Non-Urban Music Michael Jackson tearing up the industry

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700K worth of sales on his albums... this week alone.

Since his death, it's been 1.1 mill (or so i've been told).


3 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 337,806 +224%
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 167,593 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
1 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 165,394 +55%
THRILLER-- 4 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 129,564 --
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
2 5 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 121,957 +15%
ESSENTIAL-- 6 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 118,790 --
CRADLESONG
-- 7 WILCO NONESUCH 95,776 --
WILCO (THE ALBUM)
4 8 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 69,871 -18%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 9 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 58,963 --
JEREMIH
-- 10 KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ROADRUNNER 56,132 --
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
14 11 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 43,794 +28%
OFF THE WALL
5 12 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 40,794 -40%
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
8 13 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 38,685 -14%
RELAPSE
12 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 36,439 0%
FAME
15 15 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 36,407 +8%
FEARLESS
13 16 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 33,804 -2%
SOUNDTRACK
16 17 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 30,177 +5%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
7 18 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 30,023 -35%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
11 19 TRANSFORMERS - MUSIC FROM REPRISE 29,796 -22%
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
18 20 GREEN DAY REPRISE 26,786 +5%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
20 21 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 25,399 +10%
FOUNDATION
32 22 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 23,907 +67%
DANGEROUS
23 23 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 23,659 +14%
WIDE OPEN
21 24 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 23,036 +6%
GREATEST HITS II
22 25 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 22,739 +6%
DARK HORSE
-- 26 ACE HOOD DEF JAM/IDJ 21,584 --
RUTHLESS
19 27 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 21,500 -10%
CHICKENFOOT
25 28 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 19,795 +5%
BAD
27 29 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19,498 +16%
LEARN TO LIVE
6 30 REGINA SPEKTOR WARNER BROS. 19,362 -61%
FAR
24 31 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 17,718 -8%
UNSTOPPABLE
-- 32 MAINO ATLANTIC 17,187 --
IF TOMORROW COMES
29 33 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 16,528 +4%
SOUND OF MADNESS
30 34 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,377 +11%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
28 35 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 16,247 -2%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 36 MOBY MUTE 15,153 --
WAIT FOR ME
31 37 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 14,902 +2%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
37 38 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 14,128 +10%
FUNHOUSE
-- 39 AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 8 19/RCA/RMG 13,792 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
34 40 AVENTURA SONY MUSIC LATIN 13,017 -8%
LAST
38 41 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 12,214 0%
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
-- 42 NOW 80S, VOL. 2 SONY MUSIC 11,921 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 43 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,617 --
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
42 44 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,587 +9%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
36 45 NOW 30 UME 11,501 -18%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
10 46 GINUWINE ASYLUM 11,183 -71%
A MAN'S THOUGHTS
44 47 KERI HILSON INTERSCOPE 11,123 +12%
IN A PERFECT WORLD
33 48 INCUBUS EPIC 11,059 -22%
MOMENTS & MELODIES
46 49 THE FRAY EPIC 10,109 +3%
THE FRAY
-- 50 WU-TANG KOCH URBAN 10,065 --
CHAMBER MUSIC








HITS Daily Double

 

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whoops, just found another article:

This one reports that it's actually 800k this week....



Michael Jackson Music Dominates Billboard Charts, 800K Albums Sold


On the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson, his legacy continues to shine on Billboard's charts, a testament to his lasting musical legacy and impact.

Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Jackson's catalog of solo albums sold a whopping 800,000 copies in the U.S. in the tracking week that ended at the close of business on Sunday (July 5) night. That's an increase of 90% compared to the previous week, when his combined albums sold 422,000.

A jump in sales was expected, since this was the first full week of sales since Jackson's passing on June 25. Additionally, after most physical retailers swiftly sold out of available Jackson albums, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group were able to replenish brick-and-mortar stores with CDs last week to meet customer demand.

In turn, physical albums accounted for 82% of Jackson's sales last week -- 656,000 physical albums versus 144,000 download albums. In the week previous, when Jackson's albums moved a total of 422,000, physical albums accounted for 43% of that sum (181,000) while digital albums made up the other 57% (241,000).

When SoundScan's charts are released in the morning on Wednesday, July 8, Jackson's "Number Ones" collection will be the top selling album in the United States, with 339,000 (up 215%) and will also be No. 1 on Billboard's Top Comprehensive Albums chart. "Thriller" will be No. 2 with 187,000 (up 86%) while the third place set will be the newly released "Now 31" various artists compilation, which will start with 169,000.


Last week, Jackson had a record eight albums out of the top 10 on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart, while a Jackson 5 compilation also found its way into the upper tier. This week, the entire top 10 is all-Jackson, all the time. He alone has albums at Nos. 1-6 and Nos. 8-10 while a Jackson 5 title ("The Ultimate Collection") resides at No. 7.

 

[SiGh]

Michael Jackson’s death shook up the whole makeup of last week’s charts and his influence can still be felt in this week’s Chartwatch – three of the top five slots are MJ’s. Anyone whose funeral can sell out the Staples Center has a weight in this industry that can not be denied. Jackson’s album, Number Ones, sells 337,000 copies this week and holds the number one spot. The latest Now disc, Now 31, takes the number two spot. Jackson’s Thriller takes the number three spot selling 165,000 units. (I’m a big fan of MJ but if I see the “Thriller” or “Billie Jean” video one more time…I mean ONE MORE TIME…I’m probably going to watch it. But I’ll complain about it later.)


Brad Paisley’s new album, American Saturday Night, grabs the number four spot. I don’t listen to country so I have no idea if it’s good or not. Well somebody is buying the album if he’s at number four. That brings us once again to Michael Jackson who holds the number five spot with The Essential Michael Jackson. That’s the last you’ll see of MJ in the top ten but it should be noted that he has three other albums in the top 50.

Awesome.

 

[Kobe]

Interesting effect the death of a popular artist has on music sales. One could actually write a research paper about this. I can't imagine what will happen when they start with the posthumous releases.

Sheesh, breaking records from beyond the grave. Its a pity some people still don't understand why his death is such a big deal.

 

[Prize Gotti]

Man In The Mirror is currently number 2 in the UK charts through online sales.

Billie Jean is 10
Thriller is 12
Smooth Criminal is 13
Beat It is 19
Black Or White is 25
Dirty Diana is 26
They Dont Care About Us is 32
Earth Song is 33
The Way You Make Me Feel is 34
You Are Not Alone is 35
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough is 38
Bad is 40

13 Songs in the top 40, i'm sure the is the biggest achievement from any artist, dead or alive, to ever occur in the music industry. And what tops it off, is that none of it is new material, we're looking at song released over 20 years ago.

 

[ArtsyGirl]

It is pretty amazing.. I think it was 8 of his albums that were in the Aussie top 50 last week.. I'm glad people have gone out and bought up his music..

 

[SiGh]

he did better this week than he did last week.
he topped billboard charts again and did 2.3 million records.

awesome.

 

[brianrocks7]

Pretty sad that his death rakes in so many sales...but man I miss MJ

 

[_carmi]

his legacy will live on. and i like that

 

[masta247]

On one hand there's popularity rise because of his death, on another one it's a classic situation where your respect someone more because he's dead. Then there's hypocrisy - many people suddently turned MJ fans.