> Thriller 25 in USA: 156,558 copies sold

[Chaos]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

not to be a downer but what usually happens (judging by essential and what not) the sales usually drop, I dont think I would believe it if it doesn better in sales during the coming weeks but who knows

 

[Chaos]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

CHART DATE: 02/18/2008
LAST UPDATE: 02/19/2008 14:10:49
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE 169,896 -55%
SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC
-- 2 MICHAEL JACKSON LEGACY 156,558 --

unk:

not bad considering everyone has the album as it is

 

[wendy2004]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

I hope so Irish, I hope so. I am as happy as the next person but iI hope all the shops will be well stocked up next week ant that more effort is put into getting the no 1 spot. I want DD and Sneddon to eat crow. Anyway I think this will be al over the news this week and it is total vindication for MJ after all thats said and done.

Trust me, they're already gagging on it! LOL! I mean, after EVERYTHING, #2. He was supposed to be "finished", "SPLAT"?? God don't like ugly, and they've been mighty FUGLY! :lol: You can't keep a good man down. That's all I gotta say. unk:

 

[hopespringseternal]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

not to be a downer but what usually happens (judging by essential and what not) the sales usually drop, I dont think I would believe it if it doesn better in sales during the coming weeks but who knows

We will know tomorrow morning how close the hits estimates along with soundscan totals keep the faith :flowers:

 

[Datsymay]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

Trust me, they're already gagging on it! LOL! I mean, after EVERYTHING, #2. He was supposed to be "finished", "SPLAT"?? God don't like ugly, and they've been mighty FUGLY! :lol: You can't keep a good man down. That's all I gotta say. unk:

Yes. I hope all of Santa Barbara went out and got there's I bet everywhere Sneddon goes he hears MJ's voice in his ears. I'm reminded of the Ghosts video where he thought MJ was finished and then he came right back to haunt him. Basta''rd

 

[Chaos]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

Yes. I hope all of Santa Barbara went out and got there's I bet everywhere Sneddon goes he hears MJ's voice in his ears. I'm reminded of the Ghosts video where he thought MJ was finished and then he came right back to haunt him. Basta''rd

say it out loud!unk:

 

[AngieJ]

Him coming in at #2 is great!!

 

[troubleman84]

BILLBOARD will probably still have it around 150K. But that's a good number and a good chart debut.

 

[cinderella]

wow!!!!!
goooooooooooooooooooo Michael!!!!!
Hurrah for the USA!!!

 

[Topflux]

He could be #1 still..

 

[thriller25]

He could be #1 still..

yup, there aint much of a difference between #1 and#2 billboard chart could have him up as #1. i think theres like a 25 % chance

 

[troubleman84]

LOL, I'm happy it's top 3 anyway, lol.

 

[Datsymay]

He could be #1 still..

REALLY
I think we should all celebrate anyway. To me this is America saying, MJ you are vindicated in our mind even if the evil media says otherwise.

 

[KOPV]

156,588 sold it's first week in the U.S.. That's great!! Now the next project will be adding all the figures and figuring out how much worldwide it's first week..

My math estimate I did the other day will probably be very close.. we'll see..


it even beat Sony's mid week estimate of 115-120 thousand.. GREAT!

 

[BabeBeMine]

156,000 sold 1st week in the USA on a Re-release is awesome. I think with a brand new album with a great 1st single,he will sale between 350-400k 1st week easy which puts him on that Alicia Keys, Justin Level which is great at 49 years old and considering they said he was finished.

 

[Rasta Pasta]

156,588 sold it's first week in the U.S.. That's great!! Now the next project will be adding all the figures and figuring out how much worldwide it's first week..

My math estimate I did the other day will probably be very close.. we'll see..


it even beat Sony's mid week estimate of 115-120 thousand.. GREAT!

exactly.. anyway you slice it.. it is coming up ROSES for Michael...

added more sales to 104mil.. is nothing to ignore.

Well done Team MJ...

 

[victorytour84]

We love MJ,in the states

 

[KOPV]

350-400 thousand is not THAT much for a NEW release..

think of it this way.. (some high numbers recently in the U.S.)

*Kanye West 957,000 copies it's first week (Really high)
that same week in #2 was Linkin Part with 635,000 it's first week

Justin Timberlakes last album sold 684,000 it's first week


To sum it up, the average number for a large album opening week in todays U.S. market is in the mid 600 thousands.

Michaels new album should (I HOPE) reach somewhere around Kanye Wests opening weeks, but have a consistant sales throughout a long period of time..

..................................

Opening week sales tells VERY little. Let me explain..

Though Kanye West had a SMASH opening week, it was 83% of his TOTAL world wide sales to date.. His album only sold 1,153,000 worldwide..

Justin TImberlake who had an average first week sold , 273,000 less it's first week than Kanye, but sold 5.5 million worldwide in the long run.. ( over 4 million more than Kanye)

Now If Michael were to open lets just say in the middle of Justin Timberlakes sales and Kanyes, with 822,000 opening week.. And had a long length rate of sales could reach very high in the long run..


Back in the 90's, opening week sales were MUCH lower.. People could not just DOWNLOAD the album, they would HAVE to go to he store, if they are out, they're out.. His albums would sell in the mid 300,000 range.. and later each into double digits in sales.. Now if Michael can have a big opening week, and the album has a long life could reach HIGH..

Todays music sells FAST opening weeks, then freezes.. This will be the challange for Michael.. The best think will be to make videos etc, spread out in a long period of time.. Like he did Thriller.


Thriller 25 was planned for the release date.. Look at it's compition, there was not ONE major album released that same week.. (SMART) the compition were albums that are slowly declining in sales..


Amy Whinhouses album was released in 2006. And that was one of THRILLERS biggest compition now.. Whinhouses album out sold Justin Timberlakes album. It's the TIMEING for THRILLER 25 that got it's high rankings..


NON the less, I'm not breaking it down, a 25 year old album selling anywhere near 156,558 albums in U.S. opening week is a big deal.

 

[Yeezy]

Essential Michael Jackson sold around 8000 in its first week, which was his last album release before this and this sell over 150k. What an improvement ey!

MJ would be top of this by far if he showed up at the Grammys no doubt about it!

 

[KOPV]

Ultimate Collection sold 250,000

it's a collectors and expensive though.. so!! (hardly any advertizement)


P.S. I don't have essential.. lol! I am against getting anything that SONY does strictly to gain on MJ's life.. They released it not even ONE month after he was found 'not guilty'.. Now that is a cheap way to pocket money off of MJ's heart to me.. He was still healing from the mass pain that he's been through, and the first thing they do.. NO statement of thank you's, no words of goodness.. just a release of an album to make some money off of MJ.. sickens me

 

[Bee.]

I look at these stats as a blessing. The fact that this so called "has been" could possibly debut at number 2 after everything that he has been through. This news is EXCITING! LOL!

Thanks for the updates.

 

[KOPV]

^ then wait for his NEW album when it hits NUMBER ONE.. Breaking some records at that..

 

[pianoman04]

Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

No even if he outsells everyone the album could not be no.1 on the main chart here in America it is a catalog album it will be no.1 on the catalog chart that's for sure.

This album will be on the main Billboard chart. If it was going on the catalog album chart, it wouldn't even be listed on the Hits Chart, because they do not tally any other albums besides the main billboard chart albums.

 

[Forever_Mike]

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!! :sarmoti :clap:

Thanx for the updates. :flowers:

 

[smoothcriminal12]

This is awesome! Michael's back on top!!

 

[mj4life]

Hell yeah!
you show 'em Mike!
Can't nobody keep you down!

150K is amazing for a 25 yr old album! especially one that most people have lol

 

[Cinnamon234]

Great numbers! I'm so happy for Mike .

 

[PatrickS77]

AW: Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

This album will be on the main Billboard chart. If it was going on the catalog album chart, it wouldn't even be listed on the Hits Chart, because they do not tally any other charts besides the main billboard chart.

I don't think they tally the "billboard chart"... they tally the top selling albums of the week... it's Billboards decision to take out certain older albums! But anyway... we will see tomorrow... if they will take it out the upside is, that it will debut at #1 on the Top Pop Catalog album... but the downside to that will be, that it will be overlooked!

 

[144000]

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/

3rd place.

34,812 copies were sold when 33.13% of the retails are counted.

that's wonderful! now let me ask...they only counted 33% of the stores? what about the other 67%?

edit...nevermind... i see why...it's not done yet....scuse mee

 

[1988]

Re: AW: Re: current T25 Sales (usa)

I don't think they tally the "billboard chart"... they tally the top selling albums of the week... it's Billboards decision to take out certain older albums! But anyway... we will see tomorrow... if they will take it out the upside is, that it will debut at #1 on the Top Pop Catalog album... but the downside to that will be, that it will be overlooked!

Agreed. Thriller 25 won't appear on the main Billboard Top 200 chart cause its over two years old and has long fallen off the main chart. It'll hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Catelogue chart, #1 on the Billboard R&B Catelogue chart, and by the looks of it #2 on the Billboard Top Comprehensive chart. WOOOO!