10/05): #18

EUROPE

The Essential (2 CD) - Eurochart Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (29/07/05): #6
Week #02 (05/08/05): #14
Week #03 (12/08/05): #15
Week #04 (19/08/05): #15
Week #05 (26/08/05): #18
Week #06 (02/09/05): #24
Week #07 (09/09/05): #13
Week #08 (16/09/05): #13
Week #09 (23/09/05): #21
Week #10 (30/09/05): #30
Week #11 (07/10/05): #46

The Essential (2 CD) - Eurochart Top 100 R&B Albums
Week #01 (29/07/05): #1
Week #02 (05/08/05): #2
Week #03 (12/08/05): #2
Week #04 (19/08/05): #2
Week #05 (26/08/05): #3
Week #06 (02/09/05): #4
Week #07 (09/09/05): #4
Week #08 (16/09/05): #4
Week #09 (23/09/05): #4
Week #10 (30/09/05): #4
Week #11 (07/10/05): #6

UK

The Essential (2 CD) - UK Top 75 Album Chart
Week #01 (24/07/05): #2 (Sales: 45,527)
Week #02 (31/07/05): #6 (Sales Estimate: 30,000)
Week #03 (07/08/05): #8
Week #04 (14/08/05): #10
Week #05 (21/08/05): #12
Week #06 (28/08/05): #25
Week #07 (04/09/05): #32
Week #08 (11/09/05): #40
Week #09 (18/09/05): #55
Week #10 (25/09/05): #66
Week #11 (02/10/05): #87

The Essential (2 CD) - UK Top 40 R&B Albums Chart
Week #01 (24/07/05): #1
Week #02 (31/07/05): #1
Week #03 (07/08/05): #2
Week #04 (14/08/05): #2
Week #05 (21/08/05): #2
Week #06 (28/08/05): #7
Week #07 (04/09/05): #10
Week #08 (11/09/05): #16
Week #09 (18/09/05): #18
Week #10 (25/09/05): #10
Week #11 (02/10/05): #13
Week #12 (09/10/05): #18 (Cumulative sales estimate: 168,000 units)

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour - UK Top 20 Music DVDs and Videos
Week #01 (31/07/05): #2
Week #02 (07/08/05): #2
Week #03 (14/08/05): #2
Week #04 (21/08/05): #2
Week #05 (28/08/05): #4
Week #06 (04/09/05): #2
Week #07 (11/09/05): #6
Week #08 (18/09/05): #11
Week #09 (25/09/05): #11
Week #10 (02/10/05): #17
Week #11 (09/10/05): #26

AUSTRALIA

The Essential (2 CD) - ARIA Top 50 Albums
Week #01 (31/07/05): #23
Week #02 (07/08/05): #12
Week #03 (14/08/05): #13
Week #04 (21/08/05): #12
Week #05 (28/08/05): #13
Week #06 (04/09/05): #14
Week #07 (11/09/05): #13
Week #08 (18/09/05): #14
Week #09 (25/09/05): #22
Week #10 (02/10/05): #27
Week #11 (09/10/05): #33

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour - ARIA Top 40 Music DVDs
Week #01 (11/09/05): #10
Week #02 (18/09/05): #5
Week #03 (25/09/05): #14
Week #04 (02/10/05): #16
Week #05 (09/10/05): #17

(12/08/05): The Essential (2 CD) has been certified GOLD in Australia (35,000 units.)

NEW ZEALAND

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 40 Albums
Week #01 (22/08/05): #9
Week #02 (29/08/05): #5
Week #03 (05/09/05): #5
Week #04 (12/09/05): #5
Week #05 (19/09/05): #10
Week #06 (26/09/05): #5
Week #07 (03/10/05): #8

(03/10/05): The Essential (2 CD) has been certified PLATINUM in New Zealand (15,000 units.)

IRELAND

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 75 Albums
Week #01 (24/07/05): #4
Week #02 (31/07/05): #2
Week #03 (07/08/05): #2
Week #04 (14/08/05): #2
Week #05 (21/08/05): #4
Week #06 (28/08/05): #4
Week #07 (04/09/05): #10
Week #08 (11/09/05): #16
Week #09 (18/09/05): #19
Week #10 (25/09/05): #27
Week #11 (02/10/05): #33
Week #12 (09/10/05): #39

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour - Top 10 Music DVDs
Week #01 (21/08/05): #3
Week #02 (28/08/05): #7
Week #03 (04/09/05): #4
Week #04 (11/09/05): #6
Week #05 (18/09/05): #9
Week #06 (25/09/05): #8
Week #07 (02/10/05): #6
Week #08 (09/10/05): #10

GERMANY

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (12/09/05): #10
Week #02 (19/09/05): #16
Week #03 (26/09/05): #22
Week #04 (03/10/05): #32

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour - Top 10 Music DVDs
Week #01 (07/09/05): #3
Week #02 (14/09/05): #5
Week #03 (30/09/05): #8
Week #04 (07/10/05): #12

FRANCE

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 40 Compilation Album Chart
Week #01 (30/07/05): #1
Week #02 (06/08/05): #1
Week #03 (13/08/05): #1
Week #04 (20/08/05): #1 (Sales: 31,914 units)
Week #05 (27/08/05): #1
Week #06 (03/09/05): #1
Week #07 (10/09/05): #3
Week #08 (17/09/05): #3
Week #09 (24/09/05): #3
Week #10 (01/10/05): #4 (Sales: 6,518 units) (Cumulative sales: 201,500 copies units)

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Comprehensive Album Chart
Week #01 (30/07/05): #4
Week #02 (06/08/05): #1
Week #03 (13/08/05): #1
Week #04 (20/08/05): #1 (Sales: 31,914 units)

Comprehensive Album chart figures unavailable from Week #05 onwards.

(12/08/05): The Essential (2 CD) has been certified GOLD in France (100,000 units.)

(01/10/05): The Essential (2 CD) has been certified 2X GOLD in France (200,000 units.)

HOLLAND/NETHERLANDS

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (25/07/05): #32
Week #02 (01/08/05): #24
Week #03 (08/08/05): #19
Week #04 (15/08/05): #22
Week #05 (22/08/05): #24
Week #06 (29/08/05): #27
Week #07 (05/09/05): #29
Week #08 (12/09/05): #36
Week #09 (19/09/05): #50
Week #10 (26/09/05): #64
Week #11 (03/10/05): #68

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 30 Music DVDs
Week #01 (25/07/05): #16
Week #02 (01/08/05): #3
Week #03 (08/08/05): #2
Week #04 (15/08/05): #2
Week #05 (22/08/05): #2
Week #06 (29/08/05): #4
Week #07 (05/09/05): #2
Week #08 (12/09/05): #4
Week #09 (19/09/05): #8
Week #10 (26/09/05): #8

SPAIN

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (28/07/05): #26
Week #02 (04/08/05): #25
Week #03 (11/08/05): #24
Week #04 (18/08/05): #25
Week #05 (25/08/05): #25
Week #06 (01/09/05): #28
Week #07 (08/09/05): #33
Week #08 (15/09/05): #41
Week #09 (22/09/05): #46
Week #10 (29/09/05): #61
Week #11 (06/10/05): #92

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Week #01 (04/08/05): #3
Week #02 (11/08/05): #3
Week #03 (18/08/05): #5
Week #04 (25/08/05): #5
Week #05 (01/09/05): #5
Week #06 (08/09/05): #4
Week #07 (15/09/05): #5
Week #08 (22/09/05): #7
Week #09 (29/09/05): #8
Week #11 (06/10/05): #9

SWITZERLAND

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (24/07/05): #29
Week #02 (31/07/05): #23
Week #03 (07/08/05): #11
Week #04 (14/08/05): #9
Week #05 (21/08/05): #6
Week #06 (28/08/05): #7
Week #07 (04/09/05): #10
Week #08 (11/09/05): #15
Week #09 (18/09/05): #24
Week #10 (25/09/05): #27
Week #11 (02/10/05): #40
Week #12 (09/10/05): #40

SWEDEN

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 60 Albums
Week #01 (01/09/05): #9
Week #02 (08/09/05): #3
Week #03 (15/09/05): #4
Week #04 (22/09/05): #5
Week #05 (29/09/05): #4

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Week #01 (01/09/05): #3
Week #02 (08/09/05): #3
Week #03 (15/09/05): #5
Week #04 (22/09/05): #2
Week #05 (29/09/05): #3

ITALY

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 75 Album Chart
Week #01 (28/07/05): #44
Week #02 (04/08/05): #28
Week #03 (11/08/05): #22
Week #04 (18/08/05): #24
Week #05 (25/08/05): #23
Week #06 (01/09/05): #29
Week #07 (08/09/05): #38
Week #08 (15/09/05): #52
Week #09 (22/09/05): #82
Week #10 (29/09/05): #69
Week #11 (06/10/05): #87

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Week #01 (04/08/05): #1
Week #02 (11/08/05): #1
Week #03 (18/08/05): #1
Week #04 (25/08/05): #1
Week #05 (01/09/05): #2
Week #06 (08/09/05): #1
Week #07 (15/09/05): #2
Week #08 (22/09/05): #4
Week #09 (29/09/05): #7
Week #11 (06/10/05): #7

GREECE

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 50 English Albums Chart
Week #01 (23/07/05): #11
Week #02 (30/07/05): #8
Week #03 (06/08/05): #13
Week #04 (13/08/05): #16
Week #05 (20/08/05): #11
Week #06 (27/08/05): #37
Week #07 (03/09/05): #19
Week #08 (10/09/05): #29
Week #09 (17/09/05): #49

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 50 Comprehensive Albums Chart

Week #01 (23/07/05): DNC (Did Not Chart)
Week #02 (30/07/05): #39
Week #03 (06/08/05): DNC
Week #04 (13/08/05): DNC
Week #05 (20/08/05): #47 (Re-Entry)

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Week #01 (14/09/05): #14
Week #02 (21/09/05): #1
Week #03 (28/09/05): #2
Week #04 (05/09/05): #3

PORTUGAL

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 30 DVDs
Week #01 (28/07/05): #27
Week #02 (04/08/05): #10

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 30 Music DVDs
Week #01 (11/08/05): #18
Week #02 (18/08/05): #12
Week #03 (25/08/05): #13
Week #04 (01/09/05): #16
Week #05 (08/09/05): #22
Week #06 (15/09/05): #26
Week #07 (22/09/05): DNC
Week #08 (29/09/05): #28 (Re-Entry)

BELGIUM

FLANDERS

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (30/07/05): #22
Week #02 (06/08/05): #8
Week #03 (13/08/05): #4
Week #04 (20/08/05): #4
Week #05 (27/08/05): #6
Week #06 (03/09/05): #11
Week #07 (10/09/05): #12
Week #08 (17/09/05): #15
Week #09 (24/09/05): #25
Week #10 (01/10/05): #48

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Ultratop 10 Music DVDs
Week #01 (06/08/05): #3
Week #02 (13/08/05): #2
Week #03 (20/08/05): #3
Week #04 (27/08/05): #3
Week #05 (03/09/05): #3
Week #06 (10/09/05): #4
Week #07 (17/09/05): #3
Week #08 (24/09/05): #3
Week #09 (01/10/05): #5
Week #10 (08/10/05): #7

WALLONY

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (30/07/05): #25
Week #02 (06/08/05): #4
Week #03 (13/08/05): #1
Week #04 (20/08/05): #1
Week #05 (27/08/05): #1
Week #06 (03/09/05): #2
Week #07 (10/09/05): #4
Week #08 (17/09/05): #8
Week #09 (24/09/05): #10
Week #10 (01/10/05): #14
Week #11 (08/10/05): #17

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Ultratop 10 Music DVDs
Week #01 (13/08/05): #2
Week #02 (20/08/05): #1
Week #03 (27/08/05): #1
Week #04 (03/09/05): #1
Week #05 (10/09/05): #1
Week #06 (17/09/05): #3
Week #07 (24/09/05): #3
Week #08 (01/10/05): #6
Week #09 (08/10/05): #7

DENMARK

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (05/08/05): #52
Week #02 (12/08/05): #64
Week #03 (19/08/05): #53
Week #04 (16/08/05): #84
Week #05 (23/08/05): #98
Week #06 (30/08/05): #74

NORWAY

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 40 Albums
Week #01 (16/08/05): #26
Week #02 (23/08/05): #31
Week #03 (30/08/05): #8
Week #04 (06/09/05): #9
Week #05 (13/09/05): #5
Week #06 (20/09/05): #14
Week #07 (27/09/05): #15

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 10 Music DVDs
Week #01 (20/09/05): #10

ESTONIA

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (30/08/05): #47
Week #02 (06/09/05): #25

AUSTRIA

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 75 Albums
Week #01 (07/09/05): #38
Week #02 (14/09/05): #28
Week #03 (21/09/05): #46
Week #04 (28/09/05): #75

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 10 Music DVDs
Week #01 (07/09/05): #8
Week #02 (14/09/05): #4
Week #03 (21/09/05): #5
Week #04 (28/09/05): #8
Week #05 (05/10/05): #10

CZECH REPUBLIC

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 80 Albums
Week #01 (21/08/05): #53
Week #02 (28/08/05): #34
Week #03 (04/09/05): #22
Week #04 (11/09/05): #21
Week #05 (18/09/05): #19
Week #06 (25/09/05): #29
Week #07 (02/10/05): #41

FINLAND

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (11/09/05): #51

HUNGARY

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Week #01 (21/08/05): #16
Week (28/08/05): -
Week #02 (04/09/05): #14 (Re-Entry)
Week #03 (11/09/05): -
Week #04 (18/09/05): 12
Week #05 (25/09/05): -

TURKEY

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 50 Albums

Peak position #5 (no chart trajectory available thus far)
with 20.000 copies sold so far, according to AZIZ from Turkey.
Thanks to www.mjinf.co.uk

ARGENTINA

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 20 Albums
Week #01 (20/08/05): #10

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Month #01 (08/05): #9

MEXICO

Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (DVD) - Top 20 Music DVDs
Week #01 (04/09/05): #3
Week #02 (11/09/05): #2
Week #03 (18/09/05): #2
Week #04 (25/09/05): #2
Week #05 (02/10/05): #3
Week #06 (09/10/05): #2

CANADA

The Essential (2 CD) - National Top 100 Albums
Week #01 (28/07/05): #24
Week #02 (04/08/05): #26
Week #03 (11/08/05): #37
Week #04 (18/08/05): #50
Week #05 (25/08/05): #62
Week #06 (01/09/05): #74
Week #07 (08/09/05): #89

The Essential (2 CD) - National Top 100 R&B Albums
Week #01 (28/07/05): #5
Week #02 (04/08/05): #4
Week #03 (11/08/05): #4
Week #04 (18/08/05): #6
Week #05 (25/08/05): #8
Week #06 (01/09/05): #10
Week #07 (08/09/05): #13
Week #08 (15/09/05): #19
Week #09 (22/09/05): #11
Week #10 (29/09/05): #16

MALAYSIA

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 20 International English Albums Chart
Week #01 (25/07/05): #20
Week #02 (01/08/05): #4
Week #03 (08/08/05): #2
Week #04 (15/08/05): #2
Week #05 (22/08/05): #3
Week #06 (29/08/05): #3
Week #07 (05/09/05): #5
Week #08 (12/09/05): #7
Week #09 (19/09/05): #6
Week #10 (26/09/05): #14

TAIWAN

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 10 International Album Chart
Week #01 (05/08/05): #4
Week #02 (12/08/05): #3
Week #03 (19/08/05): #3

JAPAN

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 300 Comprehensive Album Chart
Week #01 (05/09/05): #67 (Sales: 3,633 units)
Week #02 (12/09/05): #51 (Sales: 4,682 units) (Cumulative sales: 8,345 units)
Week #03 (19/09/05): #65 (Sales: 3,408 units) (Cumulative sales: 11,723 units)
Week #04 (26/09/05): #84 (Sales: 2,285 units) (Cumulative sales: 14,008 units)
Week #05 (03/10/05): #127 (Sales: 1,880 units) (Cumulative sales: 15,888 units)
Week #06 (10/10/05): #223 (Sales: 1,022 units) (Cumulative sales: 16,910 units)

The Essential (2 CD) - International Album Chart
Week #01 (05/09/05): #25
Week #02 (12/09/05): #23
Week #03 (19/09/05): #29

SOUTH KOREA

The Essential (2 CD) - Top 20 International Pop Album Chart
Month #01 (08/05): #7 (Sales: 3,197 units: 2,658 CD + 539 CASS)

THE ESSENTIAL (2 CD) WORLDWIDE CERTIFICATIONS

Certified 2X Gold in France (200,000 units).

Certified Gold in Australia (35,000 units).

Certified Platinum in New Zealand (15,000 units).
[Edited 11/2/05 15:22pm]

The Essential

Number of countries the album has reached #1: 2 (France, Belgium)

Number of countries the album has reached the Top 5: 6 (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Belgium)

Number of countries the album has reached the Top 10: 11 (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway, Argentina, Germany)

Number of countries the album has reached the Top 20: 13 (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway, Argentina, Australia, Netherlands, Germany)

Number of countries the album has reached the Top 30: 17 (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway, Argentina, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany)

*The above calculation does not include World Chart/Eurochart and R&B chart information or International/English Album Charts. It only takes into account the Comprehensive album chart in each respective country.

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending September 4th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: September 17th, 2005.

*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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

Michael Jackson - 17,700-18,200 units (Sales Estimate)

Notes: Since SoundScan figures aren't available for The Essential and Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on last week's official sales figure (5,104 units) and we can only estimate how much Live In Bucharest sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the BB Comprehensive Music Videos Chart. Number Ones (DVD) sold 2,827 units and was #12 while Live In Bucharest was #13.

1. The Essential (2 CD): (Sales Estimate: 4,500-5,000) (Last Week: 5,104)
2. Number Ones: 3,689 (4,239) (-13%)
3. Number Ones (Video): 2,827 (2,975) (-5%) (Holds at 12 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart)
4. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,800) (Moves down 10-13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart)
5. Thriller: 1,422 (1,497) (-5%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 744 (702) (+6%)
7. Off the Wall: 462 (467)(-1%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 330 (324) (+2%)
9. Bad: 238 (227) (+5%)
10. HIStory on Film - Vol. 2 (Video): 237 (260) (-9%)
11. Dangerous: 174 (187) (-7%)
12. Invincible: 147 (122) (+21%)
13. HIStory (2 CD): 89 (100) (-13%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix: 41 (36) (+141%)

Well, I'd like to have his sales for just one week when he's not even putting out anything new.

MJ's catalog does pretty good even when he doesn't have a new release out.

For example, in the UK:

January 5, 2005: According to the Official UK Charts Company, Michael Jackson placed three albums (more than any artist) in the 2004 End Of Year UK Album Chart: Number Ones at #57, Thriller at #135 (134,729), and The Very Best Of The Jacksons at #155 (116,000).

March 1st, 2004: In the 2003 UK Album Year End chart, Michael Jackson had 4 entries (more than any other artist) with Number Ones at #8 (960,848), Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I at #119 (155,000), Thriller at #143 (130,000), and Off The Wall at #189 (100,000).


Update

The Essential:

UK: 40
AUS: 13
Ireland: 16

so in the last two years he's prob sold around 2.5million albums in the UK alone. Amazing. And he generally sells 1 million a year in the US. Thats just two countries, he's just as massive in Germany, France, Japan etc.

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending September 11th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: September 24th, 2005.

*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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

Michael Jackson - 16,500 units (Sales Estimate)

Notes: Since SoundScan figures aren't available for The Essential and Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on the sales trajectory for the past few weeks and we can only estimate how much Live In Bucharest sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the BB Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

1. The Essential (2 CD): (Sales Estimate: 4,000)
2. Number Ones: 3,262 (3,689) (-12%)
3. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,800) (Moves down 13-15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 7 weeks on the chart)
4. Number Ones (Video): 2,661 (2,827) (-6%) (Moves down 12-16 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 77 weeks on the chart)
5. Thriller: 1,404 (1,422) (-1%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 717 (744) (-4%)
7. Off the Wall: 479 (462) (+4%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 292 (330) (-12%)
9. HIStory on Film - Vol. 2 (Video): 235 (237) (-1%)
10. Bad: 215 (238) (-10%)
11. Dangerous: 198 (174) (+14%)
12. Invincible: 129 (147) (-12%)
13. HIStory (2 CD): 68 (89) (-24%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix: 36 (41) (-12%)

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending September 18th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: October 1st, 2005.

*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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

Michael Jackson - 15,323 units (Sales Estimate)

Notes: Since SoundScan figures aren't available for The Essential and Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on the sales trajectory for the past few weeks and we can only estimate how much Live In Bucharest sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the BB Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

1. The Essential (2 CD): (Sales Estimate: 3,500)
2. Number Ones: 3,109 (3,262) (-7%)
3. Number Ones (Video): 2,616 (2,661) (-2%) (Moves up 16-13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 78 weeks on the chart)
4. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,500) (Remains at 15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 8 weeks on the chart)
5. Thriller: 1,363 (1,404) (-3%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 667 (717) (-7%)
7. Off the Wall: 434 (479) (-9.5%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 332 (292) (+14%)
9. HIStory on Film - Vol. 2 (Video): 224 (235) (-5%)
10. Bad: 178 (215) (-17%)
11. Dangerous: 169 (198) (-15%)
12. Invincible: 147 (129) (+14%)
13. HIStory (2 CD): 59 (68) (-13%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix: 25 (36) (-31%)

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of Lilgish

From The Bottom of My Heart: 0$

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending September 25th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: October 8th, 2005.

*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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

Michael Jackson - 13,602 units (Sales Estimate)

Notes: Since SoundScan figures aren't available for The Essential and Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on the sales trajectory for the past few weeks and we can only estimate how much Live In Bucharest sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the BB Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

1. The Essential: 3,000 (Sales Estimate)
2. Number Ones: 2,881 (3,109) (-5%)
3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,405 (2,616) (-8%) (Moves down 13-15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 79 weeks on the chart)
4. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,000) (Moves down 15-19 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 9 weeks on the chart)
5. Thriller: 1,273 (1,363) (-6.5%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 680 (667) (+2%)
7. Off The Wall: 364 (434) (-16%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 300 (332) (-10%)
9. HIStory On Film - Vol. 2: 230 (224) (+3%)
10. Bad: 151 (178) (-15%)
11. Dangerous: 131 (169) (-22.5%)
12. Invincible: 109 (147) (-26%)
13. HIStory (2-CD): 64 (59) (+8%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: 14 (25) (-44%)

um, honestly, does anyone here care? surely such an in-depth weekly sales report would be better suited for an MJ site, you know, where people are actually going to be looking for it....


seems kind of bizarre here, especially when judjing from the posts accumulated in 20 days, it's pretty clear, the only person that cares about it and keeps posting on it is the person who started it.




just sayin'

honestly all i care about is weekly sales

this thing:

Michael Jackson - 13,602 units (Sales Estimate)

Notes: Since SoundScan figures aren't available for The Essential and Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on the sales trajectory for the past few weeks and we can only estimate how much Live In Bucharest sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the BB Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

1. The Essential: 3,000 (Sales Estimate)
2. Number Ones: 2,881 (3,109) (-5%)
3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,405 (2,616) (-8%) (Moves down 13-15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 79 weeks on the chart)
4. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,000) (Moves down 15-19 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 9 weeks on the chart)
5. Thriller: 1,273 (1,363) (-6.5%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 680 (667) (+2%)
7. Off The Wall: 364 (434) (-16%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 300 (332) (-10%)
9. HIStory On Film - Vol. 2: 230 (224) (+3%)
10. Bad: 151 (178) (-15%)
11. Dangerous: 131 (169) (-22.5%)
12. Invincible: 109 (147) (-26%)
13. HIStory (2-CD): 64 (59) (+8%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: 14 (25) (-44%)


i love hearing about these, so amit1234 dont listen to tessa, if she doesnt care then she shouldnt come in here, im glad you do this, so keep posting

Tessa said:

Its what MJ fans like to do.
With MJ its ALL about the $$$$ - doesn't matter
what music is released the most important issue
to MJ fans is sales.
They are able to verify their obsession with MJ
by concentrating on MJ's sales.
What else can they obsess on?
His rugged good looks?
His scandal free personal life?

Aside from MJ's sales there isn't much good for MJ fans to cling to.

...
[Edited 10/1/05 6:36am]

USA

SoundScan Information courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending October 9th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: October 22nd, 2005.

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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

Michael Jackson - 14,046 units (Sales Estimate)

Notes: Since SoundScan figures aren't available for The Essential and Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on it's sales trajectory for the past few weeks. Likewise, we can only estimate how much Live In Bucharest sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

1. The Essential: 3,000 (Sales Estimate) (Cumulative sales estimate: 65,399 units)
2. Number Ones: 2,743 (2,870) (-4%) (Year To Date sales: 178,702 units) (Cumulative sales: 983,384 units) Thanks hope.
3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,376 (2,376) (-) (#18 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 81 weeks on the chart) (Cumulative sales: 367,138 units)
4. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,000) (#22 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 11 weeks on the chart)
5. Thriller: 1,545 (+9%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 738 (+17%)
7. Off The Wall: 532 (+1.5%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 308 (-4%)
9. HIStory On Film - Vol. 2: 285 (+35%)
10. Bad: 151 (+4%)
11. Dangerous: 149 (+6%)
12. Invincible: 104 (-30%)
13. HIStory (2-CD): 91 (+18%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: 24 (+71%)

thedoorkeeper said:

I think harping on the sales aspect of MJ is a bit old...Bon Jovi pushes a lot of units over the globe as well...but you don't see anyone claiming they are the greatest rock band of their era...I would rather bring up MJ's past great musical prowess (Hell, Off The Wall didn't sell a tenth of Thriller, which I love...or Bad, but it's still his best album, in my opinion)...To me quality matters more than sales....I think the main reason hardcore MJ fans bring up his strong sales across the globe is to combat the criticism that he's washed up, which is a little unfair at times...But those fans only have to look at the man's prime years to know the MJ is among the greats...Fuck the sales...
[Edited 10/17/05 23:27pm]

What's wrong with keeping MJ fans on this board up to date with his worldwide chart performance?

Sounds like sour grapes if you ask me.

amit1234 said:

I agree.
If looking at MJ's sales chart is an activity
that unites MJ fans then whats the harm?
MJ fans enjoy talking sales.
MJ is popular enough to have worldwide sales.
Record sales have been a big part of the MJ mythology.
He is obsessed with sales.
It makes sense his fans share the same obsession.

Nice try doorkeeper.

Now go sit in the corner.

amit1234 said:

Hey - I was agreeing with you - but if you think thats a bad thing then I'll leave you alone to your pathetic little charts & lists that verify your idol worship.

Everyone is here to worship one artist or another, therefore, your feable attempt at dissing me doesn't quite have the bite I think you were looking for.

Thanks for coming out though Charlie...don't call us....we'll call you.

The charts don't concern me, the music does. Damn fine music if I may say so myself!

amit1234 said:

amit1234 said:

Keep posting whatever you like, my friend. Don't let anyone stop you.

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending October 16th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: October 29th, 2005.

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

Michael Jackson - 13,801 units (Sales Estimate)

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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time. Also since SoundScan figures aren't available for Live In Bucharest , we can only estimate how much The Essential sold based on the chart ranking of the Number Ones DVD on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

1. The Essential (2 CD): 2,796 (Cumulative sales: 76,150 units) Thanks again hope.
2. Number Ones: 2,676 (2,743) (-2%) (Year To Date sales: 181,378 units) (Cumulative sales: 986,060 units)
3. Number Ones (Video): 2,296 (2,376) (-3%) (Holds at #18 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 81 weeks on the chart) (Cumulative sales: 369,434 units)
4. Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour (Video): (Sales Estimate: 2,000) (Holds at #22 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 11 weeks on the chart)
5. Thriller: 1,589 (1,545) (+3%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 698 (738) (-5%)
7. Off The Wall: 536 (532) (+8%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 379 (308) (+23%)
9. HIStory On Film - Vol. 2 (Video): 279 (285) (-2%)
10. Bad: 186 (151) (+23%)
11. Dangerous: 162 (149) (+9%)
12. Invincible: 110 (104) (+6%)
13. HIStory (2 CD): 73 (91) (-20%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix: 21 (24) (-13%)

I'm seeing some negative sales ratios - looks like MJ is slipping in sales in some areas.
Is this the beginning of a trend?
How long can sales last on a nostaglic act like MJ
when there is no new product in sight?
You can only rehash the past so many times.
Look at this latest chart - 8 out of 14 entries are compilations with the compilations being the high sellers. Cds like Bad or Dangerous barely sell at all when compared to The Essential or Number Ones.

His sales have gone down in the past few weeks due to there being very little press and the fact that he is in the UK. Expect this to change in the coming weeks with the imminent release of the hurricane single!

FunkyBrotha said:

Yeah whats the story with his hurricane single:
What label is releasing it or is it only a download?
What fellow stars has he recruited?

What negative trend? He sold almost 14k last week which is on par with every other week this year (the main exception being the week after the innocent verdict when he shifted almost 30k).

Currently, he has four releases (almost five) shifting in excess of 2,000 units+ each week.

The Essential may have taken a chunk out of the catalog sales of Thriller and Number Ones since it contains all the major singles, however, once that compilation is off the market in a few years time (when MJ regains ownership of his masters) their sales should return to their pre-Essential level.

BTW, in case you didn't know (which I'm sure you didn't), compilation/greatest hits collections are always the highest selling catalog titles in an artist's repetoire. Most retailers with limited shelf space would rather place their bets on the sure thing which means GH win out over studio albums any day. Case in point: Shania Twain's Come On Over which saw its sales plummet upon the release of her Greatest Hits last year.

Only the most classic albums (which retailers agree to stock) are lucky enough to shift thousands of copies each week years after their release (eg. Thriller, Dark Side Of The Moon, The Wall, etc.)

BTW... here's something for you to munch on....Number Ones is set to scan 1 million in a few weeks.
[Edited 10/25/05 21:17pm]

More great news as Michael's videos are still CLIMBING the top 100 iTunes video chart in the United States. Here's the current rankings, the information in red indicates how much higher each one is ranked in comparison to where they were on October 13th (i.e., +3 means the video climbed three positions):

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CURRENT TOP 100 MUSIC VIDEOS (US)

#2 - Thriller (UNCHANGED)
#14 - Smooth Criminal (+3)
#21 - Billie Jean (+1)
#48 - Black or White (+4)
#58 - Remember the Time (NEW)
#62 - Bad (+15)
#76 - The Way You Make Me Feel (+11)
#82 - You Rock My World (NEW)
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Thanks TSCM!