Michael Jackson Holds Top 9 Titles On Pop Catalog Chart
The numbers are in, and as predicted sales of Michael Jackson’s music broke records this week (including the record set by David Cook in May 2008).
Check out the deets below. You can read more at Billboard magazine HERE:
Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house Jackson-related titles when the tally is released in the early morning on Wednesday (July 1). Nielsen SoundScan’s sales tracking week ended at the close of business on Sunday (June 28) night.
The King of Pop’s “Number Ones” will fittingly lead the pack at No. 1 with 108,000 (an increase of 2,340%) while “The Essential Michael Jackson” and “Thriller” are in the Nos. 2 and 3 slots with 102,000 and 101,000, respectively.
Collectively, Jackson’s solo albums sold 415,000 this past week. That’s extraordinary, since his titles sold a combined 10,000 in the week that ended June 21. Of the 415,000 total, 58% were digital downloads.
Additionally, the 415,000 albums sold just last week is nearly 40% more than what Jackson’s catalog had sold the the entire year up through June 21 (297,000).
Speaking of digital albums, on the Top Digital Albums chart, Jackson has a record six out of the top 10 slots, including the entire top four.
With the Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” moving back to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 chart with 88,000, this week marks the first time that a catalog album has sold more than the No. 1 current set on the Billboard 200 albums chart. (All three of Jackson’s top sellers on the Pop Catalog chart outsell “The E.N.D.”)
Catalog albums are ineligible to appear on the Billboard 200 albums chart, though they can chart on the all-encompassing Top Comprehensive Albums list. On the latter chart, Jackson’s “Number Ones,” “Essential” and “Thriller” are at Nos. 1-3, followed by the Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” at No. 4.
Jackson places a record 25 songs on the 75-position Hot Digital Songs chart (21 solo hits and four with his siblings), smashing the mark of 14 charting titles established by David Cook in the June 7, 2008 issue. Jackson’s Halloween radio staple, “Thriller,” moves 167,000, which is good for second place on the chart behind the 203,000 shifted by the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling.”
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58 Responses to “Michael Jackson Holds Top 9 Titles On Pop Catalog Chart”
I remember going on family vacation from Canada to LA in ‘84 when I was in my early teens. My whole family was allowed to choose one thing they wanted to do more than anything before we left. I chose going to the Neverland gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of Michael or any activity. I remember my Dad rolling his eyes and saying he’d be a nobody in another year or two. lol Funny thing is, he was the most excited one when we arrived. Unfortunately, Michael and his brothers were on the road in the midst of the Victory Tour. Still, I’ll never forget the thrill of just being there.
Michael’s music just never gets old. From the Jackson 5 stuff, to Off the Wall to the Thriller era. You can still play any of it over and over and never grow tired. For me, he was an amazing showman more than anything. I could just watch his videos endlessly. There will never be anyone like him again. It’s exciting to see that he’s garnering new young fans and I love that he’s dominating the charts again. What a fitting tribute!
lilbrusc102 says but Michael would get an idea (for example, the bass line to Billie Jean) and he would record it and then build off of it. It would just go straight from his head to tape, without paper in the middle. A lot of musicians write like that.
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Yeah that makes more sense because in the movie about the Jacksons called the american dream Micheal’s brothers were talking to him about his song.
Yes, me too Jolene. It’s nice to see his name mentioned right there in the same article as MJ.
Sorry… busy day at work. Yes, I meant Janet.
Actually… Jermaine did have one song I really liked back in the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYveDE5BHw.
ETA: His outfit in this video is just a crime…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TMpFFQ_BM4 Kind of a catchy tune….
Wow according to Hits Daily Double, Sony shipped out one million units of MJ albums in the last five days and are working to ship out another two million units to fill backorders along with 2.4 million digital track downloads. Crikey.
David Cook had many of us at Hello, but Billie Jean turned David into a star that night. It only seems fitting and somewhat ironic that the person to top David Cook’s record, is the man whose song catapulted David Cook to the front runner during his season on American Idol. I am sure David is highly honored and cool with his record being broken, because MJ’s talent is in a league of his own. But like all of us, I am sure he would have chosen far different circumstances to be the reason Michael broke his record. RIP Michael.
Long live the king!
Because it was God’s will……..and perhaps Michael had suffered enough?
RIP Michael