dreamfactory313 said:

lol!

Ellie said:

Thriller is great album indeed (you are right about the brainwashing though); But Off The Wall is his best work, in my opinion...

murph said:[quote]

Ellie said:

Thriller is a great album indeed (you are right about the brainwashing though); But Off The Wall is his best work, in my opinion...And for the record, the main reason why Thriller is considered his best work is because that four year period saw MJ dominate pop culture like no other artist; I wish some of the younger MJ fans were old enough to soak up that era; It was like three Beatlemanias rolled up into one..Dude was that huge... The man was an across the board God-like figure during that period...That's why that album is so revered..But, it's the same reason people say Sergeant Peppers is the Beatles best work and Purple Rain is Prince's best work...They are great,groundbreaking albums, but the real fans of these artists know the truth...
[Edited 12/2/05 16:44pm]

Seriously though, that Thriller phenomenon was a US thing I reckon. Bad and Dangerous did almost just as well everywhere else. He barely stepped foot outside the USA during Thriller's run. I can only think of one or two instances of him appearing anywhere else, whereas he was travelling all around for later albums.

I know I'm a little too young to remember Thriller, but my older friends all say that Bad was bigger - and it was saleswise over here. Up in Liverpool apparently anyone who was into Pop music back in '88 went to that Aintree Racecourse gig. It was a huge event. I seem to remember reading that at the time it broke the record for the biggest solo concert event in history.
[Edited 12/2/05 17:04pm]

Ellie said:

That may be true...But we all know that making it in the States is really what its all about for most music artists...It's the reason why people will always say to Robbie Williams, "You are great in the UK and the rest of Europe, but you haven't conquered the US yet, huh?' I love my overseas folks, but the reality is MJ's success in the US is what truely built his legend; What he did any where else only added on to that legend....Just ask Led Zep, The Beatles, The Stones, Elton John, The Bee Gees and any of the other international greats....
[Edited 12/2/05 17:24pm]

Ah, but with those artists can you think of anything they've done that was significantly more successful overseas than the States? At least to the extent that they were labelled as flops despite equalling or surpassing a predecessor's sales in most places

As far as Robbie Williams goes - I'm not a fan (Advertising Space has got to be the most dismally boring pile of crap I've heard for a long time), but it does irritate me when I see Americans online [not this forum] consistently say "Who?" just because he's not a big star over there. They come across his name all the time on the net and yet never look him up? They read about his massive EMI contract and his European concert attendances, but purposely pretend not to know who he is.

There are a handful of massive US stars that if they went overseas couldn't get recognised if they walked down a street naked, but I know their names just from familiarity on the internet.

Ellie said:

Great point...But me bringing up the Beatles and the rest of the lot was just an example of how "the prize" for most overseas acts (especially in the UK) is success in the US...They can be huge in the UK, Austraila, China, or anywhere else; But if you are a true music head you know making it in the US is the mountain top...Which is why MJ's success in the States really is unmatched in terms of full blown mania and importance...(Yeah, i know what he did in the UK, but come on...)For most artists, right or wrong, US acclaim is the true measure of all-around success...As for Robbie, I kinda like the guy...I recognize his celebrity and I even have "Feel" on my Ipod...He's a cool, funny cat....
[Edited 12/2/05 17:54pm]

I think it's just the money factor to be honest.

It's funny though. You've just got to breakout and be given a chance and it's tough to do on a large scale now. Bands like U2, Duran Duran, A-ha etc. got that through that big 80s invasion when it seemed like more European acts were making music videos, so MTV had no choice but to air them to fill up the playlists.

There's just no format to take advantage of now and it's got to be done through vigorous promotional tours. Kylie once talked about getting tired of it - being a superstar back home, happy and wealthy but having to put up with people not even knowing how to pronounce her name in America and having to go through the mundane interviews etc.

Robbie will never be sucessful over there though. He's far too arrogant and confident about his UK status to settle for trying to be accepted as anything else. I have no idea how Coldplay did it Or Dido

Ellie said:

LOL....

Robbie Williams what a twit
[Edited 12/2/05 19:08pm]

lilgish said:

We're labeling RW a twit on a MJ thread?

jtfolden said:

LOL

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending November 27th, 2005. Billboard Issue Date: December 10th, 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 - 17,022 units (Sales estimate)

1. Number Ones: 4,061 (+19%) (Debuts on the Billboard Pop Catalog chart at #177, Cumulative sales: 1,007,202)
2. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 3,514 (+28%) (#36 this week on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Video Chart, 88 weeks on chart)
3. The Essential (2-CD): 3,000 (ESTIMATED) (Cumulative sales: 93,000 units)
4. Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (DVD): 2,200 (ESTIMATED)
5. Thriller: 1,736 (+9.8%) (Cumulative sales of the Special Edition: 862,000 units)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 765 (+9%) (Cumulative sales: 847,000 units)
7. Off the Wall: 473 (+7%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 380 (+31%)
9. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2: 263 (-1%)
10. Bad: 256 (+6.5%)
11. Dangerous: 183 (+56%)
12. Invincible: 115 (-2%)
13. HIStory (2-CD): 60 (+22%)
14. Blood on the Dance Floor: 16 (-47%)

I thought this should go here too...

Lots of new MJ RIAA certifications for the month of November in the USA...

1. Number Ones certified platinum (1,000,000 units) (11/18/2005)

2. Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume 1 certified gold (500,000 units) (11/30/2005)

3. Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (DVD) certified gold (50,000 units)
(11/30/2005 )

4. Number Ones (DVD) certified 4X platinum (400,000 units) (11/16/2005)

5. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (digital single) certified gold (100,000 units) (11/8/2005)

6. "Billie Jean" (digital single) certified gold (100,000 units) (11/8/2005)

7. "Thriller" (digital single) certified gold (100,000 units) (11/8/2005)

Note: Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume I should have also been certified platinum since the album has scanned over 850k in the USA. When you take into account retail and record club shipments, it's definitely shipped well over 1 million units in the USA.

"Thriller" (digital single) has also scanned approximately 150k to date, therefore, a platinum certification should be due sometime next year.

Thanks Yuichi!

Good news in the UK as The Essential jumped a hefty 98 positions up 196-98. Attention holiday shoppers, indeed.

UK

The Essential (2 CD) - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #19 (27/11/05): #196
Week #20 (04/12/05): #98

USA

As per Hanboo @ UKMix and hopespringseternal at the MJ Forum, Michael Jackson scanned 18,000 units in the USA for the week ending December 18th, 2005.

This figure does not include any DVD titles like Number Ones, HIStory On Film: Volume 2, Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, Greatest Hits: HIStory, etc.

If it did, Michael's weekly SoundScan total would probably be around 25,000 units or higher.

No Soundscan figures available at this time since it's the holidays.

USA

MJ SoundScan Update
Neilsen SoundScan sales for the week ending December 25th, 2005.
...courtesy of hopespringseternal and Hanboo.

Great news as MJ sold approximately 35,000 units (est.) last week. This figure handily beats Michael's best Soundscan week of 2005 which was back during the week ending June 19th, 2005 when he sold 27,166 units the week after his vindication in court.

CD's: 25,300 (Sales figure confirmed)
DVD's: 10,000 (Sales Estimate)

Therefore, over the past two weeks, MJ shifted 60,000 (est.) in the USA.

UK

Cool news as Michael Jackson's Number Ones re-enters the Top 40 of the UK Album Chart jumping 141-31!

Number Ones - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #85 (25/12/05): #141
Week #86 (01/01/06): #31
[Edited 1/2/06 10:59am]

Cool news as Number Ones remains @ #31 for the second week in a row in the UK Top 40 Album Chart.

UK

Number Ones - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #87 (08/01/06): #31

http://www.virgin.net/mus...ums/4.html

i like how your keeping these chart postings to one thread. it helps us note trends.

thanks!!

the success of number ones in the uk is amazing! last time i checked it was at 2.1million that figure must be even higher now.

Great news to report as MJ places two titles (The Essential with sales of 206,000 units and Number Ones with sales of 101,000 units) on the UK End Of Year Album Chart.

No word yet on sales figures for Thriller, Off The Wall, Bad, etc., however, once/if I hear anything, I'll let you know.

UK

Top 200 Albums of 2005

1 Back to Bedlam - James Blunt 2,367,758
2 X&Y - Coldplay 1,999,000
3 Intensive Care - Robbie Williams 1,434,000
4 Employment - Kaiser Chiefs 1,312,000
5 Demon Days - Gorillaz 1,205,000
6 Face to Face- W*****e 1,143,000
7 Eye to the Telescope - KT Tunstall 1,018,000
8 Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson 952,631
9 Curtain Call - Eminem 926,012
10 Forever Faithless - Faithless 915,000
11 Piece By Piece - Katie Melua 869,000
12 Hot Fuss - The Killers 859,000
13 Don't Believe the Truth - Oasis 848,000
14 Ancora - Il Divo 840,000
15 Confessions on a Dancefloor - Madonna 830,000
16 American Idiot - Green Day 814,000
17 Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters 787,000
18 Hopes And Fears - Keane 757,000
19 Never Forget - Take That 755,000
20 Love Angel Music Baby - Gwen Stefani 746,000
21 Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas 689,000
22 Taller in More Ways - The Sugababes 640,000
23 Life in Slow Motion - David Gray 625,000
24 The Singles - Basement Jaxx 595,000
25 PDC - Pussycat Dolls 574,000
26 G4 - G4. 573,000
27 In your Honour - The Foo Fighters 571,000
28 Definitive Collection - Tony Christie 561,000
29 The Massacre - 50 Cent 554,000
30 In between Dreams - Jack Johnson 531,000
31 The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey 526,965
32 Tourist - Athlete 499,000
33 Trouble - Akon 487,000
34 Keep On - Will Young 477,974
35 Their Law - The Singles - The Prodigy 468,000
36 Ultimate Collection - Eurythmics 453,000
37 Language, Sex, Violence, Other - The Stereophonics 451,000
38 The War of the Worlds - Jeff Wayne 446,000
39 The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers 444,000
40 Greatest Hits - Mariah Carey 439,000
41 Retrospectacle - Supertramp 438,000
42 It's Time - Michael Bublé 431,300
43 Late Registration - Kanye West 431,200
44 Kasabian - Kasabian 412,000
45 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 411,000
46 Guilty too - Barbara Streisand 397,000
47 Living a Dream - Katherine Jenkins 372,500
48 Il Divo - Il Divo 371,300
49 Mind Body & Soul - Joss Stone 368,200
50 You Could Have it so Much Better - Franz Ferdinand 368,000
51 Up all Night - Razorlight 358,000
52 O - Damien Rice 355,000
53 G4 & Friends - G4 349,000
54 How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2 348,200
55 Stars of CCTV - Hard-Fi 347,897
56 Finally Woken - Jem 343,000
57 Get Behind me Satan - The White Stripes 343,000
58 Songs About Jane - Maroon 5 337,000
59 Pieces of a Dream - Anastacia 333,300
60 Thanks for the Memory - Rod Stewart 329,600
61 Get Lifted - John Legend 314,500
62 Daniel Powter - Daniel Powter 312,500
63 Aerial - Kate Bush 312,300
64 Bullet in a Bible - Green Day 309,000
65 Sanctury - Simon Webb 307,500
66 The Documentary - The Game 298,000
67 Final Straw - Snow Patrol 298,000
68 Dynamite - Jamiroquai 294,000
69 Amarantine - Enya 293,000
70 Wonderland - McFly 291,000
71 Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams 287,999
72 Encore - Eminem 285,000
73 Breathe In - Lucie Silvas 269,300
74 Chemistry - Girls Aloud 269,000
75 Silent Alarm - Bloc Party 261,000
76 Supernature - Goldfrapp 260,000
77 The Story Goes - Craig David 256,000
78 Rhythm & Gangsta - Snoop Dogg 256,000
79 Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers 250,000
80 Greatest Hits - Blink 182 247,000
81 Time To Grow - Lemar 240,000
82 Careless Love - Madeleine Peyroux 236,000
83 International Superhits - Green Day 231,000
84 Tissues and Issues - Charlotte Church 224,000
85 Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield 222,000
86 Ultimate Kylie - Kylie Minogue 217,000
87 Private Investigations - Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 215,000
88 The Essential - Michael Jackson 206,000
89 Anthology - Bryan Adams 206,000
90 Confrssions - Usher 203,000
91 Turning Point - Mario 199,000
92 The Choirboys - Choirboys 197,000
93 All over the World - E.L.O 196,000
94 Call off the Search - Katie Melua 195,879
95 The Soul Sessions - Joss Stone 194,000
96 Rooster - Rooster 192,000
97 Simple Gifts - Bryn Terfel 192,000
98 In Time The Best of - REM 191,000
99 Music - Michael Ball 189,000
100 Counting Down the Days - Natalie Imbruglia 185,000
101 Parachutes - Coldplay 184,000
102 Love Songs - Plil Collins 182,000
103 A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay 180,000
104 The Very Best of - Michael Bolton 179,000
105 Some Cities - Doves 178,000
106 Out of Nothing - Embrace 173,000
107 Pushing the Senses - Feeder 172,000
108 Mezmerise - System of a Down 170,000
109 Suit - Nelly 169,000
110 Destroy Rock & Roll - Mylo 168,000
111 Catching Tales - Jamie Cullum 167,000
112 One Way Ticket to Hell and Back -The Darkness 166,000
113 Gold - Greatest Hits - The Carpenters 165,000
114 Simplified - Simply Red 164,000
115 The Definitive Collection - Lionel R & The Commodores 163,000
116 Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance 162,000
117 Hitstory - Elvis Presley 161,000
118 Gold - Greatest Hits - Abba 160,000
119 The Italian - Patrizio Baunne 159,000
120 NO 1's - Destiny's Child 158,000
121 Goodies - Ciara 157,000
122 The Ultimate Collection - Matt Monro 156,000
123 Elvis - 30 No 1 Hits - Elvis Presley 155,000
124 Portrait of a Legend - Sam Cooke 154,000
125 Love Elvis - Elvis Presley 153,000
126 Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen 152,000
127 I am a Bird Now - Antony & The Johnsons 151,000
128 Have a Nice Day - Bon Jovi 150,000
129 Greatest Hits I, II & III - Queen 149,000
130 The Story so far - Rod Stewart 148,000
131 Funeral - Arcade Fire 148,000
132 Room on the 3rd Floor - McFly 147,000
133 What's the Story Morning Glory - Oasis 147,000
134 Lullabies to Paralyze - Queens of the Stone Age 146,000
135 Greatest Hits - My Prerogative - Britney Spears 145,000
136 What will the Neighbours Say - Girls Aloud 144,000
137 Who Killed.. - The Zoutons 143,000
138 The Collection - Shakin' Stevens 142,000
139 The Greatest - Ian Brown 141,000
140 Truly Madly Completely - The Best of - Savage Garden 140,000
141 The Trinity - Sean Paul 139,000
142 Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child 138,000
143 Loyal to the Game - 2 Pac 137,000
144 Swinging the Blues Dancind the Ska - Jools Holland 136,000
145 Sing the Number 1's 135,000
146 Get Rich or Die Tryin' - OST - 50 Cent & G Unit 134,000
147 The Bravery - The Bravery 133,000
148 Working Class Hero - John Lennon 132,000
149 Collision Course - Jay-Z & Linkin Park 131,000
150 Second Nature - Katherine Jenkins 130,000
151 Crazy Hits - Crazy Frog 129,000
152 10 Years of Hits - Ronan Keating 128,000
153 Aha Shake Heartbreak - Kings of Leon 127,000
154 Dookie - Green Day 126,000
155 Rebirth - Jennifer Lopez 124,000
156 Echoes - The Best of - Pink Floyd 122,000
157 Ring of Fire - The Legend of - Johnny Cash 121,000
158 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac 120,000
159 The Futureheads - Futureheads 118,000
160 Nevermind - Nirvana 116,000
161The Best of - Vol 1 & 2 114,000
162 The Dark side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 112,000
163 Vehicles & Animals - Athlete 111,000
164 Teenage Dreams - Daniel 'O' Donnell 110,000
165 A Bigger Bang - Rolling Stones 109,000
166 Aria - The Opera Album - Andrea Bocelli 108,000
167 Greatest Hits - Shania Twain 108,000
168 As is Now - Paul Weller 107,000
169 Magic Time - Van Morrison 107,000
170 Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles 106,000
171 Absolution - Muse 105,000
172 Hypnotise - System of a Down 105,000
173 Second First Impression - Daniel Bedingfield 104,000
174 A Certain Trigger - Maximo Mark 103,000
175 Heart & Soul - Steve Brookstein 102,000
176 Number Ones - Michael Jackson 101,000
177 The Best of 1980-1990 100,000
178 The Ultimate Collection - The Pogues 100,000
179 The Definitive Collection - Stevie Wonder 99,000
180 A Grand don't Come for Free - The Streets 99,000
181 Stripped - Christina Aguilera 98,000
182 The Back Room - The Editors 98,000
183 Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas 97,000
184 Definitely Maybe - Oasis 97,000
185 Gorillaz - Gorillaz 96,000
186 White Ladder - David Gray 96,000
187 The Very Best of - Slade 95,000
188 Ultimate Cream - Cream 95,000
189 The Best of - Kirsty MacColl 94,000
190 The Libertines - Libertines 94,000
191 Greatest Hits - Guns N Roses 93,000
192 Odyssey - Hayley Westenra 93,000
193 Stardust -The Great American III - Rod Srewart 92,000
194 Thank You - Jamelia 92,000
195 Down in Albion - Babyshambles 91,000
196 Greatest Hits - Blondie 91,000
197 The Best of - Tony Christie 90,500
198 Friday's Child - Will Young 90,036
199 The Platinum Collection - Cliff Richard 89,000
200 Twentysomething - Jamie Cullum 89,000

FLASHBACK

2003

On the 2003 UK Album Year End Chart, Michael Jackson had 4 entries (more than anybody else) 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).

2004

On the 2004 UK Album Year End Chart, Michael Jackson placed three albums (more than any artist) with: Number Ones at #57, Thriller at #135 (134,729), and The Very Best Of The Jacksons at #155 (116,000).

According to Musicweek, for the second year in a row, Michael Jackson had the most titles on the UK End Of Year 2004 Catalog Chart with the same three albums in the same order - Thriller improved 9-6, Off The Wall slipped 16-17 and Bad stumbled 22-47, with sales of 134,729, 91,675 and 56,209, respectively. 1979's Off The Wall was one of the oldest titles on the list.

BTW, cumulative UK sales of Number Ones as of last week (08/01/2006): 1,382,000.

Just 18k more to go until 1.4 million scanned in the UK!

amit1234 said:

Say, man, how about doing a similar search for Prince? Fair is fair - this is a Prince fansite, after all!

UK

Number Ones - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #88 (15/01/06): #32

The Essential- UK R&B Album Chart
Week (15/01/06): #24

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums
Week #91 (15/01/06): #9 (Re-Entry)

This is #1's 91st non-consecutive week on this chart, and it's highest position on this chart since 28 March 2004.
[Edited 1/16/06 16:46pm]

ImYours said:

If I had them, I'd post them.
[Edited 1/16/06 16:49pm]

Good news as the Number Ones DVD jumps back into the Top 20. Meanwhile The Essential jumps into the R&B albums Top 30 in Canada.

USA

Number Ones (DVD) - Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart
Week #93 (28/01/06): #19


CANADA

The Essential (2 CD) - National Top 50 R&B Albums
Week #26 (19/01/06): #24

USA

The Top 15 registered sales of 882,675 units (est.) for 2005.

Neilsen Soundscan 2005 Summary - Thank You JRKing

Note: This summary does not include sales of The One (DVD), Dangerous: The Short Films, single sales, the Jacksons Epic/Sony material, and Jackson 5/solo material released via Motown/Universal.

In addition, exact sales figures for The Essential, Live In Bucharest and The Ultimate Collection aren't available and are based on their nearest sales estimate.

Now let's get to it.

Michael Jackson - 882,675 units (est.)

Rank, Title, SoundScan Sales For 2005

1. Number Ones: 227,000
2. Thriller: 149,350
3. Number Ones (DVD): 148,630
4. The Essential (2 CD): 96,000 (estimate)
5. Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (DVD): 70,000 (estimate)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 56,125
7. Off the Wall: 34,970
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 22,050
10. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD): 20,000 (estimate)
11. HIStory on Film - Vol. 2 (DVD): 16,905
12. Bad: 14,570
13. Dangerous: 11,620
14. Invincible: 7,595
15. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2 CD): 6,085
16. Blood on the Dance Floor: 1,775


FLASHBACK TO ONE YEAR AGO

USA

Neilsen Soundscan 2004 Summary - Thank You JRKing

The Top 15 registered sales of 1,150,975 units in the USA for 2004.

Note: This 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


A COMPARISON BETWEEN 2005 and 2004

2005 Sales - 882,675 units
2004 Sales - 1,150,975 units
Percentage Increase/Decrease: -23%

Rank, Title, SoundScan Sales For 2005, SoundScan Sales For 2004, Percentage Increase/Decrease

1. Number Ones: 227,000 (391,200) (-41.97%)
2. Thriller: 149,350 (228,710) (-34.7%)
3. Number Ones (DVD): 148,630 (178,645) (-17% )
4. The Essential (2 CD): 96,000
5. Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (DVD): 70,000 (estimate)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 56,125 (130,600) (-57.02%)
7. Off the Wall: 34,970 (47,355) (-26.15%)
8. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 22,050 (38,090) (-41%)
9. The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD): 20,000 (45,000) (-56%)
10. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 16,905 (29,990) (-44%)
11. Bad: 14,570 (17,645) (-17.4%)
12. Dangerous: 11,620 (14,600) (-20.4%)
13. Invincible: 7,595 (11,370) (-33.2%)
14. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2 CD): 6,085 (10,140) (-40%)
15. Blood on the Dance Floor: 1,775 (3,460) (-48.7%)

UK

Number Ones - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week #89 (22/01/06): #34 (Sales: 6,043 units) (Cumulative total: 1,395,509 units)

The Essential (2 CD) - UK Top 300 Album Chart
Week (15/01/06): #242
Week (22/01/06): #247 (Sales: 979 units)

The Essential (2 CD) - UK R&B Album Chart
Week (22/01/06): #23

Thriller - UK Top 200 Album Chart
Week (15/01/06): #180
Week (22/01/06): #188 (Sales: 1,356 units)

pardon me, but why don't you post this on an MJ site (instead of here)? i know if i was seeking out this information, that's where i'd be looking for it. you know, if someone asks for it... sure... supply it.... but honestly, a weekly update for it? on a Prince site?

TheAstonishing said:

I started to post on the MJ fan site too to challenge them


http://www.mjfanclub.net/...eadid=8706

TheAstonishing said:

This is the Music-Non Prince Forum, right?
Besides, just because you're not interested doesn't mean others aren't.

Eg.

sosgemini said:

With that said...

USA

In the USA, Number Ones has scanned a cumulative 1,038,000 units through the week ending January 15, 2006.