Top Catalog Albums
Week Ending 1/11/09

Wks Rank Scans
On Label 2W LW TW * Artist Title TW LW % RTD
43 INO 21 2 1 VARIOUS I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 12,370 15,275 -19 1,046,203
37 UNIV 5 1 2 ABBA GOLD-GREATEST HITS 9,546 16,898 -44 4,739,834
468 ISL 104 50 3 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD 8,808 3,743 135 4,682,736
5 FUER 12 5 4 PARAMORE RIOT! 8,202 10,853 -24 1,124,390
113 GEFN 7 3 5 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 7,810 12,881 -39 4,388,461
912 ISL 11 4 6 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 7,317 11,860 -38 9,841,384
128 COL 8 7 7 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 6,889 10,122 -32 1,005,603
15 ROAD 9 8 8 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 5,909 7,987 -26 7,054,290
2 SBCK 175 9 VARIOUS SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN 5,850 1,968 197 9,736
308 COL 6 10 10 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK 5,353 7,570 -29 2,413,183
29 UNIV 115 37 11 ABBA BEST OF ABBA-MILLENNIUM COLLEC 4,954 4,205 18 1,088,368
34 GEFN 30 9 12 PETTY*TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS GREATEST HITS 4,583 7,894 -42 123,118
28 RLSG 10 15 13 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 4,447 5,605 -21 6,675,927
161 DECC 23 16 14 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 4,280 5,592 -23 1,673,843
158 EPIC 22 13 15 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 4,266 6,168 -31 1,718,563
112 WNDU 37 14 16 CREED GREATEST HITS 4,196 6,053 -31 1,933,698
628 CAP 31 19 17 SEGER*BOB GREATEST HITS 4,137 5,392 -23 8,580,875
221 SBSM 33 47 18 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS 30 NO. 1 HITS 3,918 3,826 2 4,436,237
202 WNDU 60 20 19 EVANESCENCE FALLEN 3,798 5,390 -30 7,170,957
923 CAP 27 21 20 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 3,642 5,229 -30 8,610,620
118 GEFN 112 74 21 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN 3,582 2,920 23 2,235,688
734 FAN 36 26 22 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 3,580 4,691 -24 5,129,443
101 WAR 20 24 23 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 3,578 4,717 -24 3,075,207
1 AAM 24 GO-GO'S BEAUTY & THE BEAT 3,566 200 999 178,446
628 WAR 46 25 25 METALLICA METALLICA 3,536 4,712 -25 15,327,597
118 EPIC 56 22 26 KORN VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 3,393 5,131 -34 1,540,062
1 COL 27 BENNETT*TONY ULTIMATE TONY 3,387 555 510 260,772
34 CAP 42 62 28 BEATLES LOVE 3,382 3,391 0 1,889,864
77 FUER 38 17 29 PARAMORE ALL WE KNOW IS FALLING 3,368 5,451 -38 366,575
3 COL 45 35 30 MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 3,343 4,224 -21 2,321,339
9 WAR 94 23 31 MUSE BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS 3,329 4,761 -30 535,596
1 SBSM 32 PRESLEY*ELVIS PEACE IN THE VALLEY: COMPLETE 3,261 59 999 99,314
15 MERN 24 53 33 SUGARLAND ENJOY THE RIDE 3,260 3,632 -10 2,555,459
8 WAR 15 36 34 BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 3,161 4,209 -25 1,814,946
315 GEFN 50 30 35 HENDRIX*JIMI EXPERIENCE HENDRIX-BEST OF JIM 3,129 4,426 -29 2,724,392
2 WNDU 66 36 EVANESCENCE OPEN DOOR 3,083 3,157 -2 1,973,797
9 GEFN 70 46 37 GUNS N'ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 3,029 3,879 -22 4,871,099
14 JIVE 49 27 38 THREE DAYS GRACE ONE-X 3,018 4,684 -36 1,388,514
634 HOL 73 44 39 QUEEN GREATEST HITS 2,995 3,899 -23 6,597,426
1 HIPD 40 COSTELLO*ELVIS MY AIM IS TRUE 2,957 229 999 19,593
6 DKEZ 138 6 41 SPRINGFIELD*RICK CHRISTMAS WITH YOU 2,954 10,130 -71 48,809
3 GEFN 99 39 42 NIRVANA NEVERMIND 2,932 4,103 -29 8,669,939
4 UNIV 173 118 43 CLAPTON*ERIC BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON-MILLENNIU 2,897 2,332 24 673,985
16 CLNV 44 45 44 CASH*JOHNNY AT FOLSOM PRISON 2,891 3,895 -26 998,747
325 WAR 54 32 45 LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY 2,843 4,284 -34 9,542,809
53 COL 47 41 46 AC/DC HIGH VOLTAGE 2,721 3,971 -31 670,773
71 WAR 48 38 47 DISTURBED TEN THOUSAND FISTS 2,695 4,187 -36 1,711,430
81 COL 39 48 48 AC/DC HIGHWAY TO HELL 2,673 3,808 -30 772,781
35 COL 55 42 49 AEROSMITH DEVIL'S GOT A NEW DISGUISE 2,646 3,924 -33 374,805
3 EPIC 144 50 MEATLOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 2,627 2,141 23 655,352
73 RLSG 28 57 51 PAISLEY*BRAD TIME WELL WASTED 2,586 3,470 -25 2,262,437
42 DECC 66 51 52 MAMMA MIA! ORIGINAL CAST 2,573 3,691 -30 1,543,019
58 COL 116 122 53 AEROSMITH GREATEST HITS 2,563 2,317 11 5,160,415
98 UNJJ 71 58 54 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 2,551 3,463 -26 2,844,893
18 UNIV 78 60 55 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 2,493 3,402 -27 2,144,208
211 BNTE 89 63 56 JONES*NORAH COME AWAY WITH ME 2,458 3,266 -25 10,455,402
167 WAR 29 75 57 GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 2,439 2,908 -16 5,706,177
153 GAGF 84 40 58 SUBLIME SUBLIME 2,437 4,001 -39 5,958,919
58 UNCM 74 52 59 LIL' WAYNE CARTER II 2,436 3,690 -34 1,473,258
3 WAR 184 107 60 DOOBIE BROTHERS GREATEST HITS 2,428 2,505 -3 2,219,613
53 EPIC 149 72 61 SADE BEST OF SADE 2,420 2,926 -17 1,489,911
2 COL 119 62 ONCE SOUNDTRACK 2,419 2,331 4 666,359
918 WAR 129 167 63 TAYLOR*JAMES GREATEST HITS 2,417 2,006 20 6,680,247
107 RLSG 32 55 64 CHESNEY*KENNY GREATEST HITS 2,401 3,550 -32 3,879,068
4 EPIC 154 106 65 FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LIFE 2,318 2,511 -8 2,355,765
3 OCAM 85 61 66 FLYLEAF FLYLEAF 2,312 3,395 -32 1,191,020
146 DBV 185 67 BABY EINSTEIN LULLABY CLASSICS 2,289 1,898 21 1,037,782
47 J 109 68 68 VANDROSS*LUTHER ULTIMATE LUTHER VANDROSS 2,283 3,076 -26 505,356
205 WAR 34 64 69 BUBLE*MICHAEL MICHAEL BUBLE 2,274 3,249 -30 2,202,076
98 EPIC 75 71 70 BOSTON GREATEST HITS 2,243 2,963 -24 1,842,423
63 RHI 64 95 71 JERSEY BOYS SOUNDTRACK 2,239 2,615 -14 815,313
2 GEFN 191 72 ZOMBIE*ROB MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 2,236 1,884 19 222,269
35 CAP 86 56 73 COLDPLAY RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD 2,229 3,518 -37 4,597,548
55 WAR 79 59 74 DISTURBED SICKNESS 2,226 3,462 -36 3,995,090
13 HOL 114 81 75 QUEEN GREATEST HITS-WE WILL ROCK YOU 2,197 2,852 -23 806,605
6 WAR 150 86 76 ZZ TOP GREATEST HITS 2,186 2,759 -21 3,998,337
1 GEFN 77 WHO WHO'S NEXT 2,170 1,305 66 974,835
15 ROAD 57 70 78 NICKELBACK LONG ROAD 2,162 3,046 -29 3,459,329
4 ARNV 35 67 79 PAISLEY*BRAD 5TH GEAR 2,157 3,081 -30 1,246,636
17 ATLG 107 69 80 BUCKCHERRY 15 2,145 3,058 -30 1,353,059
1 GEFN 81 AEROSMITH BEST OF AEROSMITH-MILLENNIUM C 2,137 1,700 26 121,852
161 CAP 51 54 82 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 2,130 3,587 -41 4,047,386
55 WAR 99 79 83 METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS 2,125 2,879 -26 4,479,917
6 UNIV 93 43 84 ABBA NUMBER 1'S 2,123 3,906 -46 175,982
106 WAR 83 65 85 METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 2,113 3,205 -34 5,234,703
219 MOT 132 88 86 WONDER*STEVIE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION 2,105 2,718 -23 1,850,959
2 ISL 159 87 WHITE*BARRY BEST OF BARRY WHITE-MILLENNIUM 2,100 2,055 2 595,772
322 CAP 53 77 88 BEATLES BEATLES 1 2,034 2,888 -30 11,349,539
3 SBSM 168 89 PRESLEY*ELVIS ESSENTIAL ELVIS 2,032 1,823 11 225,627
1 RHI 90 CROCE*JIM PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES 2,029 932 118 1,565,769
1 BADB 91 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. READY TO DIE-RE-ISSUED 2,028 1,828 11 136,796
54 WAR 135 80 92 PRINCE VERY BEST OF PRINCE 2,027 2,859 -29 1,547,281
84 COL 126 93 93 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE GREATEST HITS 2,026 2,647 -23 4,054,891
3 INT 179 76 94 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 2,024 2,904 -30 2,915,113
1 UNIV 94 BOYZ II MEN BEST OF BOYZ II MEN-MILLENNIUM 2,024 1,610 26 429,847
3 GEFN 152 84 96 NIRVANA NIRVANA 2,005 2,822 -29 2,016,262
2 WAR 113 97 CHER VERY BEST OF CHER 1,993 2,378 -16 2,458,671
415 CLNV 52 87 98 CASH*JOHNNY 16 BIGGEST HITS 1,991 2,754 -28 2,972,309
373 COL 120 99 99 DION*CELINE ALL THE WAY-A DECADE OF SONG 1,958 2,540 -23 7,822,220
119 MCAN 65 117 100 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 1,957 2,360 -17 3,256,222
2 BADB 192 101 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. GREATEST HITS 1,953 1,875 4 368,942
1 EPIC 102 VAUGHAN*STEVIE RAY & DOUBLE TR TEXAS FLOOD (REM) 1,950 1,223 59 744,196
3 CAP 192 94 103 POISON BEST OF POISON: 20 YEARS OF RO 1,947 2,628 -26 656,749
1 BADB 104 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH 1,931 1,672 15 4,920,143
1 MOT 105 TEMPTATIONS MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 1,877 1,250 50 100,009
4 WAR 128 92 105 METALLICA RIDE THE LIGHTNING 1,877 2,653 -29 4,251,329
50 EPIC 159 97 107 REO SPEEDWAGON HITS 1,868 2,579 -28 611,561
3 EPIC 118 78 108 JACKSON*MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 1,861 2,883 -35 376,926
4 COL 163 110 109 DAVIS*MILES KIND OF BLUE 1,858 2,428 -23 2,987,887
20 COL 109 100 110 AC/DC DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 1,853 2,538 -27 593,255
34 CAP 101 96 111 COLDPLAY PARACHUTES 1,850 2,612 -29 2,839,185
2 OCCR 148 112 COOK*DANE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED 1,834 2,111 -13 1,273,390
19 COL 90 73 113 AC/DC LIVE 1,830 2,922 -37 974,265
53 LAF 181 105 113 USHER CONFESSIONS 1,830 2,514 -27 9,629,943
5 GEFN 140 111 115 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ALL TIME GREATEST HITS 1,828 2,423 -25 1,979,215
2 EEG 147 116 SWEAT*KEITH BEST OF KEITH SWEAT: MAKE YOU 1,815 2,118 -14 834,924
27 LAF 68 102 117 PINK I'M NOT DEAD 1,811 2,528 -28 1,349,649
1 ATLG 118 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE PLANS 1,809 1,748 3 1,015,629
2 INT 129 119 DR. DRE DR. DRE 2001 1,798 2,249 -20 7,268,677
1 SPHL 120 ADAIR*BEEGIE I'LL TAKE ROMANCE 1,797 145 999 26,212
3 GEFN 199 91 121 RISE AGAINST SUFFERER & THE WITNESS 1,793 2,672 -33 523,039
2 COL 131 122 EARTH WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS 1,787 2,197 -19 1,256,353
3 EPIC 200 98 123 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 1,782 2,560 -30 3,471,123
55 JIVE 124 82 124 THREE DAYS GRACE THREE DAYS GRACE 1,774 2,836 -37 1,513,064
2 RCA 186 125 KINGS OF LEON BECAUSE OF THE TIMES 1,772 1,896 -7 218,467
1 SPH 125 ADAIR*BEEGIE EMBRACEABLE YOU 1,772 50 999 3,953
3 COL 158 85 125 SYSTEM OF A DOWN TOXICITY 1,772 2,811 -37 4,052,757
1 ISL 128 DEF LEPPARD PYROMANIA 1,745 713 145 1,425,419
1 EPIC 129 OSBOURNE*OZZY BLIZZARD OF OZZ 1,744 1,206 45 344,384
22 CAP 72 109 130 SINATRA*FRANK CLASSIC SINATRA 1,711 2,450 -30 1,964,013
3 WAR 145 112 131 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS GREATEST HITS 1,707 2,384 -28 1,730,725
2 CAP 115 132 RADIOHEAD O.K. COMPUTER 1,695 2,371 -29 2,258,182
3 HOL 196 125 133 BREAKING BENJAMIN PHOBIA 1,694 2,283 -26 963,833
8 CURB 111 102 134 ATKINS*RODNEY IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL 1,675 2,528 -34 1,408,438
1 COL 135 ALICE IN CHAINS ALICE IN CHAIN'S GREATEST HITS 1,670 1,523 10 761,723
13 WAR 172 175 136 TAYLOR*JAMES BEST OF JAMES TAYLOR 1,662 1,968 -16 1,152,220
2 COL 120 137 OFFSPRING GREATEST HITS 1,654 2,330 -29 706,521
1 ATLG 138 GENESIS TURN IT ON AGAIN-HITS 1,651 1,699 -3 815,930
1 WAR 139 DIO VERY BEAST OF DIO 1,625 1,332 22 522,568
2 COL 121 139 SIMON & GARFUNKEL BEST OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1,625 2,325 -30 1,225,809
2 WAR 151 141 R.E.M. IN TIME: BEST OF R.E.M. 1988- 1,624 2,110 -23 869,313
1 MERN 142 CURRINGTON*BILLY DOIN' SOMETHIN' RIGHT 1,622 710 128 1,003,526
4 WAR 161 116 143 YOUNG*NEIL GREATEST HITS 1,620 2,362 -31 943,134
12 LAVA 2 182 144 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LOST CHRISTMAS EVE 1,616 1,922 -16 1,826,458
105 RLSG 127 131 145 BROOKS & DUNN GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 1,615 2,197 -26 4,172,961
10 FAN 3 28 146 GUARALDI*VINCE TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 1,612 4,618 -65 2,734,016
149 ISL 133 147 DEF LEPPARD VAULT-GREATEST HITS 1,610 2,187 -26 4,753,768
2 CAP 140 148 PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE 1,609 2,153 -25 1,149,764
2 JIVE 89 149 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE POISON 1,605 2,707 -41 487,195
3 LAVA 180 138 150 KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 1,591 2,165 -27 9,053,633
3 COL 119 130 151 SANTANA BEST OF SANTANA 1,585 2,213 -28 1,610,287
25 AAM 160 123 152 FERGIE DUTCHESS 1,558 2,297 -32 3,746,321
1 CAP 153 MARTIN*DEAN USAM-THE BEST OF DEAN MARTIN 1,557 893 74 1,227,843
1 INT 154 MOULIN ROUGE SOUNDTRACK 1,556 1,497 4 2,957,919
3 WAR 182 124 155 BLACK SABBATH GREATEST HITS 1970-78 1,551 2,289 -32 373,684
2 EPIC 160 156 PEARL JAM REARVIEWMIRROR-GREATEST HITS 1 1,548 2,054 -25 916,870
1 MOT 157 RICHIE*LIONEL BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 1,547 1,093 42 322,055
1 RHI 158 CHICAGO CHICAGO IX-CHICAGO'S GREATEST 1,544 1,482 4 390,126
52 COL 157 148 158 JOPLINS*JANIS GREATEST HITS 1,544 2,111 -27 1,556,765
15 ISL 105 114 160 JOHN*ELTON ROCKET MAN-NUMBER 1'S 1,539 2,373 -35 497,471
2 JIVE 139 161 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS 1,533 2,163 -29 4,200,896
14 ASMG 184 180 162 MANILOW*BARRY ULTIMATE MANILOW 1,530 1,951 -22 2,245,631
5 CLNV 147 142 163 CASH*JOHNNY ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH 1,526 2,152 -29 1,076,695
2 ISL 165 163 BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET 1,526 2,040 -25 3,088,814
19 FORE 165 TOBYMAC PORTABLE SOUNDS 1,516 1,709 -11 225,924
12 COL 151 155 166 IL DIVO IL DIVO 1,515 2,072 -27 1,765,559
1 CAP 167 MILLER*STEVE BAND GREATEST HITS 1974-78 1,511 1,821 -17 5,234,062
17 CAP 156 156 168 PINK FLOYD WALL 1,509 2,067 -27 1,365,027
4 COL 177 154 169 JOEL*BILLY ESSENTIAL BILLY JOEL 1,508 2,075 -27 1,303,446
2 ATLG 195 170 SHINEDOWN LEAVE A WHISPER 1,494 1,865 -20 1,236,386
2 INT 11 171 U2 U218 SINGLES 1,492 6,893 -78 953,839
1 RCA 172 KINGS OF LEON AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK 1,491 1,666 -11 256,563
18 RLSG 190 174 173 JENNINGS*WAYLON 16 BIGGEST HITS 1,488 1,972 -25 378,881
20 COL 125 170 174 AC/DC LIVE -COLL ED (2 CD SET) 1,486 1,981 -25 794,155
1 MOT 175 GAYE*MARVIN VOL. 2-MILLENNIUM COLLECTION 1,483 876 69 922,525
1 SBSM 176 PRESLEY*ELVIS HITSTORY 1,475 77 999 54,509
3 CURB 191 145 176 WILLIAMS*HANK JR. THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT IN DIXIE 1,475 2,132 -31 631,337
53 CURB 136 146 178 MCGRAW*TIM VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 1,474 2,127 -31 2,233,505
1 CURB 179 WILLIAMS*HANK JR. VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 1,473 1,074 37 2,636,860
2 UNIV 143 180 HINDER EXTREME BEHAVIOR 1,466 2,146 -32 2,769,610
1 DECC 181 SPRING AWAKENING SOUNDTRACK 1,464 1,331 10 176,431
16 RLSG 134 172 182 JACKSON*ALAN GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 1,463 1,977 -26 5,662,689
2 ISL 190 183 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS GOLD 1,462 1,889 -23 424,745
3 CAP 187 135 183 COLDPLAY X&Y 1,462 2,183 -33 3,263,728
2 MCAN 193 185 ALLAN*GARY GREATEST HITS 1,450 1,769 -18 542,077
2 GEFN 134 186 WHO ULTIMATE COLLECTION 1,445 2,186 -34 683,307
6 BBOW 166 187 ALDEAN*JASON RELENTLESS 1,442 1,764 -18 614,001
1 ATLG 188 FRANKLIN*ARETHA VOL. 1-VERY BEST OF 1,440 1,087 32 1,449,137
3 WAR 197 126 189 LINKIN PARK METEORA 1,432 2,270 -37 5,644,486
3 EPIC 131 190 JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 1,429 1,785 -20 1,784,962
156 RLSG 141 181 191 JACKSON*ALAN GRT HITS V2 1,428 1,932 -26 1,715,489
3 COL 174 158 192 JOURNEY ESSENTIAL JOURNEY 1,425 2,056 -31 832,961
2 WAR 161 193 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 1,406 2,049 -31 24,012
1 AAM 194 STYX GREATEST HITS 1,403 1,758 -20 2,372,228
2 HOL 195 QUEEN PLATINUM COLLECTION 1,402 1,631 -14 654,123
2 CAP 182 196 BENATAR*PAT GREATEST HITS 1,398 1,922 -27 627,421
2 COL 156 196 BEYONCE DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 1,398 2,067 -32 4,647,545
7 EEG 142 198 EAGLES VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES 1,391 1,658 -16 2,616,115
2 ISL 164 199 KILLERS HOT FUSS 1,390 2,045 -32 3,416,990
1 UNIV 200 GREASE SOUNDTRACK 1,387 1,494 -7 5,792,988

Initial thoughts:

1. Metallica will remain popular forever in spite of Lars Ulrich.
2. This just in: Lil' Wayne, Bey, JT, Pink seemingly have staying power.
3. Miles Davis converted 2,500 new souls to jazz last week.
4. Notorious is doing what it was intended to do: drive up Biggie's catalogue sales.
5. A Charlie Brown Christmas will live on long after we're gone.

namepeace said:

Another note:
Notice one MOTOWN collection up in here and it's almost at 1 million.
Also, "Thriller" gone, lol.

Timmy84 said:

no it's not, Thriller 25 is near the bottom

bboy87 said:

LOL! That's why it was so hard to find it. Nevermind I found it.
[Edited 1/16/09 15:04pm]

In fact, Michael has THREE albums in the Top 200.

As usual, Prince's catalog sales are piss poor.
[Edited 1/16/09 16:57pm]

AC/DC and Elvis have more than two albums themselves, lol.

Prince's ain't even that poor: 1.5 million versus Thriller's 1.7 million, sounds like he's doing decent to me.

Speaking of piss-poor: Essential's at 350K.
[Edited 1/16/09 17:01pm]

Timmy84 said:

Nevermind that, who's buying Nickelback and Dane Cook's CDs?!

bboy87 said:

Who the hell knows?

Timmy84 said:

Thriller's sales only take into account the Special Edition (2001) and Thriller 25. 1.7 million is more than impressive.

The Essential is at 375k and will clear 400k easily over the upcoming months. Not bad for double CD that was released to zero promotion.

Number Ones is also on track to hit 2 million by years end. The CD had its best year in catalog sales last year.

Wait? So it's that together (Thriller 25/Thriller SE)?

Timmy84 said:

Just wait until he releases "Thriller" 30th 40th and 50th editions, which will feature the hot person of the day doing a remix with an old "recording". By then there still will be no new Michael music just more rumours. The catalog chart is cool, and its good to see your work still in demand, however if youve done nothing or almost nothing since to "grow" then you are doing nothing but "treading water"

lastdecember said:

Oh God I hope not.

amit1234 said:

Indeed, shame on Prince for not flooding the market with catalog stuff and still recording new music. I don't understand why he couldn't be as almighty as MJ.

Does anyone know the catalog sales of Purple Rain and when it last appeared on the catalog chart?

LiveToTell86 said:

it was #29 last week on the catalog charts and last week #9 on soundtrack charts this week fell to #30 on soundtrack charts.
Dont worry about MJ i heard he is busy he will be touring soon with gary glitter they intend to tap into a whole new audience.

Week Ending 1/11/09
WAR 51 9 30 PRINCE PURPLE RAIN 1,215 4,540 -73 2,506,466



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[Edited 1/17/09 4:32am]

^Thank you!

LiveToTell86 said:

Are you mad or somethin'?

If Prince and Warners finally came to an agreement and release remastered editions of the 1978-1988 albums, you can best believe those muthafuckas would all be in the Top 20

bboy87 said:

No, I was just trying to ridicule amit1234's beyond tired MJ vs Prince obsession. Of course that's because MJ fans these days only get news of Number Ones appearing on the catalog chart or MJ and his kids appearing in veils. Maybe we shouldn't be that hard on them.

And no, those remastered Prince albums wouldn't sell that much, 1999, Purple Rain and maybe SOTT would, but it would only be mostly hardcore fans buying them again.

asg said:

asg said:

Oh Jealousy, jealousy...

speeddemon said:

I am not jealous its good he is selling better then prince but some of his fans r very irritating

asg, do you have more catalog numbers for other Prince albums? What about Madonna ones? Thanks in advance!

Prince v. MJ? What is this, Tiger Beat?

MJ fans, why bother? MJ has nothing to prove to anyone. MJ stands head and shoulders above just about everyone, despite all that's happened. Plus, Thriller is inching closer to 30 years of age. Let it go.

Prince fans, don't bait, and don't take the bait. The fact that Prince's legacy rivals, equals or exceeds MJ's has little to do with album sales, and some of MJ's myopic fans still don't get that.

speeddemon said:[quote]

asg said:

I dont know if was mentioned but the spike for Purple Rain last week was due to Amazon selling it for $3.99 or something ridiculous like that.
[Edited 1/19/09 13:26pm]

amit1234 said:

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Prince's catalogue sales are poor in your imagination. He is doing pretty good and would be doing better if WB would put some of his catalogue back in print and update the sound.

newpower99 said:[quote]

speeddemon said:

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So what if it was selling for $3.99 it is 25 years ago and the record companies are finally bringing the price down. So of you fuck wads are forgetting that PR was in the Billboard top 30 when P was out tourning in 2004. Once again when ever he goes out on the road he gets a bump in sales. We know the MJ will never be going out on the road so no chance of MJ getting a bump.
[Edited 1/20/09 6:35am]

speeddemon said:

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It is not jealousy. It is the utter stupidity of MJ fans. Comparing MJ and Prince is like comparing apples to oranges. P was never and will never be as popular as MJ. I don't see why MJ fans don't see that P was not making an effort to be clean cut so he had no chance of having the mass popularity of MJ.

laurarichardson said:

I was just stating a fact , in case anyone was interested in why it had a spike for one week then dropped.

It was not meant as a negitive jab at Prince's cateloge sales.

What brought on the spike in sales for The Go-Gos and Elvis Costello? It just seems sort of random that these albums would just drop into the upper reaches of the Catalog Chart.