Bringing Brighter Days
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What "agenda"? One doesn't have to be a fan to be aware.
The medias agenda. It had been pushed for along time by some outlets about mjs supposed lack of success after bad. hence also the actions of some outets to try and reduce mjs work on the jones produced albums .the same agenda were u would see articles written about mj where mills if not tens of mills of copies suddenly were taken off record sales inorder to downplay his success.its a running theme that has been around for many years.hence the other posters concern about the lack (possibly) of post bad documentries
if we are always gonna talk about what the american media did, we need to talk about media from all across the globe, because after Thriller, as a whole, his sales declined internationally too
Thriller sales 47 million copies worldwide during its initial run from 1982-1984, selling 25 million copies in America and 22 million copies internationally
Bad sold 25 million copies worldwide during its initial run from 1987-1989, selling 6-8 million copies in America and 17-19 million copies internationally
Dangerous sold 20 million copies during its initial run from 1991-1993, selling 4-6 million copies in America, and 14-16 million copies internationally
HIstory sold 15 million copies worldwide (when counting the dual discs as a single copy), selling 3-5 million copies in America, and 10-12 million copies internationally
From Thriller to Bad, by 1989, before the 90s arrived, he already lost half his fanbase, it doesn't take media outlets to point that out, the actual record sales tell the story itself
the reason why he did the Oprah interview was to boost sales of Dangerous, there was no other reason than that, by the summer of 92, the album had already fallen out of the Billboard top 100 spot, leading him to do that interview and schedule a number of public appearances to boost sales, performing at the 93 Superbowl, attending the 93 Grammys and the 93 NAACP Awards, agreeing for the Jackson's American Dream TV movie special to air at the end of 92
the media can not be blamed for everything