USA
Soundscan information through the week ending April 15, 2007 with special thanks to J.R. King
http://forums.madonnanation.com/index.php?showtopic=9211
Michael Jackson
MJ had 3 pre-SS-era albums that had deluxe editions released in the SS era- I list the deluxe edition totals in parentheses for those respective albums; they are included in the full total, too):
(starting with Off the Wall, but I do have all numbers for pre-OTW releases, from several weeks back)
Pre-SoundScan-Era Releases
Off the Wall: 1.475 million (309,425 deluxe)
Thriller: 2.523 million (976,620 deluxe)
Bad: 1.035 million (218,140 deluxe)
SoundScan-Era Releases
Dangerous: 5.918 million (132,995 deluxe)
HIStory: Past, Present and Future: 2.54 million
Blood on the Dance Floor: 276,860
Invincible: 2.097 million
Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume 1: 900,720
Number Ones: 1.221 million
Ultimate Collection: 83,480
Essential Michael Jackson: 188,995
Madonna
Pre-SoundScan-Era Releases
(rounded off)
Madonna: 422,285
Like a Virgin: 540,275
True Blue: 386,475
Who's That Girl: 48,300
You Can Dance: 258,225
Like a Prayer: 558,825
I'm Breathless: 233,915
The Immaculate Collection: 5.536 million
SoundScan-Era Releases
Erotica: 1.882 million
Bedtime Stories: 2.302 million
Something to Remember: 2.075 million
Evita: 1.996 million
Ray of Light: 3.815 million
Music: 2.915 million
GHV2: 1.36 million
American Life: 669,800
Remixed & Revisited: 124,425
Confessions on a Dance Floor: 1,624,510
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret: 77,475
Whitney Houston
Pre-SoundScan-Era Releases
Whitney Houston: 1.013 million
Whitney: 957,015
I'm Your Baby Tonight: 1.728 million
SoundScan-Era Releases
The Bodyguard: 11.792 million
The Preacher's Wife: 2.459 million
My Love is Your Love: 2.749 million
The Greatest Hits: 1.546 million
Just Whitney: 734,455
One Wish- The Holiday Album: 384,385
Janet Jackson
Pre-SoundScan-Era Releases
Janet Jackson: 61,815
Dream Street: 21,320
Control: 477,465
Rhythm Nation: 1.35 million
SoundScan-Era Releases
janet.: 6.983 million
Design of a Decade 1986/1996: 2.354 million
The Velvet Rope: 3.216 million
All For You (includes CD/DVD edition): 3.239 million
Damita Jo: 996,950
*20 Y.O.: 638,280 (through 4/8/07)
Mariah Carey
Pre-SoundScan-Era Releases
Mariah Carey: 4.835 million
SoundScan-Era Releases
Emotions: 3.571 million
MTV Unplugged EP: 2.729 million
Music Box: 7.165 million
Merry Christmas: 4.801 million
Daydream: 7.542 million
Butterfly: 3.706 million
#1s: 3.567 million
Rainbow: 2.925 million
Glitter: 633,045
Greatest Hits: 926,500
Charmbracelet: 1.145 million
Remixes: 249,880
*The Emancipation of Mimi: 5.782 million (through 4/8/07)