According to Billboard.com:
The King of Pop’s “Number Ones” will fittingly lead the pack at No. 1 with 108,000 copies (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. Last week, “Number Ones” was the only Jackson title on the chart, at No. 20 with 4,000 copies; both “Essential” and “Thriller” re-enter the tally this week.
Additionally, his classic 1979 studio set “Off the Wall” re-enters at No. 4 with 33,000 while his 1987 album “Bad” returns at No. 6 with 17,000. At No. 5, the Jackson 5’s “The Ultimate Collection” debuts with 18,000. Jackson’s fourth studio album for Epic Records, 1991’s “Dangerous,” re-enters at No. 7 with 14,000 while his 2001 compilation “Greatest Hits: HIStory — Volume 1″ also comes back to the list at No. 8 with 12,000. Finally, Jackson’s 2004 box set “The Ultimate Collection” charts its first week on the Pop Catalog chart, arriving at No. 9 with 11,000.
Another CD that arrived in stores last week was Ginuwine’s “A Man’s Thoughts” which only scanned 37,299 copies its first week in stores.
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All you un-established artists better take heed. Unless Mike is featured on your latest project, you’re best to push your album back… way back.
dWn
People buy Ginuwine’s album and support his music!! It’s really good! Of course, I’m happy for Mike… RIP.
*raises hand* I bought the number one’s c.d. on friday!
i bought the ESSENTIAL collection on FRIDAY too. I have all of his albums and I will be re buying those at some point too. R.I.P. THE KING.
Yeah I bought the Number Ones off iTunes too
Did not buy any yet. All I have is Thriller and HIStory (disc 2). Those are doing me fine at the moment.
i only have the old school thriller record album lol CLASSIC!!! but everytime i went they were sold outta cds. they should really incorporate the itune numbers into this since its the new wave…im soo happy for the numbers but its just sad society cant support as widely for someone when theyre alive
rip michael!! the world misses you…
Go and get Invincible!!!!!!
ppl really slept on invincible…
that was a gooooooooood cd….
it wasnt bad at all..
@ teena and where i totally agree. invincible is a great cd !!
and itunes is counted in as part of the cds tally, if u purchase the whole cd online. to me tho the physical cd is still always best tho !! Ginuwines cd is really good ya’ll check it out !! he is what real musics all about he’s def a solid rnb artist that needs to get his due !!
for all you MJ haters…read…http://bossip.com/126711/mjs-autopsy-results-and-mjs-child-molestation-accuser-lied/
dont know how reliable it is, but i believe it! we love you michael!!!
This is beautiful that everyone around the world has gone out and bought the album…it took his death for him to achieve this its a sad thing. I recall being in target last week pickin up some things and there were people scavenging through the music section tryin to get there hands on a copy of his album..I think its very sad and heart breakin to the game but he has millions of supporters and the Michael Jackson could never fade away. This will be the news forever.
I already had MJ’s music on CD and tape before he unfortuneatley passed away. RIP…