I am very happy that the CD/DVD combo did very well. I was one of many people to purchase the CD when it first came out. This is proof that no matter what, people will still buy his music. This gives me hope that Mike's new project will have this many promotion and more and people will look past the tabloid created crap and focus on the music. It is sad that many people on here want to bring up nonsense from his past troubles and express some kind of shock that people generally don't ignore great music, but whatever. If anything, this is a slap in the face to his haters and doubters that would have loved to see this CD/DVD combo flop.

Dang, I see too many MJers from the boards of KOP, MJJC and the former MJNO.com That is pretty good.

http://www.billboard.com/...1003713788

The latest news in the world of Billboard's definitive sales and airplay charts.

Michael Jackson's "Thriller 25" is the highest-charting catalog album in the history of the comprehensive survey.

February 21, 2008,
Fred Bronson
KING OF POP (CATALOG): In its original run, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was on The Billboard 200 for 122 weeks, 37 of which were spent at No. 1.

With the re-entry of a silver anniversary edition, the rechristened "Thriller 25" (Legacy/Epic) is in its 112th week on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart and is No. 1 on that tally for the first time.

"Thriller" debuted on The Billboard 200 the week of Dec. 25, 1982. The album made its first appearance on the catalog chart the week of Nov. 14, 1992, entering at No. 42. It didn't reach the top 10 until the week of Feb. 27, 1993, when it leapt 26-2. It remained No. 2 the following week but never equaled or surpassed that ranking until this week.

The re-entry of "Thriller" puts the classic album back on the catalog chart for the first time since the week of May 12, 2007.

There aren't many 49-year-old performers who can say they have been on the Billboard charts for almost 40 years, but Michael can. As a member of the Jackson 5, he made his chart debut the week of Nov. 15, 1969, when "I Want You Back" bowed on The Billboard Hot 100. That gives Michael a career chart span of 38 years, three months and two weeks.

A final note: on the Top Comprehensive Albums chart, where catalog titles mix with current best-sellers, "Thriller 25" debuts at No. 2, runner-up to Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" (Brushfire), which is also No. 1 on The Billboard 200. "Thriller 25" is the highest-charting catalog album in the history of the comprehensive survey

ClassicBee said:

I concur. Thanks for your post.

And yes, it seems there are quite a few here. lol. (including myself)

Got The Hots and For All Time are worth the price of buying this album all over again. What great songs!

Of course I loved the Thriller album but the new stuff:

I love the remix for "The girl is mine"

I love the remix for "PYT"

All those beats are off the chain!!!!!

I didn't like what they did to beat it -they could've trashed that one

"wanna be starting something" is ok but sounds like a theatrical preformance for the Lion King...they could've kept that one for a stage performance.

"billy jean" is ok but I just don't hear a difference except for the hard beating 808 but they should've just kept that one off too...

the unreleased one sounds very nice...

Peaks to date :

#1 Europe
#1 France
#1 Belgium (F)
#1 Belgium (W)
#1 Colombia
#2 USA
#2 Australia
#2 Germany
#2 Netherlands
#2 Sweden
#2 Switzerland
#2 Norway
#2 Ireland
#2 Philippines
#3 New Zealand
#3 UK
#3 Portugal
#3 Denmark
#4 Canada
#4 Spain
#4 Poland
#5 Austria
#6 Italy
#6 Czech Republic
#7 Taiwan
#7 Hong Kong
#9 Brazil
#9 South Korea (Deluxe edition)
#10 Finland
#39 Japan (imports)
#40 Hungary

Without Europe, and assuming that it will climb in the Japanese top 10 this week, some statistics :

Out of 30 charts :
- 29 top 10
- 20 top 5
- 16 top 3

Thanks MJDangerous

amit1234 said:

New info from the Australian charts:

Michael Jackson's Thriller holds his position at number 2 in both the Physical and Top 50 albums charts.

Other MJ items on the charts are:

#1's:

16 on Top 50 Physical Albums; 18 on Top Albums.

WBSS:

8 on Digital Track charts; 13 on Top 50 Singles Chart

Live in Bucharest DVD:

18 on Top 40 DVD chart

#1's DVD:

24 on Top 40 DVD chart
[Edited 2/24/08 0:02am]

Congratulations, Mike!

I REALLY miss Michael . I wish he'd come out with some new material, but i'm glad for him that Thriller 25 is doing well.
[Edited 2/25/08 20:47pm]

Cinnamon234 said:

I agree with this very much. Hurry up Michael!!

marnifrances said:

Only a couple of months to go IMO. We will get the new album in or around May.

DarlingDiana said:

That's optimistic, I must say, and I do hope it's true. I personally don't think we will get it before June- just going by the release dates of his previous albums. He's never released an album before June. The end of the year is the best time to release albums- for the Christmas season rush.

I was bored so I made a fake track list for MJ's new album. It's a fake track list, but the songs are real song that are unreleased from the Invincible sessions and the time he's spent in the studio since Vince.

Michael Jackson – Ekam Satyam

01. “Soldiers Entrance”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Michael Jackson

02. “This Is Our Time”
Music by Michael Jackson and David Foster
Lyrics by Michael Jackson and Lauryn Hill
Produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster
Featuring vocals by Lauryn Hill

03. “She Was Lovin’ Me”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
Produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley

04. “On My Anger”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
Produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley

05. “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Michael Jackson

06. “Just For a Day”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Michael Jackson

07. “That Kind of Lover”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson and Ray Ruffin
Produced by Michael Jackson

08. “What’s It Gonna Be?”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Michael Jackson

09. “All In Your Name”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson and Barry Gibb
Produced by Michael Jackson and Barry Gibb
Featuring vocals by Barry Gibb

10. “Do You Love Me?”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson and Kenneth Edmonds
Produced by Michael and Babyface

11. “Stop the War”
Written and Composed by Michael Jackson and Carol Bayer Sager
Produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster

12. “Ekam Satyam (The One Truth)”
Written by Michael Jackson and A. R. Rahman
Produced by Michael Jackson

floetcist said:

Has Micha stopped hiding his children? i've seen pics of them without their faces covered.
http://www.dailymail.co.u...ge_id=1773

Evvy said:

throws Evvy in trash car for going off topic

Thriller holds at No 2 in US with 55k sales!

Amazing!

bboy87 said:

- hey - I aint the one who posted the pic with a Janet caption

FunkyBrotha said:

You mean No. 1 on the catalog chart.

Timmy84 said:

Maybe the money he gets from Thriller 25 will help pay for the loan he has on Neverland
[Edited 2/26/08 17:00pm]

bboy87 said:

You see how some of his fans are wilding out?

Timmy84 said:

yea I do

If Mike wants it, he'll get the money and pay for it

Oh yea, my Japanese edition of Thriller still hasn't come yet

bboy87 said:

Yeah and that's a shame you ain't got it yet, I mean, I thought it'd be easy considering California and Japan ain't that far off.

Timmy84 said:

Update-just found out that it came to my house but because I wasn't there, I have to go pick it up tomorrow

bboy87 said:

That's what's up!

Face it Michael Jackson is invincible and all you haters should realise. This album, old and new tracks is amazing and its going to sell millions aow!!!!!

Evvy said:

That doesn't mean he has stopped hiding them. I am pretty sure it's illegal to take pictures in casinos, and judging by those low-res pics, they were probably taken by a regular joe and sold to tabloids.

tane1976 said:

you can say that again