Official Charts Thread For ''Michael''

[Sophielo]

Judging for midweek sales looks like it will debut at number 3 in the UK and will hit top 10 in the States according to Billboard. Not number 1 in both these markets sadly.

[louis]

I find this to be REALLY interesting and worth a read: even with strong worlwide sales MICHAEL looks for new kind of audience.
Here it is


Michael Jackson Cracks Top 10 of Social 50, Peas Hold at No. 1
hatelove

by Silvio Pietroluongo and Keith Caulfield | dicembre 16, 2010 12:20 EST
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Michael Jackson

The Black Eyed Peas
he Black Eyed Peas become the first act to score multiple weeks at No. 1 on the recently launched Social 50 chart, which ranks the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites -- MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and iLike -- using a formula blending weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays. The final ranking also includes a unique metric measuring the ratio of page views to fans.

The Peas were a part of the inaugural MySpace "hijack" promotion on Dec. 9, where artists curate programming on the site, including interactive features and premiere exclusive music and video content. No surprise, then, that the group accumulates the most new MySpace friends for the week.

Rihanna shimmies 3-2 on this week's ranking, swapping spots with Justin Bieber, who drops 2-3. Eminem and Lady Gaga hold at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj also change places, with the former moving up to No. 6 and the latter dropping to No. 7. Linkin Park leaps 10-8, passing Shakira who holds at No. 9.

The sole new entry into the top 10 is Michael Jackson, who climbs from No. 18 to No. 10. Hype surrounding the December 14 release of his new posthumous album "Michael" stirs spikes for him on all three Social 50 metrics (fans, page views and plays).


Avril Lavigne earns the largest positional jump on the list (34-21), showing increases in fans on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. She also has an increase in page views on the latter two sites, following the Dec. 7 announcement of her new single "What the Hell" and album "Goodbye Lullaby." The former will premiere as a performance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest," while the full-length set is due out in March.



The Social 50's top debut goes to the Rolling Stones, who enter at No. 35. A heavy dose of new Facebook fans is the impetus for the charge onto the list, as the legendary rock act posts the second-largest week-to-week percentage increase (up 59%) among acts on the chart for that sector. It's possible the gain is related to the continuing press coverage of founding member Keith Richards' autobiography "Life." Or, could it be owed to Ke$ha fans turned on by her un-Auto-Tuned cover of the Stones' "Dead Flowers," which is making the viral video rounds.

[Vici]

^^ you are quick.. i was just about to post that

[MsMo]

Yay!

Hold My Hand is currently #23 on U.S. iTunes ( wooo~)
The album MICHAEL is still at #2. (Come onnnnnnn D: LOL.)

Just saw this on MTV.com by the way...



EDIT: Forgot to mention that I saw the Hold My Hand video last night on the "MTV Hits" TV channel as well... pretty cool.

[AllForLove]

ITunes France
Michael #5
HMH (single) #6

Amazon France
Michael #10

[louis]

^^ you are quick.. i was just about to post that

Ok, so next to you

[smooth_criminal05]

At this point, it’s too close to call for #1 next week as Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle battle it out for the final chart before the holidays. However things play out over the weekend, it looks pretty certain that Sony Music will have five in the Top 6 and six in the Top 10. Here's how it's shaping up headed into the weekend.

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 225-250k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 225-250k
*Michael Jackson (Epic) 210-225k
Jackie Evancho (Columbia) 210-225k
*R. Kelly (Jive/JLG) 155-170k
Glee Cast Christmas (Columbia) 155-170k
Kid Rock (Atlantic) 90-100k
Glee Cast Vol. 4 (Columbia) 80-90k
Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Nicki Minaj (YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 70-80k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Justin Bieber My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 65-75K
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 65-75k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-70k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 60-70k
*Diddy Dirty Money (Bad Boy) 60-70k

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So his chances at #1 are shot in the US. He might not even make the top 3. This is too bad

[pedros82]

At this point, it’s too close to call for #1 next week as Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle battle it out for the final chart before the holidays. However things play out over the weekend, it looks pretty certain that Sony Music will have five in the Top 6 and six in the Top 10. Here's how it's shaping up headed into the weekend.

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 225-250k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 225-250k
*Michael Jackson (Epic) 210-225k
Jackie Evancho (Columbia) 210-225k
*R. Kelly (Jive/JLG) 155-170k
Glee Cast Christmas (Columbia) 155-170k
Kid Rock (Atlantic) 90-100k
Glee Cast Vol. 4 (Columbia) 80-90k
Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Nicki Minaj (YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 70-80k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Justin Bieber My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 65-75K
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 65-75k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-70k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 60-70k
*Diddy Dirty Money (Bad Boy) 60-70k

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So his chances at #1 are shot in the US. He might not even make the top 3. This is too bad

It is so Hard to believe it.....

[pedros82]

Hold My Hand is global number #21 (from 37 last week) 123.000

http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks.htm

[love is magical]

At this point, it’s too close to call for #1 next week as Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle battle it out for the final chart before the holidays. However things play out over the weekend, it looks pretty certain that Sony Music will have five in the Top 6 and six in the Top 10. Here's how it's shaping up headed into the weekend.

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 225-250k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 225-250k
*Michael Jackson (Epic) 210-225k
Jackie Evancho (Columbia) 210-225k
*R. Kelly (Jive/JLG) 155-170k
Glee Cast Christmas (Columbia) 155-170k
Kid Rock (Atlantic) 90-100k
Glee Cast Vol. 4 (Columbia) 80-90k
Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Nicki Minaj (YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 70-80k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Justin Bieber My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 65-75K
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 65-75k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-70k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 60-70k
*Diddy Dirty Money (Bad Boy) 60-70k

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So his chances at #1 are shot in the US. He might not even make the top 3. This is too bad

What's Sony's strategy now? Did Sony just abandoned MJ's North America markets?

I'm interested to know what's Sony's strategy is. Is Sony expecting a longer life and better staying power? Is Sony trying to build up the momentum gradually?

Sony released two projects recently. However, nothing much has been done to promote the DVD and album.

[StacyJ]

oh well, maybe folks will buy a lot over the weekend.. At this point though it doesn't matter. MJ is gone, his family doesn't care about his legacy, so what else can we do? I think TOP 3 is good considering record sales stink nowadays and Hold My Hand was not a good single to release first. I didn't like Hold My Hand back in 2008 when I first heard it

[IDRAG4MJ]

this is ****ing sad not only may mj miss the top spot but he may miss the 2nd and third spots too?? WTF

[marebear]

I don't mean this in a direspectful way. I just always thought if this album should be #1 it should be in the US. Ofcourse every other country matters too. If it manages to be in the top 3 that is good right? Considering the little promotion I have seen and Michael not here.

[Vici]

At this point, it’s too close to call for #1 next week as Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle battle it out for the final chart before the holidays.

So his chances at #1 are shot in the US. He might not even make the top 3. This is too bad

I cant belive that Susan Boyle and Taylor Swift might be doing better than MJ. Thats Insane. Who would thought that??

Chart positions meant a lot for MJ. He liked to be #1 and breaking records.

It would be so sad if he didnt reach #1. Pray pray pray that he will!!

Maybe he will be that next week.. but still.. ughh

[riviera1992]

#1 and #2 have been on the charts longer though. I think with the last minute Christmas shopping coming up, Michael has a chance to hit no# 1

At this point, it’s too close to call for #1 next week as Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle battle it out for the final chart before the holidays. However things play out over the weekend, it looks pretty certain that Sony Music will have five in the Top 6 and six in the Top 10. Here's how it's shaping up headed into the weekend.

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 225-250k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 225-250k
*Michael Jackson (Epic) 210-225k
Jackie Evancho (Columbia) 210-225k
*R. Kelly (Jive/JLG) 155-170k
Glee Cast Christmas (Columbia) 155-170k
Kid Rock (Atlantic) 90-100k
Glee Cast Vol. 4 (Columbia) 80-90k
Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Nicki Minaj (YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 70-80k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 70-80k
Justin Bieber My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 65-75K
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 65-75k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-70k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 60-70k
*Diddy Dirty Money (Bad Boy) 60-70k

--

So his chances at #1 are shot in the US. He might not even make the top 3. This is too bad