Can you believe Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has remained in the Top 5 each week since iTunes UK introduced music videos to their store? This week the video climbs back up to #1. I also checked iTunes Canada and the video is #6. Couldn't be bothered to check the other countries but I'm sure it's a similar situation. Nice to see this classic still being appreciated so many years after and charting alongside recent songs by the Pussycat Dolls, Mary J. Blige, etc.

Anywhoo, moviing on...

I thought I'd post what MJ's most popular downloads at iTunes UK are right now. As you can see, it's a pretty good mix of the 70's, 80's, 90's, while his one big hit of the 00's (so far) makes a decent showing in the Top 10. It's a pretty eclectic group of songs. Nice to see many songs from the HIStory album continuing to be appreciated in this territory.

1. Billie Jean
2. Thriller
3. Smooth Criminal
4. Man In The Mirror
5. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
6. You Rock My World
7. Beat It
8. You Are Not Alone
9. Blame It On The Boogie
10. Dirty Diana
11. The Way You Make Me Feel
12. Scream
13. Earth Song
14. Bad
15. Can You Feel It
16. They Don't Care About Us
17. Heal The World
18. Black Or White
19. ABC
20. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

amit1234 said:

big fish in a very small pond

Small pond?

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the UK the world's 3rd largest record buying market?

1. USA
2. Japan
3. UK
4. Germany

It's the second largest in English language music.

Michael's success has been unstoppable in the UK, his sales have remained strong throughout this decade and at one point his entire catalogue of albums were in the top 50 albums. The UK is the worlds 2nd largest music market.

Since Michaels appearance on the Bashir documentary his sales have escalated boosted by price reductions on the special editions and the fact that the British public saw Michael for who he really was, and the awful characters he was exposed to.

FunkyBrotha said:

FunkyBrotha said:

Every newspaper and media programme in the country came out saying he was a nut, and potentially a pervert.

What exactly did the public see? Confirmation!?!?!

amit1234 said:

im talking about small pond being there are very few music videos released so being #1 is no big deal

FunkyBrotha said:

Please explain what you just said?

There was a video for PYT?

well i dunno where ur from , but here in the UK the trial, the Bashir documentary only strengthened Michaels popularity here!

What the newspapers say and what the public think are unfortunately two different things!

I remember going shoppin the mornin after that documentary and i could hear everyone talking about it and one woman actually said "I cant believe what a nice man Michael Jackson is, that interviewer was horrible", that woman's comment stayed with me all this time because it restored my faith in human intelligence and the ability to see through media spin

FunkyBrotha said:

This was well illustrated the day after the broadcast on The Wright Stuff, a call in show hosted by a tabloid reporter. He got very upset that everyone who called in was so positive about Michael and so disgusted by Bashir. Even Jonathan Ross said he liked MJ a lot more after the program and intensely disliked Bashir. However, Michael was very stupid to trust Bashir like that and whatever short term boost he got from it was nothing since it was that program that directly led to the court case.

amit1234 said:

Except for the US, those other 3 countries are where Michael is most popular. Shit, the dude carves up! People say he's over, BS! He's probably the best (or one of the best) selling artists in 3 of the top 4 largest record buying markets. HOLY SHIT!!

Mazerati said:

Very few music videos are released on iTunes UK?

You're shittin' me, right?

Not sure if you've taken a recent visit to the site but all the latest music videos by Pink, Mary J. Blige, Pussycat Dolls, etc. are available. If anything, the competition has only gotten stronger.

I wouldn't be surprised if "Thriller" was the #1 selling video on iTunes. Ever. It's been in the Top 5/Top 10 in numerous countries ever since it was released.